Letter of the day (June 21): Backyard firepits (barf)

StarTribune ^ | June 21 | JULIE MELLUM

[MNlurker]

I’m only 37 and I’m not even close... :(

[Reeses]

caustic wood smoke blankets neighborhood air.

The chimney was invented to solve the ground smoke problem. Someone with a leftist neighbor should erect a tall cylindrical object into the sky in their direction that makes the statement: I'm having a party and you're not invited! Most leftism can be traced to childhood birthday trauma: not being invited to a party, not having others show up at theirs, not getting as many gifts, or getting so many it causes envy-driven hateful behavior in others.

[READINABLUESTATE]

My CI is a humble inter-city 26.

[Gabz]

We are a Minneapolis-based grassroots organization, dedicated to cleaning up indoor and outdoor air pollution for better sustainability. Our focus is on the Top Neighborhood Air Polluters that invade other people's airspace without their permission, exacerbating asthma and causing a host of other health problems.

She's got the nanny state anti-smoker rant down pat --- we warned them this is where their anti-smoker agitprop would lead, but they wouldn't listen to us.

It's been so dry here we didn't dare light the burn pit, and now we have to wait again because we finally got rain and everything is too wet to burn. SIGH

[Paladin2]

My wife lobbies regularly for me to get to 9.

I could easily be at my zenith at the moment. Once you divide through by your chronological age, I likely peaked about 2 years ago (or maybe 20 yr ago - I'll have to try to plot it out).

[Paladin2]

"...not 20 feet from my windows!"

You may be a candidate for a larger lot for your compound.

[Paladin2]

It’s cool to see Greenland on fire - big time!

[Paladin2]

MN needs to institute an Asthma Free Zone in MSP.

[READINABLUESTATE]

“MN needs to institute an Asthma Free Zone in MSP.”

I would prefer an Idiot free zone, but here in the state where absolutely nothing is allowed, GOOD LUCK!

[CSM]

First they came for the smokers and most said nothing, let alone the FReepers that openly celebrated. Naturally BBQ, bon fires and fire pits would be next.

[CSM]

Thanks for the ping. Nope, didn’t see this coming...

[Madame Dufarge]

Her self-imposed anxiety will probably kill her in a couple of years anyway.

May I suggest a Viking-style funeral pyre for the send-off.

Sorry about your burn pit, Gabz..:-( Hope the weather stops its contrariness soon.

And thanks for the ping, old FRiend!

[matt04]

I’m sure they think the Vancouver rioters were great sticking it to the evil capitalist stores and burning all those cars.

[The Great RJ]

Gee don’t you remember when just about everyone BURNED their fall leaves? I’m surprised we didn’t turn the entire planet into the Sahara as a result. Strange I also remember those winters following the fall leaf burning as particularly brutal.

[Nebr FAL owner]

Recreational Burning is what leftist do when they go running amok in the streets it is also known as arson .

[SW6906]

My CI is 29. If I include my mother-in-law's equipment that I am about the only user of, it goes up to 34. Not near my age, but I bet I am in the upper tiers of the homeowner (non-farm) category.

My neighbor says his is 26 - I have influenced many of his purchases. ;o)

[Paladin2]

I live in a "Peoples' Republic" on a narrow, but reasonable sized lot, so I do have some issues that the typical farm would not.

I also have some vehicles in storage at various spots across the West but it's the inops in the garage that get me over the top.

[Gabz]

Good to see you, my FRiend!

If the weather forecast holds as they are saying, we should be able to do a burn this weekend.........of course the weather people generally don’t know what they’re talking about, so only time will tell :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks for the reminder! Going to go light the burn pit right this very minute before the rains come tonight, LOL!