tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post4443888278611724426..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: How Did It Ever Get to This? China's Economic Miracle Lashes BackThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-19368906172091361222013-11-07T09:49:31.988-08:002013-11-07T09:49:31.988-08:00I wasn't around for the killer fogs in London ...I wasn't around for the killer fogs in London but my flat in East Dulwich had a coal burner in the lounge. There was a manhole arrangement outside where the coal merchant could deliver the order directly via a chute to the cellar. By then I think most people were using portable electric heaters.<br /><br />I'm not sure that China's problems will be nearly so easily remedied as London's.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-53719338613328911312013-11-07T09:36:37.748-08:002013-11-07T09:36:37.748-08:00Looks like a mild version of the pea soup fogs I w...Looks like a mild version of the pea soup fogs I walked through to primary school as a British kid in the '50s. That was mostly because we all burnt coal for domestic heat. We had a closet in our 2nd story flat where the coal-man dumped the rocks (remember the dust too). Yet the pleasure of the warmth from sitting in front of the living room coal fire on a chilly morning with a bowl of oatmeal was amazing. Al Hunternoreply@blogger.com