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When I was about 8 years old we had a babysitter that had an Ice Box that she began using again when her electric refrigerator stopped working.  She had her grandson bring it into the kitchen from her garage.  Believe it or not in 1959 they still had an Ice Man in Richmond, Calif, that delivered...

This is the washing machine that first tweaked my interest in washing machines.  The Westinghouse FL from the early to mid 50’s is my very favorite of all time washers.   My favorite Aunt had a Westinghouse FL and dryer matched set exactly like the machine on the left in this ad.  The...

Re:#2 Ditto here too Glenn  although I’ve now been retired for 19.5 years.  I wear my jeans for 1 to 2 weeks at a time.  When you’re retired you don’t tend to get as dirty as when you’re working.  Plus, as you get older you don’t perspire as heavily.     I do however apply underarm deodorant...

Jerome, I have been washing our dishes by hand since April 2018 and I and my husband NEVER get sick! The last time I had the flu was over 20 years ago when I was still working and exposed to sick people on a daily basis. Using a dishwasher be it a 1960’s water hog or a new model is no...

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, ENOUGH already! For cryin’ out loud you guys keep beatin’ a horse that died a long time ago. If you don’t like new dishwashers, DON’T use one! Problem solved! There are WAY more important things to be concerned about in February of 2025, and the spray pattern of...

RE: #58 “The whole purpose of government is to uphold and defend freedom and human rights. Not to take such away from people.” I would agree with you 100% on this statement. However, there is a great deal of difference between actual freedom and human rights and the regulation of how much...

When I first joined AW.org I’d never been on any online site as a member before. I wanted to maintain some sense of being anonymous and I couldn’t think of what to use a my user name. I finally decided on using my first Eligibility Worker number that I was assigned when I began working at the...

The first automatic washer that my family owned was a Bendix Economat that they purchased around the summer of 1954 when I was 3 1/2 yrs old and we moved into a new home in Richmond, Ca. that had a basement. Before we got the Economat Mom had a GE Wringer washer. I clearly can recall Mom...

Greg, Thanks for the tip about Palmolive bar soap being sold at your local Dollar Tree, I’ll have to check the Dollar Tree in town and see it they carry it. I don’t like body washes either, but David does. To each his own. I’m lucky that my skin isn’t overly dry and Zest is my go to shower...

I still prefer bar soap for showering and use Zest. For each of the sinks we keep a bar of Ivory in the soap dishes for washing hands. I used to always buy and use Palmolive Soap for handwashing, but alas it hasn’t been made in several years, hence the switch to Ivory Soap. No matter what bar...

Pete, Our house had floor to ceiling windows on both sides of the living room too, just like the homes you described. It was really a beautiful home. It was built on a 1 acre lot on top of a hill with a private driveway. There was a fruit orchard behind the house. The patio was all covered...

In 1958 my family moved into an L shaped Ranch style home in El Sobrante, Calif. that was built in 1947. It was built on a cement slab foundation with hot water, radiant heating which was wonderful, the house was always toasty warm in the winter. All the floors throughout the home, except the...

Re:#7 “We have a food bank at my church and they will not allow "expired" foods to be donated "for the health and dignity of the clients". BeforeI retired from the Human Services Dept we also had a food bank for our clients that may have run out of Food Stamps at the end of the month or their...

Re:#6 When my family moved to the Northern California coast in 1964 I attended the eighth grade at Fort Ross Elementary School, a little three room school house that was heated by big kerosene heaters in each of the classrooms. There was a huge kerosene tank outside that was regularly filled...

I agree Matt and do the same thing as you. I recently saw a segment on the news about this very topic and it also said the same thing as you. The only things I’d be careful to not use after the exp date is canned food that showed any signs of swelling or leaking, especially canned meat or...

Bob, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that your physical limitations would prevent you from being able to measure your fridge. I hope that someone will have the info your seeking, I know in my GE fridge docs the installation guide gives dimensions that’s why I suggested looking there. Eddie

Aren’t the dimensions listed in the owners manual and installation instructions that would have come with the fridge when you bought it? Also a metal measuring tape would come in handy to just measure it yourself. Eddie

We pay 40 cents a KWH for tier 1 and 50 cents per KWH for tier 2 and I’m pretty certain that we have just about the highest electric rate in the USA.  Last month our PGE bill was $505. 24 for 1120 KWH of electricity for our all electric 1260 sq ft townhouse, and our January bill will be about...

Try holding the mixer head and then give the bowl handle a good, hard jerk to the right.  This works for me when the bowl gets stuck.   Eddie

I just use the Pyrex and other glass bowls, Corelle bowls and glass containers that I already have to store leftovers and other foods and cover them with plastic wrap.  I also have a few vintage Pyrex refrigerator dishes with covers.  I have a few plastic containers, but seldom use them.  ...