On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:10:35 +0000, Peter Parry wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:25:58 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 16 Jan 2006 00:43:42 -0800, wrote:

Just spotted this
http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx...fx2451468.html .
Electric Agas? Dafter and dafter!

Yes, they are. The cost of running them is exorbitant,

Half the energy requirement of the gas one and under a half the cost
of an oil one

At twice the initial cost for the electricity, even on overnight rates.