On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 22:56:37 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 10:27:27 +0800, JBurns >
>wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:05:06 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:52:48 +0800, JBurns >
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Strike a match, turn on the knob for the selected burner, apply match
>> >> to the burner.
>> >
>> >That's the old fashioned way. I thought these new ones were harder to
>> >light.
>>
>> They shouldn't be. The only difference is they have auto ignition, but
>> not when the power is out.
>>
>
>So you turn it on and light the gasified air? That's an accident
>waiting to happen.

That is what thousands of people did before the advent of auto
ignition, the only difference is you are using a match rather than the
auto spark. What you are lighting is the gas coming out of the burner

Make sure you light the match before turning on the gas.

JB