Dead Men Tales: My Father’s American Dream

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In this episode, Dan Holohan shares stories about growing up on Long Island, NY in the 1950s, the bungalow his dad built, and hydronic heating.

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Paul Pollets

Great story, as usual. Takes me back, for sure. I remember watching the plumber putting in an American Standard boiler in my parent's new house when I was 4. Years later I waited on the same plumber many times while working at my dad's supply house.

jerryb46

brings back good times,a little older then you. I too enjoyed playing with the boiler but it was steam and fired coal,another story.Great reading

DanHolohan

Thanks for taking the time to listen. I'm so glad Erin invited me to do this!

mitch101

Sounds like nobody watered those beer cans. Duh!

Larry Weingarten

Hi, I liked the solar shower story (and the rest)! I heard a story about the most efficient solar collector ever built. I was kept under wraps at a solar energy society meeting. Unveiled, it was simply a metal trash can, painted black. It outperformed everything else! You clearly had a really efficient solar system.

Yours, Larry

cliger

Never a disappointment when reading your stories, Dan. Please don’t ever stop.

johnlobb

Hi, Dan! Another great story! Fremont would have loved reading it! Thanks again for sharing! John Lobbestael

Mad Dog_2

Gives me such great memories of my childhood vacations..we took stayed in glorified shacks...and loved it..Lake Ronkonkoma is not as pristine as it was, but still has VG Walleye and Bass Fishing till this day...I believe it is Bigger than Lake Success on the Queens/ Nassau Border. Dan, I love the story about your dads co-worker who would come out to help build it...The Old Tough Guy with the Pliers for disfigurement of Truck Hijackers in the Old Days...what wasbhis name again? Mad Dog 🐕

DanHolohan

Billy Escowitz

Mad Dog_2

I love that guy..What brand of Beer 🍺 did they drink? Rheingold? Mad Dog 

DanHolohan

Yes!