Hi - have a question. During a recent 14 day ice storm, we were without electricity and water. Due to my reading of "Countryside" and the adaptations I have made to the house, we were comfortable with a generator and with a good supply of water. BUT....I have two fireplaces...one, upstairs, is shallow and keeps the room fairly warm. But the downstairs fireplace is pretty...and USELESS! (sound familiar?) I am starting a research (my "mission" for 2001!) to find SOMETHING that can be inserted into the fireplace to either make it more effective (a non-electical blower??) or some sort of stove that would be able to heat more effectively (some sort of insert, I guess...that would fit the fireplace opening...). Any ideas? I'm really interested in what EVER you all have to say!! -- Thanks so much.(posted 9355 days ago)Ginny