Recent content by karmann

I, too, have gotten the letter from Capital One, stating my interest rate will go up to 18%. I will decline the rate increase, which will close my account, and I will pay it off under the current terms. I need to pay off that balance, and this will insure that I do it. I must have missed the...

Oh, those make my little ironing obsessed heart skip a couple of beats!!

I work for a couple of people who conduct estate sales. I was working a sale last week out in the middle of nowhere. I had been at the cashier table for a couple of hours when I looked up and noticed a big white metal box about 40 feet in front of me. I yelled at the lady who conducts the sale...

I am sorry to read about your loss of Spock. It really does hurt when they have been a part of your life for so long. I lost my kitty of 19+ years just over two years ago. It hurt so badly. Time has helped me to dwell on the sweet memories of her, and I was able to eventually open my heart to...

My very first flight was on Braniff. I flew from Nashville to NYC. I was 14, on my first European adventure and had new tweed pants just for the event. I flew a Pan Am 747 from NYC to Frankfurt. I was amazed at the size of that plane. Movies and everything in there. I shared the whole center row...

I collect fountain pens, Poole Pottery (especially the breakfast sets), Denby pottery and dishes, specifically Wedgwood, Spode, Raynaud and Haviland. My husband used to complain about all the dishes....now he's resigned to the fact that they aren't going away, and I'll ask for a new set for...

Thanks for all the great information. I think I will try the easiest solution first-I'll try and see if I can fluff the padding up in the dryer. I knew one side was of the padding was compacted when I first got the Ironrite, but didn't use that side because the cover was disintegrating. It got...

LOL!! That looks like the "rinse & hold" cycle at my house!! I've got 4 dogs more than willing to rinse my dishes for me.

LOL!! That looks like the "rinse & hold" cycle at my house!! I've got 4 dogs more than willing to rinse my dishes for me.

Sudsman-I actually live in Weatherford, so my water is Weatherford municipal, and it is nasty, really hard water.

I made a new cover for my Ironrite last week. I got it on nice and tight, but have come to realize that my padding is thicker on one side of the roller than the other, and my stuff doesn't feed through straight anymore. Has anyone replaced the padding on the roller? What did you use? It looks...

I couldn't pull anything up on the web site you linked to. Foca is sold in the Mexican products section of stores here in Texas. I don't have any at the moment (bought Ariel last time), but I frequently buy it. I have been very pleased with the performance of Foca. My 15 y.o. son prefers to use...

Chris, I'd love to discuss this with you, but I'm not going to do so. I love reading the posts on AW.org and sometimes even post myself. I've gleaned much useful information here and from all the fantastic photos of restorations and repairs and have read many funny and entertaining posts, but I...

washerboy: I haven't had a laugh that good in a looong time!!!

My mom always used Gain....60's until she passed away in 1986. I buy Gain sometimes, but it doesn't smell like it did when I was a teenager (late 70's-early 80's). I loved the smell of Gain. Can't bring myself to buy Tide. I bought a box of Tide with bleach in 1987 or so, when it first came out...