12/12/08 05:20:09AM @dave-martin:
theres nothing like a nice coal fire in summer time , coal came year round most water heaters back then were built into the fire place , it wasnt till north sea gas came in that people used water heaters other than that , but by that time the unions had killed the coal indrusty ,
12/12/08 05:03:09AM @gaabi:
But not regularly? Just sometimes? At least you could be warm, then!
11/23/08 12:58:22AM @dave-martin:
every so often the ncb dumped free coal out side miners houses it was about 5 cwt , wots a cwt,? for those you you than dont know the kulture, well there,s twenty cwt in a ton some of those lumps were a cwt by them selfs , like fresh baked bread , straight from the face to your door
theres nothing like a nice coal fire in summer time , coal came year round most water heaters back then were built into the fire place , it wasnt till north sea gas came in that people used water heaters other than that , but by that time the unions had killed the coal indrusty ,
But not regularly? Just sometimes? At least you could be warm, then!
every so often the ncb dumped free coal out side miners houses it was about 5 cwt , wots a cwt,? for those you you than dont know the kulture, well there,s twenty cwt in a ton some of those lumps were a cwt by them selfs , like fresh baked bread , straight from the face to your door