Quote Originally Posted by veti View Post
One does not simply "turn on" a fireplace. It's an involved process including stacking fuel, placing kindling and fanning or blowing gently on the flames until one is satisfied that they have caught properly.

Assuming you're starting with a clean fireplace and an open chimney, of course. If not, there are other, much messier steps required first.
Sure, but do you stack logs bark side up, or bark side down?

Quote Originally Posted by veti View Post
This has been a public pedantry announcement brought to you from the generation that remembers real fires.
O...K...? But you seem to be telling us this with some kind of futuristic technology called "computer", instead of, like, semaphore or carrier pigeon. So clearly you can move on with the times, maybe do so with fire as well?

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