John McSmithie

Dale Hodgins wrote:Ernie dosen't suffer fools well. On several occasions he has asked people to read the older threads, to watch the videos and when they're seriously ready to build, he encourages them to buy the book. He has built over 700 units and has answered many questions over and over again.

Many of the answers are available simply by searching his postings and on his website. Let's do him the courtesy of educating ourselves so that we don't waste his time on stuff that has already been covered to death.

My questions are all contained on a thread I created last week entitled Questions for Ernie and Erica----Large RMH in the new Wood Burning Stoves section.

How bout a link to the website for those of us who are not abundantly familiar?

I would love to see a detailed description of how to build the insulated riser inside the rocket portion of the rocket mass heater, the part which resides in the barrel, just after the firebox.

were I not married and with other concerns, I'd be around an 8.  As it sits, with my current situation, I'm around a .999.  My wife would never ever go for it, and I won't go anywhere without her. 

Holy crap only 140k?  You need to advertise this in the new york craigslist, especially the "Fairfield County" sub-section, if you really want to sell it.  It looks beautiful, and I hope that everything works out for you on it.

I also want to know about the oven.  I am planning to build one this season, and would love to know more about how hers is constructed.

I would like to know what she considers the most important skills, and I would like to know how one goes about learning this skill set, assuming that one is starting from no knowledge/skills.  

I think for her it's a life philosophy.  it is the same for me, but I am not at her level.

I have a smallish crush on her too!  (but it's mostly a crush on her knowledge and skills).