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A danger for stock-owned companies is that the focus is always on quarterly profits and how to keep them growing. At least in the US that has meant that companies always have a short focus. As an employee, your bonus and your promotion or demotion is based on whether or not you meet the next...

RR 9 Cookmatic I think they are all neat, but I ended up with an RR 9 Cookmatic. Mom and Dad had one of the dial models, and I remember that over time the dials got a bit wobbly and settings were less precise. Here is a photo of a test recipe I made with the Radarange, broccoli with a cheese...

Having a convertible compartment would be especially useful for entertaining, for extra space to keep beverages cold.

Kevin, I will have to give this a try. Do you use quick-cook oats?

A complication, at least as it relates to auto repair, is that mechanics are not paid to diagnose problems. They are paid to replace parts. If a mechanic spends two hours tracing a malady to a $5 sensor in a transmission, he might get to charge $20 to replace the sensor, according to the "book...

Wouldn't it be considered gauche to burn rubber while leaving church? Perhaps he was trying to impress the ladies in the congregation!

I had a vibration problem on a new car that was escalated up to the district level, as none of the local dealers could fix it. They replaced the new tires with a different brand of new tire, replaced the transaxles; nothing fixed it. Finally, they tried swapping the factory stamped steel wheels...

Colanders with handles are very handy!

Our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore almost always has complete sets of kitchen cabinets that were removed for a remodel. They represent various vintages, often 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Regularly check your nearby ReStore and I'd be surprised if you don't find something you like.

Congrats! Let us know how you like the new GE dishwasher.

Looks nice! Is this a new addition to your fleet?

Power lines here are still mostly overhead, almost everywhere. Thus, power outages are common in high wind storms. When the hurricane blew through, power was out for five days on our street. We do have a natural gas powered backup generator, and that helped us. A problem, as mentioned, is that...

Bobby, that is good to know you are still getting good service from your telephone repair man. We've been talking about what to do with our remaining copper land line. It's a business line but anyone I want to talk to calls me on my cell, otherwise it is just telemarketing calls. I could switch...

Larry, no doubt that is a favorite place for Thomas to perch, as it is warm when the dryer is running, and he can look out the window.

Nice looking! It's too bad they didn't continue selling the Ramcharger here. This had to be expensive to produce. I wonder if they sold enough to amortize the tooling costs, especially since they didn't sell them in the US.

Thanks, Eric, this is a handy tutorial for anyone else having a similar washer. It is good to know that the wash and rinse levels can be increased on these machines.

Built-in internet access is just beginning to be a standard feature in high-end cars or an option. I suspect it will eventually become standard, either because everyone will want it, or the government will mandate it, as a way of monitoring or controlling traffic, accident avoidance, theft...

Another suggestion would be to consider getting a whole-house water softener, if you don't already have one. It will help to keep your water inlet valves from getting crusty with mineral deposits. Soft water will also help the performance of many dishwasher detergents, which are mostly...

Thank goodness SOMEONE is shopping at Montgomery Ward's; hats off to Nate.

Fear of bedbugs would keep me from buying anything upholstered and second-hand, and I suspect others feel the same way.