I took advantage of the perfect fall day to replace the vent cap for the island cooktop vent today. The roofers installed an entirely inappropriate cap for our 2:12 pitch roof. It would have prevented venting with the least bit of heavy snowfall. The version I designed and built (see details here) will work with accumulated snow of up to two feet. It also features an insulated pipe within a pipe to improve the thermal envelope and prevent condensation.

Mystery Photo Revealed: If you guessed that the mystery photo from Monday is of a pair of Merino wool socks with symmetrically worn pairs of holes in the toe area, you would be correct.