Repairs where also on the cards, from the previous thread you saw us taking apart the AEG Lavalux spinner unit to install new bellows and to use epoxy filler on a slit in the outer can - Many Thanks to Louis and friends in Germany for providing links to diagrams etc..
Followed by a creamy chicken surprise, new potatoes and seasonal veg, unfortunately I didn't get a pic of that as too busy enjoying the meal, drinks and company !!
And for desert we have homemade by Darren & Al Pear n Chocolate tart and Cherry Bakewell Tart.
All that needs to be done before we retire for drinks, chat and midnight washing is to load the Boschette - one can see the glass milk bottles fit a treat,
Marvin the Milkman is going to be pleased with the performance along with Hyacinth...
Midnight washing in the 70`s vintage Miele, these are the classic styling by Miele that we all remember, a that touch of Orange that makes them so unique. The inner door has an instruction panel and the controls offer total flexibility, the spin speed selector looks like nothing else of today !!
All we need to do now is switch off for tonight and retire for drinks and banter until some time before sunday breakfast ha ha, "Pass the Paracetamol Morag"..
Today we are joined by Steve on the lhs who has brought down a vintage Hotpoint Toploader that was recently on ebay but didn't complete and weeks later the seller offered it to Darren, if you had seen the state of it no-one rushed for it and if we did it was only to be possibly be for parts...
Its been stood standing in a barn for many ears, surprisingly the under lid programme guide is very good, it was completely seized so with the back n top off and water sloshing through the lads finally nudged it into life and it sounded smoother than many of our own such as was the surprise to everyone, as you can see it will have a full restore as this model is the later model with interlock to Steves NIB model coming up...
A change of scenery as we use my favourite shower / utility room as it has Steves NIB mint Hotpoint 1504 Toploader as covered in other thread and the Dyson Contrarotator, Richard loads up the Dyson and yes it does contrarotate. 60d Cottons wash, 3 rinses and a max extract 1400 rpm spin...
Time for "More Tea and Coffee Vicar"...we don't do hand painted periwinkles just good old fashioned mugs - which is surprising as we are in the South...
Noticed the dryer wearing the t-shirt in the background, well its all about "Made in Merthyr" a fashion company is producing this using the Vintage Hoover Branding and just swapping out the wordage, of course we have all the "Originals" ....#MadeinMerthyr
There was deffo a T-shirt theme going on, it was only when I went to the kitchen and noticed Kevins glass cutting block that I made the "Cows" connection ha ha, from our famous Cow Artist Steve Brown.
Sunday evening and we start to disperse, those staying had the treat of a "Concert in the Park" last night of four, featuring a Night Under The Stars with The London Philharmonic Orchestra - well it was summer, was nightime, there where stars, the orchestra was fab, the singers rousing AND as its Britain - "The Rain Bucketed Down" didn't dampen our spirits though ha ha..
