Recent content by j2400

Thanks! I was pretty sure I knew how this worked...but I'm careful since I've been "pretty sure" too many times about something that I was really "totally wrong" about!

Forgive my stupidity I didn't do this last year. Am I right in thinking that if I sign up, I'll get a gift from a Secret Santa, and not know who that person is? And meanwhile, I give a gift to a different person who doesn't know who I am? It seems to me that I recall doing something like this...

I'm really, really sorry about this. I moved this last summer, but someone (while in the process of moving), broke into my old place. Some things were taken, but the bigger feeling was that creepy sense that someone had broken in. I'd file a police report, too, although it may not do any good...

"A lot depends on the sort of baking she would want to do." Definitely--that's the first consideration. The bread issue is the one argument I have for owning a KitchenAid. Before I had it, I used a hand mixer for baking. It wasn't much help for bread (apart from mixing the first cups of flour)...

I can appreciate the concerns with weight with the KitchenAid. But from my experience, I'd say if I were in that position, I'd still have my KitchenAid, and just leave it in one spot on the counter forever. Get someone to move it slightly occaisionally so I could clean under it. Then, I'm...

It seems to me that this book was published 1960s. Pre 1966 sounds roughly right. I'll try and do some scans when I get a chance (a chance to both FIND the scanner AND scan!) I've had this book several years. I got it from a library friend's group on-going book sale display. It was off the...

Interestingly marketed as a "compact" in the US, c It's interesting how many cars are like that. For much of the world, a Honda Civic is a family car. Here, it's a small "second" car for many. And I think I heard rumblings once that VW made a special Jetta (larger) or was thinking of it for the...

'tis the season to curl up by the fire and read a good book. Like this one:

"Within five minutes it became abundantly clear that they didn't have the slightest clue about their religion, or why they believed what they did, and in desperation they began looking for an excuse to get up and leave." I've been under the impression that at least some Mormon males do the...

I'd say be careful too with any new religion. You need to ask: "Is this the right path for me to be on?" At a distance, I don't like a lot of what I see with the LDS. I get the impression that they try to control their members, which makes it a lousy match for someone like me who tends to...

We had a Kelvinator refrigerator when I was growing up. It must have been made during the AMC years--there was a label that mentioned AMC and the Rambler. It was a model that had a freezer on the bottom. It seems like it wasn't too loud running. Of course, when it was running, we were too busy...

The last time I tried to shop at Wal-Mart (not that I shop there unless I absolutely cannot find what I need elsewhere!) the lines were so long that had I actually stayed and bought whatever item it was I wanted, I might well have been ready for a casket by the time I got to cash register. I...

I like this costume idea. Although, keeping with the scary part of Halloween, I'd be inclined to wear a "Shredmore" washer costume.

"When Maytag learned about the set the company offered Thompson a new washer and dryer in exchange. But the old set works so well that Thompson took three weeks before deciding to accept the offer with a condition — if the new ones don't work as well she wants the old set back." It'll be...

I'm a cynic. I figure the biggest thing that's changed is the label.