OT: looking for clothes washer recommendations

[Jim Stewart]

Uh, Paul isn't exactly a novice at electricity and electronics, Reggie. Teaching your grandmother to suck eggs?

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[Jim Stewart]

So just drill it through and stamp OIL next to it. Problem solved.

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[Jim Stewart]

Huh. I bought my stud finder about 30 years ago. I'm pretty sure it's ultrasonic. It has a string of five LEDs.

I apply it to the wall in...

[Jim Stewart]

You're thinking of a wheelie bar, Mark. Sissy bars are found behind the seat on Hardly Ableson choppers ridden by aging poseurs.

EDIT:...

[Jim Stewart]

Right you are. Brain fart here...

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[Jim Stewart]

I'm seeing the same thing. There were lots more posts just a couple of minutes ago. Strange.

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[Jim Stewart]

Edit: Paul beat me to it.

You need a non-polarized cap. A polarized cap will explode.

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Hi, Willy -

My wife writes for a nonprofit publication in the SF bay area, currently working on an article and asked me about diesel engines...

[Jim Stewart]

Hmmm. I think I've been guilty of teasing you with my (often obscure) humor. I won't do that anymore.

Why? Because I like you. And now I...

[Jim Stewart]

Not seeing anything...

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[Jim Stewart]

An FB friend in Eugene said that this morning the AQI was over 400. Terrible.

Around here it's currently around 120, much better than earlier....

[Jim Stewart]

Several years ago I cleaned out my wife's aunt's basement - many cans of paint. I took them to the local household hazardous material depot and the guy...

[Jim Stewart]

This was posted here about a year ago as I recall:



Broken Down on a Snowy Winter's Eve (with apologies to Robert Frost)...

[Jim Stewart]

Thanks for all the input, guys.

I liked the idea of the Speed Queen, but then realized that those I could find for less than $1K were all...

[Jim Stewart]

Chip, it's not that it's a toploader, it's the HE that's the problem. I've had top loaders for nearly 50 years here and never a problem with odor and...

[Jim Stewart]

Or a bugeye Sprite. Fun until it breaks...

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[Jim Stewart]

Ez, thanks for that link - it's very complete.

Mike and Ed, I've been considering that point. I don't need bells and whistles, don't need...

[Jim Stewart]

My old Whirlpool washer is showing its age - takes forever to fill and leaks into the tub when it's not running. No complaints, it's 25 or 30 years old....

[Jim Stewart]

Wife (this afternoon): Jim, there are BIRDS on the front lawn.
Me: Yeah? (not much interest).
Wife: Big birds!
Me: Like Sesame Street?...

[Jim Stewart]

Doozer, you're crabby and cantankerous and lots of us love you. Try to relax. Hard, but it's a good idea.

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