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But I never put them away ... LOL You've got to keep yourself nice

Close to my dream machine! Excellent job! Will it ever be for sale?

Anyone form QLD remember Mater prize homes in the 1960's This house comes from that era. My g'parents bought a ticket every time but never won.Cream texture brick was a staple building material of these.

Lots of thing to like about it I get a whiff of "New Australian" whose made good from it. The migrants built some incredibly solid homes! Usually because cousin Franco was in the concrete business.

People on this web site are all knowing and seeing but with a tremendous eye for detail and minutiae. Yesterday I was in a parking lot and saw a woman start her car with the door still open and one foot on the ground. I hadn't seen this done for years but on reflection I recall this was a habit...

I think u got in one ...

Nice.. Would not have been cheap in its day!

Briefly 5 years ago... Simpson modified their standard top loader design to a solid tub with a recirculating pump in an attempt to save water but the design sank without trace Does anyone else remember this or do I just double the dose of the little blue pills and lie down for awhile?

300c may be on to something The agitator design does look rather Simpson-esque but to be completely accurate that design probably in truth is an impeller with a centre pole to make it look more like a an agitator The resultant wash action resembles that of an impeller machine

Are these sold as F+P in Australia Fisher and Paykel have new model FL washers out here My sister apparently hates her last model I think these may be sourced form Beko?

also "turns blue bleaches whiter" Ajax made a powdered bath cleaner with the above claim Mum would never buy it to see if it really did because it was more expensive than "Bon ami" and she was not a woman given to fancy or frippery!

What can a bus driver afford? Surely a standard measurement such as number of hours say a bus driver has to work to pay for a year of service (capital cost maintenance running costs) could be established? I mean in 1960 for a bus driver employed in that year to buy and run a GE Filterflo for a...

dont tell mum and dad they should be dead! Since my mother bought the first automatic washing machine in 1970 she has washed almost exclusively in cold water. If one was to listen to the doomsayers and scaremongers on this site they should be dead....cold stone dead...rotting six feet under...

Minnesota 1986 In winter 1986 I did an elective term at the University of Minnesota before returning to graduate in Sydney. The professor of adolescent medicine and his wife were delightful and gracious hosts inviting me to stay at their home, but I do think that I did disappoint her when I...

I may be wrong but.... I think this DW has little to do with Hoover I think it came out of the Vulcan Dishlex range and was rebranded. Has anyone seen a Hoover like this in the UK? Peter

Yet another great effort enjoyed this very much... Peter

But nobody predicts the future anymore? It seems to me that our visions of the future haven't changed in ~60 years. There are no longer articles int the Sunday paper colour supplements telling us what the world will be like in 50 years. All we ever hear is gloom and doom and global catastrophe...

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas-holidays are the perfect excuse to try out other machines (please no one tell the F+P at home). Mal and I are over in Western Australia (3000kms away on the other side of the continent) visiting his bro+SIL. They are being most hospitable and easy to get...

Vacations-time for being a washing machine slut What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas-holidays are the perfect excuse to try out other machines (please no one tell the F+P at home). Mal and I are over in Western Australia (3000kms away on the other side of the continent) visiting his bro+SIL...

Actually today's POD Purchased 1970 when I was 6yo. Without the water heater so 560. I was soon keen to go with my parents to buy it I didn't tell them I was feeling sick and vomited an enormous amount outside the appliance store!