tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post462312944371402860..comments2023-04-15T07:52:12.231-05:00Comments on Anita's machine quilting and frugal living: Old phone booksNa Nahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536204640038696190noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-92215867340132709002010-07-10T20:31:03.720-05:002010-07-10T20:31:03.720-05:00That's a good encouragement. I get annoyed wh...That's a good encouragement. I get annoyed when the phone books are delivered because they seem like such a waste (who doesn't use the internet to find phone numbers these days?), but I never thought of them as a replacement for things like paper towels.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869862202453779865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-67236491637956252352010-07-11T04:27:05.993-05:002010-07-11T04:27:05.993-05:00I get annoyed when the phone books are left at obv...I get annoyed when the phone books are left at obviously empty houses. I wonder who the phone companies believe will have a phone in an abandoned boarded up house?Anita Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536204640038696190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-64627826564543849582010-10-20T11:46:26.719-05:002010-10-20T11:46:26.719-05:00i live in an apartment building and stare at 100+ ...i live in an apartment building and stare at 100+ phone books every year that will be tossed into a dumpster since noone uses them.However my family also camps a lot, and lately i've been wondering how to turn this gross waste into firewood for camping. Any thjoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-83933256771401758322010-10-21T06:16:01.878-05:002010-10-21T06:16:01.878-05:00I remember back in the 70s when I had a house with...I remember back in the 70s when I had a house with a fireplace I turned newspapers, junk mail, and magazines into fire logs. I don't see why old phone book pages couldn't be done the same way. <br><br>The trick is to roll a few pages at a time so it a really tight roll. The tighter the roll, the slower it will burn. When you get the roll to the size you want, hold it all together with a piece of wire or a twist tie with wire in it. String is not good because it burns off too quickly.<br><br>If you have the time to let paper logs dry out for a few weeks, wetting the few pages as you roll will compact the paper fibers even more. Making it more like solid wood.Anita Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536204640038696190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-66635613180363564012010-10-21T06:20:26.701-05:002010-10-21T06:20:26.701-05:00I forgot to say that paper creates much more creos...I forgot to say that paper creates much more creosote than wood because of the ink used in the printing and the paper pulp making process. Creosote will build up much more rapidly in the chimney. If paper logs are used in a fire place the chimney should be checked and cleaned regularly.Anita Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536204640038696190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-28720789533609032942011-05-18T17:08:26.312-05:002011-05-18T17:08:26.312-05:00Thanks for the tips! What font do you use for your...Thanks for the tips! What font do you use for your site? My mom says your font is easier to read than the one on my blog...Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16022261946575027723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-66956118939299100822011-05-19T08:40:38.116-05:002011-05-19T08:40:38.116-05:00Thanks so much for your reply about the font on yo...Thanks so much for your reply about the font on your blog! Now I just need to figure out how to turn my comment reply on...Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16022261946575027723noreply@blogger.com