Maytag and Multi-matic Madness. Thanks Ross, Ben and Greg M.

[mickeyd]

Friends

Thanks for watching.  "I'll be bahhhk" ~ Arnie.

 

Out for brunch.  Going away and having brunch made every day and waiting your arrival spoils the crap out of a person.

 

It won't last, but while it does............why not indulge!

 

[mickeyd]

"Wrapped up like a D@^%*#, you know, a runner in the

 night."

 

Ah Manfred, you nasty man! :'D

 

Mark ~

 

The dryer is so tempting, but I'm not a dryer guy. Go figure. My aunt Margaret's mid-sixties Whirlpool gas with the glass door, control box, and  high-speed blower making the coolest sounds was the only dryer that ever turned my head. But now that I've rigged a 220 line in the garage for the GE Combo I'm seriously tempted and you don't live that far away so maybe some summer day I'll come by if you're in no hurry to get rid of it and roll that baby home. Reading your linked thread, the Imperial sounds like a winner, especially with Uncle Bob Appnut's imprimatur. Thank you.

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[mickeyd]

Trying to highlight the two-tone gold

In person, it's an eye-catcher.

 

Thanks,  Phil & Paul !

 

Paul, I'm smitten with YOUR pulsator. If either of you come across one, I got the cash. 

 

[akronman]

Mickey

You're right in Erie county, that ain't far! IT's here, no rush. I wasn't a dryer guy for the first 2 years, then turned into one. 3 gas and 3 electric currently installed.

anyhows, no rush, I'll keep you posted if I decide sometime it just HAS to go, let me know then if you're interested. In the meantime, it sits under a cover in the basement-----with a few other extras--
MArk

 

[frigilux]

Two wonderful washers, there, mickeyd! As much as I love the bouncy-bouncy action and ostinato rhythms of a vintage Frigidaire, that suds-saving Maytag 806 is luxurious. So much more flexible than the single-button TOL 906.

Glad you're enjoying the Tide pods, too. I tend to be an all-or-nothing guy, sometimes, but there's no reason a little bag of pods can't be part of a well-rounded stash of powdered and liquid detergents.

 

[mickeyd]

Eugene ~

If you look at that pod for a few minutes floating around the light blue porcelain lake, it morphs into a snail.  What must stuck me about them is how organic and sensual they feel. Very freaky and don't recall anyone mentioning that aspect yet. Wonder if they're all that way or just Tide's.

 

It was easy the other day to admit that if I were forced to pick only one wringer among the Norge the Speed Queen the Maytag and the Kenmore, it would be theKM Visimatic.

 

But when to comes to the automatics, I have a hard time.  Tonight I'd say the 806S, but  tomorrow it might be the 62 CD Frigi.

 

[frigilux]

Tide pods have a tactile experience which is unique to them. The Gain pods come close, as they also have three chambers.

 

[aldspinboy]

Ok Mike here just for you .

Some will love some hate, I gather..

but you got start somewhere.

 

1. Maytag :

Its all about the DIAL.

 

 

[aldspinboy]

2. Frigidare :

 

Sunbleached Manual.

 

[aldspinboy]

 

3. Speed Queen :

 

Wringer space.

 

[aldspinboy]

 

 

4. Frigidare :

 

Whirled in neon Color.

 

Darren k

 

[bajaespuma]

Darren,

I always thought you looked a little like Warhol.

 

[mickeyd]

OH MY AWORG.... What a surprise!

I want a mad deep purple haze one a  lemon/lime citrus one right now. Please place the order, and RUSH.

 

How do you do it, you picture Maestro.

 

I love it. Thank You!

 

Just dazzling !

 

[mickeyd]

PS: Darren,

The B&W Frigi looks like a perfect still or screen cap from a black and white TV commercial from the olden days.  Mahvellous!

 

[hippiedoll]

those pictures are cool!!!!

ha ha ha...

i loved the "whirled in neon"!!
and the "wringer space" was outta sight looking!!!
and the black & white frigidaire "sunbleached manual" looks neat too!!

thanks for sharing them cool pictures aldspinboy!!! i enjoyed looking at them...

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[aldspinboy]

 

Thanks Ken Warhola love his work but not ,

his looks lol. 

Andy was a true workaholic and his collections and Pop art are taught everyday.

What a legacy,  I will e-mail you on some pointers and other questions about your graphics etc.

 

Mike Im glad you liked them you always have 

a eye for beauty in water shots, and your pictures are exciting to see them through your eyes.

 

Hippiedoll, its so kool to see a female who has

a likeing for laundry and machines.

Thanks on the pictures I really appreciate your

response .

And the wringer your getting will be so much

fun in manual laundering !

My aunt Helen was the best at it ..

she actually had it down to a sceince.

She was a happy women and sing ,

chew gum ,fast..as she had three towels 

go thru at a time then double ring backwards. 

As the agitator was still in action lol.

She would pull up a stoll for me to watch..

She also would drain half the water out, and 

refresh with clean water for a new batch of clothes and keep it moving.

A back two tubs of rinse water ..one fresh and

the other fresh bluing water which she would turn the ringer in 360 ° to wring the rinsed load.

Then in the dryer or line dried.

Wish you luck and safety and fun on your 

Wringer.

I have a Maytag E2L Square tub there's 

nothing like a Gyrator on moving water

and clothes. 

Best to you all.

 

Darren k.

 

 

[mickeyd]

What a sweet, satisfying, image-filled story about your Aunt Helen. She took wringer washing from drudgery to an industrial art. I love how she drained half the wash water after each load; she must have been a real clean freak like my Mother Geraldine.  And how she kept the agitator going during the wringing. I do that, too. All the pros did double wringing because it took more water out, making the basket lighter, and dry time shorter. I can just see you on the little stool grinning ear to ear. What a lucky washer boy to have a sweet aunt who indulged your passion and fascination. I had an aunt like that. Let me share the story.

 

Many months ago,  you asked about our club names. When I found this place on New Year's Day in 2006, I was so excited, I could barely contain myself. I had to come up with a "handle" or name for the club.  WhenI was a boy I had an Aunt Lenore who was called Mickey, my Aunt Alice's twin. Mickey had an Easy, and she let me help her work it all the time.  For me an Easy Spin was Heaven on Earth. I was usually standing right next to her for  the wonderful Easy rituals, but when she was finished and we'd have lunch, she'd say, "Mike, would you go in and clean up the machine for me?!"  

 

Sweeter words were never spoken. You all know what that meant: Draining the big tub, and rinsing it with all the melodious pump gurgling,  taking out the spiralator and the spinner,  re-arranging the faucets in dozens of poses, disconnecting the quick-connect inlet hoses, the Y, and the big momma, wrapping the cord down under, and moving this big beautiful machine to her resting place. I'd spend about an hour. YAY!

 

That infamous New Year's Day, I honored her love for me by taking her name. I only wish I had chosen Lenore, instead, because by adding the D for Danieu to her name, I became Mickeyd, NEVER realizing the unintended McDonald's reference, and how almost everyone would make that connection. So, Darren, I am not Mickeyd for McDonald's, but for my sweet Aunt Mickey, Lenore.

 

So what do I do NOW?

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[hippiedoll]

aunt helen & aunt mickey......

aldspinboy & mickeyd:

awwww.....

those were 2 touching stories about your aunts. i loved reading them. thank you for sharing your precious memories of your beloved aunts.

one thing i wonder about often, and now after reading these 2 stories, is if aunt helen & aunt mickey & other beloved people from our past, ever realized & knew how much of a lasting impression they left on us & in our lives??

thank you guys for sharing your beloved aunt stories. i really enjoyed reading your memories.

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