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Post# 71249   6/22/2005 at 21:11 (6,875 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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Wow! Is that wallpaper pattern BUSY or not?! |
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Post# 71251 , Reply# 1   6/22/2005 at 21:16 (6,875 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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How ironic, just like the LK on the Georgia Hunting Trip |
Post# 71308 , Reply# 2   6/23/2005 at 00:26 (6,875 days old) by programcomputer (Ann Arbor Michigan, USA)   |   | |
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Every time that I see this POD It makes me want to kick myself really hard in the rearside that I ever gave my white set like the machines pictured to my freinds. They have worked flawless for them, being just a twosome with no plans for children...perfectly. I replaced the wigwag, belt and WLC switch for them about a year and a half ago, and the belt on the dryer recently...the original failed recently after spinning around for40 years, cleaned the automatic contacts and lubed the rear bearing... I also got some enamel to spray the lower right hand side of the dryer cabinet, after a light sanding and it seemed to do the trick, becasue the panel was showing visible rust after sitting next to their laundry tub for so long. About 5 years now. They love them, and Im so glad that they have resisted multiple opportunities to replace them with newer and more modern. Al's mom has offered to buy them new ones for years becsue she is a hater of retro, and everything hs to be braqnd new for her....and her son. I love the look...it has been my screensaver since I saw it on here a few years back.....everyone that uses my system comment very favorably about the set...and that I was dumb to give them away...ah such is life.... Chad |
Post# 71405 , Reply# 4   6/24/2005 at 04:21 (6,874 days old) by programcomputer (Ann Arbor Michigan, USA)   |   | |
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I have them fully in the understanding if they wish to get rid of them, they must contact me first to give ample time to get them back to my house from where they are about 30 miles south of me. My Brother and Sister in law that have my 1-18 set also know better as well and have recently inquired about a front loader set becasue their water bill is thru the roof now that they have the "boy's" to diaper, and keep in clean clothes. Twins are kinda taxing, but that 1-18 keeps chugging away in their little laundry room, and besides water consumption...have no beefs about them. I unfortnatly lost track of my 1967 Maytags that were given away too long ago to admit. The last time that I tried to call the persons who were the recievers of this set, they had moved from the lower Detroit/Toledo area, as their phone was disconnected. I was given a FYI, a few months back,for persons who knew them socially; that they had moved to South Bend Indiana. I will have to track them down to make sure they still have them. PS, they were not the all pushbutton set. They both had dials, but lighted control panels. Im looking now in my file cabinet now to see which models they were, can't find that info, but was the same as the ones featured on the Washpower brochure from 1966. Just white, and no suds saver. The dryer had the small donut style rear filter in the back of the drum, and was a autodry model and gas...the only gas dryer other than the ABCOMAtic dryer that we had in the shop, that I ever have owned. Sorry I was on a roll there... Chad |
Post# 71442 , Reply# 6   6/25/2005 at 02:30 (6,873 days old) by programcomputer (Ann Arbor Michigan, USA)   |   | |
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Yes, I spoke to my younger brother today before I left for Lake Michigan with my best freind's and their daughter,and my partner; and he has stated that he feels that their's nothing better that what I have given him. His wife however, has a NEW Sears charge card, and she wants a FriGeMore set like mine. She is the one that was complaining about water consumption, yet she is the one that is putting my nephew's little tushies in cloth diapers... Apparantly our Sears store here in Lansing offered her the NEW big door " Large Capacity" Frigidaire electronic models, with pedestals for $899.99 scratch and dent. When my brother was told of the deal, at dinner that evening... he apparantly said are you f(*&ing crazy, were now poorer than dirt with our boys...no we rather shouldn't....unless you get a full time job and put the twins in daycare..so tha was the end of that idea... Simply put thier keeping the 1-18's for some time although, I do wonder about their integrity after being used only intermittenly at my house...to being used everyday, seven days a week for almost 9 months now. I have recently considered after discussing with Marty, the possibiity of giving them our new Frigi set, and bringing the 1-18's back home. He doesn't care...but I do laundry like a beehatch,becasue theirs us, my dad and his younger brother all at my house.. so I would use them just as much...well maybe not quite as... But Jeff had stated that they are totally fine, being the level headed responsible pinchpenny he is...especially now with twins...that and after seeing them only for a second a few weeeks ago when I went to repair their Kirby Legend II that I gave them also to set up house...they looked totally fine, and were even clean... wiped down, no detergent goo laying in the usual places...AND holy crap...the lint filter was CLEAN too... Not by her tho....he told me today laughingly, that he cleaned them becasue he knew I was coming and would let him have it like hell wouldn't have it again if they were nasty...my bro' knows me VERY well.... Anyhews, HOPE you all are having a blast... Im doing a load in the Westinghouse SpaceMates tommorow at 3pm as I have guest for Michigan Pride staying tommorow night... hope you all are washing vintage style at that time as well... Blessed be to you all in Omaha Chad |