"CHL" > wrote in message
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> > CHL wrote:
> >
> > > So.. where to buy some good quality lump and have it shipped to
> > > upstate NY for a reasonable price?
> >
> > I'm not in upstate NY anymore (where I first came across the stuff in my
> > local indie hardware store), but I'd suggest Wegman's (they have their
> > own brand and it's usually on the shelves all year in NJ) or your local
> > Agway, who should be able to order it for you even if they don't have in
> > it stock anymore.
>
> Well... here's where upstate, NY is relative. Anything above 14th
> street is upstate, NY to some. For me it's Dutchess County. Having
> grown up in Western NY I certainly do miss Wegman's... Quite possibly
> the best grocery store in the world.
Ace Hardware might be able to help you or Agway, as was suggested. I looked
into having it shipped from parts outside our area but the shipping cost
exceeded the charcoal price. In the meantime, you might be able to get
chunks of hickory at MalWart; they've stopped carrying lump but still carry
the hickory and mesquite chunks, as well as briquets. If you really get
stuck, use them, although they're not lump to say the least. You're not
really that upstate; I'm sure there's a Home Despot or MalWart near enough
to drive to.
Jack