this house has a good supply of peat. When they cut it, it gets stored in plastic bags or gets piled up and tarps placed over it. Some people sell by the bag. People here burn it for heat.
Here in our forested mountains, people sell pick-up truck loads of wood for the wood burning stoves through the winter. It's a popular way to stay warm. But we've plenty of trees, and no peat at all!
Peat is a traditional Irish fuel that has a distinctive smell when burning, but it leaves a bad carbon footprint. It does make for an interesting photograph.
Bags of peat. That's very interesting. I'm trying to think where I just heard about using peat for heat and it surprised me -- just in the past few days.
Loved learning this -- I knew peat was used as a fuel, from reading every so many novels set in Ireland. Just never knew how it was sold. Very interesting.
Well, it must take a lot of peat to heat a house during a winter, but it's always good to have an alternative energy source to heat the air conditioning boilers... You never know, what can happen with a typhoon... I'll be away, I'll be back soon. Take care and be happy, dear Bill. ~~~~~~~~
Uma imagem curiosa! Aqui creio não se usar muito a turfa... mas se calhar é algo que se deveria considerar! Fontes de calor alternativas, é de se considerar todas as que tiverem menos impacto ambiental... Abraço! Ana
Looks like these folks plan well ahead. Reminds me of our wood-heating days, when the woodshed would be filled with ricks of split wood, with a huge pile of unsplit for just in case the winter was longer or harder than expected. Which it often was.
Torv, in Swedish. Used to heat the greenhouses in my area during the second world war.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of peat. I am surprised by number of things one can use it for.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and takes advantage of everything.
ReplyDeleteBest regards.
Old times comes back again.
ReplyDeleteThat looks funny, I don't know if someone here uses peat.
ReplyDelete...something that I've heard about, it would be interesting to see this first hand.
ReplyDeleteAn environmental nightmare.
ReplyDeleteI like the house. It looks new.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of peat, nice looking house.
Take care, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.
They sure do have a huge supply!
ReplyDeleteNot something that is done here.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering what they did with it. Good to know. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteFriend Bill, this is very good, because they use it to heat up the temperature. Have a happy Sunday. greetings.
ReplyDeleteBom domingo com muita paz e saúde. Aproveito para desejar um bom início de semana.
ReplyDeleteNot great for the environment.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that peat is still used for heat.
ReplyDeleteHere in our forested mountains, people sell pick-up truck loads of wood for the wood burning stoves through the winter. It's a popular way to stay warm. But we've plenty of trees, and no peat at all!
ReplyDeletePeat is a traditional Irish fuel that has a distinctive smell when burning, but it leaves a bad carbon footprint. It does make for an interesting photograph.
ReplyDeleteI saw a TV show about the use of peat. An interesting source of heat.
ReplyDeleteBags of peat. That's very interesting. I'm trying to think where I just heard about using peat for heat and it surprised me -- just in the past few days.
ReplyDeleteI though it was bad for the environment to burn peat. I must admit to having peat smoked salmon at breakfast this morning though, Bill.
ReplyDeleteIncredible the peet is used to this day.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a lot of peat!
ReplyDeleteLoved learning this -- I knew peat was used as a fuel, from reading every so many novels set in Ireland. Just never knew how it was sold. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of it.
ReplyDeleteWe visited a peat farm when we walked the Ring of Kerry with the Wayfarer's.
ReplyDeleteA nice simple, neat looking house! I like it.
Genial imagen. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteA very pretty image!
ReplyDeleteThat's plenty of peat!
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really lovely house.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about this use of the peat.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful house.
Well, it must take a lot of peat to heat a house during a winter, but it's always good to have an alternative energy source to heat the air conditioning boilers... You never know, what can happen with a typhoon...
ReplyDeleteI'll be away, I'll be back soon. Take care and be happy, dear Bill.
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Uma imagem curiosa! Aqui creio não se usar muito a turfa... mas se calhar é algo que se deveria considerar! Fontes de calor alternativas, é de se considerar todas as que tiverem menos impacto ambiental...
ReplyDeleteAbraço!
Ana
Looks like these folks plan well ahead. Reminds me of our wood-heating days, when the woodshed would be filled with ricks of split wood, with a huge pile of unsplit for just in case the winter was longer or harder than expected. Which it often was.
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