Jason Rice
>From: Jim heartfield <jim at heartfield.demon.co.uk>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>Subject: Re: 1900 House
>Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 16:51:09 +0100
>
>The principle insight of the 1900 House series (shown here last year, no
>on PBS, this year) seemed to be that, despite protests to the contrary,
>most people are wedded to modern standards of living. The sheer
>barbarism of the world the environmentalists want to drag us back to is
>a salutary lesson.
>
>In message <20000620165226.23236.qmail at web124.yahoomail.com>, James
>Baird <jlbaird3 at yahoo.com> writes
> >
> >Has anyone been watching "The 1900 House" on PBS? (I
> >guess it was on in the UK last year) I jsut cought
> >the 2nd episode last night, and I found it
> >fascinating, not least because of the insights into
> >political development.
> >
> >For those who don't know, its a sort of "Real World",
> >except its a family thaat is living for 3 months in a
> >London house which has been remodeled to make it into
> >a replica of a turn of the century middle-class
> >dwelling. Gas lighting, coal stove, etc. The family
> >is only allowed to make use of products that would
> >have been available in 1900 London, and they have to
> >stay within the budget of an average middle class
> >family of the time.
> >
> >The 2nd episode last night showed the family moving
> >in, and the wife (who was the one who wnated to do it)
> >breaking down under the workload after a few days,
> >complaining that the husband was getting the better
> >deal, etc. Just watching her and her daughters doing
> >the wash (12 hours to do a single load!), I wondered
> >how women ever had time to agitate for suffrage and
> >the like. Check it out if you get the chance...
> >
> >Jim Baird
> >
> >
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