"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> My aunt and uncle are in their mid-90's and have a microwave,
>> dishwasher, clothes washer, dryer, kettle, and upstairs by the bed, a
>> Teas Maid. There is little difference between homes in NA or Europe!
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>> Oh and they also have (and have had for about ten years) a stair lift.
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> I don't know about that! In this area, coffee is the big drink. And if a
> person does have tea, it's usually a bubble tea. I have one friend who is
> a tea drinker and I bought her an electric kettle. She had never heard of
> them. She boiled her kettle dry then began using pans to heat the water,
> boiling them dry too. She's elderly and getting a bit forgetful. She
> loves the electric kettle because if she forgets about it (which she often
> does), it will just shut off and not boil dry. Of course when she does
> this, she has to start all over again but I suppose that is better than
> wrecking all of her pans.
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> I don't know anyone else who has an electric kettle and only two other tea
> drinkers. One drinks only iced tea and buys it already brewed. The other
> just buys it at Starbucks.

Different countries, different ways eh?

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