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What do you mean by "a better approach" here? The key is that the poster you responded to survived by virtue of owning a gas stove, so it seems to me like step
by trefoiled 4y ago
What do you mean by "a better approach" here? The key is that the poster you responded to survived by virtue of owning a gas stove, so it seems to me like step 1 is simply not banning them, which costs nothing and requires no work. If I were in their situation, I would demand that the grid be made so reliable that this situation be impossible even in a hundred year storm, before a ban even be considered.
- miguelazo 4y agoNo one is banning gas stoves entirely. It's banning gas in new construction. If you're trying to survive a 100 year storm, you're better off with a Coleman camp stove running off of a propane cylinder.
- jcadam 4y ago> Coleman camp stove running off of a propane cylinder. And people will be running those inside w/o proper ventilation whereas they could have been using a much safer gas range.
- miguelazo 4y agoWe're talking about emergency situations. A few days of that is still nothing compared to several years with a gas stove, even with "proper ventilation," which is pretty rare in my experience.
- trefoiled 4y agoI understand why a Coleman camp stove might be a viable substitute, but why would you be better off with a system which performs worse in every way? This perspective also sweeps aside the living conditions of rural Americans, many of whom own a large gas tank which is refilled a few times a year via truck. They go this route because many regional electrical grids are simply not reliable enough even in the absence of a major storm, and a gas connection is not possible.