I'm SO Excited

Peasefamily · Post by **Peasefamily** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 9:51 am

Just took the plunge and ordered a Koker!

Called a local coal deliverer and he answered, "may I help you?"
Stupidly, I blurted, "i'm so excited, I bought a coal furnace and I need coal delivered"...
he said, "i wouldn't be too excited, ma'am. it is a load of work!"

what a dork. never knew coal could be so exciting....

traderfjp · Post by **traderfjp** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 9:55 am

Congrats! What did you buy? Make/Model?

Peasefamily · Post by **Peasefamily** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 10:00 am

Keystoker Koker!

snooze913 · Post by **snooze913** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 11:58 am

That is too funny. I can imagine the guy on the other end shaking his head. You should have seen the guy who delivered my 2 tons of Rice and I told him to drop it in the driveway because I was going to wheelbarrel it into the basement. (no window to my bin yet). He asked if I was doing it all myself and when I said yes his face said exactly what was going through his mind. I guess you have to be a little excited to order your coal before the window to the bin is ready. So add me to the dork list too.

coalmeister · Post by **coalmeister** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 12:11 pm

My family thinks I've lost it, but they try to be nice. I try not to talk about it to much, sort of like an evil hidden fetish or something

Freddy · Post by **Freddy** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 12:20 pm

Congrats! *smile*

jrn8265 · Post by **jrn8265** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 12:29 pm

Awesome, you may not get it until April though...just checked on my order from July and now they are saying December!

Horace · Post by **Horace** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 12:40 pm

That's hysterical.

Put me on the dork list, too. I bring my coal in from a bin that's 50 yards from the house. In five gallon buckets. Can't chute it into the house. I look at it as my winter exercise.

Enjoy the coal - it's worth it and, yes, it is exciting.

Peasefamily · Post by **Peasefamily** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 12:57 pm

i'm not sure why i'm so giddy...my goodness, it's going to be a long, cold wait til it get's here!

i know why i'm giddy...i'm cheap and i'm saving TONS of money.

envisage · Post by **envisage** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 1:32 pm

Send the Dork Squad after me as well. It is a lot of work, and I sleep very well at night, but all 9 tons of coal now on my property was carried in 5 gallon buckets. Physical activity is something I (and we) can never get enough of. The motivation of keeping my house and myself warm in the winter is an excellent incentive. I also have 16 cords of wood here which was all cut, gathered, split and stacked by hand (chainsaw, wedges, mallet and sledgehammer). I LOVE IT !!!

Blackdiamonddoug · Post by **Blackdiamonddoug** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 3:14 pm

eight ton in the celar
16 ton inthe back yard
I can't wait to start burning
Black Diamond Doug

Dutchman · Post by **Dutchman** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 9:04 pm

Shovelling and carrying your own coal warms you once, burning it warms you twice, and hauling ashes out warms you a third time! Never saw an oil/gas furnace do me that favor!

gambler · Post by **gambler** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 9:46 pm

Hi my name is Rick and I am a dork also!

I shoveled 7 tons into the basement in august. It took me about 6 hours but I had frequent beverage breaks. Now I am good for 2 years.

congrats on the koker purchase!

mike · Post by **mike** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 9:49 pm

It's funny, for as much coal as I shovel in the mine, you'd think I'd be sick of it. But when I get coal for the house I really don't mind shoveling it into buckets and bringing 6 tons in!

CoalHeat · Post by **CoalHeat** » Thu. Sep. 18, 2008 9:52 pm

I have a piece of Lenig buck stuck on the dash of my truck and a nice flat piece of Superior nut sitting here on my desk, guess I'm a coal dork too...Oh yeah-also a piece of stove size "mystery coal" in the window box by the kitchen door.