Hmm.. Had to take a mini break coz:

1. Pharmacy delivery (regular monthly staples for parents) arrived.

2. Cooking Gas distributor agency staff person arrived coz I called up for a paid service to connect a new tube to a new lpg stove. Nice service just now. The thing is:
In my home, we are among the probably 2% or 5% people in the whole of India to use a NATURALLY AUTO IGNITION LPG GAS STOVE. 😀

Wondering what the crap? No. It aint crap. Its pure science & exceptional commitment to all that is natural & safe & conservative.
See, more than 95% of India's LPG Cooking gas stoves use BATTERY & WIRING INSIDE A GLASS TOP LPG GAS STOVE FOR AUTO-IGNITION (that is, user will not need a lighter or a matchstick to switch cooking gas on - merely turning the knob on brings the stove alive with gas).
My Mom (originally a physics chemistry Math major) & I deeply DISAPPROVE of such BATTERY-WIRING-GLASSTOP LPG STOVES / UNITS IN THE KITCHEN.

We have been using for decades now - loooooong b4 India's auto ignition LPG stoves market came alive - using a lovely NATURAL AUTO IGNITION
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using a lovely NATURAL AUTO IGNITION LPG GAS STOVE. Infact we have been using for soooo long that u wont mind a matchbox at home 😀

Wondering what i mean by Natural auto ignition? Damn good Q. Worth the thread 👇
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Our LPG Gas Stove does NOT use battery, does NOT use wiring, is NOT a glass top but is an auto-ignition LPG gas stove that turns on pretty much the same fashion: at the turn of a knob.

Ask me how? 😇
OUR LPG STOVE USES PEBBLES (STONES) INSIDE A 100% STAINLESS STEEL BODY LPG GAS STOVE 😇

My home State, Tamil Nadu based manufacturer brand #Butterfly (Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Ltd) is, to my knowledge, a pioneer in this genre of Natural Auto Ignition LPG Gas stoves 😀
Wait a minute. This is NOT a paid tweet. This is NOT an influencer tweet.

I am spontaneously putg out this thread coz the gas service person just left a while ago. I had kept all apparatus outside the home - in our front area - & i stayed inside, a 20 feet difference window
He wore a mask & provided me a brand new gas tube & affixed it to a new stove, checked it & took the payment I had kept ready & left.

That took me away from twitter so i kinda started this thread.
So, to go back to the stove, its a very good looking 100% stainless steel body stove - very normal looking. You wont be able to spot any difference per se.

BUT THE BEAUTY LIES WITHIN.

IT USES NOTHING ELSE OTHER THAN STAINLESS STEEL, some iron & NATURAL PEBBLE STONES.
The pebble stones are so well set within the stove that you cant see it. The moment you turn on the stove, the stones rub against each other & together with the gas coming thru, create cooking burners to come alive 😀😇

Amma (Mom) was amongst their very very early customers.
So, she still is. We know them & regularly give back the older model every 4 years & get a new one. The model comes with a 5 year warranty (for the body) anyways. The only thing we have been giving them suggestions is to improve the vacuum knobs. That aint yet 100% tops.
Its a relationship of decades. We personally go to their showroom, insist on returning 4 year stove to them only (it aids recycling seamlessly) & they get us a new stove which is then brought home by car 😀

Now, in this heaven, enter bloody pandemic.
Everything is difficult, man. Everything. Each day is a struggle. Hanging by the thread.

When Amma was unwell in the last 20 to 30 days, Appa (Dad) handled a lot of the kitchen attendg to Amma's food needs - coz i m so weak & cant do much on my own - Amma needed much care.
The 3 of us are literally under house arrest in our own home, courtesy bloody pandemic. Which in turn is courtesy Mr.Xi & Mr.Gates.

Now, whilst I deeply respect Appa so unconditionally sharing responsibilities - the practical problem is: a majority of gentlemen very rough in
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A majority of gentlemen very rough in handling finer kitchenware. Appa is an ultra fast (i mean by the time i finish soup, he ia done with a full course meal. I hv never seen him shop for more than 10 minutes, i dont even buy a scarf in tht kinda time, shopg 4 me
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is therapeutic & i like indulging). So in his ultrafast adventures in the kitchen (no, i dont get in when he is in their ground floor kitchen & vice versa 😀) the auto ignition lpg stove's knobs turned a tad hostile 😀

So, Amma & I fought w Appa yesterday a bit. The
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The problem is: getting a home delivery of a new stove of that same model very difficult even in earlier times - now, no chance.

