bingwsguy
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Does anyone remember that? Was it a fabric softener or a water conditioner?
Rain Barrel
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exploder3211
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IIRC- WTF does this mean people???????? LoL need to know
IIRC = if I recall correctly
exploder3211
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Thank Glenn!.. SOrry to have sounded a tad harsh.. LoL..Its been driving me nutzo...
wash&where?
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Rain Barrel
Rain Barrel was made by Johnson Wax and it was designed to be added to the wash cycle along with the detergent. It could also be added to the rinse but only about half as much. It in my opinion had the best scent of any fabric softener ever. I remember Consumer Reports slammed it for softening when added to the wash. They also said it made clothes look dingy. What do they know? It was also more expensive than other brands and it came in odd sizes (28oz and 48 oz bottles). It was introduced in the early seventies and gone by the mid eighties. I wish Johnson's Wax would bring it back just the way it was. I have been hoping to find a vintage bottle on e-bay or elsewhere for several years. If anyone wants to see what it looks like, Robert has it in his collection.
Rain Barrel was made by Johnson Wax and it was designed to be added to the wash cycle along with the detergent. It could also be added to the rinse but only about half as much. It in my opinion had the best scent of any fabric softener ever. I remember Consumer Reports slammed it for softening when added to the wash. They also said it made clothes look dingy. What do they know? It was also more expensive than other brands and it came in odd sizes (28oz and 48 oz bottles). It was introduced in the early seventies and gone by the mid eighties. I wish Johnson's Wax would bring it back just the way it was. I have been hoping to find a vintage bottle on e-bay or elsewhere for several years. If anyone wants to see what it looks like, Robert has it in his collection.
pturo
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IIRC= Incidentially I Recked(the)Car.
bingwsguy
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Thanks for the answers guys. I looked on ebay, but no luck finding even an empty bottle. 
I really like Rain Barrel
I agree wash&where. I liked Rain Barrel too. I always used it in the rinse water. I am not a real fan any longer of modern liquid rinse aids. I think that the smell is offensive and down right nasty. My 2 cents worth. Gary
I agree wash&where. I liked Rain Barrel too. I always used it in the rinse water. I am not a real fan any longer of modern liquid rinse aids. I think that the smell is offensive and down right nasty. My 2 cents worth. Gary
danemodsandy
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Rain Barrel would build up or something on 1970s disco polyester; made it sort of yellowish.
Not that I personally ever had anything to do with disco polyester. *grin*
(Explanation of joke for you young whippersnappers: THERE WAS NOTHIN' ELSE TO BUY BACK THEN! Everything was polyester for a while there. The '70s had their downside, LOL.)
Not that I personally ever had anything to do with disco polyester. *grin*
(Explanation of joke for you young whippersnappers: THERE WAS NOTHIN' ELSE TO BUY BACK THEN! Everything was polyester for a while there. The '70s had their downside, LOL.)
whirlcool
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Internet Shorthand
BRB – be right back
BTW – by the way
TTYL – talk to you later
BFN – bye for now
TTFN – ta-ta for now
CYA – see ya (or it could also be: cover your a*s)
CUL8R – see you later
IMHO – in my humble opinion
IMNSHO – in my not so humble opinion
LOL – laughing out loud
ROTFL – rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO – rolling on the floor laughing my a*s off
RTM – read the manual
SOL - Sh*t out of luck
BRB – be right back
BTW – by the way
TTYL – talk to you later
BFN – bye for now
TTFN – ta-ta for now
CYA – see ya (or it could also be: cover your a*s)
CUL8R – see you later
IMHO – in my humble opinion
IMNSHO – in my not so humble opinion
LOL – laughing out loud
ROTFL – rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO – rolling on the floor laughing my a*s off
RTM – read the manual
SOL - Sh*t out of luck
RainBarrel
Worked quite well as a rinse added softener, but was not so fabulous as a wash added softener.
It did have a nice scent.
When it was out, I was doing most of the laundry for Ma, my sister, and me, and I was allowed to choose the chemicals by then, too. I alternated RainBarrel with Downy.
I found its bottle to be particularly easy to handle.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Worked quite well as a rinse added softener, but was not so fabulous as a wash added softener.
It did have a nice scent.
When it was out, I was doing most of the laundry for Ma, my sister, and me, and I was allowed to choose the chemicals by then, too. I alternated RainBarrel with Downy.
I found its bottle to be particularly easy to handle.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
and some suggested new ones, not yet standard
GAL: Get a life
BML: Bite me loser
NFW: No feasable way or (no F***in way)
WHFO: When hell freezes over
BDM: Big Depends moment.
NPB: Needs Prozac Badly.
GYT: for MM=> Get your thong.
and a real one if you have kids POS=> parent over shoulder. Just so you know THEY know how to CYA cover your (their) @$$ets.
GAL: Get a life
BML: Bite me loser
NFW: No feasable way or (no F***in way)
WHFO: When hell freezes over
BDM: Big Depends moment.
NPB: Needs Prozac Badly.
GYT: for MM=> Get your thong.
and a real one if you have kids POS=> parent over shoulder. Just so you know THEY know how to CYA cover your (their) @$$ets.
IMHO- In my humble opinion.
Translation "Just a gut feeling I can't verify, don't s--- all over me."
Translation "Just a gut feeling I can't verify, don't s--- all over me."
CR usually always slammed Rain Barrel and most all detergents with softeners - even now, they were rather cool toward the two modern products "with a touch of softener".
danemodsandy
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IMHO
"IMHO- In my humble opinion."
Depends on who's saying it. Often, my knowledge of the writer's personality leads me to suspect that it stands for "Is My Hubris Obvious?"
"IMHO- In my humble opinion."
Depends on who's saying it. Often, my knowledge of the writer's personality leads me to suspect that it stands for "Is My Hubris Obvious?"
exploder3211
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LOl.. Thanks for the lingo..
BAck to the Rain Barrell
My mom stock piled the stuff and used it for years and years... I think that when they stopped selling it, a friend of her's who worked for a local store gave her a few cases of the 48 oz bottles.. It smelled good...
BAck to the Rain Barrell
My mom stock piled the stuff and used it for years and years... I think that when they stopped selling it, a friend of her's who worked for a local store gave her a few cases of the 48 oz bottles.. It smelled good...
pturo
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We had Rain Barrel in the 70's. My mother hated fabric softners,was convinced they ruined the machines and felt they were unessary with a dryer, but my older sister bought it and used it for her clothes(PO'd my mother) along with Clairol Herbal Essence shampoo. One had to be Natural in those days, Rain Barrel and Herbal Essence seemed to be "chemical free", or natural, which was total BS, just marketing to the Woodstock/Granola/James Taylor wanna be generation.
I do seem to remember another wash cycle fabric softener called "First In" (not kidding toggles). It was in a yellow bottle, had a lemony (I think) scent and was a thick white gel..remimded me of.......oh NEVER MIND!!!!!!!! TOO MUCH INFO!!!
