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Whether or not the generator was broken and then got fixed, and supposing that it *is* now fixed, has the technician made sure that the transfer switch (which cuts off the utility and patches in the generator) is working properly? Because one can spend a whole week diagnosing and "fixing" a...

Yay! Congratulations and enjoy it in good health!!!

Please let me make clear that people are free to use or not use fabric softener as they see fit. My comment here is basically to just say that we pick our battles -- as a long time husband, I more often than not *notice* what my husband does, but I more often than not choose to keep quiet. I...

Sean: Let me respectfully suggest to you that when you don't know things, wait a bit and see if anyone will tell you. Failing that, or, if you run out of patience, *ask* what the deal is. This will have several good results: you learn fast, you appear interested in learning, you make friends...

Another perspective on tallow: it's in almost every real bar of soap. That's the problem with "made from natural ingredients" or similar phrases -- by the time it became soap or fabric softener, it's not the original substance anymore. And no, I'm not poking fun. If someone says "P&G makes...

Please excuse me if I seem like I'm asking dumb questions, but here it goes. Is the fabric softener still mostly liquid or is it clumped? If it's clumped it's probably way past it's time. Are you shaking the bottle very well and then giving it a 20 second rest or so before measuring? Some...

Eugene: ROFLMAO!!! Also, thank you for the movie, I can't tell you how relieved I am that I am not ungraceful when eating my asparagus with my forks -- I will have to contact dear parents and inform them, however, that unlike the way they taught me (use the fork or spoon to carry unwanted...

Eugene: Thank you for that chart -- I see now where I've been remiss all this time, although I *have* had sit down dinners for 16, with several courses (no fish course due to allergies), my poor guests were pressed into sharing the salt and pepper shakers (we only had 2 sets per table). Poor...

Nice, enjoy it in good health!

Sean: I encourage you to use the search feature on this site. We had this discussion several times already, and if you are in a hurry to find out what we thought, that's the easiest/fastest way. In any case, here's my opinion and I'm sure many will think it stinks. You can't make a general...

Induction motors are asynchronous motors -- they run *close* to the speed they'd run if they were *synchronous* motors, but not the same. For example, a 2-pole synchronous motor runs at precisely 3600 rpm at 60 Hz. A 4-pole sync motor runs at 1800 rpm. Contrast that with 3450 rpm and 1725 rpm...

I live in the Boston Area. We have "naturally soft" water as they say. The truth is that the water hardness varies depending on where they source the water from, usually things change during late summer and winter and come back to "normal" for spring and summer. In any case, the vast majority...

Water quality seems to make a huge difference. It's been my experience watching people here and on the web in general, that people who complain about Cascade end up preferring Finish better and vice versa. And, sometimes, when there's a formulation change, you may need to switch brands. Again...

Matthew: I think my advice will not go over well at first, but I hope you consider it anyway. Stay out of it -- do your laundry to your tastes, let him do his laundry to his. Or do his laundry to his tastes. Maybe it doesn't sound offensive to you when you say you want to "wean him" off...

Congrats, Don! Here's hoping for many years of use in good health!!!

The impression we got from reading the experience of people here that had such machines is that the machines rusted much faster than the ones that used electric heat. I also have the impression (uncorroborated) that the safety requirements for equipment like that got much more expensive to...

Phil: Please forgive me the stupid question, but did you try to add the card you use and like (w/ cash back) to the iPhone (ApplePay)? Is there any reason why it shouldn't work, say the bank and Apple do not have an agreement? I have several of my cards on the iPhone and flip among them...

Eugene: Congratulations on your new home and appliances, here's hoping you get many years of use of them, and that you enjoy many years of good health too. I have not made meatloaf in many years, but I often made them in the microwave and it's hilarious to me how people say they are yummy...

Yay! Congratulations Eugene, and I hope you enjoy them in good health!