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gab13by13

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5. I worked at a Clay Plant to make money for college
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 11:18 AM
Thursday

We made tile pipe and flu liners. One summer, my last month of work I got to fire kilns. The kilns were huge igloo-shaped structures made of brick and the clay tile were placed inside to be cooked.
There were 10 fire boxes spaced around the kiln that I had to shovel coal into, and get the clinkers out with a bar that weighed almost as much as me. You had to watch the fire would blow back on you. The trick was to raise the temperature inside the kiln so many degrees every 8 hour shift, work was around the clock.
I worked firing kilns for about a month before I had to go back to school. I spit black for 2 weeks after I quit.
After many years the owner decided to switch to natural gas, no fireman was needed and the temperatures could be much better regulated.

Also, someone should show Krasnov pictures of Pittsburgh before and after heavy coal usage.

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Talk about gaslighting, there's no such thing as clean coal Walleye Thursday #1
Maybe he held coal... Xolodno Friday #18
How in god's name is the pentagon going to choose which power plant they are going to buy power from? Ray Bruns Thursday #2
Along with his love of WW2 battleships now he wants WW1 coal fired ships I guess N/T jgmiller Thursday #3
Ya, all battleships are glorified aircraft carriers but without the air support to attack and defend themselves with. cstanleytech Thursday #7
The definition of government waste, fraud, and abuse. n/t CousinIT Thursday #4
I worked at a Clay Plant to make money for college gab13by13 Thursday #5
Example Number 40,000,000,000... GB_RN Thursday #6
Hell yeah!! angrychair Thursday #8
Seriously angrychair Thursday #9
The problem with this foolish idea... GCG Thursday #10
but but but...... CLEAN COAL. groundloop Thursday #15
I wonder how much bribe money he got deposited into his offshore account from the coal industry barons ? kimbutgar Thursday #11
don't forgot he got like $1 billion from the oil indiustry during the election LymphocyteLover Thursday #13
this is so dumb and really disgusting given how polluting coal is. LymphocyteLover Thursday #12
There is nothing clean nor beaitiful about coal. 70sEraVet Thursday #14
Hey Stupid! Why don't you bring back the WW1 coal-burning battleships? Fat Pig strikes again! Wonder Why Thursday #16
The first problem with this ridiculous idea... jmowreader Thursday #17
MaddowBlog-Coal industry latest to reward Trump with an unnecessary, made-up award LetMyPeopleVote Friday #19
This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Friday #20
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