Irish obsession with turf?

thestar · 30-12-2014 07:02PM #1

In comparison to coal there is a lot less heat out of it, doesn't last near as long and when labor, storage and transportation are taken into account I don't think it is cheap at all.

What's the big fascination with it?

Talib Fiasco · 30-12-2014 07:04PM

**Waits for TheBackwardsMan to preach**

Sheep Lover · 30-12-2014 07:04PM

Because turf grows in the bog beside me, coal doesn't

Chucken · 30-12-2014 07:05PM

Paging TheBackwardsMan to thread please!

Mint Sauce · 30-12-2014 07:05PM

Because it reminds me of home.

Triboro · 30-12-2014 07:06PM

thestar wrote: »

In comparison to coal there is a lot less heat out of it, doesn't last near as long and when labor, storage and transportation are taken into account I don't think it is cheap at all.

What's the big fascination with it?

Tradition I guess! Glad I have the stove full of it this evening anyway.

The Bould Rabbit · 30-12-2014 07:06PM

Turf smells nicer than coal.

EDIT : That's when its burning in the fire like. Lest anyone think I go around sniffing lumps and sods of the stuff.

muslimstudent · 30-12-2014 07:06PM

It is okay to get the fire going but coal is far superior to generate heat.

mad muffin · 30-12-2014 07:09PM

I pity the fools who have to shovel solid fuel in to their stoves every day.

I much prefer to fick a switch or set it on timer to come on before I wake up. :pac:

muslimstudent · 30-12-2014 07:11PM

mad muffin wrote: »

I pity the fools who have to shovel solid fuel in to their stoves every day.

I much prefer to fick a switch or set it on timer to come on before I wake up. :pac:

Me too but the wife prefers the ambiance that a fireplace creates.

WhiteWalls · 30-12-2014 07:12PM

muslimstudent wrote: »

Me too but the wife prefers the ambiance that a fireplace creates.

virtual fire?

Nodin · 30-12-2014 07:13PM

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Because turf grows in the bog beside me, coal doesn't

And you can bury people in a bog. Try doing that with a bag of coal.

heldel00 · 30-12-2014 07:13PM

Because it cost us 250 euro and will fill our fire for the whole year with some left over for next year.
( I wasn't near a bog until I moved in with my husband two years ago. We always just had sticks. Oh god I miss sticks

)

mad muffin · 30-12-2014 07:13PM

muslimstudent wrote: »

Me too but the wife prefers the ambiance that a fireplace creates.

So does my wife. So I told her if you want to use the fire place you maintain it. Soon put a stop to her wants.

Mister Vain · 30-12-2014 07:14PM

thestar wrote: »

What's the big fascination with it?

Michael Collins used it as a weapon.

Cantremember · 30-12-2014 07:15PM

Fire! Kill it with fire!

SEPT 23 1989 · 30-12-2014 07:16PM

Potatoes wouldnt burn

kneemos · 30-12-2014 07:16PM

heldel00 wrote: »

Because it cost us 250 euro and will fill our fire for the whole year with some left over for next year.
( I wasn't near a bog until I moved in with my husband two years ago. We always just had sticks. Oh god I miss sticks )

You must be delighted to have some of last years turf left over?

WhiteWalls · 30-12-2014 07:17PM

heldel00 wrote: »

Because it cost us 250 euro and will fill our fire for the whole year with some left over for next year.
( I wasn't near a bog until I moved in with my husband two years ago. We always just had sticks. Oh god I miss sticks )

250euro of turf would not be enough for a year

Tin Foil Hat · 30-12-2014 07:22PM

Open fires are stupid yokes that make your house cold.

Mister Vain · 30-12-2014 07:23PM

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

Open fires are stupid yokes that make your house cold.

Mine doesn't.

muslimstudent · 30-12-2014 07:24PM

Stoves are more efficient than open fires.

Sheep Lover · 30-12-2014 07:24PM

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

Open fires are stupid yokes that make your house cold.

Try lighting it then

heldel00 · 30-12-2014 07:25PM

WhiteWalls wrote: »

250euro of turf would not be enough for a year

Yes it is if our neighbour owns the bog

heldel00 · 30-12-2014 07:26PM

kneemos wrote: »

You must be delighted to have some of last years turf left over?

Of course

The Backwards Man · 30-12-2014 07:28PM

WhiteWalls wrote: »

250euro of turf would not be enough for a year

More than enough, My stove is on 20 hours a day, heating 14 radiators and all the hot water you could want, and I wouldn't burn €200 in the year. I mostly burn good black sausage ones mind, hopper are a bit dearer and not as good value imo.

WhiteWalls · 30-12-2014 07:30PM

heldel00 wrote: »

Yes it is if our neighbour owns the bog

sorry I did my sums wrong, 50 yards?

The Backwards Man · 30-12-2014 07:31PM

kneemos wrote: »

You must be delighted to have some of last years turf left over?

I only started on last year's turf a fortnight ago.:)

Sh1tbag OToole · 30-12-2014 07:38PM

muslimstudent wrote: »

Stoves are more efficient than open fires.

Coal burns too hot for most stoves. So ya burn trees or turf in it instead

Chucken · 30-12-2014 07:40PM

jive_bunny wrote: »

i have a bog but i pay 50 euro per hopper to get it cut , add in about thirty hours work to turn , foot etc and its an incredibly time consuming exercise

Great exercise though

The Backwards Man · 30-12-2014 07:41PM

jive_bunny wrote: »

i have a bog but i pay 50 euro per hopper to get it cut , add in about thirty hours work to turn , foot etc and its an incredibly time consuming exercise

Time consuming me arse!

Where else would you want to be on a warm summer's evening? Lying in watching Eastenders and scratching your hole? In some beer garden with wasps and kids and drunken bores everywhere?

Turf give you fresh air, exercise and a oneness with nature that you won't get anywhere else, and you get to heat your house for next to nothing as a bonus.

I don't believe in God, but if I did, I'd get down on my knees and thank the bejaysus out of him for creating turf!

Irish obsession with turf?

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