Can I do anything about excessive wood smoke in my neighborhood?

[Anonymous]

How do you know they aren't using an post-1992 insert which is burning cleaner?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this post a joke????

You want to control other people using their fireplaces?

Please find something to do.

No, not a joke. That's why many governments are banning wood stoves and the EPA has passed laws on the issue. Why don't you do some actual reading on the subject before posting your idiotic response. Wood smoke pollution is very similar to tobacco smoke and auto emissions in its toxicity, possible worse. How would you like to have someone smoke a pack a day inside your house around your kids?

No, the EPA most certainly does not pass laws...maybe you should do some actual reading because you're the one who sounds like an idiot.

Yes, excuse me, the EPA has regulations and standards on the issue and local governments have then passed various ordinances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this post a joke????

You want to control other people using their fireplaces?

Please find something to do.

No, not a joke. That's why many governments are banning wood stoves and the EPA has passed laws on the issue. Why don't you do some actual reading on the subject before posting your idiotic response. Wood smoke pollution is very similar to tobacco smoke and auto emissions in its toxicity, possible worse. How would you like to have someone smoke a pack a day inside your house around your kids?

No, the EPA most certainly does not pass laws...maybe you should do some actual reading because you're the one who sounds like an idiot.

Yes, excuse me, the EPA has regulations and standards on the issue and local governments have then passed various ordinances.

And...what?

Look, if you're so pissed off that your neighbor has the audacity to engage in an activity that humankind has been engaging in since the dawn of time, I'll submit that you have no business buying a row house and instead might be happier in an abandoned grain silo on a 500 acre farm in Iowa. Of course, then you'd probably try to stop the cows from shitting because that might also endanger you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this post a joke????

You want to control other people using their fireplaces?

Please find something to do.

No, not a joke. That's why many governments are banning wood stoves and the EPA has passed laws on the issue. Why don't you do some actual reading on the subject before posting your idiotic response. Wood smoke pollution is very similar to tobacco smoke and auto emissions in its toxicity, possible worse. How would you like to have someone smoke a pack a day inside your house around your kids?

No, the EPA most certainly does not pass laws...maybe you should do some actual reading because you're the one who sounds like an idiot.

Yes, excuse me, the EPA has regulations and standards on the issue and local governments have then passed various ordinances.

And...what?

Look, if you're so pissed off that your neighbor has the audacity to engage in an activity that humankind has been engaging in since the dawn of time, I'll submit that you have no business buying a row house and instead might be happier in an abandoned grain silo on a 500 acre farm in Iowa. Of course, then you'd probably try to stop the cows from shitting because that might also endanger you.

No, they burn wood in Iowa.

Perhaps she should move to the wilderness outside of Portland. They like to regulate things up there.

Or maybe move to the Mojave Desert. May I suggest Boron California? Since the desert tends to catch on fire every so often, they really frown on burning of any kind in that area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this post a joke????

You want to control other people using their fireplaces?

Please find something to do.

No, not a joke. That's why many governments are banning wood stoves and the EPA has passed laws on the issue. Why don't you do some actual reading on the subject before posting your idiotic response. Wood smoke pollution is very similar to tobacco smoke and auto emissions in its toxicity, possible worse. How would you like to have someone smoke a pack a day inside your house around your kids?

No, the EPA most certainly does not pass laws...maybe you should do some actual reading because you're the one who sounds like an idiot.

Yes, excuse me, the EPA has regulations and standards on the issue and local governments have then passed various ordinances.

And...what?

Look, if you're so pissed off that your neighbor has the audacity to engage in an activity that humankind has been engaging in since the dawn of time, I'll submit that you have no business buying a row house and instead might be happier in an abandoned grain silo on a 500 acre farm in Iowa. Of course, then you'd probably try to stop the cows from shitting because that might also endanger you.

Let me break it down for you in small chunks. The EPA has certain standards for wood burning stoves. If the stoves meet those standards, they are considered EPA-certified. Then, depending on where you live, there are ordinances on when you can use the stove, how you should use the stove, whether it must be EPA-certified, etc. Got it?

Obviously, enough people have had issues with the smoke pollution that there are ordinances and regulations. Why do you think they were put in place? I really do not think that it is outrageous to wonder if there is an ordinance in place in DC. I'm not talking about having a wood burning stove in your compound off the grid. I'm talking about a wood burning stove going 24/7 in a highly dense, urban environment where there are a lot of small children and elderly people who are most at risk for this kind of pollution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this post a joke????

You want to control other people using their fireplaces?

Please find something to do.

