Did You Learn Anything New This Heating Season?

Stocking,
Apology accepted, let's move on...
What about my pet peeve: Around St. Patrick's Day everyone eats Corned Beef. Corning is a process used before the meat is cooked. Kind of like pickling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickling

So what's the deal with stores that advertise "Corn Beef"?????

coal-cooker wrote:I have to say the biggest thing I learned this year was what I have been missing for the last several years---THIS FORUM. I just happened to stumble across it one evening and it has become a favorite. What a great bunch of people, always willing to offer a hint or lend a hand to anyone who needs it. Anything from how to start a stove, to "come on down and I will show you around the mines." Thanks to Richard for all of his hard work on this forum and to all of the rest (I won't try to name them all, since I would surely miss someone) that chime in with help and just good times. I am only sorry I missed the first few years that this has been going on.

You didn't miss anything, all the posts are still there, you just need lots of time to read them all.

I learned that the old trusted, friendly oil man doesn't want to seem to remember my name since he didn't get my business this year. OIL SUCKS. Scott

My Coal-trol works great!

A hand fire stove will work fine this far south, even on a 70 degree day, I think the catch is a good chimney, mine is 35 feet!

I believe this coal burning is a disease, I have an Alaska stoker, A Harman MK III and now I want a Hitzer hopper fed to play with.

BK

bksaun wrote:My Coal-trol works great!

A hand fire stove will work fine this far south, even on a 70 degree day, I think the catch is a good chimney, mine is 35 feet!

I believe this coal burning is a disease, I have an Alaska stoker, A Harman MK III and now I want a Hitzer hopper fed to play with.

BK

I've got to agree. Anyone with three coal burning devices has a disease! How did that Mark III work out for you? I was negotiating with that guy for that stove but I'm glad you got it. It would have been way too much stove for where I was going to put it.

stockingfull wrote:But it does amuse me that, for example, Geno's in South Philly (of cheesesteak fame) has a sign that tells their customers, "This is America. Order in English."

The sign said "PLEASE order in English."

75 degrees here yesterday and still cooking. This stove does very well on slow speed.I can leave my hand on the exhaust pipe. Tonight will be in the low to mid thirty's according to local weather. Looks like next wednesday will be shut down time for me. Only lit one match this year on November 2nd.

I found out this year that this stove burns just as good on pea as it does on nut, only slightly lower heat.
Started out with one ton of pea,then switched to one ton of nut, then switched back to pea and will end up with about 400 lbs of pea left out of the last ton.

This is my second season with this stove and is much higher output than my old coal stove that I had since 1973.

I have electric heat and hot water is electric and electric cloths dryer. My highest electric bill with circuit breakers turned off for heat all year was $132.00.

Do they make cheap home Air Conditioners that run on coal?

bksaun wrote:
My Coal-trol works great!

A hand fire stove will work fine this far south, even on a 70 degree day, I think the catch is a good chimney, mine is 35 feet!

I believe this coal burning is a disease, I have an Alaska stoker, A Harman MK III and now I want a Hitzer hopper fed to play with.

BK

Coalkirk wrote

I've got to agree. Anyone with three coal burning devices has a disease! How did that Mark III work out for you? I was negotiating with that guy for that stove but I'm glad you got it. It would have been way too much stove for where I was going to put it.

The MK III worked great to heat the basement and will heat the whole house if I lose electricity, was able to burn it low and slow, shaking once a day on blashack nut, burned a little wood too and it did fine. It was a brand new stove and a great deal, plus I got invited to hunt in Virginia, and brought back some Yengling!

BK

Yeah, I learned that I should've started burning coal a long time ago...

On the serious side: This forum is great! Special thanks to Richard and the site moderators for keeping this forum a class act. Tons of great information, good humor, and plenty of anthracite coal burning comradre!!

Look forward to seeing you cast of characters at Richard's camp in Meshoppen in May!!

Looking forward to hoisting a few ice cold Yuenglings too...

I've learned that I should have started burning coal years ago. I've also learned that my coal stove is more of a multi-fuel and doesn't burn wood or coal well. I will correct that situation with a new coal stove when money permits.


I have mostly learned of this site. Chock full of info and help.

stockingfull wrote:

Wood'nCoal wrote: I object to that remark, Stocking.
Some people are not good spellers, or they don't know how to properly construct a sentence. They could have a vision problem, or are not good typists. Maybe they do speak another language and are struggling to learn how to read and write proper English.
I'm just obsessive about my writing, I check everything over several times. I also use Firefox instead of IE, I understand that incorporates a feature which underlines misspelled words.
You will find that if you look past the impression that you have about how someone's writing suggests that "English is their second language" you will find some of the friendliest and most good-hearted people you have ever met.

Objection sustained. I apologize.

Even though I was an engineer, language mechanics were always easy and fun for me. I recognize that's not true for everybody, and it often has nothing to do with the ability to think clearly. I meant the comment in fun, which is what we're supposed to be having here -- even and perhaps especially in the off-topic threads. But I see that it didn't look that way, and I apologize.

But it does amuse me that, for example, Geno's in South Philly (of cheesesteak fame) has a sign that tells their customers, "This is America. Order in English." Yet there probably isn't a single employee there who could post a grammatically coherent sentence up here. And they probably don't even realize how ridiculous that situation is.

Stockingfull,
I have reread your apology several times since you posted it and I have to admit it doesn't seem sincere to me at this point.
I have problems with your comment: "it often has nothing to do with the ability to think clearly.", that seems to infer that anyone who posts with errors in spelling and phrasing could have problems "thinking clearly".
Also you have indicated you meant the comment in "fun", however I have a problem with that as well. Being a lawyer I would think you are well versed in the power and effect that words can have. A comment such as yours is a direct criticism of those posting on this forum.
After your apology you then present another remark criticizing another group of people for incorrect grammar (which is not followed up by any facts to prove that the people who work there actually lack the ability to assemble a "grammatically correct sentence") which seems to negate your apology completely.
All in all a very poor argument, counselor.

OK, I take it all back.

I have little patience for people who think others should speak English in this country when they themselves can't, or won't speak or write it correctly. So there.

Many people were born and raised in America, to english speaking parents, where only english was spoken in the house. Some folks don't speak dictionary english, some did not have great schools to go to.. there were some schools that were told to teach 'phonics' by the state,, untill that experiment was proven to be a failure.

Other people have various degrees of learning diabilities, or differences in function,, just like some people can remember the name of everyone they ever met, the same person could have a difficult time with math, or sentance structure.

ANYBODY who looks down their nose at people who are not as well off, as well educated, live in as nice a house, drive as nice a car, or in any number of other 'measurements' should be ashamed of themselves..

The true measure of a man is how good a person he is, how he treats his fellow man, how NON-judgemental they are of others, not looking for what to put-down another person for,,just to inflate their own EGO..

Frankly Stockingfull you have insulted a lot of people with your arrogant, pompous, looking-down-your-nose comments and attitude..
And those people have hearts of gold, are good people, through and through,

Stockingfull, you should be ashamed of yourself... truely ashamed..

Greg L

WON'T ,,, Arer you seriuos or is that humor? Scott

stockingfull wrote:OK, I take it all back.

I have little patience for people who think others should speak English in this country when they themselves can't, or won't speak or write it correctly. So there.

You may be willing to "take it all back" as you say, but why do you follow it up with another criticism?
"won't speak or write it correctly"???
As if it's a decision someone makes while having coffee?
Apparently you don't get the point.