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As for cellphone use, one of the reasons I stopped associating with a certain friend was his obsession with looking at it. We would go to a restaurant, and he would have it out over half the time. Between that and his obsessive hate for someone he didn't even know, I had enough, so no longer see him.
Tom, I can certainly understand your views of that type of behavior.
People get SO wrapped up in that tiny screen, they ignore everything around them.
One thing about that "addiction" that's beneficial to me is.....
It's a VISABLE addiction.
Unlike someone who does drugs, or is an alcoholic, who you can't know for certain if they're "fit" to be friendly or associate with.

I dislike being around someone who ignores me, or puts me in the background because of their idiotic habit.
I dislike having the feeling that I'm interrupting their precious focus.
It's, in simple terms, inconsiderate and rude.
 
Others are blasting what they consider music, loudly, like they're hard of hearing.
Recently had that experience in the grocery store. A guy in his 60's was blasting a tune from Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet album (can't remember the song now) from his phone while shopping.

Tacky

Also heard the song "Wanted Dead or Alive" from the same album in the doctors office early this year. Just seemed inappropriate.

It also reminded me how much times have changed, how much time has passed, and how old I'm getting.....which also offended me :LOL:
 
Recently had that experience in the grocery store. A guy in his 60's was blasting a tune from Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet album (can't remember the song now) from his phone while shopping.

Tacky

Also heard the song "Wanted Dead or Alive" from the same album in the doctors office early this year. Just seemed inappropriate.

It also reminded me how much times have changed, how much time has passed, and how old I'm getting.....which also offended me :LOL:
We're ALL getting old babe!
We deal with it as best as we can.
 
Really??
So according to you, I can leave the chicken bones, chicken skins, peas, beans, ham bones, etc. on the plates and burned sauce stuck in the pots?
Wow!
I'll pass that important info around to others just so they know!
No no no... Pick the chicken bones off and let the dog pre-rinse everything else!
 
Another thing I just remembered is the soil sensor would cause the main wash to significantly reduce cycle times if it didn't sense enough food in the water. What it did not sense was the food stuck to the dishes, causing it to under wash at times. That's with hi temp wash selected (always selected). I remember it struggled pretty bad at cleaning avocado residue on spoons due to this. I'm hoping that being on a water softener will fix these problems with the next Powerclean or I may just put the 18 back into regular service again.


Turn down the water heater or temper the DW line. Also select Pots and Pans or Heavy Wash to default to the next higher level that gives you extra wash time.

What was the model # of the Power Clean that did that? Early model Power Cleans tended to have a short main wash is the thermal hold was skipped or met instantly.
 
KDI-17a has one prewash (3 mins) and one prerinse (or two prerinses if no detergent in the prewash cup), main wash (whopping 7 minutes IIRC), and two after-rinses.

We/Mom had a KDI-17a from the initial installation circa 1975, through to 2001 when the same model machine in the next house was replaced with a GE (clearance at Lowe's or Home Depot, from whichever dad bought it), which was replaced with a WP in Nov 2024 (nothing wrong with the GE, never any repairs) because sister insisted on updating all the appliances upon moving in w/Mom.

Signed: Goofy Glenn

7 minutes? The Power Cleans I imagine have a 40 minute main wash and a sani rinse like no other:

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The nice thing about a long timed main wash and final rinse being that no matter the incoming temperature the main wash always has enough time to scour baked on and burned on items. If the inlet temp is hot enough you can also get 190*F water (as limited only by the heater thermostat) since the heater runs the whole wash cycle.
 
A good clothes washer should heat its own water too. It would be more energy efficient and would mean that the hot water cleaning the clothes would have less linear footage in which to cool down.

When I first used a European machine in 1978 it was clear to me that the US was falling behind in white goods engineering and design. And with our current chauvinist so-called government the race to the bottom is accelerating.
 

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