sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:40:20 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
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> > On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:55:48 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >
> > >On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:05:32 -0500, "cshenk" >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > >>
> > >> > On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 22:06:55 -0700 (PDT), Tommy Joe
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > I guess that's one positive to renting a so-called
> > furnished >> > > place. This place, because of its label, must
> > provide an oven and a >> > > fridge. It's not fully furnished like
> > the transient style joints I >> > > stayed in when I lived in L.A.
> > You have to get your own furniture. >> > > Yes, buying a new
> > fridge, or even a used one, would be a stresser >> > > for me,
> > that's for sure. I hate shopping. W >> >
> > >> > A furnished apartment comes with actual furniture... you know
> > - a bed, >> > a couch, a table... stuff like that. An apartment
> > with a kitchen that >> > includes a refrigerator and a stove but
> > nothing else is still an >> > unfurnished apartment.
> > >>
> > >> Depends on the area. In lots of places, they call it
> > 'furnished' if it >> has a fridge and stove. 'Fully furnished' is
> > used it it has a bed and >> dresser etc. Has to do with local laws
> > and patterns I expect. >>
> > >> Oh and in some, 'unfurnished' specifically means no stove or
> > fridge and >> may also mean no hot water heater believe it or not.
> > Overseas, that >> can also mean no kitchen cabinets our
> > countertops. Just hookups for a >> sink and such.
> > >
> > > I'm just talking about the US. Furnished means it has a stove and
> > > refrigerator, but no actual furniture here in the USA?
> >
> > That's not true... in the US there are plenty of rentals that come
> > fully furnished... and stove and fridge are no more considered
> > furnishings than a sink, tub, and terlit.
>
> Thanks, that's my understanding too. I would be more than mildly
> annoyed if I wasted my time viewing a "furnished" apartment that had
> no furniture in it.

Then get ready for a shock if you ever move about the USA and actually
look at apartments.

Sheldon as usual is pulling your leg or doesnt know his own country.

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