Hello from Uganda Introductions Discuss Hello from Uganda in the Good Background Information forums; Thanks Janine for clearing that up. I think i'm safe to say, no one here advocates killing anything. But when ...

[lwood]

Thanks Janine for clearing that up. I think i'm safe to say, no one here advocates killing anything. But when they invade your space and become a threat, something needs to be done. Killing is not the first option, but is an option when the situation calls for it. Janine is absolutely correct that the local belief is to kill any snake you see. I have had to stop workers from killing them many times. We have a many beautiful snakes here and I do what I can to coexist with them. Sorry for posting the pics, didn't mean to offend anyone.

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

lwood, no ofense taken,(from me at least) Janine

Cheap and abundant insulation: ash. As long as it remains dry it's actually an excellent insulator and you have the added advantage that you're gonna be making it on a regular basis anyway.

archena bricngs up a good point here.... also, there are a ton of articles on sawdust kilns and stoves, You could fire bricks in the sawdust kiln,, Now if you only had access to some sawdust.... didnt you say in the begining you had access to pozzolanic cement ?

The first known pozzolan was pozzolana, a volcanic ash, for which the category of materials was named. The most commonly used pozzolan today is fly ash, though silica fume, high-reactivity metakaolin, ground granulated blast furnace slag, and other materials are also used as pozzolans.

I remeber reading somwhere (looking for it) that pozzollanic cement had some refractory qualities... Maybe you could use that to make rocket stove bricks as well,,,


Will let you know if I find anything good....

Health for Masindi: Blog of Janine LeGrand for those who missed it the first time around here is a link to Janine's blog.... pretty interesting stuff

cheers
mark

[KINGRIUS]

I really wasn't "offended" at your pics guys, especially since I knew it was used as food. I was just afraid others might join in with their pictures and tales of how many copperheads they just killed under their shed. It doesn't take much to get some folks started... There's relatively few on the side of the snake so we have to stand up for them.

I've followed your thread from the beginning Janine, thanks for all the coverage of your build and the pics of the great food you've been making!

Darius