tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417826613564647688.post8244341038551893891..comments2023-11-02T09:00:15.233-07:00Comments on Y-Town and Beyond: Uncle Roy and The Steel MillsTom Rupehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11617992037762828867noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417826613564647688.post-40726679083131828332009-09-29T09:25:48.647-07:002009-09-29T09:25:48.647-07:00So that's where that saying came from!So that's where that saying came from!peachpsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606677715198236278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417826613564647688.post-57310253851461687672009-09-29T09:19:13.720-07:002009-09-29T09:19:13.720-07:00To sound like Cliff Claven, the Mailman from Cheer...To sound like Cliff Claven, the Mailman from Cheers, Coke was made by literally baking coal at a moderate temperature for several hours. This burned the impurities out of the coal and made it burn much hotter when added to the Blast Furnace. The higher temperature was necessary to make steel. Now you know the whole story!Tom Rupehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617992037762828867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417826613564647688.post-26798125101616168572009-09-29T09:03:43.390-07:002009-09-29T09:03:43.390-07:00Great post! I remember hearing that the horrible a...Great post! I remember hearing that the horrible air quality was "putting food on the table." You didn't dare criticize the almighty mills.<br /><br />I never knew what "coke" was (as in "the coke plant") until I read this. Now I know, just in time for it to be completely outdated information. ;)<br /><br />It's just fitting that Uncle Roy would talk to his wife at night. "Good people" we used to say.Diane Laney Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332345732271216536noreply@blogger.com