In person I mean.

*Sigh. Not charcoal. Real coal.

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    I’d never really considered that people might not have seen coal burn.

    In Ireland both coal and turf are still fairly common as the primary method of heating. That said they are “trying” to phase it out.

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    Yes. Am Welsh. Coal fires are still pretty common in the South Wales valleys. My Grandfather still gets free coal deliveries every other month due to his time working in the pits.

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        8 months ago

        Could ever have a lump sum or coal for life, he picked the coal as the cash payout was around £5000, which would cover the coal cost for about 3 years at the time. He’s been having that for over 30 years at this point, pretty good deal!

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          8 months ago

          What if he picked the lump sum and received a giant lump of coal worth £5000

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      8 months ago

      Do bituminous and anthracite burn differently? Visually or otherwise?

      If you’re in the field maybe your can also say how you pronounce bituminous. I’ve always heard bitch-you-min-us, but I recently heard beh-tu-min-us.