Thread Number: 23402
ROAD TRIP TO BUFFALO FOR ROLLERMATICS ENDS IN DISASTER! |
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Post# 364684 , Reply# 1   7/16/2009 at 22:29 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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and beautiful rest area |
Post# 364685 , Reply# 2   7/16/2009 at 22:30 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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summer day |
Post# 364686 , Reply# 3   7/16/2009 at 22:32 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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that i got for 200 bucks was running great. i call it the "dishmobile" cause it's hauled a lot! |
Post# 364689 , Reply# 5   7/16/2009 at 22:34 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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1965 custom imperial rollermatic |
Post# 364690 , Reply# 6   7/16/2009 at 22:35 (5,369 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 364691 , Reply# 7   7/16/2009 at 22:35 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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few pics of this ride |
Post# 364692 , Reply# 8   7/16/2009 at 22:35 (5,369 days old) by oldappliancenut ()   |   | |
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we do |
Post# 364698 , Reply# 11   7/16/2009 at 22:51 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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control panel, my favorite part of this beautiful machine. |
Post# 364699 , Reply# 12   7/16/2009 at 22:53 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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and the last pic of it ever looking like that! funny how life can fuck with you in such short time, one minute it's fine and i am ecstatic to get it, then..... |
Post# 364704 , Reply# 15   7/16/2009 at 23:04 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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of it's shattered control panel |
Post# 364705 , Reply# 16   7/16/2009 at 23:05 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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Post# 364709 , Reply# 20   7/16/2009 at 23:09 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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Post# 364710 , Reply# 21   7/16/2009 at 23:09 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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Post# 364711 , Reply# 22   7/16/2009 at 23:10 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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Post# 364712 , Reply# 23   7/16/2009 at 23:11 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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Post# 364713 , Reply# 24   7/16/2009 at 23:12 (5,369 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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of the machine after i destroyed it due toi my carelessness and stupidity! |
Post# 364716 , Reply# 25   7/16/2009 at 23:19 (5,369 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 364717 , Reply# 26   7/16/2009 at 23:19 (5,369 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)   |   | |
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What a heartbreak. I can't imagine how you must have felt, and I am so sorry such a tragedy happened. I hope you can find parts to replace and rebuild this classic washer. God Bless, James |
Post# 364718 , Reply# 27   7/16/2009 at 23:23 (5,369 days old) by oldappliancenut ()   |   | |
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Sorry to hear of your heatbreak :( |
Post# 364720 , Reply# 28   7/16/2009 at 23:26 (5,369 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 364723 , Reply# 29   7/16/2009 at 23:35 (5,369 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 364724 , Reply# 30   7/16/2009 at 23:47 (5,369 days old) by a440 ()   |   | |
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Glad to hear that you are okay. This is terrible! Glad that it did not come flying through your windshield. We all learn from our mistakes. I am sure that you will find another. Brent |
Post# 364727 , Reply# 32   7/17/2009 at 00:02 (5,369 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Post# 364744 , Reply# 33   7/17/2009 at 02:22 (5,368 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Peter, I feel for you, BUT you have learned the very hard way, lesson learned, dont beat yourself up, you are so much more an asset to all here and to finding your replacement by focusing what you have...the rest will come.. Enjoy your friends, folks and appliances you have, have a day of feeling crap if needed, then focus on the way forward ...all the best, Mike |
Post# 364746 , Reply# 34   7/17/2009 at 02:44 (5,368 days old) by earthling177 (Boston, MA)   |   | |
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Sorry to hear it. I hope things improve for you and your collection. |
Post# 364755 , Reply# 35   7/17/2009 at 05:32 (5,368 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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somewhere,somehow, a nice top and console will find its way to you or you to it. Save everything you've got, and just wait it out. Mike is right----don't beat yourself up. Move on. |
