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> On Friday, August 9, 2013 2:48:37 PM UTC-7, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 8/9/2013 9:19 AM, Gary wrote:
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>> > jmcquown wrote:
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>> >> Not everyone has the option of gas or propane. Electric is the only
>> >> way
>> >> I can cook, unless I use my grill (which is not propane).
>>
>> > And that's exactly why you should sell that place and move. You like
>> > to cook and evidently do a good job of it. Find yourself a place with
>> > a good gas stove and formica countertops that can withstand constant
>> > use and abuse.
>>
>> Nobody buys a house because it has a gas appliance, at least, I
>> wouldn't. I grew up using gas and I can take it or leave it. OTOH, a gas
>> line into our house was a big deal back in the early 60s. I remember
>> there was literature from the gas company telling my parents how great
>> the all-gas home was. My main beef with gas is that in the tropics, it
>> can be very uncomfortable. We have 70 percent relative humidity and that
>> thing puts out heat and water vapor.
>
> I wouldn't have an all gas home, no matter how romantic gas light is.
> Changing
> the mantles is a pain, and of course they are radioactive.
>
> When I was a kid, the gas utility had a jingle: Gas does the big jobs
> better,
> for less. And consistently since that time, natural gas has been cheaper
> than electricity for heating, cooking, and drying clothes. And it is
> available
> whenever you want it -- there has never been a natural gas outage in my
> experience.

When I was a kid our cottage was very late getting electricity. We had all
gas and mantles for the lights. We had a very elaborate thing for our
sitting room, brass with three tiny mantles and long fancy chains on each
sides The bedrooms just had standard lamps.

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