I had two great Aunts from Southside, when they visited on holidays one would always need to be home "before the fire went out", the other had oil. Bickering would soon follow, but being sisters and native Scrantonian's fighting was their recreation! Unless you made arrangements, I would imagine you would need to winterize your house first! Assuming indoor plumbing that is :) Frank - -----Original Message----- From: Gary R. Kazin [mailto:gkazin_@_yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 4:09 PM To: EL Mail List Subject: Re: (erielack) Notes on the Types and sizes of Anthracite Yes, coal as home heating fuel entailed a lot of work that people preferred not to do. One question. If you had to be away from home during the winter, who kept the furnace going? Gary R. Kazin DL&W Milepost R35.7 Rockaway, New Jersey The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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