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The Caretaker of Heating History
He slid up to the registration desk like a truck coming in for gas. "Doug Starbuck," he said offering me a hand that looked like a callused catcher's mitt.
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How They Heat The Dakota
I was standing on the roof of the Dakota Apartments, looking out at New York’s Central Park across the street and thinking about John Lennon who lived and died in...
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Adjustable Orifices Inside Steam System Radiator Valves
In a Manhattan co-op apartment building, where the local time, mechanically speaking, is 1949, Screwdriver Willie is doing his very best to keep the tenants warm and happy while trying...
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Generations
I got a call from a guy who was buying his first house, and this place has steam heat. He found me on the Internet.
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How to tell an engineer from a contractor
Life nowadays is often confusing. What, between unisex, White House scandals, New Age philosophies, the collapse of the Soviet Empire along with the New York Rangers, it’s tough to tell...
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Adventures In Steam Heating
I once got a call from an engineer who had inspected a huge home in Toronto for a prospective buyer.
