It's the season for those advocating duct cleaning. I think, from personal experience, the claims have validity. Every year about this time, I sort through the mountains of accumulated paperwork , and clear out that no longer needed, or so I hope. Since some papers have sensitive information, such as social security and banking account numbers, I don't feel comfortable tossing them into the recyclable bin. I used to have a shredder, but it disappeared, and it was a tedious process anyway. So it has been my practice to cram them into a paper bag and set fire to it. In past years, I've formed a burn pit out of snow, no open burning allowed. One may think it would be easy to burn a paper bag stuffed with papers, but it is not. The flames flicker, burn down the page or two, and then snuff out. I've tried to fan the flames, have added tissue paper, kleenex or any other available materials that would seem to stoke a fire, even cat fur, with poor results. I have finally discovered one substance that quickly ignites and feeds the fire until all is rendered to ashes. That substance is dryer lint.
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