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Hey Tim: Yes, here's another thread on coal. When I was a lad, we heated our house with coal. There was a coal bin in the basement and when we needed some we would call the dealer. He was so conscientious that he "washed" his coal, right in the truck just before he weighed it. Of course you got to pay for the water too... The truck would come up the driveway, the driver would stick a metal chute into the window of the coal bin and let 'er rip. Thank God it was only a ton. The noise was terrific. My aunts' house sat on top of a 6' high terrace and no driveway!!!! The poor driver would get out his wheelbarrow, put a plank up the steps and literally run up the plank with the barrow full of coal. He would then dump the coal down the chute into the coal bin. Can you imagine what a job that was ???[:(][:(][:(][:(] In the town I am modeling, I'm going to plagerize a scene I saw in one of the mags. Stores usually had a manhole chute in front where the driver could deliver the coal. I'm showing the truck with the bed raised and the driver standing on top of the load. Somewhere nearby will be the body of an OSHA agent. He saw the scene and had a stroke on the spot!!!!!![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] One of the Marine Corps bases I served at had what we called a steam plant. It was a huge place with three or four large boilers and the steam that was made there was piped all over the base, used for heating the barracks and for cooking etc. in the mess halls. Coal was delivered by gondola, dropped through a trestle into a large circular pit and loaded into the power house with a bulldozer. Just a few suggestions for you. have a [:)][:)][:)][:)] day JR
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