On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 10:44:20 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> There are lots of old homes in downtown Charleston that still have gas
> lighting. Outside. Purely decorative these days. Flickering gas lamps
> by the front door on the veranda. Some have a free-standing lamp by the
> drive, also gas. It's charming.
>
I saw a lot of that after dark in the historic section, but you can
get the flicker effect with electric bulbs now - so there's no need to
bother if you don't already have the gas line going to a lamp post
(I'd never take a chance with a gas lamp attached to my house).


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