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| Straw cottage man sees the light | Straw cottage man sees the light |
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| A 60-year-old man has seen the light and had electricity installed at his 300-year-old mud and straw house. | A 60-year-old man has seen the light and had electricity installed at his 300-year-old mud and straw house. |
| For the past 50 years Hubert Hilling has done without all mod cons including a television, washing machine, fridge or even a toaster. | For the past 50 years Hubert Hilling has done without all mod cons including a television, washing machine, fridge or even a toaster. |
| But after a faulty gas light almost set fire to his cottage near Kilgetty in Pembrokeshire he was persuaded to connect his house to the mains. | But after a faulty gas light almost set fire to his cottage near Kilgetty in Pembrokeshire he was persuaded to connect his house to the mains. |
| He has used an electric iron for the first time and bought a food mixer. | He has used an electric iron for the first time and bought a food mixer. |
| But the tour guide said he had no plans to have a television although he was considering buying a computer. | But the tour guide said he had no plans to have a television although he was considering buying a computer. |
| He has lived in the remote clom cottage (a mud constructed building) which is accessed by a half-mile long stone track, for more than 50 years and his parents and grandparents lived there before him. | He has lived in the remote clom cottage (a mud constructed building) which is accessed by a half-mile long stone track, for more than 50 years and his parents and grandparents lived there before him. |
| "I have lived 50 years without electricity," he said. | "I have lived 50 years without electricity," he said. |
| "I was not interested in having electricity at all - what you have not had you don't miss. | "I was not interested in having electricity at all - what you have not had you don't miss. |
| An old house like this - with all the roof being straw - it would have soon gone up Hubert Hilling | |
| "You cooked with my Calor gas cooker and then to clean you would go on your hands and knees with your dustpan and brush." | "You cooked with my Calor gas cooker and then to clean you would go on your hands and knees with your dustpan and brush." |
| His house was lit with lights powered by bottled gas but when a fitting broke, scorching the kitchen wall, he could not find a replacement. | His house was lit with lights powered by bottled gas but when a fitting broke, scorching the kitchen wall, he could not find a replacement. |
| "I was warned it was dangerous - when you were turning the gas on you could see the gas escaping. | "I was warned it was dangerous - when you were turning the gas on you could see the gas escaping. |
| "An old house like this - with all the roof being straw - it would have soon gone up." | "An old house like this - with all the roof being straw - it would have soon gone up." |
| After spending over £5,000 to have the house wired and connected to the mains he said the biggest difference was to have light at the flick of a switch. | After spending over £5,000 to have the house wired and connected to the mains he said the biggest difference was to have light at the flick of a switch. |
| "It was so great to come home and turn the lights I could not speak - I was completely speechless." | "It was so great to come home and turn the lights I could not speak - I was completely speechless." |
| The clom cottage is thought to be 300 years old | The clom cottage is thought to be 300 years old |
| But as for surround sound televisions, a music centre or dishwasher - high street retailers should not get too excited yet. | But as for surround sound televisions, a music centre or dishwasher - high street retailers should not get too excited yet. |
| "You can't very well do that with an old place like this can you? | "You can't very well do that with an old place like this can you? |
| "I have got a toaster and an iron, which I was given, and I have bought an electric mixer. | "I have got a toaster and an iron, which I was given, and I have bought an electric mixer. |
| "There are no plans for television but there could be for a computer sometime," he added. | "There are no plans for television but there could be for a computer sometime," he added. |