On 8/10/2013 11:23 AM, sf wrote:
> 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).
>
I was there in the daytime and they still had them turned on. I have no
idea why. The ones I saw were gas lamps, not electric lights that
flickered. I kind of wondered about their gas bills. (laugh)

Did you ever see the PBS series '1900 House'? They took an ordinary
English family and set them up in an old London rowhouse. It had been
converted into flats but they restored it to Victorian era. As Sheldon
said, the original gas lines were still there, behind the plaster.
They'd been capped off. It was an interesting experiment. Trying to
cook on that stove... yikes!

I'm with you, I wouldn't want gas lighting. Kabooom! I do just fine
with my electric stove/oven, thank you.

Jill