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Lou from Wi. · Nov 10, 2010

My son and I read almost all posts and the ones about coal v/s wood Brought back a whole lot of memories .Being low on the poverty scale( there was no such distinction made)in the year of 1942-43.There was a shanty town down along the R.R.tracks where the siding housed coal cars. When the train engineer brought new full cars of coal, he use to slam the brakes and rattle off coal from the tops of the cars ,so the shanty town folks could come up along side the tracks and pick up the much needed coal to keep the folks warm and fuel to cook a meal on. Old men, Women /children ,all along the shanty town R.R. tracks was kept alive by the engineers christian act. Now folks are still sleeping in cardboard boxes, children going hungry, and no work available for those who truly want to work. Looks like we come full circle back to shanty towns with what ever material can keep em warm. God Bless em. Dam good thing I"m not a wealthy man, cause I sure as heck wouldn"t be wealthy very long. Looks like the subject Coal Vs/wood is still alive HUH?
LOU

tlak · Nov 10, 2010

In East Ky you can see coal veins on the side of the road, heard it was illegal to get it but it was overlooked.

Lou from Wi. · Nov 10, 2010

tlak. Years ago. I went through Virgina going to Roanoake .Seen a whole side of a mountain smoking, NO SNOW on it at all. Underground burn I was told. No way to seal the shafts off from oxygen.Now I'll bet (what you described) there are coal gatherers at night. A person has to do what a person has to do. Some folks face real tough times in todays world, through no fault of their own. Thanks for the reply
LOU

Rollie NE PA · Nov 10, 2010

(reply to post at 23:39:00 11/10/10)

I burn Rice coal mixed with 30 to 40 % corn. Works pretty well. I picked up a ton of coal yesterday, 145.00 a ton. The corn I grow myself.
My coal stoker runs year round as it heats my domestic hot water.

Works for me!

johndeereman · Nov 10, 2010

i burn rice coal in 2 different stoker units coal in this area is far cheaper to buy than wood and less work also last time we used wood i bought a tri axle load of logs for $500 and still ran out at end of winter figured it cost me about $700 that winter not to mention my labor this was about 5 years ago last winter i used 4 ton of coal @ $195 a ton the wife and kids can tend the stoves if need be also its alot more constant heat not 90 one minute 60 the next plus the kids arent as sick as often from the smoke so it saves in medical bills also

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