No, not a joke. That's why many governments are banning wood stoves and the EPA has passed laws on the issue. Why don't you do some actual reading on the subject before posting your idiotic response. Wood smoke pollution is very similar to tobacco smoke and auto emissions in its toxicity, possible worse. How would you like to have someone smoke a pack a day inside your house around your kids?

No, the EPA most certainly does not pass laws...maybe you should do some actual reading because you're the one who sounds like an idiot.

Yes, excuse me, the EPA has regulations and standards on the issue and local governments have then passed various ordinances.

And...what?

Look, if you're so pissed off that your neighbor has the audacity to engage in an activity that humankind has been engaging in since the dawn of time, I'll submit that you have no business buying a row house and instead might be happier in an abandoned grain silo on a 500 acre farm in Iowa. Of course, then you'd probably try to stop the cows from shitting because that might also endanger you.

Let me break it down for you in small chunks. The EPA has certain standards for wood burning stoves. If the stoves meet those standards, they are considered EPA-certified. Then, depending on where you live, there are ordinances on when you can use the stove, how you should use the stove, whether it must be EPA-certified, etc. Got it?

Obviously, enough people have had issues with the smoke pollution that there are ordinances and regulations. Why do you think they were put in place? I really do not think that it is outrageous to wonder if there is an ordinance in place in DC. I'm not talking about having a wood burning stove in your compound off the grid. I'm talking about a wood burning stove going 24/7 in a highly dense, urban environment where there are a lot of small children and elderly people who are most at risk for this kind of pollution.

Do you have blood pressure issues or premature grey hair? You are getting way to stressed and worked up over this. Enjoy the wonderful smell of the fire. Winter is only here for a little longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this post a joke????

You want to control other people using their fireplaces?

Please find something to do.

No, not a joke. That's why many governments are banning wood stoves and the EPA has passed laws on the issue. Why don't you do some actual reading on the subject before posting your idiotic response. Wood smoke pollution is very similar to tobacco smoke and auto emissions in its toxicity, possible worse. How would you like to have someone smoke a pack a day inside your house around your kids?

No, the EPA most certainly does not pass laws...maybe you should do some actual reading because you're the one who sounds like an idiot.

Yes, excuse me, the EPA has regulations and standards on the issue and local governments have then passed various ordinances.

And...what?

Look, if you're so pissed off that your neighbor has the audacity to engage in an activity that humankind has been engaging in since the dawn of time, I'll submit that you have no business buying a row house and instead might be happier in an abandoned grain silo on a 500 acre farm in Iowa. Of course, then you'd probably try to stop the cows from shitting because that might also endanger you.

Let me break it down for you in small chunks. The EPA has certain standards for wood burning stoves. If the stoves meet those standards, they are considered EPA-certified. Then, depending on where you live, there are ordinances on when you can use the stove, how you should use the stove, whether it must be EPA-certified, etc. Got it?

Obviously, enough people have had issues with the smoke pollution that there are ordinances and regulations. Why do you think they were put in place? I really do not think that it is outrageous to wonder if there is an ordinance in place in DC. I'm not talking about having a wood burning stove in your compound off the grid. I'm talking about a wood burning stove going 24/7 in a highly dense, urban environment where there are a lot of small children and elderly people who are most at risk for this kind of pollution.

Well bless your heart.

[Anonymous]

I agree with op
I had this issue in my old place

[Anonymous]

I don't worry about the pollution so much with wood smoke (why would I? We're all sucking down benzene and other assorted carcinogens with the car fumes every day), but I find the smell overwhelming and nauseating when it gets really thick. That said I don't think there's anything you can really do, OP. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

I see OP's point. When one person uses their fireplace in our neighborhood, it stinks up the whole street. Luckily very few of us have fireplaces. I can see how this would be a problem with many people using fireplaces in the same neighborhood.

Twenty years ago I camped in Yosemite Valley campground. Many people used wood fire to cook and the whole campground was filled with smoke that just hung in the air every evening.

[Anonymous]

If you live in a rowhouse in DC you're inhaling a lot worse shit than wood smoke. When I lived on the Hill, we had to clean the inside of the windows a couple times a year because of the grime that migrated in from the street.

You want clean air? Move to the country.

[Anonymous]

Wood burning is nasty, this is 2014 you should use gas burning.

[Anonymous]

Seems to me like it's an opportunity to insulate your per hike better. If smoke is getting in, heat and AC are leaking out.

[Anonymous]

Your home. Damn you autocorrect.

[Anonymous]

What kind of black soul hates the smell of a wood burning fireplace? It's one of the most comforting smells ever in the history of life.

I can't WAIT to purchase a home one day with a wood fireplace. Gas fireplace don't have anywhere near the same feeling of coziness and home.