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Were the Kabuki speakers like the Boom Boom I hear today? Of course, back then it was without the F word.

Could it be that one of the reasons these products are collectors' items today is: There is really not anything in music (excepting classical music) that people want to listen to? A song like Elton's John's Tiny Dancer was so full it scared my little brother, but now all you hear, mostly in...

Chet, you might also like the first dishwasher when we moved into this house in 1975: A Tappan that was already 3 years old that the builder provided that was NOT D&M and it was an awful machine but it did clean the dishes and it just refused to die. Was not replaced with a Kenmore until about...

Chet, what if this happened: Hobart, the original builder of KA, decides to reenter the consumer market with a dishwasher like their undercounter commercial models but with residential programming and racks and features. They sometimes run an ad on Facebook that shows such a machine in a...

Would you really want a modern version? D&M dishwashers were noisy, often rusted, had sharp edges, did not last long with daily use, but did seem more solid than GE machines at the time. GE had that Plastisol which often rusted. The porcelain on steel Kenmore units looked better at first but...

I am replacing my sister's Frigidaire top freezer icemaker for the 3rd time, it is all seized up and don't seem to last long. Is it possible to replace it with a Whirlpool version that may be more reliable? Fortunately, the refrigerator itself is 10 years old and never given any trouble.

More I think he is a bored engineer who likes appliances like we do but does not get enough fiber in his diet. Always remember: My friends knew me before Metamucil, they prefer me after.

Looks like their ovens get hotter in this mode than a regular range would, almost to the point of self cleaning. How safe is this in a residential setting, because self clean locks the oven to keep the user out. These are probably their next generation of ranges and an "excuse" to raise the price.

I do know that the Ultrawash versions of Kenmore dishwashers were made by Whirlpool starting around 1985. Maybe Whirlpool felt no need to make low priced machine because Sears had D&M lower priced dishwashers. Later low priced Kenmores were made by GE

I notice the small air conditioners that are GE brand, now made by Haier, are of a more conventional form than the Carry Cool. I guess these are more efficient? As for the Zone Line used in motels, did Trane get them or did Haier get them? We know Jack didn't like them. By the way, if...

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You must not know about the "legend" of Jack Welch and the story of what he did with the General Electric Company. He became CEO of GE in 1981 and now General Electric is not anything like the company before JW. There is at least one member of this board who worked for GE. Jack eventually...

I thought air conditioning was one of first things Jack Welch got rid of at GE, because he said "I don't like HVAC".

It helps to open the door if the machine is still warm and let the dishes dry. I have the Bosch 100 series premium. John is right in that I should have bought the KitchenAid but the KA had too "funky" and I liked the styling of this one better. It will sometimes leave wet dishes, even with a...

About the Hamilton Beach ad # 9 with the mixer and the blender and the scissors: If you want to keep your marriage together, you DO NOT give your wife Anything With A Cord on Mother's Day!