> 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? Aside from Franks aunts, it should be remembered that typically, people didn't leave their homes for any length of time in winter, unless they were also rich enough to have servants to tend the fire <g>. Skiing vacations or the week in Florida was not typical in the pre WWII years. Cheers, Jim Guthrie ELHS #1296 The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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