Steve Pope wrote:
> Nancy Young > wrote:
>
> >"Little Malice" > wrote
>
> >> One time on Usenet, "Nancy Young" > said:
>
> >>> over the edge. Truth be told, I think maybe carrots would be harder
> >>> on the disposal, I could see where they could wind themselves around
> >>> the mechanism. As I recall, a banana peel really screwed up my inlaws
> >>> disposal.
>
> >> Never, never, never put artichoke leaves down a disposal. I know from
> >> painful experience...
>
> >Ack! Duly noted, though the fact is, I really don't put much of
> >anything down there at all. I can see where artichoke leaves would
> >be murder on the mechanism.
>
> We have no garbage disposal, and I would never want one. Previous
> places I've lived they were nothing but problems. I do not see
> the advantage in one -- it's as easy to throw something in the
> trash as down the sink, and doesn't waste water.
>
> Anyone else but me think garbage disposals are evil?
>
> Steve

I grew up with one at home, and lived without for years. Last time we
moved, our house came with one, which promptly died, so DH replaced it
and we havent' had a problem since, other than he got one that his hand
doesn't fit in, so whenever he drops spoons or other non-grindables
into it, he calls me or the kid.

We don't throw much down there, other than orts and some meat bits.
Most of our produce leavings go into the compost pile which never
freezes hard, and any bones or wrappers from meat and fish go in a
plastic bag in the freezer to go out on garbage day morning. No
critter ever bother our garbage, altho the neighbors have all had the
local racoon or skunk rummaging around in theirs.

maxine in ri