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Those are great machines. My first washing machine was a used Maytag J2LP (with a pump). I paid $35.00 in 1972. That one in the photo appears to have been properly taken care of for it’s age. I think $231.00 isn’t unreasonable. If the agitator works and so does the wringer you’re good to...

Well, I suppose it would be better than beating clothes on a rock at the riverside. But who’s gonna have the strength to haul that heavy, wet carpet outta the washing machine tub, wring it out, even with a hand wringer that would be a BIG job, then you’d have to empty the tub, refill with rinse...

Best Foods/Hellmans mayonnaisehas no starch and is shelf stable and lasts in the refrigerator for several weeks or more. The ingredients are: soybean oil, water, eggs, distilled vinegar, egg yolks, salt, sugar, lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium, EDTA used to protect quality and...

Mike, Thanks for your kind words. I’m also happy that your sister in law has beaten cervical cancer. What ultimately cured Dan was the new breakthrough Immuno therapy treatments. These are a real lifesaver! This treatment uses your bodies own T cells to attack and kill the malignant cells...

My Mom worked for a country doctor in Monte Rio, Calif. in the 60’s and early 70’s and she used to tell us that the Drug Detail men that came to the office always left samples of the new drugs that the doctor could give out for free to his patients. Then if the new drugs worked well for the...

We got thru a jar of Best Foods about every 4 weeks too. The only difference I notice from a few years ago is that Best Foods used to be just a bit thicker, but it still tastes the same. I’ve been eating Best Foods mayonnaise all of my life, it’s really the BEST here on the West Coast. Eddie

Mike, I’m glad that you’ve gotten your knee replacements done and are doing your PT to recover. I wish you a speedy and complete recovery! I agree with you that America would be wise to fashion our health care after European countries. I have been a Kaiser member since 1970. The Kaiser...

Matt, I don’t believe everything I read online, most especially the crap you have to say. You are insulting to anyone that disagrees with your take on things. If you had bothered to read the Wikipedia link on Seasonal Flu you’d have realized that the information was based upon historical...

I would agree that many of the TV commercials for medications are over the top. The list of potential side effects are harrowing, leading one to think that if they weren’t sick before taking this medication they very well may be after taking it. These disclaimers are necessary because of the...

Did you try Geoff’s suggestion in reply #3, I think that should work. It’s been 53 years since I last used a Maytag wringer, but I believe that this should work. Good luck! Eddie

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...