Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[NH homesteader]

OK your post made me really hungry! And thanks for the reminder the year is almost over and I have a million things to do!

But, glad to hear your cold is breaking! And that you got a whole lot figured out it sounds like!

 

[CntryBoy777]

My my what a Fiasco!!....sure glad that I live in a much Simpler citizen Friendly State...sounds like a Texas sized 'Chinese Fire Drill'.........glad the virus is finally leavin ya!! sure has held on to ya for a while now....sounds like the makings of a Good 'Get Together' with the Family......and a new 'Throne' is always good to 'Break In'...we don't celebrate the Holiday and don't participate in the 'Hoopla'...goes back to my 'Biblical View'...but don't Fault those that do....just another day here....we've had the same weather here too...and goin to get down in the low 20's Thurs nite and Fri....with a chance of Flurries but no accumulation...sure Glad of that!!...those M&Ms are addictive so be Careful....

 

[AClark]

I think whatever you have is going around. We've had the same junk floating around our house. My husband had it while he was out of state, for over a week. He came home better but then I got it last week and am just recovering, and now my oldest boy has it.

As for your dishwasher laments, I sympathize. I've been through 3 in this house in a matter of 6 months. I don't have tile under my stove or dishwasher either (cheap @sses) but luckily I have cement foundation without a crawl space, so it just leaked out on my kitchen floor when it went. The only thing I can say is I will never ever buy a whirlpool product again after a washing machine that ws a real lemon and these dishwashers.

Surprised that they gave you a bad time at DMV. I have a TX ID card, and other than having to bring in another form of ID and utility bills, I didn't have a problem. I retained my AZ drivers license though.
The taxes on your truck won't change your registration, ours is flat-fee, and a giant PITA with a yearly inspection. I registered mine in AZ after the first year and it was cheaper since it's older, our other truck and trailer are registered in TX. My flatbed trailer cost $66 to register here for 1 year, so I won't be registering it in TX again - but had some issues. I was going to register it in AZ for a permanent plate, but found out that while it is totally legal to buy and own a trailer with just a bill of sale in TX and no title, AZ won't register it without a title at all. Why no title? Because it was registered as a home-made trailer (the tongue was bent and the previous owner cut it off and welded a new one without a VIN #) and in TX you don't have to have a title on it - but to get a title you have to jump through hoops with an inspection it won't pass, get them to issue a VIN, etc. I'm just going to lament about DMV with you and call it a day lol.

 

[OneFineAcre]

They are about the size of a medium sized coon with Armour!!....

I thought they were like a possum with armour.

 

[CntryBoy777]

@OneFineAcre we are closer to Texas so by the time they get over there they must have lost some weight and size...

 

[Bruce]

@AClark - You will have to look at more than the nameplate on appliances. Lots of brands are made by Whirlpool. http://www.appliance411.com/purchase/make.shtml

 

[Latestarter]

I had no idea but my Frigidaire appliances are actually manufactured by Electrolux... And I thought all they made was expensive worthless vacuums

 

[farmerjan]

Gotta take issue on the "expensive worthless vaccuums" by Electrolux....Had a canister one that lasted for over 25 years and replaced it with another used one that I have had for over 10 years now. Spent less than 200 on each, both used. My mom had hers for 38 years. Can't say anything about the uprights, we have always have the canister types and I love it.

 

[Latestarter]

OK, my thread, so my platform to spew!

I used to sell vacuums part time years ago. Yep, I was one of them pesty door-to-door salesmen. I sold (& owned) a unit called a "Rainbow" made by Rexair LLC. It used about 3/4 gallon of water in a refillable base on wheels, so basically a canister vac that used water as a filter vice a bag. As part of the training, we learned all the down sides to bag type vacs and how to "kill" virtually any type vac a potential customer owned. These (Rainbows) weren't cheap units either (same "class" price wise as the top of the line electrolux and kirby). Kirby's selling points were you could (with all their various attachments) turn your vacuum into a lathe, circular saw, drill, etc. (<-- now WHY would you want or need to do any of THAT?). And, I have to tell you, they were (still are) heavy as a sherman tank! and trust me, that weight does NOT mean they are "cleaning"... No idea what Electrolux used for selling points for their "bullet" canister vacs (the only type I ever competed against).

To this day, I will not own, buy or recommend a vacuum that uses any kind of bag system. I now own a bag-less "cyclone technology" vac. Not the overpriced ones from Dyson, but a knock off tech wise. No bags to plug (pores), no dirty water to dump & water container to clean, and a HEPA filter as the final stage before exhaust where I can verify that what goes in does NOT come back out. The amount of sand and fine grain (almost powder) dust/grit/dirt that I dump out of the collection cylinder is also proof that I'm not loosing air flow (plugged bag pores) and am in fact picking the dirt up and not pushing it back deeper into the carpet and pad.

Just cause the motor is running/making noise/using electricity, doesn't necessarily mean it's doing what you think it's doing... Bump the collection canister while it's running and pay attention to the smell from the exhaust... Why do you always dust AFTER you vacuum? Oh my, the things I could share. One primary reason I bought this place was wood floors throughout (except carpet in the bedrooms for comfort with bare feet I guess). Nothing for the dirt/dust/nastiness to hide/build up in.

And in case you were wondering, I made a pretty good part time paycheck doing it. Several months I made more doing that than the govt paid me for being active duty Navy. Really helped raising 3 kids. I still believe that water is the best filtration system for collecting dirt/dust. It does not however work for any form of ash, or lighter than air type stuff that tends to "bounce off" the surface of the water when it hits it. (pepper, cinnamon, that sort of thing). For that you had to add some oil to form an oily surface layer to trap that stuff, which made cleaning the bowl a PITA. Up/down sides to everything...

 

[CntryBoy777]

Actually I have seen a couple of those at Other people's house....never heard much about em....though, I will admit I was one that read the Want Ads looking for a job...and sat thru 1 'Orentation' meeting for Kirbys....and never went Back.........just wasn't anything for me....I went to Bailing cotton lint at a Plant....