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Posted by paul on November 14, 2005 at 09:00:16 from (66.60.197.126):
In Reply to: railroad ties posted by DJL on November 13, 2005 at 21:47:11:
I mentioned this on a forum, hope I'm not repeating myself here. A local construction co gets several loads of rr ties, and uses them to heat their construction shop. They are on the edge of town. It stinks something horrible. Man, I can't believe the epa hasn't visited them. Burning wood creates some creosote, but these days with the fear-factor of the general population, burning wood treated with creosote has to be against several regulations. Storing the old ties is also becoming an epa issue. I'm a bit on the fence on all these heavy-handed regulations, but after driving past that construction place, I would _not_ want to mess with burning rr ties to heat a house. It is a dirty, smelly, potentially regulated deal, and just plain messy. I think your dad's place is going to smell horrid, aside from any real or imagined epa type risks. --->Paul
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