On 1 Nov 2005 16:12:03 -0800, scribbled this
interesting note:


John Willis wrote:

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Or a kerosene lamp???


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John Willis

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Wonderful idea! What will you think of next? Bonfire?
Congratulations for your fast 'progress' towards the stone age!

You're very welcome!

Personally, I don't throw out old technology. We've had power outages
in this area that can last anywhere from less than a minute to several
days. In the second case, a kerosene lamp, a gas cook top, and a good
ice chest will get you through. The computer will be useless. The TV
dead. The corded telephone may or may not work, depending upon
conditions, and the roads will be impassable, although the cell phone
charger in the car can be used to keep that one working...if the
system is up.

You may not know it, but you, Sir, are addressing an individual who
owns 78 rpm, LP 33 1/3 RPM, and 45 RPM records, in addition to eight
track tapes, cassette tapes, VHS, CDs, CD ROMs, and DVDs. And I can
play them all. The oldest playback device I own is a Victrola from the
mid-1920s. The latest is a DVD player less than a year old. Just
because something is new does not, necessarily, make it better in all
circumstances. In that power outage, I could still wind up the old
Victrola and listen to a little Bach!:~)


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John Willis

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