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Post# 61938   4/1/2005 at 17:17 (6,935 days old) by compwhiz128 ()        

Well today i was walking around my street when i found an apex wash a matic washer sitting out side an old old house that had to be torn down.

I hooked it up and it worked. the bouncing basket is really fun to watch. But my parrents are kind of mad. well ill try to get pics of it later right now im on a machine with out USB ports and my machine is down right now :-(





Post# 61946 , Reply# 1   4/1/2005 at 18:37 (6,935 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
mad parents

so tel them how RARE those machines are

Post# 61951 , Reply# 2   4/1/2005 at 18:47 (6,935 days old) by rickr (.)        
April Fool????

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Now Compwhiz, you have got to be pulling our leg..... Right??

Post# 61963 , Reply# 3   4/1/2005 at 20:15 (6,935 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        

Are you trying to give poor Robert a heart attack!!!!!

Post# 61972 , Reply# 4   4/1/2005 at 21:45 (6,935 days old) by compwhiz128 ()        
*sigh*

Well APRIL FOOLS i wish i had an apex wash a matic so i could get that ****** reward monay

Post# 61974 , Reply# 5   4/1/2005 at 22:08 (6,935 days old) by Mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        
Consider the Date of Birth!

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1991 oh , such a child! Keep this one in your prayers.



Post# 61980 , Reply# 6   4/1/2005 at 23:39 (6,935 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
Gee,

I'm so gullible. But then, seeing what stuff people stumble on around here, it didn't seem so far out.

Post# 61993 , Reply# 7   4/2/2005 at 09:30 (6,934 days old) by rickr (.)        
I thought so..

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I figured it was an April fools joke.When a house is torn down everything in the house gets torn down with it. Most older homes here have a basement. A wrecking company uses a bulldozer and pushes the house into the basement. Then a backhoe dig the pieces of the house(and furnace,water heater,appliances,the basement itself etc.) out of the hole,and loads it into a sanitainer. They would not remove anything from the house,unless a salvage company had purchased the interior doors,art glass,fireplace mantels and woodwork.(if the house was nice enough to have anything worth saving) Those items would have been removed long before the demolition permit was granted by the city.

Post# 61997 , Reply# 8   4/2/2005 at 10:11 (6,934 days old) by compwhiz128 ()        

You people ruin all the fun :-(

Post# 62004 , Reply# 9   4/2/2005 at 10:47 (6,934 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Yes, we just aren't funny people overhere. I'm sure you will find funnier people at other websites.

Bye!


Post# 62006 , Reply# 10   4/2/2005 at 11:05 (6,934 days old) by rickr (.)        
Lets rethink this.....

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This needs to move to the Super section,I know....
I was just thinking... Most old homes that are torn down here were rentals for the last 15 to 50 years of their useful home lives. What happens is the homes are owned by slumlords that milk all the use out of the home and never do anything to them until they are ready to fall down. Many of the homes are quite large,and were high end homes in their day. Some were split into 3 or 4 living units. Some of the people that rent the homes over the years are low income folks. Those are the same people that buy used appliances,as they can't afford new ones.When the appliances "give out" or the people move on,they sometimes just leave the unwanted items behind. The slumlords usually do not clean out the basements. After the houses are finally condemed the slumlord will let the house go back to the city for taxes,or back to the bank. The whole process takes usually takes years before the house is finally salvaged and torn down.
So if the house has been a rental for 50 years,has had many people live there for all those years,who buy appliances when they are already 10 to 20 years old..... And the house has sat vacant for 5 to 20 years,and the basements are never cleaned out..... What classics are in the basements of these condemed houses??
I know the people who own the old house salvage company in Fort Wayne. I have bought some things from them over the years,and they are good people to deal with. I am going to print some photos of some of the things I would like to find,and ask them to keep an eye out for me. If I offer them a finders fee, I am sure they will look for anything I ask for.
Has anyone found anything this way before?

Thanks for the tip Compwhiz

Rick


Post# 62016 , Reply# 11   4/2/2005 at 13:28 (6,934 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado)        
April Fools!

Hey-we needed a little April Fools merriment anyway. I just hope Robert didn't take the bait and take a quick powder to Washington! My heart did skip a beat when I read that-and then I remembered the date!

