Hi Volks,

For the westie set the famous inverted flower pot of legend works OK on the
stove.   For the non westie set a catalytic works fine.  BUT of course you
don't run them when you sleep.  After all, when you're asleep on top of the
fleece (psavage) and under the 600 fill down (pensioner) with a synchilla
cap on you can't tell it's cold at all.  In the morning just fire up the
stove, put on the kettle, roust the squirrels  and.... oh yeah, you do have
a squirrel coat, don't you.  Has several pockets inside, into each you place
squirrels as needed for extra warmth.  Or you could put another weasel in
your trou.  Or you could simply stop being a wimp or wimpette and get up and
start moving around and straightening up for the day's adventure, whilst the
kettle boils.

Always keep a front window cracked at least 2" and a side window behind the
stove cracked another 2" whilst snoozing.  Howsomever if the top is popped
the airflow is sufficient through the canvas and screening to keep things
pretty well ventilated albeit cold.

Or hey, if it's too cold inside just go outside, make a nice snowcave, and
stay warm there.

Large furry animals help too.  Several cats, a couple of dogs, a wolverine,
all will keep you active, warm, and perhaps amused while you try to get that
weasel out of the trou.

We've given up on the Kudzu thing.  More better is a sentence whacking
sawgrass in a saltmarsh with the obligatory visits by victim survivors.  The
saltmarsh has the advantage of truly voracious moskies and really mean
sawgrass.  How about that, Unca Joel?   We could winter the bum in
Minnesoter where he could amuse the blackflies in his truly tasteful
bathrobe.

pensioner (not taking friday off)