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Keep it going for you guys. Let's keep the politics limited this time.

A young woman visits her parents and brings her fiancée to meet them. After an elaborate dinner, the mother tells her husband to find out about the young man.

The father invites the fiancée to his library for a drink. "So what are your plans?" the father asks the young man.

"I am a Torah scholar," he says. "A Torah scholar? Hmmm," the father says.

"Admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in, as she is accustomed to?"

"I will study," the young man said, "and God will provide for us."

"And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?" asks the father.

"I will concentrate on my studies," the young man replies. "God will provide for us."

"And children?" asks the father. "How will you support children?"

"Don't worry, sir, God will provide," replies the fiancée.

The conversation continues like this, and each time the father questions, the young idealist insist that God will provide.

Later, the mother asks: "How did it go, Honey?"

The father answers: "He has no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I'm God."
 
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how about this type- people are buying them…

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- DesertWoodworker

dont like em and it s still a fire under a tv,i either watch tv or ill watch a fire burn.

- pottz

Watching the fire burn would be a good topic on our experiences in front of the fireplace. Regardless of the fire was it shared with a TV or a woman.

Cookies coming soon.

Trying to get my Mom in FL a shot- there is a lot of media/distribution hype - "no appointments available". is what you most likely get.

In 2003, a 32" SONY was the cat s meow- I did something similar to what DS posted. We took the existing fireplace customized it with a rustic cherry mantel (no CNC) and ran elect./ sound wires behind the walls. Here were these beautiful views from the family room and above the family room fireplace a 32" TV.

My idea of being in front of a fireplace…

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Question: will there be a cellphone there as well?

- DesertWoodworker
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looks cozy but dump that crap in the mugs out and get a nice cab or aged whiskey on the rocks.
 

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#3,729 ·
ive got the fireplace going right now in the house,flip a wall switch and instant fire, but it's on the opposite wall from the tv.also have a chiminea on the patio i burn hardwood in that has natural gas burner to get it going.
 
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ive got the fireplace going right now in the house,flip a wall switch and instant fire, but it s on the opposite wall from the tv.also have a chiminea on the patio i burn hardwood in that has natural gas burner to get it going.

- pottz

+1 on the chiminesa- nothing like a real flame…

- Desert_Woodworker
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i burn walnut,cheaper than oak here,
 
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Pottz, some of us drink Cocco with the grandkids-

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- DesertWoodworker

oh man i forgot,were "g" rated!

- pottz

You would be surprised on what those kids watch on their phones…

- DesertWoodworker
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you dont wanna know,unless your the parent!
 

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Top Max this one for you… 6 Die After Liquid Nitrogen Leak at Georgia Poultry Plant

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/us/foundation-food-group-liquid-nitrogen-plant.html

- Desert_Woodworker
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I'm gonna bet on preventable. Companies love to cut corners using improperly trained employees.

Reminds me of a friend who worked for a chemical company. He told me he received some chemical that a single drop on your skin would kill in a couple of minutes. The UPS guy delivered it in a padded bag with the chemical in a glass vial. Totally illegal shipping.

They had an explosion-proof area for handling some products. He objected to his boss coming in there to smoke cigarettes. I would have too!

That wood around the fireplace violation reminds me of residential service calls. Back in the 90s a lot of the houses were homeowner finish basements. The homes were originally -sold as unfinished basements. I concluded about 90% of them had illegal homeowner wiring. One the guy stapled the romex on the studs and nailed paneling over it. I did a few fire repairs for an insurance repair contractor. One of the houses was so bad with illegal homeowner. Handyman wiring I refused to do the repair. I expected another electrical fire in the near future and I did not want a permit on record proving I even had knowledge of it. One insurance company wanted me to pay for a $100,000 fire. The cause was a penny behind a fuse.
 
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how about this type- people are buying them…

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- Desert_Woodworker
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Have you seen this type in person?
It's totally fake news…

It's not even fire.
It is lights and a scrolling sheet of plastic combined, optionally, with an electric space heater.

It's not a bad illusion, but it's the only way to put it inside a wood cabinet.

What I don't like is that it changes people's perceptions about what you can do with real fireplaces inside cabinetry.
 

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how about this type- people are buying them…

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- Desert_Woodworker

Have you seen this type in person?
It's totally fake news…

It's not even fire.
It is lights and a scrolling sheet of plastic combined, optionally, with an electric space heater.

It's not a bad illusion, but it's the only way to put it inside a wood cabinet.

What I don't like is that it changes people's perceptions about what you can do with real fireplaces inside cabinetry.

- DS
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yeah not the kind of fire im gonna sit around staring at.i guess better than nothing though.
 

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Don't knock the Yule log. That YouTube video got about 10 hours of play on my tv Christmas Eve…

It's not the same as a real fireplace, but, like Elon Musk's Starlink, it's better than nothing.
 
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how about this type- people are buying them…

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- Desert_Woodworker

Have you seen this type in person?
It's totally fake news…

It's not even fire.
It is lights and a scrolling sheet of plastic combined, optionally, with an electric space heater.

It's not a bad illusion, but it's the only way to put it inside a wood cabinet.

What I don't like is that it changes people's perceptions about what you can do with real fireplaces inside cabinetry.

- DS

yeah not the kind of fire im gonna sit around staring at.i guess better than nothing though.

- pottz
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I'm sure it is better than nothing, where ya gonna hang the stockings if there is no fireplace in the house? Not sure how Santa gets in without a chimney?
 

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how about this type- people are buying them…

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- Desert_Woodworker

Have you seen this type in person?
It's totally fake news…

It's not even fire.
It is lights and a scrolling sheet of plastic combined, optionally, with an electric space heater.

It's not a bad illusion, but it's the only way to put it inside a wood cabinet.

What I don't like is that it changes people's perceptions about what you can do with real fireplaces inside cabinetry.

- DS

yeah not the kind of fire im gonna sit around staring at.i guess better than nothing though.

- pottz

I m sure it is better than nothing, where ya gonna hang the stockings if there is no fireplace in the house? Not sure how Santa gets in without a chimney?

- TopamaxSurvivor
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He just wiggles his nose and the door opens.
 

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What is sitting in my Living Room…
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Made it from Ash. Weighs a bunch….all so the Boss can enjoy that electric fire place insert….and a BIG, WIDE TV…
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Figured that I could BUILD one a lot better than the one she wanted from OddLots….
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Maybe?
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What she was looking at…...Thinking mine was a little better…

- bandit571
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+1 Nice post- fireplaces have individual styles and purposes. Your pictures and story make for a nice warm post.
 

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