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Why do people light their fireplaces in dense neighborhoods? (self.seattle)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Trilogy3452 to c/seattle
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Is electric heating not common? Trying to cool my apt but all the smoke comes in

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[–] xkforce 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)
  1. wood is cheap
  2. a lot of people like fireplaces because they feel more cozy than electric etc.
[–] Trilogy3452 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Didn't know it was cheap

[–] SpaceNoodle 3 points 10 months ago

It literally grows on trees

[–] DougHolland 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not usually an ass on purpose, and it wouldn't occur to me at all, lighting my fireplace, that I might be smoking out my neighbors. Maybe knock and explain it politely?

[–] Trilogy3452 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I wish I could pinpoint where it came from. If it was my immediate neighbor I'd ask if it's ok to extinguish it at some point at night.

Could also be from improper use of the fireplace, who knows