The old fireplace saves the day

I live in one of those older houses that has an authentic real fireplace.

It’s a really nice touch to the place and gives a really wonderful atmosphere.

I love being able to light that fireplace when I have family gatherings or romantic nights alone with the wife. However, the fireplace has another really good use as well. One time, our electric went out during a Winter storm, and it was really freezing cold! While a lot of our neighborhood had absolutely no heating, we were lucky to be able to get some kind of heating during the outage thanks to the fireplace! The fireplace really warmed up the entire living room when this happened. Me, my wife and our kids sat on the couch that was right near the fireplace, and I can tell you, it almost felt like we had our central heating running! If we got up from the couch though, and went across the room it was freezing with no heat. That was a reminder how bad it could have been for us all without the miracle of having that real fireplace in our home. So, my suggestion to anyone out there would be to see if you can find a home with a real fireplace. That is, if you’re looking to buy a home at the moment or in the near future. If it’s cold in your area, and if you sometimes have Winter power outages, these original fireplaces can really be lifesavers! Otherwise, another option would be to look into a gas fireplace.

 

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