[Cob] being burnt out and a plug for Burritt on the mountain

[Amanda Peck]

That's why I put in the "Rumor hath it."

The Burritt Museum in Huntsville DID burn down completely once.

http://www.10best.com/Huntsville/Arts_and_Culture/Museums/

(built long before the SB revival --1936.  water damage before restoration.  
It may be that only the concrete shell is holding it up now)

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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Amanda Peck wrote:

 > Rumor hath it that straw bales don't burn very readily--as long as they 
are intact.

and Shannon replied:
While this is generally true, tightness of bales varies widely, and there
have been instances of bales (unplastered)  that were loose enought that
they could and did burn quite readily.

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