Foam will be the next wave of wood replacement after decking.

It's much different the way the ball comes off the bat. The ball doesn't jump as quickly off the wood bat, unless you hit it just right.

If you don't have the resonance of the wood, you don't have the tones for the electronics to pick up.

The reality is we're all looking at the price per gallon of gasoline and heating oil, and even cord wood, and we're seeing prices that are volatile, and I don't think anybody can accurately predict what we'll be paying for these commodities in two weeks, let alone two months.

And when other people get that first shocking heating bill, I look for a lot more wood stove customers.

People with wood stoves that haven't been used in a while are coming in to buy parts to get them going this year,