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So the Idékök video is in fact from a kitchen trade show and they do talk about German and British kitchen manufacturers. Sweden used to have a big appliance branch - like Futurum fans and Cylinda. I'm surprised that nobody commented on the Kupol (aka Cupula) Microwave from Husqvarna towards the...

Paper towels in short supply? But not TP? Last weekend I tried to stock up on paper towels at a Chicago area Woodman's (Wisconsin based chain with massive stores and low prices). They only had one brand in individual roll packaging with a limit of four per customer per day, yet their toilet...

Here's one with the green appliances (I think they are Husqvarna - iirc the range with the floating control panel is theirs) - also a lot less theatrical.

Glad you liked it! They had a really deep green and deep orangy red (with the burnt edges) that was more popular than the gold. Powder blue was a bathroom fixture color in the 60's there. Here's another advert, or commercial if you prefer, set in what (which I think IS - with different...

Hope this hasn't been shared before - a 1973 cinema* ad film for Kalmarkök with Höganäs tile and Kockums appliances. The epitome of Swedish 70's kitchens (though the integrated side by sides are pretty much standard) with a range without solid elements and a rotisserie - and the freezer is...

Didn't Tappen and OkM somehow merge?

Bargains in a Box National Wholesale Liquidators sounds like Chicago area store "Bargains in a Box" which is our new go-to for cheap, well, stuff.

We ran into this just over the Wisconsin border last weekend at Woodmans (pay for groceries with card anyways) but it was notable.

Thanks, I'll have to check that - I'm paranoid after having read about the capacitors, etc. Yeah, I think they cool effectively and reasonably efficiently.

Orthodox Funeral Homes So having actually designed a Jewish funeral home, I feel I am slightly qualified to comment on the topic. While Jewish funerary tradition is not to embalm, it's done if the remains need to be shipped somewhere for burial (across country or Israel). Plus it's a...

So finally after eight years.... So eight years later.... He finally tries to get the AC unit going due to working from home. I thought I had a brilliant idea and that the vent knob was shorting out the air (it's metal rather than plastic). Nope, I started it up with the cover off with a...

I've been following the Grenfell Tower fire fairly closely, partially for professional interest. A few things I've learned about the fire and it's rapid spread (and have opinions about): 1. It sounds like a lot of European refrigerators have flammable plastic backs rather than it being a...

Royal Warrant Obviously it is something with a Royal Warrant!

I still use newspaper, no mess than other on my hands. Some of the color supplement or ad sections don't work well, but I think that's due to the more waxy* nature of the paper. *Which might actually be clay content.

Short cycling? That's what happens when a steam boiler is way oversized!

Are you talking about an air curtain at the doors or general ventilation? I keep seeing articles and ads pushing the various destratification systems, either fans or... Maybe that's what's being done?

1927 Elevator Building 8'10" Ceilings for the most part, an inch or so taller in the living room due to different structural system.

Didn't Patsy have that hat in Morocco?

New resume item: Ability to use a corded phone and knowledge of, and ability to understand a dialtone. My parents had a party line for a while - GTE in their area offered them, but phased them out in the late 80's. They were even able to get the number they'd had in the 70's back in the 80's...

That pdf is weird - there is like a disappearing photo in it!