You Know You're A Member of AW When (Part 2)...

daveamkrayoguy · Jan 29, 2022

I used my Classics IV '45' of "Every Day With You, Girl" and "Traces" as a timer while some cookies were baking, while the alarm on the stove buzzed during the "Somewhere" part of the lyrics in latter of which I was determined to finish the single and take the tinearm off of which the cookies luckily didn't burn...

But a neighbor who was watching the house asked if the timer was for the cookies, while I couldn't think of a sarcastic comeback for finishing a Nooooo, I gave out... (I was a bit of a brat!)

-- Dave

gizmo · Jan 29, 2022

When shopping for a new car, one of your first priorities is that you can fit a washing machine in the back.

If it fits two washing machines in the back, you will probably buy it.

thatwasherguy · Feb 4, 2022

When you’re favorite sleep sound is a Maytag with a helictal transmission agitating.

When you enjoy going to the laundromat.

When you can identify the model number of most central dial Maytags just by looking at the control panel.

When you take pictures of your finds before you even unload them from the back of the truck.

When you take all the good parts off you’re old dishwasher and list them on E-Bay because you can’t bear the thought of it dying in vane.

When you’ve watched the brave little toaster at least a million times.

When you name your appliances.

When you knew the words “Maytag”, “agitator”, “Kenmore”, and “Whirlpool” by the time you were 4.

When you’ve been silently judged by at least one person because of your interest in appliances.

When you can tell which cycle the washer is on just by listening to it.

When you restore a Kirby vacuum that looked like it had been at the bottom of the ocean to prove a point.

When you do a science fair project on what type of washer cleans best to prove a point (This should go without saying, but old school top loaders won).

When you delight as a family members washer that you hate is slowly dying, and try to sell them on getting a Speed Queen every time you see them.

When the first washer and dryer brand you recommend to anyone is Speed Queen.

When you have a T-shirt with the 1970’s Maytag logo on it.

When you spend the same amount of money on a 1940’s sunbeam toaster as you could buy 5 modern toasters for.

When the only way that you will give up your appliances is if someone prys them from your cold dead hands.

mb1974 · Feb 5, 2022

When you search every day for two years for a GE Filter Flo washer to replace the one you let them haul away after they installed a modern day POS.

joeekaitis · Mar 15, 2022

. . . you buy dishwasher rinse agent in bulk because that’s how you buy your dishwasher detergent.

gelaundry4ever · Oct 13, 2022

Late to the party...

I'm late to the party, but you know you're a member of AW when you observe washers and dryers in the laundry room in your dorm, home, or laundromat while they're running. I do this all the time.

whirlykenmore78 · Oct 13, 2022

You know you are an AW member when:

You can't go into a restaurant without trying to get a look at the dish machine.
WK78

tomturbomatic · Oct 13, 2022

RE: reply #45

When we went to Waffle House restaurants in the 50s and 60s, I would always try to sit in a counter position where I could watch the Hobart Turtle Back. When I head to the south, even now, if I go into a Waffle House and spot a Turtle Back, I look for a seat where I can watch it and the cloud of steam that rises when it is opened. We had some similar restaurants in the 50s and early 60s in Atlanta called Dobbs House who were part of a corporation that did airline catering and they had similar layouts with the exposed kitchen and I would steer us to the part of the counter where I could watch the similar dishwashing operation. I loved the sounds, that 12 second rinse and the control handle. I loved how experienced people would make things like plates stand up in those flat racks by putting them between glasses.

petek · Oct 14, 2022

I was fascinated by those dishwashers at Woolworths & Kresge lunch counters as well as those glass bowl jet-spray drink dispensers.

daveamkrayoguy · Dec 26, 2022

You later learned that Scrooge said "Bah, Humbug", not:

Bah, HOBART!!!!

-- Dave

whirlykenmore78 · Dec 27, 2022

When you go to a Hotel:

You always try to check out the Washer-Extractors/Dryers and want to know what chemicals they use. Of course, if they serve food you want to know if they have a Dish Machine and what kind it is.
WK78

sudsmaster · Dec 31, 2022

In my opine, Hobart is one of the better names in appliances.

vacerator · Jan 8, 2023

Soon to be included:

You know the brand Kenmore---was Solid as Sears, yes Hobart, like todays youth have never seen a corded wall telephone, and soon a CRT screen on a TV or computer.

joeekaitis · Jan 8, 2023

. . . you know a ribbon for an Olivetti is not an award won at a county fair.

joeekaitis · Jan 9, 2023

. . . you can recall seeing a Frigidaire Jet Action washer and matching dryer on display in the corner of the showroom at a Chevrolet dealer.

joeekaitis · Jun 15, 2023

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. . . you use The History Channel's contact form to suggest episodes for The Food That Built America which sometimes features appliances and utensils, and you even write the episode's prologue:

"A countertop oven that cooks without producing heat. A range that heats cookware without flames or conventional heating elements. One is nearly as ubiquitous as the refrigerator. The other is finally catching on after nearly a century. Technologies as revolutionary as the discovery of fire. How microwave ovens and induction cooktops and stoves brought the kitchen into the electronic age, now on The Food That Built America."

Ain't heard back yet. If ever.

lotsosudz · Jun 15, 2023

You know your a AW.Org member when......

A mamber post a new purchase but does not include a video of it working. Or when you have not heard from Kevin313 in a while, with a new video of a new recipe post, or his ever-famous appliance videos!
Hugs,
David

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