On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:05:36 -0500, Peter A > wrote:

>I would consider a trash compactor to be a negative. Another
>electricity-eating gadget prone to breakdowns, requiring expensive bags,
>and providing no advantages that I can think of.

Agreed. And the same goes for the hot water dispenser -- like Bunn coffee
machines, the water they maintain at high temperature becomes depleted of
trapped air and tastes flat, so many real coffee/tea lovers want no part of
them.

-- Larry