I have often had the same thoughts CD. But then not many of us can remember using oil lamps and kerosene stoves. We did not have a coal stove when I was very little but do remember the oil lamps and kerosene stoves. Also remember taking a bath in a galvanized tub in front of the fireplace surrounded with chairs draped in blankets. The water was hauled by bucket from the well and heated in the fireplace. Lucky for us we lived in Southern California and the weather did not get very cold.