No Bulk,...Need Bagged : (

Carbon12 · Post by **Carbon12** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 7:51 am

With the mountain of snow on the edge of the driveway and deep snow in the yard, the old coal truck can't deposit a new delivery anywhere but right smack in front of the garage doors. Guess I'll need to get some bagged coal to hold me until the snow all melts

I'll be sure to have more than enough on hand for next winter! Stupid snow!!! More coming tonight.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 7:53 am

Indeed C12--we live & we learn---SOMETIMES

Rick 386 · Post by **Rick 386** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 8:18 am

Not only do we need to be our own HVAC techs, we also need to be weather forecasters.

2 weeks ago, I checked the levels in the outdoor rice bin and the indoor pea bin for the AA. Both still had coal but were getting low. There was minimal snow on the ground so access to both was great. Plus the ground was frozen so no deep ruts would be made in then yard. So it was time to fill them both up.

So let it keep snowing. I'm now good enough to last the season and start the next.

PPPPP

Rick

Carbon12 · Post by **Carbon12** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 8:47 am

just called my coal supplier. Sure, we have bagged rice coal,.....nope, sorry, we don't deliver bagged. Grrrrrrr!!! I've got 2 weeks of coal left,...depending on the weather. I guess I'll pick up a couple hundred pounds and hold what I have in reserve. First project of the spring will be a 10 ton outside coal bin that the truck can deliver to. Stupid steep hill I live on and stupid inclined driveway and stupid house built on a hillside and stupid no way to get the coal delivered exactly where I want it. Just so everyone knows, I didn't choose this house. It's the ex wife's. We reunited. She loves the coal heat but wants nothing to do with coal handling logistics.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 8:53 am

C12--come on---the Ex???--"we reunited"??? I coulda sworn I mentioned that "we live & we learn" concept. Oh wait--I did throw that SOMETIMES in there

Carbon12 · Post by **Carbon12** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 9:03 am

We did live,...we did learn,....that's why we're back together!

Hey, it only took 15 years of not seeing each other to learn that lesson!

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 9:10 am

Live & learn sometimes means you learn that what you had was actually the best,C12,next monday looks good for delivery with warm temps till then,snow & ice should melt down some.Congrats on the reunion!

Carbon12 · Post by **Carbon12** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 9:17 am

Thanks Windyhill! Is was very fairy tail. When we first saw each other after all those years, it seemed like 15 days, not 15 years. We had stayed in occasional contact throughout the years. It was by no means planned that we reunited,....just kind of happened.

Post by **Rob R.** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 9:20 am

Can you borrow some equipment to clear the snow?

Carbon12 · Post by **Carbon12** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 9:21 am

April 1st, 1995

Wish we both knew then what we know now.

Carbon12 · Post by **Carbon12** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 9:24 am

Rob, I have access to a 4 wheel drive pickup with a plow. Unfortunately, it has a bad front axel, something wrong with the ABS system and it was stolen, beat up and then recovered recently. Not in operational condition

I shouldn't have to "bag it" for too long with the temps forecast.

Horace · Post by **Horace** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 9:29 am

This happened to me this year, too. My bin is 50+ yards from the house and is essentially unaccessible after the snow starts falling. My neighbor is used to my getting enough coal for the season and plows in the access to my bin for a coal delivery. I thought I got enough for the season, but I'm running out and will have to go to bags pretty soon. Even though it's more expensive, I have to say that it'll prove a lot easier to grab a bag out of the garage rather than hump the coal in through all this snow.

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 9:31 am

They say looks ain't everything ,but... no wonder you reunited,1995 ? we married in 1976, Aug 7. soon to be 38 years ? guess that means I am older than 38, time sure does fly when your having fun. Rob did bring up a good point,rent a loader,move the snow & get the delivery done B4 ground thaws creating more mess & longer wait. C12, 4x4 with plow is a rough go to plow this deep hard crusted pack we have now,loader will work better. Use coal chute to dump 1 ton in a garage bay,bucket it from there.

Carbon12 · Post by **Carbon12** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 9:35 am

You obviously haven't seen my garage

one car will fit in,...not two,....or any coal at this
Point

I'll be fine with a few bags for now.

whistlenut · Post by **whistlenut** » Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 10:26 am

C-12, better make a new plan for next season. Sometimes an auger or conveyor is a good choice. Re-united after all that time. I think I want to say 'congrats', but once you bust out of Jail, it seems counterproductive to let yourself back in.......isn't there a company that makes a trap for those trusting creatures???/ Hav-a-heart........I need a 'second' on this with Freetown Fred.
A happy wife is a happy life.....as they say. An unhappy wife is like being in a closed cage with a dozen Wolverines, and 4 hyenas, and a one rabid mutha-in- law...........Fred, Fred......got your ears on? I'm thinking fred is speeding westward as fast as the 8N will go!! Headwinds ....cold as a well diggers butt......

No Bulk,...Need Bagged : (

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