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Hi John, Sorry I did miss read your post about Westinghouse appliance reliability declining during the end of their production years.  I just thought about how my families experience with Westinghouse appliances had always been excellent.   And yes, my ‘87 “Westinghouse” FL W/D were actually...

My Aunt and Uncle had a ‘53 matched Westinghouse slant front set that they bought new and were still using in ‘64 when they sold their house with the Westie’s in it. They never had one problem with either the washer or the dryer, which was hooked up to regular household current, not 220. These...

That looks real good Dave! A nice, well rounded meal. Eddie

I’d suggest a nice fresh green salad and maybe a dinner roll. Eddie

The switch is engaging if the DW runs with the door closed, but not latched Ryne, it’s the latch that’s not engaging.  Without being able to see it myself it’s hard to say what may be causing the latch to not engage.  Possibly something got lodged in the opening that is preventing the latch to...

I think that the trees and landscaping make this home beautiful.  I wouldn’t worry about the large trees provided that they are thinned and trimmed annually to remove the excess weight from the canopy.  This way large trees  can withstand high winds because canopies that are appropriately...

I like that house.  It reminds me of the homes that were considered to be up to date in the late 50’s and early 60’s.  Having wood paneling then was the rage!  And the colored bathroom fixtures were considered to top of the line.     Some of the carpeting needs to be replaced due to wear and...

Tom, Thanks for sharing this, even if I don’t drink coffee anymore.  I think that to old fashioned vacuum sealed cans kept coffee much fresher than the plastic cans they now use.  Most brands of pre ground coffee used to be pretty good and the quality was consistent,  up to the 90’s anyway.  ...

Christopher, Oops, I realized after I posted that you were too young to recall how perked coffee from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s tasted.  Back then all ground coffee was packed in metal cans and you used a key that was attached to the bottom of the can to to open the can and you immediately got...

Christopher, Having owned and used at least 25 different electric percolators and another 25 or more stove top percolators I found that on some that had very small holes in the basket it would sometimes be better to not use one of the disc paper filters because it could slow down the draining...

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...