Who knew. AAnd I haven't had my chimney cleaned in three years (we heat the house w/ the woodstove.) Julie Krueger always watching for sparks. ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: the blog Date: 1/29/06 2:27:15 PM Central Standard Time From: _andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: > silly question, but what the hell is an "arrestor" that one affixes to a > chimney? okay. "me" is me. that's a pix of me on the roof. a "spark arrestor" is a wire mesh box that you put on top of a chimney. If sparks come up the chimney, the mesh traps them. otherwise they fly out and possibly (a very slight chance) land somewhere and start a fire. yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html