Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for January 18, 2015
January 17, 2015
January 19, 2015
Transcript:
Katy: What are you doing? Adam: Well, I think there's something in our chimney. Hear it? Katy: Yeah? What is it? Adam: Well, I think it's a...yep. It's a flue gremlin. Katy: A what? Adam: A flue gremlin. Nasty little suckers. Katy: Good thing I got my flu shot. Adam: Flue, not flu. They come down and draw soot moustaches on little girls during the night. Katy: He's messing with me again, right? Clayton: Flue gremlins don't exist. Now, chimney snipes on the other hand...
Worked with the Audubon Society several years ago – always got calls about chimney swifts and the incessant cheeping and how to get rid of them. Solution: block off the chimney before breeding season. Always pointed out the plus side: no mosquitos in the area? Not what they wanted to hear, but legally, they are protected during breeding season. Once they fledge (and keep the flue shut so the babies do not end up in the house, flying about), then the chimney can be cleaned out. Burned babies and nest fires are nasty. Think ahead. And yes, I have fireplace chimneys with blocking grates.