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No big deal if you are older. In my lifetime, we burned coal in the fireplace in England, early 40's to early 50's. It was rationed during the war, and had to be swapped for other goods, to get 'extra'. My Dad used to bring home a bag of coal on the train, that he had swapped for stuff from his restaurant. When we came to Toronto ,Canada in 1952, the fireplace needed coal. Buying in cords of cut hardwood was virtually unknown in the cities back then. Coal was dirty and inefficient for what we did with it. Hard to miss it if you come from back then. regards Mike[:)]
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