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My paternal grandparents had a city lot next door to their home in Richmond, Calif. that my grandpa had planted entirely with vegetables and fruit.  My grandma canned all of it except the strawberries.  She had a dry cleaning shop that she worked in all day taking in the  cleaning and doing...

I’ve been using Ariel for the past 8 weeks and I love it!  I cleans better in my opinion than the Tide 10X Heavy Duty Liquid that I’d been using for the past two years.  The  scent is pleasant, it doesn’t over suds and it really removes oil and grease stains completely.     I don’t think I’ll...

Re:#33 Amana claims in this advertisement that there is only one refrigerator and freezer and it’s made by Amana.  I beg to differ.     In 1956 my Dad who was an attorney bartered  with one of his clients who owned a furniture/appliance store to handle his divorce in exchange for a brand new...

Ralph, You can’t buy Corningware Electric Percolators on eBay anymore.  They were recalled by Corning several years ago due to the handles separating from the pot because of the cement that was used to attach the handles failing and eBay finally got wind of the hazard and pulled them off of...

If the facility you work in has some Quaternary Ammonium Compound or Quats around that they use for sanitizing other implements and articles you could use this in the wash cycle with the detergent.     I was a licensed Cosmetologist from 1970-2010 when I  finally let my license lapse because I...

Christopher, Almost all electric percolators automatically switch to a stay warm setting once the brewing part of the cycle is completed.   I would be wary of buying a Farberware Superfast percolator as a daily driver.  I’ve owned several over since 1980 and the thermostats are a weak point...

Over 150 posts about what folks like or don’t like about the cycle choices for the new Speed Queen TL’s.   And it seems to me that just about every one of these posters would be perfectly happy if they just had the choices the users once had on the old fashioned analog, electro-mechanical...

Two Words Oy Vey!   Eddie

Re:#6 and 8 Angus, We had a ground nest of wasps behind our house about 10 years ago.  I tried everything that I read online to get rid of them, like spraying and entire can of Raid Flying Insect spray in the hole and then I tried pouring a whole gallon of ammonia in the hole with no success...

In  1973 I was 22 and renting a tiny 1 bedroom cottage in Petaluma, Calif.  One night in the Summer on a particularly hot night during a heat wave I woke up from a sound sleep because I’d been stung by something.  Before I could turn the light on I was stung 3 more times.  When the light came on...

We, or rather my husband David uses the vacuum to get up the loose dirt and then scrubs the  floors using a dishpan full of hot  water and Mr. Clean with an old washcloth.  He does all the housecleaning, but on the  off occasion that I clean the floors I do the same thing.   We both feel that...

Hi John, In all honesty I must admit that I didn’t read the entire article about doing away with pennies.  If only pennies were done  away with I suppose that it wouldn’t be that difficult to adapt to the change.  Everything could be rounded to 5 cents.   There are way more important things...

I  seldom pay with cash anymore, instead I use my credit union VISA or debit cards which give 1.5 reward points for every dollar that I charge on them.  Collect 2500 reward points or more and I can convert them to $25 cash back for every 2500 points.  So far this year I’ve received $150 in cash...

I’d say 2008.   Eddie

I spend my pennies all the time when I’m paying cash.  I try to give exact change if I can.  If I see a penny on the sidewalk I’ll  pick it up too.  About 6 months ago David and I were on a walk and we spotted a quarter at the same time and we both bent down to pick it up.  We then noticed a...

From the property history on the MLS listing it would appear that this home has been occupied by the original owners since it was built in 1968.  Yes, there’s a lot of stuff in that home and much of the furnishings are dated by today’s taste.  But I would venture a guess that there were  lots of...

During my teenage years we had a laundry tub like the one in photo #1.  At first we used it with the Suds Saver on our ‘62 Whirlpool automatic and later with the ‘69 Maytag Model EL wringer washer that replaced the Whirlpool.  Plus it also served duty as the sink that was used to clean extra...

Bob, The 2.2-2.5 cu FL’s are too small for my needs and I believe that this is the same for Ryne too.  The old 3-3.5 cu FL’s are the “Goldilocks” machine, not too small and not too big, but just right.  I believe that this was the point that Ryne was trying to make.     You’re right, there...

Re:#52 Ryne,  So very well stated, and my thoughts exactly.  Especially the real market for simple FL’s with a 3.2 to 3.5 cu capacity.  I believe that 4.5 cu is too large more many users and too large for their dedicated WD space.  I also agree with you there seems to be a lot of SQ users that...

I’ll  second that Ryne!  BFD, Matte Black finish.  It will show all the dust that accumulates from using the dryer, plus Matte Black will show every greasy fingerprint that lands on it.   If SQ really wanted to enthuse their “base” they’d reintroduce:   1.  Electro-Mechanical controls 2.  A...