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Do you buy newspapers?

  • Splinter
  • September 20, 2024 at 11:50 AM

There are 9 replies in this Thread which has previously been viewed 1,438 times. The latest Post (September 20, 2024 at 2:05 PM) was by UK Man.

  • Splinter
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    • September 20, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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    I wrote this back in 2018 and am wondering if much has changed. I still scrounge newspapers for lighting the log burner and bbq, but that's about it.

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  • Rice
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    • September 20, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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    While I do love the feel of a newspaper in my hands, I’ve almost entirely given up that pleasure in exchange for not having to deal with stacks of partially-read papers around. I subscribe to 3 daily newspapers, whose still-unread articles clutter up my phone storage as their predecessors formerly cluttered the living room.

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    • September 20, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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    I buy occasionally to browse through the Argentina news, and to be sure I have something ready to help startup the next Asado fire.

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    • September 20, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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    Major problems out here in the sticks

    No one buys newspapers

    Asados are lit with cardboard and wood....

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    • September 20, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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    Quote from GlasgowJohn

    Asados are lit with cardboard and wood....

    Just one of those things I’ve been doing all my life. Not willing to change my methods to use cardboard. I like newsprint to ignite those first small pieces of wood.

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    • September 20, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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    As does everyone ..

    Cardboard is a pain.

    I was doing well with the help of the sales leaflets from Coto and Dia . But I don't even see them now.

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    • September 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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    Quote from GlasgowJohn

    Major problems out here in the sticks

    No one buys newspapers

    Asados are lit with cardboard and wood....

    Being a camper I use dried grass and twigs.

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    • September 20, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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    Quote from UK Man

    Being a camper I use dried grass and twigs.

    I bow to your superior knowledge and worldly experience....

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    • September 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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    Quote from UK Man

    Being a camper I use dried grass and twigs.

    And flint!

    A Brit In Buenos Aires

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    • September 20, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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    And flint!

    Too expensive....a Bic lighter's cheaper. :thumbup:

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