norgeway
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I dont even like!
Maytags..and I got excited over these!! Glad one of US got them!!!
Maytags..and I got excited over these!! Glad one of US got them!!!
WAKE THE DEAD: TOL Maytag washer and dryer - $50 (Cedar Rapids)
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hippiedoll
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so, who got these.......
nobody's stepped out of the dark corner to take a bow yet????
nobody's stepped out of the dark corner to take a bow yet????
ovrphil
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hopefully not like Cornelius Gurlitt...who kept
1406 paintings in his small apartment in Munich. Hopefully, they're not storing it away with a loot of other things.
1406 paintings in his small apartment in Munich. Hopefully, they're not storing it away with a loot of other things.
beekeyknee
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The Deafening Silence Is Over
And no, it's not a Cornelius Gurlitt type to stash away rare appliances. It's Brian (beekeyknee) from Columbia. I was up late Sat. night and noticed Phil's posting on the 906s at about 4:00 in the morning. I considered going to bed, but then started thinking if I did they would be gone when I got up. I immediately thought of Drew (redcarpetdrew). I scrolled down a couple of posts and there was his post. I knew he was out of striking distance but I wasn't, so I sent a text to Cedar Rapids in the morning. I was informed that no one had committed to purchasing them yet and I asked if approximately 1:00 PM would be acceptable. The lady told me that would be fine and I told her that I would be there. A bit later she send me a text and asked if I was "for real" because her phone was blowing up and she needed to take down her C/L posting. I told her that I was very much "for real" and I would send her texts along the way to keep her apprised of my progress. I arrived around 2:00 PM. She and her husband met me at a convenience store right off the highway and led me out to a nice area on the east side of town. They had me back in the drive and I unloaded my dolly. It was a good thing I brought it. The machines were down a flight of stairs to the basement. Thank goodness she brought her husband along. I don't think I could have managed without him. I've pulled machines up into my pick-up before but a flight of stairs is another story.
Once we got to the basement I began to survey the machines. They were in excellent condition for machines of that age. The washer was made in March of 1966. Not sure of the dryer's age yet. The door is duct taped shut and I haven't felt like removing it. I'm guessing around the same age as it has wire wound baffles. The porcelain drum has no perceptible wear. The drum light still works as do the panel lights on both machines. She mentioned in her C/L add that she thought the dryer was leaking oil. I suspected differently and was right. There was a giant oil slick underneath the washer of that nasty brown transmission oil Maytag used to use. The "O" ring has gone bad and it has been running down the drive tube and onto the pulley which has been slinging it around underneath the machine. I grabbed the machine to pull it out a bit and came away with a grease covered hand. By the time we got it out to my truck I was covered in the stuff.
The washer is what one would expect. Chrome topped lint filter, ribbed agitator between the fins and a tub light which still works with the lens still in place. One of the nicest things about both machines is that the control buttons are all fairly white and none of the paint is worn off. The only thing wrong is a bit of the metallic blue on the bottom half of the control panel on the washer is worn off.
The lady and her husband were both great and helped me load, secure and wrap them. I offered to pay them $40.00 for the help, they said that was too much so they took $25.00 and I was grateful to pay it. After we were loaded they said for me to follow them and they would point to the street I was to turn on to make it back to the highway. I was glad to be on the road again, as I had another 5 hour trip to make and it was nearly 9:00 PM and dark when I arrived home. After I settled in a bit I sent Drew a message to call me that evening. If he couldn't I told him to call at 6 this evening. Sure enough at 11:00 PM central time my phone rang. It was Drew. I asked him if he could guess where I'd been that day and he said he thought he knew. At first he said, "Kansas". I laughed and said, "No, try north". He thought for a second and I said try Cedar Rapids or something to that effect. And he said you're the one that got the 906's. I said yes and I want to bring them to you. He said, "To Reno"? And I said, "Yes, I want you to have them". There was dead silence for about three seconds. He seemed kind of shocked and I told him I knew he had been looking for them a long time. I didn't need or want them that badly and I wanted him to have them. I told him he could have them for what I paid for them and he began to discuss gas costs and so forth. I basically told him we could work that out later and that I didn't expect much. Mostly it would be a little vacation for me and I'd get to see some pretty country on my trip. We ended up having a great conversation which lasted for an hour and a half. I was like we were old friends. It was a lot of fun. I've really been wanting to meet another AW member and this seemed like a great way to start. Anyway, we'll be working out an itinerary in the next couple of weeks.
