tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post81580502801990755..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: Summer of BuildingA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-21584625913813981112018-02-14T13:22:24.907-05:002018-02-14T13:22:24.907-05:00Propane was a big no-no. Those big propane tanks y...Propane was a big no-no. Those big propane tanks you may see have been converted to being used air tanks.<br /><br />Refrigerators had a stainless steel pan installed that held a coil of Freon filled copper pipe. The pan was filled with water enough to cover the pipes. A little gas engine runs an ice compressor which causes the pipes to get covered with thick ice. <br /><br />The food stays cool,A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-63340165121150909552018-02-14T13:16:58.090-05:002018-02-14T13:16:58.090-05:00There was no need of permits back then in our coun...There was no need of permits back then in our county.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-8261034427683847282018-02-12T18:41:36.037-05:002018-02-12T18:41:36.037-05:00Oh, that makes sense about the refrigerators. I th...Oh, that makes sense about the refrigerators. I thought The Somerset Amish did not have any b/c I hadn't seen one in a kitchen. Run by propane, I suppose. They do have a rented space in community/electric freezer buildings local English people have on their properties. Our local general store has one behind it, too.<br />Enos and Edwin are very common names in our area.<br />The foundation Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487500108454653053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-33962037748278704692018-02-12T15:04:49.450-05:002018-02-12T15:04:49.450-05:00It is fascinating to read of the journeys you and ...It is fascinating to read of the journeys you and your family made. I wonder if such things as Planning permission and Building regulations as we have here, were in force then?Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.com