Last year, we bought a high-tech fireplace insert to heat the house, and I was quite thrilled with it. This year, it was announced that it's my job to start the fire in the morning.
I think maybe I want to move back to civilization, where I had gas-fired central heat. It's beautiful here in the Sierra foothills, but I sure hate the cold.
The fireplace insert does work well, though - brand name is "Country."
-Joe Offer-