Phil, I'd like to thank you for posting the machines. You started it all. Much appreciated. If it wasn't for your posts we would miss out on a lot.
Don, I'm sorry I got to the machines before you did. There was no ill will intended. I still love your turquoise 806 set. A picture of them is on my desktop.
Sandy, I'm sorry you were not able to secure these machines. I know you've been looking for a set for awhile.
John, the shading on the 906 set looks better in person than it does in the picture. I'll be talking to you soon.
To everyone at AW.org. You're a great bunch of people and I look forward to meeting more of you.
Cheers,
Brian
[this post was last edited: 4/8/2014-00:35]
And no, it's not a Cornelius Gurlitt type to stash away rare appliances. It's Brian (beekeyknee) from Columbia. I was up late Sat. night and noticed Phil's posting on the 906s at about 4:00 in the morning. I considered going to bed, but then started thinking if I did they would be gone when I got up. I immediately thought of Drew (redcarpetdrew). I scrolled down a couple of posts and there was his post. I knew he was out of striking distance but I wasn't, so I sent a text to Cedar Rapids in the morning. I was informed that no one had committed to purchasing them yet and I asked if approximately 1:00 PM would be acceptable. The lady told me that would be fine and I told her that I would be there. A bit later she send me a text and asked if I was "for real" because her phone was blowing up and she needed to take down her C/L posting. I told her that I was very much "for real" and I would send her texts along the way to keep her apprised of my progress. I arrived around 2:00 PM. She and her husband met me at a convenience store right off the highway and led me out to a nice area on the east side of town. They had me back in the drive and I unloaded my dolly. It was a good thing I brought it. The machines were down a flight of stairs to the basement. Thank goodness she brought her husband along. I don't think I could have managed without him. I've pulled machines up into my pick-up before but a flight of stairs is another story.
Once we got to the basement I began to survey the machines. They were in excellent condition for machines of that age. The washer was made in March of 1966. Not sure of the dryer's age yet. The door is duct taped shut and I haven't felt like removing it. I'm guessing around the same age as it has wire wound baffles. The porcelain drum has no perceptible wear. The drum light still works as do the panel lights on both machines. She mentioned in her C/L add that she thought the dryer was leaking oil. I suspected differently and was right. There was a giant oil slick underneath the washer of that nasty brown transmission oil Maytag used to use. The "O" ring has gone bad and it has been running down the drive tube and onto the pulley which has been slinging it around underneath the machine. I grabbed the machine to pull it out a bit and came away with a grease covered hand. By the time we got it out to my truck I was covered in the stuff.
The washer is what one would expect. Chrome topped lint filter, ribbed agitator between the fins and a tub light which still works with the lens still in place. One of the nicest things about both machines is that the control buttons are all fairly white and none of the paint is worn off. The only thing wrong is a bit of the metallic blue on the bottom half of the control panel on the washer is worn off.
