Ulu Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) Frisco is nice when it's not too foggy or chilly, which it often is, or too expensive, which is always. Or when there's a traffic jamb on the Bay. I went to SF on the day of Jerry Garcia's funeral. It was over an hour from Oakland to the Embarcadero. It's nice here in Clovis when it's not 90 to 1000 out side, which it will be for most of June, July & August. Not the best months to visit unless you like the desert. Our A/C is on overdrive buddy! Edited June 17, 2015 by Ulu Quote
TodFitch Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 Frisco is nice when it's not too foggy or chilly, which it often is, or too expensive, which is always. Or when there's a traffic jamb on the Bay. I went to SF on the day of Jerry Garcia's funeral. It was over an hour from Oakland to the Embarcadero. Good thing I don't live up in “the City”. Usually when we go there we either drive to the nearest BART station or take CalTrain so traffic is not usually an issue. And we always take a jacket even if it is hot and sunny at home. We bit different climate where I am: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyvale,_California#Climate Quote
Ulu Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 Sorry Tod. We sorta lump all bay area cities together, as their smog hits us as a lump once the wind comes through the Golden Gate. when it catches up with our smog, we pray for more wind from the Bay . . . LOL When I go to Frisco, I usually go up your your side, but the last time we went up north we drove around the east bay to hit the new bay bridge for the first time. WhooHoo! I've been to/through Frisco many times, and it seems never twice in the same car/bike/plane; so it's always an adventure. I drove my wife up in this old Edsel one day, and going up market street I see shop owners rushing out, pulling down shutters and gates, one putting plywood over his window...WTH? I look at my watch and it's only 4:30 PM what's the rush? I look up and see the traffic part to reveal a very large G-L-T-G-Whatever Pride Parade coming straight at us. maybe it was Gay Pride Day or something...I dunno. I immediately turned (the wrong way) up a one-way alley and punched the gas! Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 What in hells bells is FRISCO? you are welcome TOD Quote
Ulu Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 ??? You know: Frisco, way up north of San Berdoo... Quote
TodFitch Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 What in hells bells is FRISCO? you are welcome TOD There was, I think, a “Frisco Line” nickname for a railroad. And there is a town or city in Texas with the name Frisco. But I am unaware of any city near me with that name. Certainly the locals in San Francisco would never use that name for their area. Quote
TodFitch Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 . . . When I go to Frisco San Francisco, I usually go up your your side, but the last time we went up north we drove around the east bay to hit the new bay bridge for the first time. WhooHoo! Cheaper if you go east on the bridge: Tolls are typically only on the side going into “The City”. Exception being when heading toward Sacramento on I-680. Quote
Ulu Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 Oh, yes...I got a bill in the mail for crossing the Golden Gate on the way home. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 What in hells bells is FRISCO? you are welcome TOD I've always LOVED when people from "the city" get bent outa shape when it's called SF or Frisco.... Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 I live in Houston county....pronounce that in the Texan manner around here will get you only laughed at as a 'foreigner' want to fit in...HOUSE-ton Quote
Ulu Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 Yup I get that. Any one who says Louie-Ville or Louis-Ville in Kentucky will quickly be questioned as to whether they meant Loo-Uh-Vul. Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 Shelbyville, Indiana SHELBY-VILLE Shelbyville, Tennessee SHEB-B-VIL Trafalgar, Indiana backwards RAG-LA-FART let me know when I can leave the corner Quote
Ulu Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 How did the Cheshire Parish folks get Cholmondeley to be pronounced Chumley? I thought they spoke English! Quote
DonaldSmith Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) Around here: Frankly dear CHARlit, it's CharLOTTE, Michigan. And Gratiot Avenue is pronounced GRASSshit. And the town east of Lansing is not O-KEEmos, but OH -kuh-mus. Pity the poor talking heads on local TV that just moved from another part of the country. But they learn quickly. But the locals have trouble reading. Lahser Road is LAH- ser, but it's usually pronounced LASH-er. It goes with the ashfalt around the bottom of the masonary chimley. And the real estate salesperson is a real-i-ter. Edited June 18, 2015 by DonaldSmith Quote
58prostreet Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 I live in Virginia Beach, Va. That is on the border of Norfolk, Va. You oughta hear out of towners dance around that one. Quote
linus6948 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Report Posted June 25, 2015 This a shot of the two lanes under the coal silos This is one of the coal chutes dispensing coal Went back to the stove store on the final day of being open with a couple of "retirement bottles " and I was given many parting gifts in return. I had also sold two of his stoves for him and he was grateful for the help. I got signs for the shop, a 14in duct fan setup for my stove and a honeywell limit switch to control the fan. Quote
