I was just up in western NY picking up a 1906 Queen Atlantic built by
Portland Foundry. It has been used continuously in my in-law's cabin
for 25 years. Prior to that it sat in a barn for 10 years. My wife has
fond memories of hunting for it with her father when she was a child.
Found in a front yard in Maine weathering away. Anyway, when her
parents decided to sell the cabin, the wife expressed a desire to have
the Queen... so off we went to get it (all 600+ lbs if it). I planned
on cleaning it up and simply using it as a piece of furniture, but I may
actually install it... or at the very least pick up the necessary parts
to plumb it out of the roof - just in case! A few pictures of the Queen
Atlantic can be seen here in the links below... it is a great looking
antique stove with 6 stove top burners, an oven, and optional hot water
tank. We have all the cast iron cooking utensils as well.
http://antiquecookstove.com/inventory-popup.asp?item=13282&pic=39445
http://antiquecookstove.com/inventory-popup.asp?item=13282&pic=39447&trk=FALSE
http://antiquecookstove.com/inventory-popup.asp?item=13282&pic=39448&trk=FALSE
Tony
Dan Wink wrote:
Well Jim,
That is a great tool to help people choose less impactful automobiles
in the AZ area, but here in the Northeast we are going to likely have
senior citizens on social security turning into ice cubes this winter
as a result of the increase to heating oil (aka Diesel)
A much more efficient way to govern peoples personal decisions
regarding the automobiles they choose to buy would be an annual
registration tax based on weight or economy—or adding to the cost of
road fuel via tax per gallon (although it is the best way, it is
political suicide and nobody dares to introduce it).
In the northern most county of Maine (Maine is the oldest state in the
nation, and the far north county of Maine is the oldest in the state
btw…) we have people that burn between 1500 and 2000 gallons of fuel
per winter in old farm houses- nearly a $10,000 annual cost. SSI
income for the whole year is barely enough to cover just the fuel to
heat the house, let alone food.
This is impacting more than the daily commute and with serious
consequences for those of us that don’t live in the sunbelt. It will
have a devastating impact on people below the poverty line.
In 2004 heating oil was averaging $1.42 per gallon. This year, we
have pre-buy offers at $4.99, that is a 3.35X increase in only 4
seasons with no cost adjustment for our own elderly and disabled.
That may be why no one has ever listened to you about increasing the
price of gas and oil, it reaches far deeper than our cars.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of
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*Sent:* Saturday, June 21, 2008 1:41 AM
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*Subject:* Re: NPC: NMC: Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less - Petition
I have said for years - although no one has ever listened - that
gasoline should cost more. I'll complain as much as anyone, but price
will - and already has - had a major impact on the consumer's decision
making. New truck and SUV sales are way off this year.
Ever ride bumper cars at the fair? Nobody gets hurt because all the
"vehicles" are the same size. That's the way to make our streets and
highways safer as well.
And, FWIW, here in the arid west water should be a lot more expensive
as well. It is way to cheap and people make a lot of bad decisions
based on cheap water.
Jim in Tucson
In a message dated 6/20/2008 9:53:40 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Personally, I would love to see oil stay high like it is – but
not enough to break the economy – and let the economics continue
to spur alternatives to enough of an unstoppable degree that even
if the competition drives oil back down (not likely with china and
india and oil nations themselves increasing demand), we have other
choices.
There seems delightfully a bewildering array of alternatives RIGHT
NOW! solar, wind, thermal, tidal, safer nuclear, electricf cars,
hydrauilic hybrids, better batteries, fuel cells, smart highways,
SO MUCH!
Why would anyone go back to singular reliance on stinky fossil
fuels alone?
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Robert
McElwee
*Sent:* Saturday, June 21, 2008 12:36 AM
*To:* Fred Hubert
*Cc:* miatapower List
*Subject:* Re: NPC: NMC: Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less - Petition
Even though I disagree with everything Thomas said and have a huge
problem with his leftist thinking, I don't see any reason to stop
him from saying it. If he wants to show that he is a complete
moron (in a NMC/NPC thread) I have no problem with it. If someone
starts spouting political garbage in my "rear main oil seal"
thread then they should be strung up by their testicles.
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Fred Hubert
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Let's keep the politics off list please.
~ Fred
Thomas Smith wrote:
> I think we need to see this issue for what it really is. Access to
> cheaper oil will not lower gas prices, but it will increase oil
> company profits which I think is the likely goal of the Bush
> administration. This idea that the oil companies would pass any cost
> reductions onto the consumer is comical.
--
Robert McElwee and Blue Flash
"The 40 MPG Miata"
www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg <http://www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg>
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