"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
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>> On 8/10/2013 10:43 AM, Gary wrote:
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>>> Most apartments in my neighborhood have the nifty new gas stoves with
>>> electronics. I've been offered one since I've lived here so long but
>>> I've resisted. My old one (with pilot lights) works fine and I can
>>> cook during power outages unlike my neighbors. Here, I am hooked up
>>> to the city supplied natural gas. That has never gone out.
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>> When the power goes out, I use matches to light the burners (no pilot
>> lights on mine).
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> Nor on mine

If we ever decided to spend much more time at the cottage I might consider
getting a rayburn type cooker that would run on the oil.
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