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And there were times when there were two ranges or a range and a cooktop in that kitchen too!

Interestingly, prices did sag in Chicago. Example, one unit in my building sold for more during the recession (it was a private sale) yet resold for a bit less on the open market during better times. However, we now have had two sales in my building, both were for significantly more than the...

I'm going to throw out my quick thoughts on the housing market, at least as it stands around me. There is so little inventory available that even run down things are selling quickly, not sure if just to flippers or investors. If I could easily sell my place (obviously this is market specific)...

I love his accusation "that's NEW"!!!

I have a vintage KitchenAid that came with my apartment and I love it. It's noisy, but it does a good job and is quick as well as seemingly is very robust. It's going with me when I move.

I hear Mrs. Steele makes a good meatloaf...

I used to nurse the poinsettia's we would get at work along for a couple years - they were next to a big glass wall (either boiling hot in summer or freezing cold in winter) yet they survived reasonably well after a few years of nurturing. Just watered once a week - literally all the care they...

I actually found a working (excellent working condition) Harmon-Kardon receiver/tuner on trash day on the way to my mom's house (walking distance) about six months ago or so. Needless to say I took it just in case it worked and sure enough, it does. Was able to relegate my 80's cheapie cheapo...

Ever so often I get that smell too, but I haven't traced it to the broiler, but rather to the oven (also OkM but a later model, the broilers look almost identical inside). I'm glad to know I'm not alone with the smell!

OKM had it too My O'Keefe & Merritt has it - have never used it though (more interested in figuring out how to get a meat probe to work and the "oven ready" light to go on as well).

Yes, it's Bolingbrook Ha, yes, that's what it's called (many burbs have snarky names) - Bolingbrook and the burbs right there are uppity but cracker box cookie cutter. I actually live in a 606 zip code (I'm a 773 and former 312 - we used to call suburnites 708's when they originally split 312...

Shortages are starting in Chicago area.... Stopped in at a Meijer in suburban Chicago (Boringbrook) Saturday. Cleaning products aisle bombing out - very little in stock. Paper products similar (however, fair amount of napkins available). Also frozen chicken products limited to 2 per customer...

I wonder if the reuse depot in Maywood might want them? https://reusedepot.org/

I love that Miriam Margolyes is in the one BT advert! She is such a hoot in real life.

Jerrrr-Ree! I do so love Margot (the Beeb's spelling apparently)! I know they had striped blinds at the window at one point. I think the special episode when they almost, um, wife swapped. I think the Barbican had Creda ovens as well. And thanks for the history there.

The wall ovens look like they came from Mrs. Leadbetter's kitchen.... Can I ask why the grill/broiler was eye level in the UK so much? And you have to keep the doors open?

Ended up getting paper products at Menard's - no shortage or limits. Grocery's at Pete's which was pretty much normal, no shortages of anything in particular that I could tell.

Doing my marketing (and for my mom) tomorrow - will report back on Chicago area shortages, if any. We're probably going to Caputo's though, which isn't quite a "normal" grocery store in the sense it favors the, what's the word, Italian side of the food triangle (or kitchen if you prefer).

I switched from liquid to powder as it works better for me (Cascade or whatever is cheap and available) - but then again my KitchenAid is almost older than me....

No TV ads back in the 70's... No TV time, they didn't have ads on tv back them. These were all "cinema" ads (or instructional films/reports in some cases). Sweden had two channels, Kanel 1 (channel 1) and TV 2, yes, that's what they are called. TV adverts didn't come until TV3 & TV4 (commercial...