Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

>
> Personally I like the all in one kitchen myself. I can't even imagine it
> considering how small it was. OTOH, I suppose if you live in a really
> small, one room efficiency it might be handy. I wonder how popular those
> things were in college dorms.
>


Hah! When I attended a well-ranked small college in the mid 60's we
weren't allowed to have ANY electric appliances in our rooms other than
a clock radio, a hair dryer, and maybe a small stereo. They were old
New England buildings with old wiring and couldn't take the current
draw. Oh, we also didn't have private phones. We had THREE pay phones
in the dorm for ~200 women. And we weren't allowed to receive or make
calls after 11 PM.

There was a soda machine and a cigarette (!) machine in the basement as
well as a laundry room where you could use your own iron. I was
severely chastised when, during semi-annual (unannounced) room
inspection, a popcorn maker was found under my bed. Horrors!

We were shocked when we saw our kids' college rooms with all the
comforts of home. (My son's freshman roommate had an espresso maker!)

People laugh when we say "times have changed," but in many ways, they
sure have.

gloria p