Figure skating clubs. Most figure skating clubs have an adult learners session, and they have them at most indoor rinks. Not saying you will meet a lot of young folks there, but there will be friendly adults and it's a good way to spend an hour or three every week.

They also have a pretty horrid alcohol issue in Russia. If a woman doesn't want a child for some reason, it's best to believe her.

Huh. Well now, that sounds pretty familiar as an American...

I think you will be very pleased with it. Harmons are top of the line. As others wrote, if you want it to evenly heat the entire house with just the stove, second floor included, you might need to get a little fan at the bottom of the stairs to blow the hot air upwards, or open the floors up with some vents to the upper floors. We like to sleep cold, so the second floor being 66 while the bottom floor is 72 doesn't bug us so we don't bother with either. Have a toasty winter!

We have a harmon 63 and love, love, love it. We had a Quadra fire insert for years, but we had to replace just about every part over the past 6 years (it was an old stove when it came with our newish house, might not be typical), got tired of dealing with it and bought this one last year when they were offering tax credits. Its like night and day. It basically heats our whole 2200 sqfoot cape house. Our house is pretty well insulted, this might not be typical. We have learned over the years to pay for the good pellets like "wood and sons". Cheap pellets seemed to gum up our old quadrafire for whatever reason, and you get much less ash with the good stuff, seems to burn longer per bag, too. Good luck on the new home!

That doesn't mean there isn't a performative pressure for the kids on his team.

If you don't think it is important to do what your coach wants, you don't live in a small town, and never played sports.

Guy sounds like he has delusions. His family is for sure in danger.