"Huck Finn, did you EVER hear of a prisoner having picks and shovels, and all the
modern conveniences in his wardrobe to dig himself out with?
Dolly is so dependent on
modern conveniences. No, we have all decided against Howards End.
Their apartment was rich in the
modern conveniences, and Tristram lost no time in calling his visitor's attention to their principal household treasures, the gas-lamps and the furnace-holes.
Wooden balconies and overhanging eaves had been added to them, so that, in the language of the advertisement, there were vacant three eligible Swiss-built villas, with sixteen rooms, no basement, electric bells, hot and cold water, and every
modern convenience, including a common tennis lawn, to be let at L100 a year, or L1,500 purchase.
The former had imported a small army of carpenters and plasterers, plumbers and painters from a distant city, and what had been but a dilapidated shell when they reached it was now a cosy little two-story house filled with every
modern convenience procurable in so short a time.
Yet at the same time, it also offers the ease of still being near
modern conveniences, key establishments, premium institutions and central business districts.
We can have delusions of grandeur, sitting in our houses with central heating and all
modern conveniences. Yet our lives hang by a thread.
But the Amish - who shun
modern conveniences and live modestly - are coping with the slayings by looking inward.
For a rustic Colorado vacation break with
modern conveniences, try the Western Riviera Motel and Cabins in Grand Lake, Colo.
Hurst and Aguiar found that the decrease in women's home production work hours made possible by
modern conveniences such as take-out food, microwave ovens, and dishwashers more than made up for the increase in market work hours, resulting in a net increase in downtime.
Mary's story is surprisingly current--when
modern conveniences are cut off, 1906 and 2006 seem only a day apart.