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danemodsandy

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I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm relocating from Atlanta - where I was born and have spent most of my life - to beautiful Waterloo, Iowa. I leave tomorrow, and will be there by Sunday afternoon.

The reasons are many, but mainly I like the Midwest and Midwesterners, and it was time for a change. Atlanta's a megalopolis now, which isn't my idea of fun, and I recently lost someone, so moving on feels right.

I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of you in that general area, like Ben (sweztoyz), who has kindly offered to host me for a couple of days while I get my bearings, Greg in Omaha, and Robert in Minneapolis. I'm also hoping I'll eventually get to meet all the Iowa contingent including Jim in Bettendorf, Cory in Cedar Falls and Laundryshark in Cedar Rapids. If I've forgotten anyone in Iowa, be sure and give me a shout out.

I've disposed of the contents of the house here, so I will have the fun of haunting thrift stores, yard and estate sales and Craigslist without guilt! And of course, Iowa is a great place to find vintage 'Tags (please, Lord - a white A108 and a white DE 606 - it's all I ask).

I'll keep everyone posted and post pics as news and finds come to pass!
 
Waterloo

Having recently visited Waterloo, I can attest to its beauty. Ben's street reminds me of the street in "A Letter to Three Wives." Very classy. (I hope SOMEONE gets that reference) (insert knowing smirk)
 
Sandy, have a great adventure, and prepare yourself for those Iowa farmboys. They're about as far removed from pretentious as one can possibly get. You may be in for some culture shock (both good and bad) coming from Atlanta.
 
Looking Forward to It!

I think the greatest thing about all this will be re-furnishing and re-equipping, almost from scratch. For years, I've had to be very careful about what I wanted, because I had so much already, and new acquisitions invariably caused space problems. So, I won't have that to worry about - for a little while, anyway, LOL!

I kept the kitchen stuff, linens, some lamps and a couple of small pieces of furniture, none of which will make the trip up for a couple of months. So - it'll be every collector's dream - lots of wide-open spaces to fill up!

I'll be concentrating mainly on Truman-era appliances - the early '50s. I have my sights set on a Dormeyer Silver Chef mixer, a Crosley radio, Dreyfuss 302 telephones, that sort of thing.

It's gonna be fun.

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Best of luck!

Although the Trueman administration had some of the best appliances, I still have a soft spot for Eisenhower administration appliances and, of course, Roosevelt administration finds. You can never go wrong with a 302.

Safe travels,
Dave
 
Also Hope to Find:

This baby - a 1951 Philco clock radio. My parents had one exactly like this; Dad won it at an IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - his union) picnic, if I remember the story correctly.

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The very best of luck to you in your move!! You'll have a great time with Ben "a really super guy"!!! I haven't been to Iowa but I know that the Omaha area is beautiful. If I were planning to move from Florida I would seriously consider it. Keep us posted! Terry
 
OMG

Lora Mae? lol lol lol You don't strike me as the gold-digger type, Sandy! I suppose I fit the Rita mold, but I could never match Ann Sothern's comic timing. And I must agree, the Truman administration had the BEST appliances. Step into my home and your are transported to 1948, bark cloth draperies and all.
 
I hope you have a very safe trip, and I look forward to meeting you as well. I don't have near the collection of machines as others here. The that will all change as soon as I am working again.

Somewhere out there is a Whirlpool belt drive, and a GE Filter-Flo with my name on it. I just have to find them.
 
Best wishes to you!
Yeah, the Atlanta I grew-up in is truly "Gone With The Wind" in a BIG way!
There are a lot of things and people I miss, however I have never regretted "'movin on".
The crime and traffic are just madness!
 
Thanks, Everybody!

I'll be leaving Atlanta early this afternoon, and will arrive in Iowa early tomorrow afternoon. I should have email access a couple of times along the way, so I'll check in and see what's going on here at AW.org!

See you all later.
 
Yay! Another upper-midwesterner in our ranks! Have a safe, comfortable trip.

And now, the big question: Have you ever experienced a northern winter? Add a parka, heavy gloves, big boots and a snowblower to your Truman-era list.
 
It's raining in Missouri

I thought of you on the way to church this morning. Hope the weather north is better than ours today!
 
Enjoy your new-chosen home, Sandy! Best of luck settling in...sometimes small towns can be tough to "move to". My honey was born in Waterloo (in '51) but grew up in a small (TINY) little town about 60-70 miles to the west of there...she left in 1969 and never looked back. She has *always* said that Waterloo was MUCH friendlier of a place, even back then, so it sounds like you picked the right spot!

That odd little town she grew up in wasn't really very friendly to anyone from "outside"...kinda reminded me of "Harvest Home" or "Children Of The Corn" when we had to go up there for her parents' funerals a few years back. The people would just stop their cars in the middle of the street and stare at us as we tried to walk our dog in the mornings...like we were from outer space and they just didn't know what to make of us! But then, her mom and dad lived there for 52 years and were still treated as "outsiders" to the end of their lives.

Please know that none of this is meant to be discouraging, but to be helpful. As someone who was born and raised in Texas, I've gotta say I found my first experience of the Midwest and Midwesterners to be a bit of a culture shock in general. I'm used to a big smile and a "Howdy" when you meet a stranger, and we ended up getting mostly stares and blank faces. Again, I think this had to do with the "smallness" of the smaller towns...the larger towns we visited on our trip weren't nearly as closed-feeling and unfriendly-seeming as the really tiny ones.

And to all you Midwesterners on here, please untwist yer knickers, if they're a-gettin' twisted by what I'm sayin' ;-) This is NOT a dig, I'm just trying to prepare a fellow "Southerner" for something he might encounter that could be disconcerting if he's not prepared for it.

In other words, dear brave Sandy, be strong and happy in your choice, and if you encounter the sort of unpleasantness I'm talkin' about, know that it more than likely isn't about you!
 
I'm HEEEEEEERE!

Well...

A day later, I'm here! Ben is a great guy, his house is nothing short of wonderful, and I'm loving every square inch of Iowa I've seen so far - and trust me, it's a lot of square inches. Coming from heavily built-up, super-dense Atlanta to real wide-open spaces is a treat - eye candy of the first order. I have never seen so many fields in my life as I did along the highway from Chicago!

More later, but I'm here and in good cheer. Thanks to everyone for all the good wishes along the way.

Sandy
 

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