Hey, go easy on Pocatello, Idaho. It's where I was born, grew up, and met my partner of 31 years. It looks a lot like Brokeback Mountain there, only even more redneck and cowboy, being the home of the Dodge Finals Rodeo. (YEE-HAW!)I also bought the Monkey Wards version of a Norge washer there back in 1984. Had to have something butch enough to wash all them outdoor work duds. The loud clank that the solenoid-activated brake made, just reinforced the tough, ranch-duty image of the machine. (I learnt how to spit chewin' tobaccy by watchin' the burp-o-lator lint filer.)
Seriously, the washer was a very good machine. But, the matching, blow-the-hot-air, dryer totally blew.