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   Julian Macassey to shinnokxz@gmail.com   
   Re: Hot Water Boiling   
   03 Dec 20 02:49:23   
   
   From: julian@tele.com   
      
   On Wed, 2 Dec 2020 17:42:25 -0800 (PST), cbusylol   
    wrote:   
   > On Friday, November 30, 1990 at 11:28:54 PM UTC-7, Steve   
   > Hillman wrote:   
   >> I've been told that a good reason to use cold water for   
   >> boiling is because hot water has usually been sitting in the   
   >> water heater for awhile and has become stale. This is assuming   
   >> we're talking about tap water here..   
   >   
   > As I grew up my mother told me my grandmother's spirit resided   
   > in the walls and pipes of the house. She said to always use the   
   > cold water so my grandmother would be kept warm. My mother was   
   > a crackpot cheapskate   
      
   Did your mother followup to 10 year old usenet posts too.   
      
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