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geneticswag t1_j5olj6h wrote

Reply to comment by linuxdragons in Powers out, generators broken, CMP is still assessing and I can’t have my coffee. How many are in same position. by dadoftwins04

Wait til the gubment takes away your gas stove to save the children! Then you'll have to use a camping stove :)

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KermitThrush t1_j5ovm9y wrote

The government is not taking away anyone’s gas stove and no one has suggested that they should

For anyone who doesn’t realize it an unhooded and unvented gas stove is a serious risk to indoor air quality and your health

At some point in the future state and/or the federal government may require any new constructions with gas stoves to include an outdoor vented hood. That would just be common sense and good practice.

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sledbelly t1_j5p86y9 wrote

New York City actually did ban them in new buildings starting in 2024 for anything under 7 stories and in 2027 for anything over.

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KermitThrush t1_j5p8t29 wrote

That makes sense in a city where venting your stove outside often means venting up into neighbors windows above you.

In fact there was a post on Reddit just last week or so that got a lot of attention on the front page where someone reported that they had been on all kinds of medications for breathing problems until they figure it out that a restaurant located at street level was venting out of their building and all the gases were coming up through their open window into their apartment located on a higher level just across the alleyway.

So banning gas stoves entirely within a city makes perfect sense and is a good practice

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sledbelly t1_j5p97gt wrote

I’m sure it is, but to say that its not happening at all is disingenuous. It is happening and it could happen in other cities.

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KermitThrush t1_j5p9jzb wrote

I didn’t realize that cities were banning them entirely but after thinking about it it’s obviously a good practice

If people want to use gas stoves in an area where their vented fumes aren’t going to end up in somebody elses building that’s entirely different

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baphosam t1_j5osop3 wrote

The federal Government is going to inadvertently freeze us Mainers to death in the pursuit of a healthy life style. Good thing our Upta camp skills and loose camping gear is there for the most extreme of times.

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