The lady and her husband were both great and helped me load, secure and wrap them. I offered to pay them $40.00 for the help, they said that was too much so they took $25.00 and I was grateful to pay it. After we were loaded they said for me to follow them and they would point to the street I was to turn on to make it back to the highway. I was glad to be on the road again, as I had another 5 hour trip to make and it was nearly 9:00 PM and dark when I arrived home. After I settled in a bit I sent Drew a message to call me that evening. If he couldn't I told him to call at 6 this evening. Sure enough at 11:00 PM central time my phone rang. It was Drew. I asked him if he could guess where I'd been that day and he said he thought he knew. At first he said, "Kansas". I laughed and said, "No, try north". He thought for a second and I said try Cedar Rapids or something to that effect. And he said you're the one that got the 906's. I said yes and I want to bring them to you. He said, "To Reno"? And I said, "Yes, I want you to have them". There was dead silence for about three seconds. He seemed kind of shocked and I told him I knew he had been looking for them a long time. I didn't need or want them that badly and I wanted him to have them. I told him he could have them for what I paid for them and he began to discuss gas costs and so forth. I basically told him we could work that out later and that I didn't expect much. Mostly it would be a little vacation for me and I'd get to see some pretty country on my trip. We ended up having a great conversation which lasted for an hour and a half. I was like we were old friends. It was a lot of fun. I've really been wanting to meet another AW member and this seemed like a great way to start. Anyway, we'll be working out an itinerary in the next couple of weeks.
Phil, I'd like to thank you for posting the machines. You started it all. Much appreciated. If it wasn't for your posts we would miss out on a lot.
Don, I'm sorry I got to the machines before you did. There was no ill will intended. I still love your turquoise 806 set. A picture of them is on my desktop.
Sandy, I'm sorry you were not able to secure these machines. I know you've been looking for a set for awhile.
John, the shading on the 906 set looks better in person than it does in the picture. I'll be talking to you soon.
To everyone at AW.org. You're a great bunch of people and I look forward to meeting more of you.
Cheers,
Brian
[this post was last edited: 4/8/2014-00:35]
ovrphil
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speechlessly and tearfully happy
it's only metal and like all things, we are just visiting and essentially owning nothing in this passage of life, but ...at least there are toys and other diversions to make it fun.
This story deserves a gargantuan applause to you Brian and very impressed with your decisions - so relieved they are in an aw.org member's hands and good one's, at that.
made my day...good job, Brian! (more applause)
it's only metal and like all things, we are just visiting and essentially owning nothing in this passage of life, but ...at least there are toys and other diversions to make it fun.
This story deserves a gargantuan applause to you Brian and very impressed with your decisions - so relieved they are in an aw.org member's hands and good one's, at that.
made my day...good job, Brian! (more applause)
mickeyd
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Congratulations and thanks for a satisfying bedtime story with a happy ending, Brian.
Fifty dollars for a pair of 906's is surely the steal of the year.
Remember that Greg said you can do a lot with those buttons; the cycles are not as inflexible as some believe.
Let us know how you do and what you discover.
There is a truly wonderful 906 manual in the Ephemera.
Fifty dollars for a pair of 906's is surely the steal of the year.
Remember that Greg said you can do a lot with those buttons; the cycles are not as inflexible as some believe.
Let us know how you do and what you discover.
There is a truly wonderful 906 manual in the Ephemera.
beekeyknee
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Thanks, Michael, but I won't be discovering anything about them except what little I might learn while I'm in Reno. They will belong to Drew.
redcarpetdrew
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Three seconds...
Try longer. Then another twenty seconds of just incoherent babble as my brain was desperately trying to kick back into gear after hitting one heck of a speed bump.
I had just been exchanging emails with Don telling him that I HAD NOT bought them from under him and was stressing about their welfare. (Sad, right?) Brian dropped the email bomb on me a hour or so later. That was a phone call I'll remember for a long time. After finding my voice again, I was telling him that I was floored. Floored and feeling VERY undeserving of such kindness. I still do. After having a great hour plus chat, Brian told me he would post the above so people knew how it went down. I agreed as long as I could quickly email Don to let him know what was up as I didn't want him to be possibly hurt by my telling him I hadn't picked them up and then comes the announcement that I have them, which I quickly did. I mean this when I say that no dream machine, and I mean NO dream machine, is worth screwing up a friendship. I was worried, Don. I really was. Thank you for the email telling me it was ok.
I will admit that until Brian posted the above, I was trying hard not to be too excited. I'm sorry my friend but there are a few members who remember a former member here who got to be what I thought was a friend who promised me a 906 then turned out to be feeding me a story and was summarily banned for that among other things. I believed you but there was this little piece of me that... Never mind. All I can say again is thank you. It's been a very long and very bumpy road post Jacqui and I really haven't been my normal self. This is one of the kindest things I've experienced since then.
