>I have been enjoying the fireplace for the past week or two. For whatever reason it had not been heavily used the past few years. When I first moved here, almost exactly 8 years ago, I bought a cord of firewood. (Actually a "face cord," which I'm sure would ignite your dislike of misrepresentation). The wood is down to a few logs, no more than 20, which by now are very dry. They burn up in nothing flat.

I admire the natives' units of measure. They are so quaint :).