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Average use of household chemicals will not cause problems with septic systems, according to a bulletin from South Dakota State University, which also advises against using additives. There is so much bacteria in human waste that adding anything else is a waste! SDSU advises a regular 3 to 5...

Traditional advice was to use enough to make the water feel slippery. There isn’t any set amount since everyone’s water hardness is different. It may not keep your clothes from feeling scratchy, however.

Five abreast seating was/is a feature of the DC-9/MD-80/717 family of aircraft, and why I much preferred them to a 727 or 737. There is just a little more elbow room.

Lever 2000 was reformulated a few years ago and it's only a shadow of its former self. It's almost impossible to get it to lather. It's also made in Mexico. I wouldn't mind that much if it was as good as it used to be, but it isn't. Over the past couple of years, I bought up a lot of vintage...

Neat display! If only those aluminum ice cube trays actually worked that well!

Stan, if you look a little closer the thermostat is a "General Controls" rather than a "General Electric." General Controls seems to have been owned by ITT. Either way, it must have been well-made!

Yes, thanks for all of these. Ann Pillsbury’s Cinderella Cake looks good too. I guess I could make it even though I’m all out of red stamps!

Wonder how expensive a new Monel tank would be today? Scrap pice is apparently $2.50 to 3.00 per pound.

As far as I can tell, PG&E has not paid a dividend since 2017. It’s in bankruptcy court.

Nice! Seems really spendy for 1958, though.

The mess of frying alone keeps me from doing it more than once in a blue moon.

#41 Fried foods can now be served seven days a week? Sign me up! Thanks, Crisco!

"I did some digging and it appears the last coin shortage was in the 1960's after a switch to clad coinage from silver. People were hoarding older coins which caused a temporary shortage until clad coins flooded the market." No, there was a shortage of pennies in the 1970s, when the price of...

If you look at the freezer door, it clearly says Gibson. Something about that “Ice Queen” plaque just doesn’t look original. It doesn’t match all the nickeled hardware, at least.

Frigidaire Cold Wall Consumers' Research Bulletin discussed this in their September 1949 test of twelve fridges. They say, in effect, what's so great about storing food uncovered?

1917 (latest patent date) 12-in.Westinghouse with six brass blades and a brass cage, supposed to be three-speed but really only works on one now. There's a little rumble indicating a worn bearing but nothing bad. The oscillator works great. Late 1940s 10-in Emerson, which my parents bought when...

I bet you’re right. I don’t think disinfecting is necessary all the time, but it can be useful in keeping mold and mildew down in in the area of the bathtub, for instance. So I make a point of spraying the tub and then busying myself with something else for a few minutes before finishing up.

I happened to find some Lysol Power Shower Foamer (or some such name) at the grocery last week. They had a pretty good supply of it as well as the awful-smelling (IMHO) reformulated Scrubbing Bubbles "Bathroom Grime Fighter," which no longer is a disinfectant, just a cleaner. Anyway, I'd expect...

What is the intended purpose of a warm wash/cold rinse/warm final spray?

Another way, if you are viewing the Underwood Golden Touch vid, just look for the uploader's name, Always Analog, click on it, and it will take you to his home page. From there, you can click on the heading marked "VIDEOS" and get a list of everything he's uploaded.