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There’s a tiny town about fifteen miles from the city I live in that prides itself on being where Philo T Farnsworth grew up. He was one of the major contributors to the invention of television. One of the major streets there is Farnsworth Way. It runs almost the entire length of the town...

I know for a fact that Penney’s had their catalog well into the mid to late nineties, my siblings and I got ALL of our school clothes every single year from that catalog. I distinctly remember that giant phone book sized catalog and then picking up our order at the local store and having our...

My in-laws have had an engine seize on the highway out of nowhere (my father in law is a mechanic so it wasn’t because of lack of maintenance) on a Chevy Venture minivan with less than 100k on it and then the Uplander they replaced it with threw a rod with just over 100k on it. I wouldn’t trust...

I’m a mail carrier and I don’t have a good explanation besides poor customer service. My postmaster and supervisors would never tolerate scanning a parcel as delivered if it wasn’t (or ignoring a parcel pick up). I work in a very small office though and it’s probably easier to keep on top of...

I really like things to be simple and I prefer using a bucket of hot, soapy water and a cotton rag to squirting cleaners everywhere and wiping (it doesn’t feel as adequate). I consistently use Mrs. Meyer’s all purpose concentrated cleaner diluted with water in a bucket, chlorine bleach, Bar...

When my mother’s parents were young, this part of Idaho was almost entirely rural. Even the city I live in now was almost entirely farm land. Surrounding towns are still very rural with tiny main streets with most of the businesses and a few streets with residential houses and then the rest is...

We scraped by with nothing more than a bit of a cold snap, nothing like what the Midwest is seeing. Temps got down to low single digits and dipped into the negatives here and there, now they’re actually coming up and we’re seeing low teens. I rely on my own body heat and layered clothing during...

The modern appliance shopper would probably call that color ‘sage’ rather than avocado, despite there not being much of a difference lol. I’ve also seen things called ‘guacamole’ green and had a bit of a chuckle, as long as we don’t call it avocado like Aunt Susan’s kitchen, right? I’ve wanted...

I love the kids sitting in the box. I remember every time my parents or grandparents bought a new appliance or television, us kids would descend on the box, turning it into a house or a fort or castle in our minds.Hours of play was the result. My kids do the same thing now, only television...

It sounds like a copy machine lol. I guess we’ll see where the technology goes but for now, my kids are cheaper and I’m guessing more reliable (that thing just looks like expensive repairs, or impossible repairs, waiting to happen).

I love comfort food in winter. Every Sunday I cook up a big pot of various soups, stews, chili, or a meat and gravy dish with mashed potatoes. My husband and I then reheat the leftovers for the following week as our lunches at work. I’m a city mail carrier so I’m outdoors in single digit or...

I’m pretty happy with my current, now 20 year old, Whirlpool washer and dryer but if I could have anything I would really like a gas version of my current dryer and a washer that has a hot wash warm rinse cycle. I also desperately want a Maytag wringer washer, I plan on keeping my eyes pealed...

I can’t believe they’re tearing ANY of that out! It’s practically vandalism. That’s a beautiful kitchen and in really good shape. Some scrubbing and fresh paint and it would be worth its weight in gold! Idiot.... wish I was closer, I’d save it all in a heartbeat.

There are those of us younger folks wanting to bring back the way our grandparents and great grandparents did things. I would love having a beautiful set of china, silver, and crystal to use for special occasions. I’ve not always had a dishwasher so handwashing does not bother me, I’ve had to...

I’m the kind of person who can eat just about everything. There are very few things I strongly dislike. Most things that I thought I didn’t like, I’ve found that I actually do like them when they’re cooked or prepared well. Among the few things that I just cannot stand are canned mushrooms (I...

I’ve always been pretty averse to any gadgety type kitchen items. My mother was a gadget fanatic and had an entire corner of our pantry filled with one trick ponies and as seen on tv garbage. I can’t remember a single thing that performed as advertised. I went so far opposite of her as an adult...

I make almost all of my family’s bread. I love kneading bread, it’s very cheap therapy for me lol. I do use my Kitchenaid to mix the dough together though, I have to allow myself some conveniences when I’m making 2+ loaves a day. I will have to try these recipes though, the rolls sound...

My brother in law was given a nearly brand new, top of the line Kirby because the original owner, after using it for a year and a half, said it no longer sucked anything up. Well he brought it home only to find a bag that was stuffed to its gills and once he swapped it out for a fresh one, it...

She has a fantastic washer for doing children’s laundry, it was odd looking next to that itty bitty dryer though. Are dryers less common in Australia the way they are in Europe and the UK? I line dry a LOT of things, even through the winter, but a tiny dryer with a full size washer would be...

I don’t have a king sized bed, but even my queen sized things don’t turn over well in my washer at home and I don’t even attempt pillows. Someday, I plan on owning a front loader in addition to my standard washer so I can have that flexibility. What I do is wash my bulky bedding at home once a...