Anyway, Brian won't be going home empty handed. When I heard that he'd be driving home a empty truck, I thought that unacceptable. So, I have a very early series 806 set in harvest gold that I've been saving for years. I have 72 806's in white and don't need these but didn't want to tear them apart if any other possibility existed. I'm also sure that, as a gracious (and grateful) host, I'll find a few other truck bed stuffers...
Thank you. I'm still not sure what I did to be so deserving but thank you!
RCD[this post was last edited: 4/8/2014-03:13]
Try longer. Then another twenty seconds of just incoherent babble as my brain was desperately trying to kick back into gear after hitting one heck of a speed bump.
I had just been exchanging emails with Don telling him that I HAD NOT bought them from under him and was stressing about their welfare. (Sad, right?) Brian dropped the email bomb on me a hour or so later. That was a phone call I'll remember for a long time. After finding my voice again, I was telling him that I was floored. Floored and feeling VERY undeserving of such kindness. I still do. After having a great hour plus chat, Brian told me he would post the above so people knew how it went down. I agreed as long as I could quickly email Don to let him know what was up as I didn't want him to be possibly hurt by my telling him I hadn't picked them up and then comes the announcement that I have them, which I quickly did. I mean this when I say that no dream machine, and I mean NO dream machine, is worth screwing up a friendship. I was worried, Don. I really was. Thank you for the email telling me it was ok.
I will admit that until Brian posted the above, I was trying hard not to be too excited. I'm sorry my friend but there are a few members who remember a former member here who got to be what I thought was a friend who promised me a 906 then turned out to be feeding me a story and was summarily banned for that among other things. I believed you but there was this little piece of me that... Never mind. All I can say again is thank you. It's been a very long and very bumpy road post Jacqui and I really haven't been my normal self. This is one of the kindest things I've experienced since then.
Anyway, Brian won't be going home empty handed. When I heard that he'd be driving home a empty truck, I thought that unacceptable. So, I have a very early series 806 set in harvest gold that I've been saving for years. I have 72 806's in white and don't need these but didn't want to tear them apart if any other possibility existed. I'm also sure that, as a gracious (and grateful) host, I'll find a few other truck bed stuffers...
Thank you. I'm still not sure what I did to be so deserving but thank you!
RCD[this post was last edited: 4/8/2014-03:13]
hippiedoll
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oh beekeyknee.....
brian, what a beautiful gesture from you!!!
i have nothing to do with this equation & i am speechless. and can only imagine, or maybe, i CAN'T even imagine, how drew "redcarpetdrew" must have felt & feels. purely disbelief!!! pinch yourself drew, cuz this is real baby!!!
i am simply in awww over this kind & generous offer.
WOW! simply "OUTTA SIGHT" there brian!!!
what a beautiful story to think back on tonight, when i go to bed....
)
brian, what a beautiful gesture from you!!!
i have nothing to do with this equation & i am speechless. and can only imagine, or maybe, i CAN'T even imagine, how drew "redcarpetdrew" must have felt & feels. purely disbelief!!! pinch yourself drew, cuz this is real baby!!!
i am simply in awww over this kind & generous offer.
WOW! simply "OUTTA SIGHT" there brian!!!
what a beautiful story to think back on tonight, when i go to bed....
)
philr
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What a great story!
I was afraid of what might be the outcome but it seems it couldn't end much better than that! That makes me happy!
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I was afraid of what might be the outcome but it seems it couldn't end much better than that! That makes me happy!
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I don't have a dog in this fight
as they say, so I've stayed quiet, feeling rather sad for Don. But I must say - what a great story and what a great outcome!!!
Thank you Brian for a wonderful story and congratulations Drew on your acquisition.
lawrence
as they say, so I've stayed quiet, feeling rather sad for Don. But I must say - what a great story and what a great outcome!!!
Thank you Brian for a wonderful story and congratulations Drew on your acquisition.
lawrence
Aferim!
