She's a pain in the jacksy, very shallow and probably needing some friends. I've known a few folk just like her. They try really hard to be liked and when you peel all that "stuff" away, they're good people if you take the time. Hmm she still annoys me.
As for AGA's you need the right type of house. OH and I and dog rented a cottage on Harris a few years ago and there was an ESSE stove in the kitchen (kitchen was big with large dining table and sofa). Well we lived in the kitchen,stove heated the room, cooked on the stove, kept it going constantly with twigs and heather and it was fantastic. Does not work in a Barratt house with no chimney in the middle of Edinburgh. I need a new lifestyle methinks.