Farmer tries burning coal for the first time

[3sloppydogs]

And one other thing about coal I forgot to mention.
The chimney will stay amazingly clean with no buildup of soot etc.

 

[Mackman]

We burned wood and coal in the stove in our kitchen when I was a kid. It was the only heat source in the house. Not saying it was cold, but when I got up in the morning I would sometimes have to knock the penguins off the bed.

 

[cosgig]

We haven't had coal available around my area for decades. Probably 50 years or more.

The grainery in the next town north of me still has coal, and a lot of farmers in our area still burn a mix of wood and coal.

 

[jimbosride]

There was a house here that the owner put in a new gas furnace but forgot to remove the oil fill tube to
the basement in the house. The house was on a auto fuel delivery every fall.

fuel oil in the basement and soaked into the concrete ....It was a old house and they had to tear it down.

 

[Southbranch]

My experience with coal is living on Lake Hopatcong in 1974 my friend bought a snowmobile and we rode it to the Windlass Restaurant at the other end of the lake. I don't know the temp that day but 2 feet of ice it was cold, and no windshield or cowling made it colder. We were 14 years but a neighbor bought us brandy after talking with the bartender. But it was the coal stove that gave us warmth. 4 years ago we had his 60th birthday party and there and the stove is still there but not in use.

 

[gary h]

In my house as a kid we had a room in the Cellar for a "Coal Bin" It was a 1920's House. In my teens the coal bin room was renamed the "Sin Bin" !

 

[Don Frelier]

In my house as a kid we had a room in the Cellar for a "Coal Bin" It was a 1920's House. In my teens the coal bin room was renamed the "Sin Bin" !

I have remains of either a coal bin or a sistern in my basement.

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

you guys have some great stories! Sometimes we forget that it wasn't that long ago that these methods and experiences were common.

 

[toolmanmike]

I have remains of either a coal bin or a sistern in my basement.

We still have the door outside. Heck, we still have the ice door to fill the icebox from back in the day.

 

[Don Frelier]

We still have the door outside. Heck, we still have the ice door to fill the icebox from back in the day.

I have a 2 seater outhouse behind my carriage house. But I'd like to tear it down and burn it.
Someone is resistant to that Idea

 

[Richard Cranium]

**** authorizes his administration to open new coal-fired power plants in the U.S. ​

***** said "environmental extremists" allowed China to gain an economic advantage over the U.S. by allowing the country to open up hundreds of coal-fired power plants.



March 18, 2025

***** says his administration will open new coal-fired power plants in the U.S. to help the U.S. compete economically with other countries.

“After years of being held captive by Environmental Extremists, Lunatics, Radicals, and Thugs, allowing other Countries, in particular China, to gain tremendous Economic advantage over us by opening up hundreds of all Coal Fire Power Plants, I am authorizing my Administration to immediately begin producing Energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL,”

The amount of electricity produced from coal declined from a high of 1,847 terawatt hours in 2010 – enough to power more than 171 million households – to a low of 675 terawatt hours in 2023 – enough to power 62.5 million homes. Approximately 40% of the remaining coal-fired capacity in the U.S. is planned to be retired by 2030, according to a 2023 study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

*****'s announcement provided no details on how the goal would be accomplished.