Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 07, 2015

This time, Calvin is the hero.

The only cure is to get the flue open. I did that for a neighbor when there was already a thick layer of smoke in the house and it was all sucked out in a few minutes (windows open, of course).

One word: CREOSOTE!!

Next step- chimney fire- or worse.

Reminds me of The Old Man and the furnace in A Christmas Story. Just remember, Calvin, the word is “FUDGE.” Trust me.

oh yeah, calvin learned several new words just now. hope he is selective where and when he uses them

One of the best career moves I every made involved starting a fire in the fireplace which ended up doing $1 million dollars damage to the building and equipment. I got a (much needed) mostly new facility out of it. Better still, one of the owners had even thanked me for starting the fire about an hour before the fire dept. was called.

His language got the fire going at last.

Our Junior Fireman to the rescue.

This is your big moment, Calvin…don’t mess it up!

I had to use a fire extinguisher at work last week. Somebody put food in the toaster oven, set the timer and left the kitchen. Common sense is indeed a lost art…

I live out in the country so can burn outside. My fire extinguisher is water from the hose, and when the flames on my burn pile get about 15 to 20 feet high and it starts to roar, I hose it down. Same thinking, different applications.

Fire bad.

I used to make a torch of rolled up newspaper and hold it up to the damper. Once the cold air in the chimney started moving, there was no problem with smoke backing up.

I just got a pellet stove: $300 tax break, cleaning’s a cinch, cheaper than wood by miles.

I’m always amazed when I hear of someone burning down a house with a cigarette and I can’t light my wood stove to save my life…lol

Dad really put a damper on that fire.

A Fire Extinguisher! A perfect Object for blocked Newspapers!

There’s nothing cozier than a fire that is made by someone who knows what they’re doing. Lol

This is why we have gas fireplaces now, with remote controls to turn them on & off and adjust the fan..“Honey, I’m feeling a little chilled, would you be a dear and build a fire?”“Sure sweetie, whatever your heart desires”….click

Old riddle: How is a bad chimney like a bad cartoonist?Neither one can draw.

And nothing more safer than your own bed.Cosy too!xxx

Hey watch your language. We can hear you.

Um… Dad, did you remember to open up the flue before trying to start the fire?