alt.energy.renewable

On Jul 24, 2:23 pm, "Morris Dovey" wrote:
> Steve Spence wrote:
>
> | When power is in short supply, and winter provides sufficient ice,
> | a ice house is an appropriate solution. We have built in-basement
> | ice houses, and collected ice from the pond in winter. The ice
> | stays with us through October. Outdoor temps rarely exceed 90F here
> | in upstate NY.
>
> I'm not questioning the technical possibility. I'd suggest discussing
> this issue with your wife/mother/grandmother before allowing yourself
> to become too enthusiastic about this particular choice.
>
> I remember iceboxes (in small town Michigan) and would assure you that
> they weren't abandoned for reasons that had anything to do (directly)
> with the technology involved.
>
> I also remember that there weren't any frozen foods in the grocery
> store.
>
> --
> Morris Dovey
> DeSoto Solar
> DeSoto, Iowa USAhttp://www. /DeSoto/

Yep. We lived with an icebox until 1948 when REA came through. A
messy appliance needing regular care. The lack of a freezing
capability would kill any 'market' except for the die hard "back-to-
nature" types.

Harry K