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I dislike floppies for a number of reasons. I am not sure, but I think that a blank CDR costs less than a 3 1/2" floppy. CD burners and blank CDRs have came a long way since 2000. It has been a long time since I made a CD coaster. Unless the reading side of a CDR is badly scratched, I have not...

MFM and RLL drives A blast from the past. I had completely forgotten about MFM and RLL, I hadn't forgotten 5 1/4" form factor though; I also remember 8" floppies. Lap Link was a great thing in its day and I have used it many times. I am now trying to get used to SATA, it sounds like it should...

" If I use that exhaust polish on the pans, won't that leave a residue on the pots that may not be food quality? " I wouldn't use exhaust polish inside the pan, I would use it on the shiny outside of the pan. In the case of blue stain, I would probably not worry about the inside, because the...

USB housing and new motherboards You can buy a USB external drive housing for like $25 or less that you put your own IDE disk drive into. I just did that when I replaced my motherboard because my new Abit AB9 motherboard will only take SATA hard drives. The following is severely off topic: I...

My partner has difficulty using the washing machine and can't properly load the dishwasher. He gets frustrated and just slams and pushes the dishwasher door when it won't close because a rack won't go in all the way. I found it easier to do it myself rather than having to reload the dishwasher...

My grandmother used to have an RCA entertainment center that was about 8 feet long. My dad broke the neck off of the picture tube while we were moving her - oops. I was able to put a new 19" Zenith TV in the hole where the old TV went.

"How do you get inside the kettle for a good cleaning? " Swish small gravel or large sand around the bottom. Hartz packages a gravel called "Hartz Gravel & Grit Digestive Aid" that is used with caged birds and it might work for swishing and cleaning the inside of tea kettles.

"Do you REALLY compare a person walking down a street with a cigarette to someone taking a whiz?" For a typical urban street, I think that it is a very good comparison. It is not just about the cigarette smoke, it is also about the cigarette butt litter. I don't believe that banning smoking...

Chrome Polish The blue and possibly gold discoloration on scorched stainless steel is the same as the blue and gold stains on chrome motorcycle exhaust pipes. I have removed blue discoloration from the bottoms of stainless steel pots with Scotch-Brite pads (both the green and the red pads). I...

Poppy red I wish that poppy red appliances would come back even though they were never very popular. When I was in high school, my folks had a house that was done in poppy red. The kitchen appliances, sink, toaster, coffee maker, and canister set were poppy. The washer, dryer, and furnace were...

You don't have to do laundry or cook or service automobi It is not necessary to do laundry as many laundromats will wash your clothes for you by the pound. I do the laundry myself, but only because I like using the washer and dryer. I don't iron, so shirts and anything else that needs ironing...

Gay, but sloppy houskeeper Not all gays keep a clean house. I am gay, love old household appliances, and do not keep a tidy house. I do two or three loads of laundry once a week in a new Whirlpool front loader (sweet! - high speed spin, huge capacity, and it has a window) and dry them very...