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Remember that an automobiles brakes are VASTLY more powerful than its engine is. Even with the throttle full wide open and the car going at speed the brakes will stop the car reasonably quickly. This was proved in tests in the late 80's when the Audi 5000's were wrongly accused of sudden...

What is Amazon? My online searches for products became much more pleasant once I blocked amazon.com in all my browsers. I'll support the retailers directly vs allowing a grifter in the middle to leach their profits. They need all the help they can get today.

The old ClassicAppliances Yahoo group was started by Jeff_Adelphi in late 1999 All Yahoo Groups were wiped away late in 2020. I had a couple groups at that time dealing with astronomy and vintage audio. Email lists have been largely phased out by other forum platforms much like how the www...

"More people have been zapped by electricity" #obvious More homes have been blown to tiny bits by gas... In my life I have seen two electric elements fail, neither caused any issue. Any yes you don't have to have a gas stove to have a kitchen fire, but having a direct flame present as an...

Just because something doesn't kill a person doesn't mean it isn't potentially harmful. I always like the concept of how people want gas stoves because it is "what the pros use", I always ask if their street car is shod with slick tires too, as that is what the "pros" drive on. Commercial vs...

I hear a frequent comment of scratching on glass/ceramic cooktops both induction and resistance. I think it is most often used by the pro gas folks to try to disqualify any form of cooking other than an open fire with cast iron grates. Glass/Ceramic is as hard or harder than any cookware you...

There are a number of Radio Shacks that operate independently still today. I have never set foot in one though. Even back in the day there were independent TV shops that carried some of the RadioShack product line. We had one of those local to us here in MN for about 25 years. I became an...

Robert, Thanks for sharing this. It was fun to watch through and remember. Our family was well represented with 4 of the 5 brothers in attendance and our mom who looked good back then. I showed up fashionably late at 1:47 with my girlfriend in tow and sporting more hair than I recall having...

If you have gas in your home it is the ONLY way to heat hot water unless maybe you are considering a heat pump water heater. Can't fathom the idea of trading down to electric from having a gas water heater. Both electric resistance and heat pump models are rather slow in comparison, although at...

ViewSaver - Chris, I hear you on the noise pollution thing, there is no doubt that the populated world is WAS noisier than it once was. It isn't enough to make me stop playing radio though. Narrowband modes (CW mostly) and some modern DSP tricks can help a lot. It reminds me of issues of one of...

I have a 2007 40" Sony LCD TV that is in mint shape and works perfectly. It even has an analog tuner if you want to run old channel 3 NTSC signals into it. The rub is it uses WAY too much power and the single HDMI connection isn't adjustable for overscanning so a new $400 43" Samsung 4K sits in...

I recognize that cream colored KitchenAid range, I have one of the smooth top electric models with the identical controls that John brought out a couple decades ago. It has had issues with the touch controls being marginally responsive for the entire time. Even a control board replacement never...

When the marketing department gets more say than the engineers

First thing I'd assess if what is it made of? If it is Nylon you can't hurt it machine washing it. Canvas wouldn't be as color fast but all flags are pretty durable if they had any intention of being hung outside. As you mention they aren't really soiled so a quick cold wash with a little...

Hi Carla, First off welcome to the group! As for your leak I'd pull off the kick plate and lay on the floor with a flashlight during a cycle and see if you can see any leakage points. A dishwasher tub isn't really sealed up tight so a common leak happens if suds build up in the machine. You...

Did a bit of Google'ing around over lunch. While I didn't find anything explicitly stating you can't legally use the Schuko sockets in the US, the consensus is you likely won't pass inspection if that ever needs to happen. There is nothing physically with the high quality European sockets of...

American Made Of course that definition is hard to nail down. There is higher percentage of American labor in some Honda motorcycles than in "American Made" Harley's But indeed I don't see Audi or any other foreign automaker getting any law enforcement vehicle contracts in the US

Are the circular round-pin outlets as shown in the first photo UL listed? Obviously they work just fine, just wonder if they run afoul of any US NEC or local wiring ordinances. I think I'd want to run NEMA outlets in my home just to stay standard.

Hans, I don't think anyone has said that the possibility doesn't exist. But put it in perspective. A few units developed a problem out of millions sold. We all have things that are WAY more likely to get us. I know if I lost sleep over this possibility, I know I could never again cross a street.

Funny how humans can be paranoid of things that really aren't a risk and be totally comfortable with things that are more so. The car fuel tank is a great example. 20 gallons of gasoline holds more energy than 1000's of those freezers yet we don't bat an eye at the thought of that in the...