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  1. firedome

    near mint pair of early '70s? TOL avocado Lady Kenmores

    contact info: These are at "Funky Town Vintage" near the Buffalo Airport. Owner is Jay phone # is 716 780-2639... tell 'em Roger from Binghamton sent you! If circumstances were different I'd be all over these, they don't come much nicer!
  2. firedome

    near mint pair of early '70s? TOL avocado Lady Kenmores

    OK... Here ye be! I'm guessing 1971? 1972? Cut off the pic, but that's a box of Rinso on top!
  3. firedome

    near mint pair of early '70s? TOL avocado Lady Kenmores

    Avocado sweetness! This weekend found a gorgeous Lady Kenmore washer and dryer set while picking up a table and chair set at a vintage furniture and accessories store outside of Buffalo. The model with 14 pushbuttons in 2 rows, and the wood panel over the dryer controls. Looked to be hardly...
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    A rare vintage Hobart Dishmachine

    yes Hi Temp is alive... the hospice where we volunteer for kitchen duty just got 2 of these amazing Hobarts, they're mainly for tableware but the entire cycle is finished in under 3 minutes! While not for super-cruddy pots & pans is amazing for ti's purpose. I've used it several times, the...
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    New Electric car getting Over 600 miles Range It's NOT a Tessie

    "Basically an EV without drawbacks of short/limited rang but with the drawback of far greater complexity. So far electrics have been found to have 40% less maintenance expense, and probably more vs a hybrid, not to mention the huge reduction in fuel expense. Electrics cars are relatively far...
  6. firedome

    After driving the same car for 16 years, I bought a new one!

    Traffic near any city has taken away all the fun... and my old knees won't tolerate a stick anymore anyway, but when I want manual shifting fun I can still shift my '71 2 stroke Kawasaki bike with my foot, no problem. And while our next (and last) car will be a Toyota electric SUV when they...
  7. firedome

    They just don’t build things well anymore

    "Love that air-conditioner!!" Me too! We have a ca. 1995 Whirlpool 12k btu still in the box that we used just 2 years in MD, USA made, weighs a ton and all metal, wonder if it's as good as that 1962 Coldspot? Shoulda used the 1:18 instead of that lil' German thing! LOL
  8. firedome

    "Smart car"...

    oh and btw: Engineering is the application of the Laws of Physics. Within the parameters of weight and structure a vehicle can be made only so safe: P = M x V... momentum P is directly proportional to the object's mass (M) and velocity (V). Engineering can't change collision V, but M varies...
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    "Smart car"...

    more facts from IIHS https://www.iihs.org/topics/vehicle-size-and-weight "Kia Sorento vs. Kia Forte and Toyota Avalon vs. Toyota Yaris iA In the first of the two demonstration tests, a used 2016 Kia Sorento, a midsize SUV, and a 2018 Kia Forte, a small car, collided with each other. In the...
  10. firedome

    "Smart car"...

    "No car ever built was repairable in a 30 mph collision into a solid object." Likely true, but I don't care about the car. Instrumented testing has demonstrated that you might well survive in the right vehicle, but that category would not include a "Smart" car. As always YMMV, drive what you...
  11. firedome

    "Smart car"...

    Alas, those pesky facts are an inconvenient thing... "we don't hear "stories" about people dropping dead and the car being pulled from the market." just what is your data base for that statement? Here's the inconvenient truth...
  12. firedome

    rare 1961 GE range lives on... thanks guys!

    Thanks all! Maytag Mike: that range is in Mallet's Bay, Colchester, right in your backyard!
  13. firedome

    "Smart car"...

    ...not so Smart... you'd have to be suicidal to drive one of these ridiculous "cars"... the Laws of Physics have yet to be repealed. If fuel economy is one's prime directive an electric or hybrid will be far safer and get better "mpg".
  14. firedome

    "Smart car"...

    ...not so Smart... you'd have to be suicidal to drive one of these ridiculous "cars"... the Laws of Physics have yet to be repealed.
  15. firedome

    rare 1961 GE range lives on... thanks guys!

    Well our rare "red" '61 GE range at camp is back in the "pink"! ... everything works now thanks to parts and help from PhilR and John L combo52! The malfunctioning Sensi-Temp selectable-size FL burner has been replaced by a standard 8", the sliding control by a regular 5-temp range button...
  16. firedome

    Electric Cars are now Biting into Gasoline Sales

    well as Hans said... it's coming, deal with it. I for one can 't wait to reduce auto maintenance expense by an average of 40% and get a fuel economy equivalent to 130mpg in a clean and quiet electric vehicle.
  17. firedome

    new and vintage 18" compact dishwashers

    thanks all... "I'd call that more of a tragedy." LOL! If its turns out to be a timer will do John. It's had light use and we do prefer to repair over replace. I think the advice to get the cheapest new is good, we don't need bells & whistles. German stuff is just a pain for parts and repair...
  18. firedome

    Let's hope appliance makers aren't contemplating something like this.

    who cares... don't need those BS features nor a new car., the five 1969 - 2011 cars we have now can last us the rest of our lives if necessary, so screw those greedy bastards. We've done just fine in almost 60 years of driving without it, it's those who just have to have all the latest tech...
  19. firedome

    Electric Cars are now Biting into Gasoline Sales

    most people... have more the one car, so it makes sense to have an EV for short trips, which comprises 80-90% of most people's driving, and an IC vehicle for trips if long range is a factor. That's our plan, as soon as Toyota makes the type of EV we want.
  20. firedome

    new and vintage 18" compact dishwashers

    We may be looking at having to replace the 18" GE compact dishwasher at our summer camp. Like the 18" Frigidaire at home it's made in China, however with a mechanical timer, the one at home is processor controlled, otherwise construction seems to be the same. The problem seems to be with the...
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