alt.energy.renewable

On Jul 24, 6:41 pm, "Steve Spence" wrote:
> It wasn't an ice box. It was an ice house, in the basement. sort of a
> walk-in cooler. Food was stored on shelves in the ice room.
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> Steve Spence
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> "Morris Dovey" wrote in message
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > I also remember that there weren't any frozen foods in the grocery
> > store.
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> > Morris Dovey
> > DeSoto Solar
> > DeSoto, Iowa USA
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Even more messy and labor intensive. Still lacks any freezer
capability.

No woman except for a rare few would willingly give up the modern
refrigerator.

Harry K