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Jakins.. Did you ever fire it up, or are you keeping it new? I have a hardly used American Kitchens DW I bought from a gentleman who comes here also. Mine had been a hardware store demo, not used. It was tested once or twice, I had it bought and shipped, and have all the documentation. One...

I have a few odds and ends A wedding present from an antiques dealer that we spent alot of $$$ at was a never used, 1940/early 50s tabletop warmer/broiler. It is odd because it is fancy, silverish with a glass part inside. The coils are either on the top or botton of the food depending how you...

Dan...painting is a funny thing. My parents bought the house before the one they are in now in 1979. In California, and probably in many places, this was the "earth tone" period. Everyone's house was painted the same or slightly lighter or darker version of mud. A few years before they moved...

The sad thing is... these kids have more talent than 95% of the "musicians" putting out the top grossing music.

Good Lord! Again, I am not sad at all that there are no more variety shows. Yech. Although, occasionally I sing to my wife: ------------------ I've written a letter to Daddy His address is Heaven above I've written "Dear Daddy, we miss you And wish you were with us to love" Instead of a...

Dan has a great eye I would not have tried the mint, wouldn't have thought it would work. It does, and it looks great. The mint is very relaxing yet upbeat--everything works and ties together nicely. Believe it or not, a Westinghouse Roaster, countertop model, was in our garage in the old...

This is goofy I can't stand the whole "we need to save water" bit. There is no shortage of water. Perhaps what Malaysia should do is add more seawater processing plants to their mix. Water, formed and usable naturally from say, springs or mountains, may be in short supply in some areas that...

Some of you may remember my complaints about my mostly KitchenAid new appliances when we bought all new appliances last year. Since the problems with the trash compactor and refrigerator are many, now that I don't like something about the dishwasher I decided to make a video and sent it to the...

One other thought.... Are the bulbs you used from the same place? Possibly the shipment was dropped or defective? Just recently I purchased a "starburst" light fixture and a bunch of extra bulbs from the lady that sold it to me. Every single bulb burned out in a couple weeks, as well as all...

One other idea... I had a fridge where that kept happening and I inspected the socket (with power off) and it was wet. I think that the bulb was not sitting in their tightly, allowing moisture in and shorting it out. After I cleaned it and the contacts, and then carefully made sure the bulb was...

Are there any other... interesting buzzers, tunes, audio or visual signals from machines? My favorite is still my mom's late 50s Whirlpool with the lid that flipped up with the all done buzzer. Used to scare me as a kid.

I just use the recipe on the back of the chocolate chips (memorized now!) but I up the amount slightly of brown sugar. I always use butter, to me, the cookies taste better. However, the most important part I found is taking the the cookies out at EXACTLY the right time. Too long, they are too...

Movie houses This would be another great thread in and of itself. I love and miss the big old movie houses. I have gone to the El Capitan in Hollywood which is amazing. There is also a huge, original wonderful theater in downtown Boise I was to a few years ago, refurbished nicely. Most bigger...

You guys all look too normal Nope, uh uh, can't post a pic. Too fat, too bald, and where did these puffy eyes come from? Well, some of you probably saw my silly website so you know already. Hoover--I made some of my first 8mm movies on a similar B and H camera that my dad has. Lots of fun...

Misc thoughts Pete...you can always drive the Fleetwood! But remember, I get to drive your car (Japanese, Korean, German or your own design) and play with your toys when I come to visit!!! NeptuneBob...I think some companies are better than others with their leasing options. With new BMWs, all...

Suze Ormand I found her article on the web. Basically, she is stating that leases aren't good for a few reasons. 1) Never ending cycle of leasing for the rest of your life 2) Hard to get out of if you have financial difficulties 3) Getting socked when you turn the car in with more mileage than...

Bob side question What was the reasons she said not to lease a car? I started out buying cars because leasing always seemed to me to be a way that you are kept away from really understanding what you are buying. The "sell" of a lease is always that you are only paying for what you use of the...

Pete don't agree.... While everyone's opinion is based on their personal experience, I just don't see the Japanese cars holding up any better than American cars in the long run. The worst cars I have ever ridden in were two of the 90K+ Honda Accords that sales people at the company I worked for...

Misc thoughts GM poured BILLIONS of dollars into the electric car program. There was no conspiracy, or worry about servicing, or anything else. If there were, they'd have saved the money. They also thought that there could be other uses for the technology, with purchasing by state and local...

My.... family's prayers are with you David. We are all always here for you.