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I think you need to turn the white handle on top of the wringer to get the rolls to tighten down again. If that doesn’t work try lifting up the top of the wringer an inch and letting it gently drop back down, that may get it seated properly again, then retighten it by turning the white bar on...

Here is a YT Video of a 1956 RCA Victor Hi-Fi that is identical to the one that my Dad bought in 1956. Note the two button switch above the tuner for selecting Stereo if so equipped. I vividly recall that we got it the day after Halloween 69 years ago. Eddie Here;s another video that shows...

The RCA Victor Hi-Fi that my Dad bought for the family in 1956 received FM broadcasting, but Stereo was an option that required a separate speaker cabinet, which like John’s family we didn’t have. But there was a switch over the tuner that was surrounded by a brass plate with a button to press...

I’ve had brass shutoff valves on the faucets for my washer for over 10 years now and they work great. Since the washer is upstairs and a leaking valve, hose or a failed shutoff valve in the washer could cause great damage I turn the water off every time I’m finished doing the laundry and turn...

it’s certainly possible to own a cellphone without it taking over your life. It’s a TOOL that doesn’t need to become a CRUTCH! I got along perfectly fine for the first five decades of my life without one, and now I choose to have one as a tool only. I agree that there are way too many...

Dave, I think that the oven is actually stainless steel. This wasn’t uncommon at that time to have the other appliances in a color and the wall oven in SS. And that configuration of having the wall oven in a wall away from the rest of the appliances was common kitchen design at that time too...

Gone are the days when the phone rang and you’d rush to answer it to see who was calling. Now, with caller ID if I don’t recognize the number or the caller many times I can tell it’s some scam because the same numbers keep calling at about the same time of the day, I jus hit talk on the...

Re:#82 When I was a little kid in the 50’s and we went to my paternal grandparents for Thanksgiving my grandpa’s sister, Aunt Hannah always roasted the turkey and she and Uncle Orville would bring it to my grandparents house in an aluminum roaster just like this one. Neither she or Uncle...

Around 2000 the County that I worked for began discussing the possibility of some workers doing their jobs from home a couple of days a week. The only workers that were immediately interested in this were the one’s that couldn’t be trusted to come to work on time and not try to leave early, and...

Sadly, the way of the future. Some got so complacent working from home during the Pandemic. Now when they’re expected to spend the majority of their work time AT work, not at home many are balking about being AT the workplace. And meanwhile big corporations got used to managing WITHOUT...

The regular Milky Way and Snickers bars then were as big as the king size bars today and they only cost a nickel. When I was 5 years old my Mom would give me a quarter and send me to the Safeway about two blocks away with the instructions to buy a loaf of Kilpatrick’s sandwich sliced bread...

I always shower instead of taking a tub bath which uses way too much hot water., which with an electric water heater is a great expense. The last bath that I took was about 20 years ago. During the drought of ten years ago I started taking “Navy Showers” by wetting down, turning off the...

“They’re just too dangerous unless you really are on top of things mentally.” Not to mention the danger of an open flame catching pot holders and dish clothes left too near the burner and igniting. Somebody that’s the least bit addled can set the place on fire. Better a smooth top as folks...

“The social disease of WiFi has been spread as a so-called "convenience" among the masses to suppliment the "wireless" trend which first started decades ago when the first "cordless" telephones and remote control tv's were available.” And Matt just what do you think this website is!? You seem...

I’ve cooked Pork Chops in Campbell’s Mushroom soup like in the ad above, only instead of water I use 1/2 can of either Dry Sherry or Dry Vermouth, the alcohol cooks away and the wine leaves a nice flavor, I’ll also add a 1/2 to 1 tsp of either rosemary or thyme and some black pepper to taste...

OK, I wasn’t sure. Eddie

Well Matt, I cook dinner for the two of us 360 days a year from scratch, I’m anything but lazy, old yes, and experienced. Plus I bake all of our bread, rolls and other baked goods from scratch too. I doubt that there are very many folks out there that do this. And I wash ALL the dishes by...

The first Amazon listing is the same as ours . We bought ours at Best Buy. The second Amazon listing is an Electro Turbo model, not a suction driven Turbo Nozzle. This would eventually have the same weakness in the hose as the Kenmore Power Nozzle vacs. Eddie

Hi Chet, Here’s the link to the Miele Compact C1 Turbo. We especially like the suction control and the maneuverability of this vacuum. We have a 2 story 1250 sq ft townhouse with off white WW carpeting and the Miele really has kept our carpet clean and not matted down for the almost 7 years...

I believe that Panasonic used to make the Kenmore Canister Vacuums and some of their Uprights too. We’ve had 3 Kenmore Uprights with corded Power nozzles over the years. On every one of them the connection in the hose to the power nozzle handle eventually wore out making the power nozzle...