Then there are some areas in urban centers where residents of buildings not served by Town Gas buy cylinders of gas (the small ones) to bring home and hook to their gas stove. This is also more popular in some rural areas.

Not to mention that wood/coal stoves are still manufactured - for COOKING!!! I saw one in a hardware catalog that came in the mail yesterday (costs around US$2.000). Why anyone would buy one of those dinosaurs nowadays is beyond me. Guess it's the same people who still insist on fireplaces in this day and age of modern steam-heat.

I won't even go into those scenarios where people still cook using portable oil stoves or gasoline stoves....indoors [Linked Image]

[This message has been edited by SvenNYC (edited 01-07-2003).]