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Ok once and for all... are "Mozilla" and "Firefox" the same thing, or different? I have used Mozilla and Crazy Browser in the past, particularly when IE did not offer "tabbed browsing." I quit because my laptop mouse touchpad thingy would not co-exist with them. Maybe they've fixed that, but...

36 light bulbs! No wonder people are realizing such savings. I have about a dozen total, counting the kitchen fluorescent fixture. Enjoy your hopeful savings and lower room temps!

Yes Toggle, that stuff that has orange or whatever in it is the worst of offenders. That s*it NEVER dries, like for days and weeks on end. My roommate put it on the cabinets once, it was horrible. I don't use anything on the furniture, just dust it. I love my formica coffee and end tables, so...

Thanks James. I remember they came both with the control portion vertical and slanted, like those in the brochure. I was pretty sure I had seen them that just said "Whirlpool" and not "RCA Whirlpool". Seems like they offered a pretty good value generally, even with the lower end models. Someone...

I never would have thought light bulbs would make such a difference, as frankly I didn't realize they represented that large a portion of one's electric bill (though I suppose you notice it more living in a larger home). I am glad people are realizing such nice savings. I first ran into these a...

I remember "Ayds" well-many magazines in the 70s contained advertising/testimonials for this. I had no idea it contained those chemicals, however. I was pretty sure it was no longer on the market, but I had no idea people associated it in their minds with that. I never even thought of it...

Thanks, Danemodsandy for all the info. I did read the Wikipedia article as well. Jamiel, I did learn there were stores in LA that later became Safeways. I can think of any number of them going by the article that could have been an A&P. I'll have to keep an eye open for any of those former small...

That sounds about right Frigilux. I don't know if it's only BOL models, which I had in a few rentals, but it always seemed to me like GE/Hotpoint dishwashers of the past spent an inordinate amount of time filling and draining. KAs and I suppose others used a lot of water too, but they didn't...

Glenn it's interesting to note, in this beautiful 1968 brochure, that all models right down to the "budget" model, have the full console. Wouldn't there still have been some of those partial console models in the mix yet at this time, and maybe even into the 70s? Were those maybe intended as...

Chock Full O Nuts Yes, we have that here, and we had it in Minnesota too. I have tried because I had a coupon, and it was pretty good. I believe I've also been served it in people's homes in the past as well.

Yes, I've seen the ice cube trick work well too. If you can, put a timer on the power supply, so the power is cut off to it at night.

oh yes, I do just vaguely remember some coffee cans opened by key as a child.

Thank you for posting this delightful video. I am going to post it at my cooking forum as well. I had no idea 8 o'clock coffee started its life as an A&P brand, not that we ever had A&P where I lived. Learn something new every day. It is pretty good coffee.

Miquel Brown Here is another song that was played a lot at least in my area back then (and now, when you go to retro disco nights, which fortunately in my area there are two each weekend). I had it on the playlist with High Energy, and heard it at the gym this afternoon! I'm going to look up...

I so want to finish the last sentence of your last post, Peter, but I won't. LOL Enjoy your new fridge. I'm sorry about the damn dents, that's so maddening, but seems you made a good choice and good buy. I will make a similar choice when the time comes. And it's the big one too, which makes it...

What a wonderful story. I love that song! I'll have to use one of the playlists I have it in, when I go to the gym this afternoon. I do think you should continue to go dancing sometimes though! There is no age limit to this activity, the last time I checked, not that your age, according to your...

Those are handsome fans, I ran into it browsing on Amazon a while ago. Shame its maker is going under. Reminds me of my Grandma's trusty "Air King". If you've ever looked at this type of fan on Ebay in vintage form, you know how much they can go for because people want the quality.

Just to provide another "shade" to this conversati and hopefully this goes without saying, but "spotted" towels are definitely low drama as compared to having to deal with acne. I had a bad case of it and was in my 20s before I finally got rid of it. I still have very oily skin, but that can be...

Oh yeah, I saw a revision link now, and it does say they revised the price. Guess they just made a mistake. For $14.99 it's a very nice fan. It's larger than most of the oscillating fans, and has 3 speeds. I do have a GE oscillator of a bit later vintage, probably a 10" one. It has one speed and...

My dad has a Kelvinator dehumidifier from that same era that looks almost just like that, only grey in color. I'm sure he bought it at the power company where he worked, since they sold Kelvinator products, among other things. He also has an RCA Whirlpool he bought at a sale somewhere. Both run...