Post# 364758 , Reply# 36   7/17/2009 at 06:03 (5,368 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Stop beating yourself up! Shit happens, and that day wasn't your day! You now have a parts machine, one that will bring life to others. You now know the importance of tying machines down. Feel lucky that when it fell, it didn't hit another vehicle, or person, that's lawsuit time. Take this as a learning experience, not as an experience that sours your outlook on collecting, and life in general. I can't tell you how many times I've picked up a mint condition machine, and loaded it on the truck with others. When I've unloaded them, there is a big scratch, or dent in the mint one, from failing to pad things, or shoving them together. There will be others. kennyGF |
Post# 364764 , Reply# 38   7/17/2009 at 06:14 (5,368 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Sorry for your loss, but it could have been much, much worse as both Kenny and Toggs pointed out. You have a machine that now is good for parts - nothing wrong with that. Beating yourself up over a washing machine is not the way to go. Remember - it is just a washing machine. There are Rollermatics out there just waiting to be pulled from basements, maybe even in your own hometown! Keep your head up, and eyes pealed, and keeping digging at it. Don't expect it to fall in front of you easy and let it come to you. Then when it does, you'll be prepared for the next time to ensure that you've strapped it down real good :D Ben |
Post# 364767 , Reply# 39   7/17/2009 at 06:18 (5,368 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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aw man really sorry to hear all of this. my heart goes out to you. dont trash the machine just yet either a new top will come along or the lower half will be wonderful for a doner machine. if you want to sell off the lower half let me know am sure we can save another machine from your machine. there will be another one out there with your name on it. try not to worry
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Post# 364773 , Reply# 40   7/17/2009 at 06:47 (5,368 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 364811 , Reply# 44   7/17/2009 at 09:07 (5,368 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)   |   | |
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I am so sorry this happened to you. I can only imagine how I would feel. I know this is hard right now but you won't do yourself, your machines, or your fellow club members any favors by treating yourself badly. I thought I'd fix my Rapidry 1000 in one weekend, well I still have parts in the basement six weeks later and can't get my agitator nut off. I've learned that it's ok for me to love my machines but to not treat them in a way that's too serious. Put that machine out of sight, and wait, I've been amazed at what I have seen turn up on this forum. When I began to think about Rollermatics after having not seen one in 15 years I thought I would never see one again, let alone ever have one. A good friend who is older gave me some tough love one time about some problems that I was having, to quote her she said "Get your mind off of it, right now!" What that means is to control your mind and pull it away from what's negative. Pete, you're a great contributor to this forum and I have really enjoyed your posts, please don't do these things to yourself. I'll be thinking of you. |
Post# 364812 , Reply# 45   7/17/2009 at 09:33 (5,368 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)   |   | |
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I can't imagine how sickened you were to see what to your beautiful prize. To tell you the truth, i found myself a little sick to my stomach for you, when I saw the pic's. Words can't express how badly I feel for you. I'm sure the rest of the gang agrees with me that we hope you find the parts to make your dream become a reality.
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Post# 364904 , Reply# 48   7/17/2009 at 15:57 (5,368 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Salvage the parts you can from the panel and top and throw the rest away quick! No reason to cry over spilled milk now - wipe it up and forget about it. We've all had machines we've gotten rid of and later wished we had back, made a grave error in cleaning/rebuilding/painting, etc. that we've regretted so this just makes you a part of the group even more - welcome to the "Broken Hearts Appliance Club" - have some cookies! ;-) |
Post# 364924 , Reply# 51   7/17/2009 at 16:44 (5,368 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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We've all done things that bit us in the ass. Early on in my career I was doing a delivery of a gas range in Eureka, CA. I thought I was all that and a bag of chips and tied it down and hotted off to deliver it in nearby Arcata. Halfway there, I saw the flashing lights of a CHP cruiser behind me. I pulled over and proceeded to get one of the NASTIEST lectures I have ever received. It turns out that the cop was following behind me when the cooktop of the older Magic Chef range (which I had forgotten to secure) had lifted up and blew off the back of my truck. Where did it end up? Yeah, You guessed it. Bounced off the hood of the cruiser, cracked the windshield and ended up stuck between the lightbar and the roof. Despite the ticket/fines, the repair bill to the cop car and the ass chewing that I (rightfully) got from my boss, the HARDEST yelling at I got was from myself! It happens! Grieve and MOVE ON! You WILL find another machine. If an Apex can surface, yours will too. You will recover from this. Be thankfull all that was damaged was the REPLACEABLE washer! I enjoy your participation here and you would be punishing all of us by not being here. We got your back and will add your washer to our hit list of machines to find. Stay with us, Pete. Besides, I want to see pictures of you riding that coaster and screaming like a girly-man ;^> RCD |