linus6948 Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Posted July 6, 2015 I sold two more of floor model stoker stoves which now makes 5 in total with mine included and I have another neighbor picking up one of the last two remaining stoves tomorrow . Needless to say the now retired owner Jerry has been treating me pretty well and has agreed to get me the "Coal-Trol" system for my stove at less than half the price I can get it anywhere else. This system will control the stove automatically with a programmable digital thermostat and a computer control box that mounts on the rear of the stoker stove.They say it will keep the stove temp within 1-2 degrees of where you set it and feed the coal accordingly.. I had to rewire the feed mechs to go from manual to automatic control Got the flue stack and barometric damper installed Got the feed mechs and coal hopper installed Added a piece of electrical Kindorf as a reinforcement to the coal hoppers support wall Quote
linus6948 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Report Posted July 10, 2015 I got the 14in duct work put up and the Coal-Trol control module mounted and connected. Quote
linus6948 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) I had traded off my pile of un-split firewood off to my friend Chris who has a side line selling wood. The trade was for him to carve me a 6ft chainsaw bear with "attitude" for my house. He delivered it this morning and we set it in place, he has assured me that it will get knocked over by the real black bear that comes visiting around here in the night and early morning. My friend Chris https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-DeMars-Wood-carvings/1098828646813265 Edited August 15, 2015 by linus6948 Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 Just a squiggle on the FRISCO railroad, mentioned earlier. The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, known as the Frisco, was a dominant railroad throughout the south central United States, primarily in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. It played an important role in the lives of people all along the rails. The Frisco had acquired rights of way through much of the region and had an interest in the development of that land, which would eventually bring people to an area, people who would use the services of the railroad. Many of the towns began initially as a result of a depot or station needed by the Frisco for fuel and water. The population also expanded along the railroad as a result of the opportunities for employment it provided Quote
linus6948 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Report Posted October 2, 2015 Lit the coal stoker yesterday to get the new stove smell burned off it and I spent a good part of the day making the necessary adjustments to get it running just right. Once it was tuned-in it worked like a charm, it took a few hours for the bad smells of a new stove to dissipate, I had a lot of windows open. Quote
pflaming Posted October 2, 2015 Report Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) On our summer cross country trip we stayed in nine different Mennonite homes. We are members of Mennonite Your Way. The deal is: we open up our home for nights lodging and others open for us @ $20.00 a night per couple. We stayed with this 93 year old widow in the remote area of Fortuna, ND. She heats her home with an auger fed coal heater.(2nd picture). Note her garden, that's only half of it and is the smaller of the two she maintains. An amazing frontiers woman. Her life story through the dust bowl years is incredible. Had a very nice rust free dodge pickup. ND too far for me but a very, very solid truck. Edited October 2, 2015 by pflaming 2 Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted October 2, 2015 Report Posted October 2, 2015 Picked up my first ton of coal the other night from Tractor Supply Company (rapidly turning into one of my favorite stores). 50 40-lb bags of rice coal - lots of fun moving it into the basement, since we had an "Old Testament" rain and the coal got wet. What a mess. How much we use over the winter depends on when I decide to fire the boiler up. With fuel oil relatively inexpensive so far this year, it'll be interesting to see which is more economic. PO told us he burned coal exclusively during the past 4 winters, at about 6-tons per winter, because of that he didn't know what the fuel oil consumption is. 1 Quote
linus6948 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Report Posted October 2, 2015 I did fire this stove up a week or two early in the season but that was the advice the inventor of the stove gave me. He said to have the first burn when you can still open every window in the house for the day. He wasn`t kidding, it smelled pretty bad, I then considered shutting it back down but it runs so well in "idle" mode and uses so little coal that I`m going to keep it burning. It`s keeping the basement a pleasant 66 degrees and helping to knock down the basement humidity. The coal-trol unit is everything they say it is, it makes the stoker behave a lot like a gas furnace. It controls the stoker feed motor, combustion fan speed and the cabinet fans, turning them on and off as needed, quite a system. http://www.automationcorrect.com/documents/Coal-trol_Trifold_Brochure_web.pdf Quote
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