I hope we meet someday.
I hope we meet someday.
Standing ovation deserved!!
Wow Brian, for someone (like you) to make the 9-10 hour round trip drive to scoop these up, then make the 1700 mile drive (one way I might add) to DELIVER them to Andy.......
Let me say that Kelly would be very proud of you, as I am!
Applause, applause, applause!
Kevin
Wow Brian, for someone (like you) to make the 9-10 hour round trip drive to scoop these up, then make the 1700 mile drive (one way I might add) to DELIVER them to Andy.......
Let me say that Kelly would be very proud of you, as I am!
Applause, applause, applause!
Kevin
That's a great story and a great friend! Congratulations, Drew, it's so much fun to get a dream machine and to have it come as a surprise makes it even sweeter.
Brian, if your trip plans bring you this direction, be sure to let me know!
Brian, if your trip plans bring you this direction, be sure to let me know!
Beautiful
What a beautiful ending to a great story. You all are fantastic folks.
What a beautiful ending to a great story. You all are fantastic folks.
Now that is kindness...
You've restored my faith Brian. Kudos!
You've restored my faith Brian. Kudos!
What a great story!
Andy;
I did the best I could to help you get these. At least they are staying in the AW family. I know how much these machines would mean to you. It would be like me finding a 1976 set of LKM's in harvest gold like Grandma had.
WK78
I did the best I could to help you get these. At least they are staying in the AW family. I know how much these machines would mean to you. It would be like me finding a 1976 set of LKM's in harvest gold like Grandma had.
WK78
Copper-Tone 906 Pair
This is one of the best things that has happened on AW in the last year, and I think that Brain should receive the AW award of the year for making it happen.
I am also very glad that these will go to Andy, when I think of all the great information and videos that you have taken the time to post over the years, getting this CA906 washer and dryer it certainly could not be going to a better place. After the most difficult period you are going through I hope this helps you and your family continue forward in Life.
John.
This is one of the best things that has happened on AW in the last year, and I think that Brain should receive the AW award of the year for making it happen.
I am also very glad that these will go to Andy, when I think of all the great information and videos that you have taken the time to post over the years, getting this CA906 washer and dryer it certainly could not be going to a better place. After the most difficult period you are going through I hope this helps you and your family continue forward in Life.
John.
Great story...
That's a great story and very generous of you Brian.
This is how it should be: helping other collector's out rather than competing against them.
I have a similar relationship with Nathan (Brisnat81), considering we live pretty close to each other we both saw no point in outbidding each other on ebay etc as we'll both get a chance to play with each others machines. And as we have different brands we like, if someone rings me with a machine i'm not especially interested in but i know Nathan would be, i'll put them onto him.
Cheers
Leon
That's a great story and very generous of you Brian.
This is how it should be: helping other collector's out rather than competing against them.
I have a similar relationship with Nathan (Brisnat81), considering we live pretty close to each other we both saw no point in outbidding each other on ebay etc as we'll both get a chance to play with each others machines. And as we have different brands we like, if someone rings me with a machine i'm not especially interested in but i know Nathan would be, i'll put them onto him.
Cheers
Leon
This is a great story
I think things work how they are supposed to and these machines are going to exactly who they should. The message here is not about the machines, but a testament of friendship!
I think things work how they are supposed to and these machines are going to exactly who they should. The message here is not about the machines, but a testament of friendship!
redcarpetdrew
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Whew!
Thanks, Don. That post right there just made it so that I can enjoy them when they come home. I'm blessed and very humbled to have met the awesome people here on AW. One of these days I'm going to get my stuff together and try a wash in. Lord knows I have enough machines for all to play with...
RCD
Thanks, Don. That post right there just made it so that I can enjoy them when they come home. I'm blessed and very humbled to have met the awesome people here on AW. One of these days I'm going to get my stuff together and try a wash in. Lord knows I have enough machines for all to play with...
RCD
What a great story
There are good people in the world.
Congrats to you BOTH!
There are good people in the world.
Congrats to you BOTH!