Post# 364973 , Reply# 53   7/17/2009 at 19:46 (5,368 days old) by kqkenmore (memphis tn)   |   | |
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I am so sorry that this happened to you but please just stop beating your self up over this.I enjoy reading your post and looking at your pictures and I still remember that you were the first to welcome me to this site and I thank you for that.Life is to short to condem your self over a machine.If you need to get to a meeting to get things together then go now.Life is just too short for this and take it from someone that almost lost their life the other day.Take Care
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Post# 365035 , Reply# 54   7/17/2009 at 23:03 (5,368 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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I did the same thing with a 1930s Green/Yellow/Black stove. It was a mile from my house, and that sound...awful. I found another stove, cheap and in better shape than the first, and (as I discovered after dismantling the damaged stove) safer to use. I cracked the door frame on that stove in 5 places, and the porcelain top took a beating. It sucks, but life will go on. Wes |
Post# 365043 , Reply# 55   7/17/2009 at 23:24 (5,368 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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First I have to say that I am very sorry that this happened Peter. I guess the good thing is that the machine did not fall on anyone, or cause a traffic accident. Did this machine work prior to the fall? The reason I ask, is because if it did, the mechanical parts are most likely ok. It looks as if the top of the machine and console were destroyed however. Perhaps this machine could still be saved,if you really want to try. The Rollermatics are still out there, and you may run into another Custom Imperial at some point in the future. The next one may have a nice top and console, but have a rusted out outer tub, or worn out roller system. If I were you, I would hang on to what you have there. Someone in this club will come across another Custom Imperial that is not worth fixing, but has a nice console and top. You could then simply have the donor top media blasted and painted to match your turquoise lower cabinet, and install it on your machine. You could use the left over turquoise paint to touch up the chips on your lower cabinet. The colour of the console lens does not matter either. White, or even the bronze colours look fine with the turquoise. I changed this 1966 set from Coppertone to Turquoise last year, during the restoration. Here are the before and after photos. |
Post# 365049 , Reply# 56   7/17/2009 at 23:33 (5,368 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Or perhaps the donor top will be the coppertone that you remember your aunt having, and you can have the lower cabinet media blasted and painted coppertone to match the top. The point is, don't feel bad, because we have a entire network going with this group. Someone will find another parts/donor machine, and you will be able to get your Custom Imperial back together again. Who knows? Someone may find your "donor" tomorrow. Best of luck to you Peter! Rick |
Post# 365132 , Reply# 57   7/18/2009 at 09:52 (5,367 days old) by bertrum ()   |   | |
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Ahhhhhh changing Coppertone to Turquoise! Why would you do that, I know its just personal taste but I think the coppertone looks great! |
Post# 365133 , Reply# 58   7/18/2009 at 10:09 (5,367 days old) by everythingold (Grand Rapids, Michigan)   |   | |
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Post# 365448 , Reply# 62   7/19/2009 at 17:43 (5,366 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 365637 , Reply# 63   7/20/2009 at 10:26 (5,365 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)   |   | |
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I've dropped, scratched, damaged, destroyed accidentally more things than I care to remember. When we bought our building a few years ago, we moved a lot of our antique cast iron stoves to one of the floors from our basement at home. Well, I dropped a rare (1850's-ish rare) crown piece at the top of the stairs and watched it break into piece after piece as it hit each step on it's way back down from whence it came. I know I'll never find another piece like it. Yeah well. What are you going to do. What's done is done. It's now in the past and on it's way to being a funny memory/story for you to tell, AND LAUGH ABOUT. Don't beat yourself up over what's done. Life's to short to beat yourself up like this. Sulk for a day and move on and enjoy the rest of the collection that you didn't f-up yet (JUST KIDDING! LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH & YOU'LL FEEL BETTER!!)
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Post# 365639 , Reply# 64   7/20/2009 at 10:30 (5,365 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 365658 , Reply# 65   7/20/2009 at 12:35 (5,365 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)   |   | |
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Post# 365899 , Reply# 68   7/21/2009 at 10:36 (5,364 days old) by jdinstl ()   |   | |
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Somebody actually said this? *GASP* I'm gonna faint! HERETIC! |