Questions about a coal dealer

[MasonJar]

I would guess that the roofs are for the owners - having a huge pile of coal frozen solid in the middle of winter makes it difficult to deliver...! I don't think many residential customers stopped by to peruse the selection. They would have had it delivered. Perhaps the larger customers would have had their own truck pick it up, but it's a dirty business so I would think they would have asked for delivery too.

So my basic assumption is that pre-freeze-up stock is uncovered, and winter stock is covered.


Andrew