A look at the Miele shop
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That`s cute, the shop owner is certainly a washer lover just like us.
Yes Theo, that's the one. Nice old Miele in the last picture, with the square door and the controls on top.
sudsmaster
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Nice paint job.
I guess he doesn't want anybody sitting on his window sills, though!
I guess he doesn't want anybody sitting on his window sills, though!
The little shop in Amsterdam
Hi, since I'll visit Amsterdam next week I'd love to also pay a visit to the Miele shop pictured above. Can anyone of the members of this site living in that town give me the address?
Thanks
Marco
Hi, since I'll visit Amsterdam next week I'd love to also pay a visit to the Miele shop pictured above. Can anyone of the members of this site living in that town give me the address?
Thanks
Marco
Wow! That Miele hanging off the building reminds me of an old dealership called Annapolis Bendix that had one of the old round machines mounted on angle iron brackets on the front of their building, but not over the door. It had most of the heavy guts removed, but it was still heavy.
So the dealer sells the toy Mieles also? In the dishwasher, what is the strange looking thing where the top rack would be? Whatever is in top looks like it would prevent the lower rack from sliding into the cavity.
The two machines sitting out in front of the store certainly do nothing to inspire confidence in either Miele or the dealer.
So the dealer sells the toy Mieles also? In the dishwasher, what is the strange looking thing where the top rack would be? Whatever is in top looks like it would prevent the lower rack from sliding into the cavity.
The two machines sitting out in front of the store certainly do nothing to inspire confidence in either Miele or the dealer.
back door junk
Those machines look like they should be out the back door waiting for the scrap man to come get them.
Dontcha love those resin chairs too? Please be seated!
The nail spikes on the window sill tell me I'm not in Kansas anymore either -
Strange, but wonderful to see none the less.
b
Those machines look like they should be out the back door waiting for the scrap man to come get them.
Dontcha love those resin chairs too? Please be seated!
The nail spikes on the window sill tell me I'm not in Kansas anymore either -
Strange, but wonderful to see none the less.
b
And what's wrong with those resin chairs!!!!! LOL
Had to laugh at that one, earlier this spring my partner found about 1/2 dozen of them at the Habitat Restore for $1 a piece, thrilled he got such a bargain. Stuck two right outside the front entrance to the house much to my dismay and I finally had to go and buy a decent little bistro set to replace them with. Then they seemed to multiply in the backyard, on the patio, out in the garden under the pergola..Finally enough was enough and I said they're going and I'm going to buy a decent patio set. He hates to spend money so he set to building some adirondack chairs. Now this is a guy who has never built much. Anyways, long story short.. the chairs he built and a matching table turned out much better than I expected. I was shocked and I think he was as well.
Sorry for going off thread LOL
Had to laugh at that one, earlier this spring my partner found about 1/2 dozen of them at the Habitat Restore for $1 a piece, thrilled he got such a bargain. Stuck two right outside the front entrance to the house much to my dismay and I finally had to go and buy a decent little bistro set to replace them with. Then they seemed to multiply in the backyard, on the patio, out in the garden under the pergola..Finally enough was enough and I said they're going and I'm going to buy a decent patio set. He hates to spend money so he set to building some adirondack chairs. Now this is a guy who has never built much. Anyways, long story short.. the chairs he built and a matching table turned out much better than I expected. I was shocked and I think he was as well.
Sorry for going off thread LOL
Window sill spikes: these are not uncommon in Amsterdam. Actually I didn't notice that they were there before they were commented on.
Shop address: they have a website: www.mieledealer.nl but unfortunately it is only in Dutch. The address is: Steve Bikoplein 10, 1092 GN Amsterdam. They also have an email: [email protected]
Toy Mieles: no, I don't think they are for sale. The vintage Miele washer isn't for sale either. These items belong to the collection of the shop owner. There is also a toy vacuum cleaner. This evening, weather permitting, I will try to make a close-up picture of the toy dishwasher.
Machines outside shop: I think they were just old machines destined for scrapping. Probably from customers who bought a new machine. It is the general practice that the old machine is taken away by the same people that bring the new one.
Shop address: they have a website: www.mieledealer.nl but unfortunately it is only in Dutch. The address is: Steve Bikoplein 10, 1092 GN Amsterdam. They also have an email: [email protected]
Toy Mieles: no, I don't think they are for sale. The vintage Miele washer isn't for sale either. These items belong to the collection of the shop owner. There is also a toy vacuum cleaner. This evening, weather permitting, I will try to make a close-up picture of the toy dishwasher.
Machines outside shop: I think they were just old machines destined for scrapping. Probably from customers who bought a new machine. It is the general practice that the old machine is taken away by the same people that bring the new one.
Window sill spikes
Those spikes are pretty intense. I'm sure they deter people from loitering. My guess is that they may be there to keep pigeons and other birds away. Smaller spikes are in use all over San Francisco. They keep pigeons and the resulting droppings off of billboards and buildings. Love Amsterdam. That shop looks very intriguing. Would love to see more.
Those spikes are pretty intense. I'm sure they deter people from loitering. My guess is that they may be there to keep pigeons and other birds away. Smaller spikes are in use all over San Francisco. They keep pigeons and the resulting droppings off of billboards and buildings. Love Amsterdam. That shop looks very intriguing. Would love to see more.
sudsmaster
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Window sill spikes like those are very rare in California - I figure that's because of the legal liability issues, should someone "accidentally" fall on them and then sue for injuries. I also doubt they are intended for pigeons, because pigeons would not normally roost so near the pavement. Plus, they could easily avoid the spikes - no so with the brush-like narrow spikes used in the Bay Area (like on BART) to deter the little poopers.
I will be in Amsterdam the first week of October and will visit this shop. The toy Miele washer is available at a toy store in San Francisco's Noe Valley on 24th Street.
We'd better warn the guy there is a whole club coming to visit him. LOL
I stand corrected... It was just a guess...
Yes, the "spikes" here in California are indeed "needle like." And, they're everywhere, especially in Southern California. (Here's an example of the bird spikes in use here in the U.S.) I was just taking a guess that the spikes pictured in the previous posts might be a European version.
Yes, the "spikes" here in California are indeed "needle like." And, they're everywhere, especially in Southern California. (Here's an example of the bird spikes in use here in the U.S.) I was just taking a guess that the spikes pictured in the previous posts might be a European version.
sudsmaster
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Most storefronts I've seen in the US don't have window sills at all. The glass comes almost flush with the exterior wall, so unless you had a very tiny butt it would be very difficult to perch upon the intersection of window with building.
As a result, our homeless just sit on the sidewalk and do their thing. Some of them are quite deranged.
As a result, our homeless just sit on the sidewalk and do their thing. Some of them are quite deranged.
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