Its a literally brand new 1 yr model & eligible for service but i need to put it outside for service & follow my 'pandemic coping process' 😂
That means:

- i need to take Appa's help to remove regulator from cylinder & place the stove with tube attached & regulator attached to it - on our porsche built up area (in olden Tamil culture, every home is built with a built up open seating table area - called "Thinnai" - to
facilitate anyone who passes by to rest a while 😇 so, my vintage home also has it. It has been of IMMENSE UTILITY in this bloody pandemic.

- so, after bookg butterfly service, on the appointed day n time, i need to place stove outside.

- the service person will come wearg
a mask & i will wear mask + shield n supervise from window 20 feet away.

So far, nothing great. The beauty of my process starts thereafter. #RiskManagement professional 😇
- After the service person leaves, the stove will NOT be used inside the home immediately 😂 coz it can be a risk. The virus is allegedly surviving for periods between 6 & 28 days on a variety of surfaces incl stainless steel (high risk material category).

- so, i will sun dry
- so, i will sun dry the stove outside four to 6 hours.

- then, i cannot use sanitizer coz its a fire interacting appliance. I will disinfect it - wearg mask & shield - using soapy solution & toothbrush.

- then, the stove will be brought by me into the pandemic-caused-
- then, the stove will be brought by me into the pandemic-caused-store room-which used to be one of my parents' groundfloor bedrooms. Very well ventilated multiple window cross ventilated area.

- that place is now like an Amazon warehouse, man 😀😀
- i have designed slots & date marked storage & trained parents until what time what should NOT be touched (poor things, in their own home, they ask my permission to touch anything even thou they are sure, as per process I coached them in, they can touch) .
- so, that stove will, after being thoroughly disinfected & carried inside - will be in storage, untouched for a period defined in the process as per its category. đŸ˜‚đŸ˜€

- now, more fun, sweethearts. And Mr.Xi & Mr.Gates, YOU BETTER READ THIS BLOKES. I M TELLING U, U BETTER
- U BETTER READ THIS - SEE THE SUFFERING INNOCENT, VULNERABLE CITIZENS ARE GOING THRU. HAVE NO FORGIVENESS FOR YOU. 7 MONTHS. NO HOPE AHEAD. NEARLY DEAD. HANGING BY A THREAD.
- Now, for more fun sweethearts:

Coz the stove will be under storage, how will the home function? I mean, of course, i have microwave, air fryer, OTG oven, electric tawa & induction stove BUT letg Appa the gr8 use these = bull in china shop. LPG default category 4 his speed
- so, Amma & I came up with an LPG alternative.

- Remember, my cutesy compact modular kitchen in my floor has an LPG stove too with my connection that I fought for to keep in my name as my identity?
- the problem is: i gave away my 3 year old so beautiful n brand new auto ignition butterfly stove for charity nearby when we decided to support folks. Coz i wasnt actively cookg much with it. And if need be, had another brand new (but regular, non-auto-ignition) stove stored
- SO, to cut d long story short, Amma & i decided to bring my new non auto ignition stove in my storage in my floor (which was originally gifted to me by Amma) & i called up the gas distributor yesterday for a paid service new tube & service person.

- he arrived & gave good
service today. I will now go disinfect & store this stove. After this clears the 'pandemic coping process' time limit, this stove will go to parents' kitchen. Only after that, butterfly service person will be called to service that & then i will disinfect & store tht stove.
At which time, today's disinfected stove (which would hv cleared the 'pandemic coping process' timeline by then) will be commissioned into service.

Phew! Bloody pandemic. I hv lost weight man. Disinfectg by the day. Outraginf by the night. Its 2020, mate!
Okie i need to go:

- disinfect stove

- disinfect pharmacy deliveries (sunlight & air spread essentially)

- sun dry washing machine spin dried clothes (thats also coz of bloody pandemic only: we mandatorily sun & air dry all washing machine output).
- i shall get done with all that & lunch & be back to continue my US Campaign thread .. Big time today.

I put this investment into this thread SO THAT THE SUFFERING OF INNOCENT, WELL MEANING, VULNERABLE CITIZENS LIKE ME GETS DOCUMENTED. NOTHING ELSE IN OUR WAY ANYWAYS 😂😱
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