What a great story...
If we had a short list of testimonials about why I love Automatic washer dot org, this would have to be near the top of the list.
This was a fun story to watch unfold. I happened to notice Phil's post within moments of its arrival. I saw the machines and had to call Andy. That's the call he referred to where I sounded like a kid on Christmas morning as I knew he had been looking for these for a LONG time, thus I have wanted them for him for a long time too. He doesn't ask for much if anything, and I have a few treasures that I use regularly that he found, so its time he got what he wanted also!
Next morning I got up and went directly online to see an update. I noticed that Don had secured them. "Great!" I said to myself, "they've been installed in the club". Several of Phil's finds this past weekend wound up in the club, by the way!! At 1:47am on Sunday night/Monday morning, my cell phone rings. I keep it in the kitchen and I was upstairs. "WAS THAT MY PHONE AT 2AM?!?!?!?" I flew downstairs thinking something was wrong with the family (after last year's loss I pay more attention to late night or odd-time phone calls) and it had been Andy...immediately proceed to play voiemail...call Andy back, he's in San Fran taking care of his Dad. He's riding around in the car with the top down at 11pm trying to process the day's events and absorb the generosity, etc.
So Brian, I heard it from Andy when it was fresh --- you made the Man's day/week, etc and that's really awesome. He was completely stunned. To offer to take the machines out there is even better. Many major kudos to you!!
You'll have to keep us posted Andy on the status of these. I'll try not to nudge...
G
If we had a short list of testimonials about why I love Automatic washer dot org, this would have to be near the top of the list.
This was a fun story to watch unfold. I happened to notice Phil's post within moments of its arrival. I saw the machines and had to call Andy. That's the call he referred to where I sounded like a kid on Christmas morning as I knew he had been looking for these for a LONG time, thus I have wanted them for him for a long time too. He doesn't ask for much if anything, and I have a few treasures that I use regularly that he found, so its time he got what he wanted also!
Next morning I got up and went directly online to see an update. I noticed that Don had secured them. "Great!" I said to myself, "they've been installed in the club". Several of Phil's finds this past weekend wound up in the club, by the way!! At 1:47am on Sunday night/Monday morning, my cell phone rings. I keep it in the kitchen and I was upstairs. "WAS THAT MY PHONE AT 2AM?!?!?!?" I flew downstairs thinking something was wrong with the family (after last year's loss I pay more attention to late night or odd-time phone calls) and it had been Andy...immediately proceed to play voiemail...call Andy back, he's in San Fran taking care of his Dad. He's riding around in the car with the top down at 11pm trying to process the day's events and absorb the generosity, etc.
So Brian, I heard it from Andy when it was fresh --- you made the Man's day/week, etc and that's really awesome. He was completely stunned. To offer to take the machines out there is even better. Many major kudos to you!!
You'll have to keep us posted Andy on the status of these. I'll try not to nudge...
G
Thank you Brian and everyone involved. I purposely stayed out of this and watched from the sidelines, but now that all is good I just want say to thank you to everyone who posted.
We will be looking forward to the pictures Drew
We will be looking forward to the pictures Drew
WOW BRIAN!
You are one amazing man. ANYONE who would do this for a fellow member is a TRUE SAINT!
Andy needed this more than you will ever know! You are a wonderful man, Hobart quality and then some!
WK78
You are one amazing man. ANYONE who would do this for a fellow member is a TRUE SAINT!
Andy needed this more than you will ever know! You are a wonderful man, Hobart quality and then some!
WK78
beekeyknee
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Some Pics
I unwrapped Drew's machines this afternoon and was inspecting them more closely. I aimed to take daytime pictures, but by the time I got around to it, it was dark, so they are flash. But they're still nice photos. I got permission from Drew to post a few. I thought he might like to see what he's in for.
I unwrapped Drew's machines this afternoon and was inspecting them more closely. I aimed to take daytime pictures, but by the time I got around to it, it was dark, so they are flash. But they're still nice photos. I got permission from Drew to post a few. I thought he might like to see what he's in for.
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