Post# 62019 , Reply# 12   4/2/2005 at 14:19 (6,934 days old) by agiflow ()        

Come on Louis and MayKen4now, it was only a joke. Lighten up people.

Post# 62024 , Reply# 13   4/2/2005 at 14:55 (6,934 days old) by westytoploader ()        
Apologies to everyone else, but...

I say "OY" too for a feeble attempt at humor.

Compwiz (or is it Corey or Bobby?), the SpongeBob Forums are waiting...and it's your favorite too, Invision Power Board...

NOT!


Post# 62025 , Reply# 14   4/2/2005 at 15:31 (6,934 days old) by compwhiz128 ()        

All im gonna say is Shut they fuck up you fucked up crack head!!! seriosly get a life!!! dont even tell me to get a life, becuase I already have one!!!

Post# 62027 , Reply# 15   4/2/2005 at 15:44 (6,934 days old) by jaxsunst ()        
Boys, Boys.................

MY Eyes............
You may have to be sent to your room and grounded from the washer.


Post# 62030 , Reply# 16   4/2/2005 at 16:02 (6,934 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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I could laugh over the joke, but not over the attitude afterwards. The last response of this young man says enough I think.

Post# 62032 , Reply# 17   4/2/2005 at 16:24 (6,934 days old) by rickr (.)        
Austin,this time it is you

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Why are you "baiting" this kid,to make him lose his temper? If you are trying to impress anyone you have failed to do so.If you do not like what he posts don't respond to it. Everyone here knows how to read,and can form their onw opinions. Nobody likes a bully. I have spoke with you on the phone and you told me you were a Christian,and your faith was very important to you. So act like a Christian should. Easter Sunday was less than a week ago.
Try to be fair and compassionate to others. It gets much better results than being cruel and unyielding. You will find that out in your life.


Post# 62035 , Reply# 18   4/2/2005 at 17:11 (6,934 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Two good ideas,Rick!
Being fair and compassionate towards others,and checking with salvage companies when they tear into old houses.I would think any appliances left in a condemned house aren't going to be much,but you never know where gold lies!

kennyGF


Post# 62038 , Reply# 19   4/2/2005 at 17:16 (6,934 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        

All I have to say about the post is... Pretty good April fool's joke !
And you two better quit fighting! You know your both going to get in trouble! If your going to fight like that take it off the board and do it through email! Being friends is a whole lot easier and takes less energy! Be good please!


Post# 62039 , Reply# 20   4/2/2005 at 17:21 (6,934 days old) by westytoploader ()        

Compwhiz,

I apologize if I offended you and I hope it ends on a good note. I thought the post was annoying and reacted too quickly. I apologize to anyone else who had to see this.

Again, apologies to everyone for my childish nonsense, and I hope everyone accepts it. I'm going to cool off from posting for a while because I did make a very dumb mistake.

--Austin


Post# 62040 , Reply# 21   4/2/2005 at 17:31 (6,934 days old) by compwhiz128 ()        

Apology accepted, sorry for my filthy language and dissing

Post# 62041 , Reply# 22   4/2/2005 at 17:32 (6,934 days old) by agiflow ()        

Austin, don't feel like you have to quit posting for a while.
It's good to see a younger member with such enthusiasm for appliances like you have.

You apologized and that should be enough.Keep right on posting young man.


Post# 62044 , Reply# 23   4/2/2005 at 18:26 (6,934 days old) by jaxsunst ()        

My post had it's intended affect, which was to lighten things up.
Good joke, I had thought about doing something similer.

Austin, I don't post much, but I read everything and in my opinion you are one of the top members of this group. I was shocked when I found out you were a teenager. Don't deprive me of your post.

Jackson


Post# 62046 , Reply# 24   4/2/2005 at 18:40 (6,934 days old) by rickr (.)        
YAAA!!

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Cyber group hug here..... :) Thank you Austin and Compwhiz!!:)

Post# 62062 , Reply# 25   4/3/2005 at 00:21 (6,934 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
sniff, sniff

everything turned out OK, I've got a tear in my eye. :-)

Post# 62066 , Reply# 26   4/3/2005 at 01:17 (6,934 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        
Jaune!

If your being a smart ass stop it!



Post# 62069 , Reply# 27   4/3/2005 at 01:25 (6,934 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
smartass

no, I'm not, it really gave me a good feeling that all's well that ends well.


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