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Chet, I think it’s great when anyone makes home cooked meals and your french fries look crispy and well fried. Same goes for your onion rings and fried chicken. I didn’t mean to denigrate your efforts at all. The main reasons I seldom deep fry anything is 1. it takes a lot of expensive oil...

I would agree that a college education is sometimes wasted by folks that have borrowed on student loans that will take them decades to pay off, if they ever do. While they then don’t even use the college degree that they earned, if they ever even attain a degree. But for young people that are...

I make Cheeseburgers for us once a month for our dinner on Saturday. I buy 2 lbs. of 93/7 lean ground beef and divide it into six 5 oz burgers and freeze them on a baking sheet, then place them between wax paper and place them in ziplock bags, 2 to a bag and store them in the freezer. I hate...

Yey Ralph! I’m happy that this turned out to be a simple fix. I remember when the Neptunes first came out. I really wanted one, but it was too expensive at that time so I opted for a Frigidaire FL which was also a great machine, electro mechanical controls and never failed to SPIN. I hope...

Ralph, I’m sorry that your Neptune isn’t working properly. I hope that John will see your last post soon and offer you some viable options for your being able to get it up and running properly. I know you want to keep it and i would too if I were you. Good Luck1 Eddie

Well Ralph you really like this machine because of the electro mechanical controls that you simply can’t get in a new machine anymore, so I say try to find a new timer and repair it. But I’m certainly not an expert. I’m sure that John will be able to tell you whether or not it’s a realist...

My maternal grandparents always had Pineapple Grapefruit juice on hand and I used to love having an ice cold glass of it when I visited. They also used to make drinks for themselves in the afternoons by putting a shot of bourbon or gin into a glass of pineapple grapefruit juice. Eddie

John, I grew up with Melmac too! We didn’t have a DW, but I don’t recall that the Melmac ever got stained either. But then the cups were darker colors so coffee or teas stains wouldn’t have shown much. Eddie

I’ve used powdered Dishwasher detergent to clean out percolators for at least 20 years now. Fill the percolator to the max number of cups with cold water and add 3-4 tbs of DW detergent to the basket and run it through a cycle (if it’s a stove top perk bring it to a perk and perk for 7 mins)...

I don’t know much about the installation of a gas stove, but if the stove is going to sit between the cabinets I’d go with the 48” connector to give plenty of room to access the back of the stove in the future. Also, you could take a couple of photos on your phone of the connection on the...

The very first automatic washing machine that I remember my family having was a Bendix Economat that we got in 1954 when we moved to a new house that had a basement. I loved how the clothes were all mashed up against the agitator when the cycle was finished and Mom opened up the lid. Before...

I wouldn’t worry too much about Lincoln’s ability to follow safety regulations regarding working on electrical appliances. Many kids these days are smart as hell and some mature beyond their age in their ability to be responsible. I hope that his parents follow the pursuit of his hobby to be...

They were also sold as Home Queen Wringer Washers in Saudi Arabia about 10 to 15 years ago. These weren’t available with a drain pump, but other wise looked just like any other Speed Queen Wringer washer of later production ear of these machines. Eddie

Re: Reply #11 Our 15.5 cu ft GETop Freezer refrigerator will be 9 years old in 4 days. Two days ago I had to replace the light bulb inside of the fresh food compartment. In almost 9 years this is the very first thing to go wrong with this excellent, thrifty little fridge. And in my mind...

I spent my teenage years on the rural Northern Sonoma County coast and without catalog shopping I’d have had little opportunity to shop at all. It was 45 miles each way to Santa Rosa or Petaluma, Calif.where the nearest big stores were. We always had a Sears Catalog from which I’d select what...

I agree Ralph! Why didn’t Sear realize that online shopping was the thing of the future and get into it like Walmart has? After all, Sears and Roebuck with their mail order catalogs in the late 1800’s was the model that online shopping has been fashioned after. What a wasted opportunity. Ya...

I’ve been using Ariel 2X powder detergent for the last 8 mo or more in my 3.5 cu ft Roper TL and it is wonderful! Cleans every load beautifully using hot water for whites and warm water for colors. For full to the top loads I use 3/4 cups, for 3/4 to 1/2 full loads 1/2 cup detergent and for...

All of Tom’s suggestions are great. But for me if I could find a vintage early to mid 50’s Westinghouse FL in good condition that would be my choice, as this was the first automatic washing machine that really caught my attention in a big way at the age of 5. My favorite aunt had a ‘55...

I agree with Tom about Turbo Nozzles vs wired connected Electric Power nozzles. We’ve mostly used canister vacuums because we have stairs and its easier to use a canister vac in a home with stairs. For several years we had Kenmore canister vacs with wired power nozzles and on every one of...

I’m virtually deaf in my left ear and have been wearing an hearing aid in that ear for about 15 years and I can still tell the difference between analog and digital sound. And I prefer the richer sound of analog, it seems the “swell” and is “warm sounding” while digital is kinda “flat” and...