I guess the way to avoid taking in what is apparently new information is to rate it "funny" and run away. That way you don't have to admit to having just been schooled on something.
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Are garbage disposals illegal in New York City? How do you get caught and whatâs the penalty?
A: Garbage disposals have been
legal in New York for more than a decade now, but our
BrickTankexperts confirm that many if not most New York City apartment buildingsâparticularly prewarsâstill donât allow them.
Unfortunately, the older pipes that serve many of the cityâs vertical villages tend to have so much sludge and scaling in their waste lines that the additional ground-up waste produced by a garbage disposal can result in clots, back-ups, overflows and property damage, say property managers
Thomas Usztoke and
Michael Wolfe.
Sometimes the clogs are only an issue in part of the building, however.
In his co-op, says Manhattan architect
William W. Suk, a horizontal pipe connects two vertical pipes partway up the building.
âThe food waste built up over time and eventually the 50 year old pipe gave way and burst into the apartment below,â he says. âNot a pretty scene.â << ---
Brick Underground (NYC real estate site)
So there you have it. A lot of, if not most, New Yorkers have no experience with garbage disposals. Which, when you think about the big picture beyond what's in Numero Uno's kitchen, is kind of disgusting.
I've never lived there but I've never had one either, nor would I want one.