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> On Thu, 07 Aug 2014 21:01:10 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>>On Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:57:44 -0300, wrote:
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>>> I own a condo and although the furnaces for heating have been
>>> converted, the option to cook with it is not available. I do own my
>>> condo which is my home, but gas for cooking is not available.
>>
>>I'm pretty sure it would be if the homeowners were willing to pony up
>>the money to have the building retrofitted for gas. The problem is
>>that it would cost a boatload of money and be messy during the
>>process.
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> It would be ridiculously expensive ! There are 90 units, eight floors
> and it is all solid concrete. We maintain a wealthy reserve fund
> against unplanned expenses so it would have to come from a special
> assessment and I for one, would definitely vote against it based on
> cost and noise, even though I wouldn't mind having the gas.
>
> It's no different to home ownership, there will always be things you
> would like but which are impractical.
When I lived in Malta there was no piped gas on our side of the island so we
had tall tanks replaced every week of propane gas. They fitted nicely into
their places in the kitchen and bathroom and worked just fine.
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