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I Stuck Some Corn Cobs in My Box

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  1. Grizzly Adam

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    Saved the cobs from all the corn we canned. They make pretty good fire starters if you get them good and dry.
     
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    I thought it was going to be a case of TMI there for a second. :eek:

    Good to know, Thanks!
     
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    Yup I thought it would be a that's what she wanted to say.
     
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    Work good out in the outhouse as well..................
     
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    We used to do that all the time on the farm. Most of the corn cobs went into the wood cook stove. As kids, we used to also stick 3 chicken feathers in the end and they made great rockets. As for the outhouse, the Sears catalog worked better.
     
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    What do you do if you get the Sears catalog online?
     
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    Use the monitor.
     
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    Pay for it, provide a valid address, wait by the mailbox........ then go to the outhouse..;) Slide1.jpg
     
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    I hear computers burn good if you soak them in gas ! ;)
     
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    Dad says Grandpa used to soak the corn cobs in kerosine.
     
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    I thought they made good pipes??:)
     
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    Cobs are great kindling.I save them from feeding the squirrels & other critters.Ones that they leave on the trees instead of taking them off to their nests that is...Occasionally I find a couple in my or neighbors yard that they dropped on the way someplace.
     
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    Yup. Lots of folks did that and I've done it a time or two or three or....
     
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    ... and washing machines
     
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    Watch out for staples!
     
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