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Post# 71662 6/28/2005 at 00:37 (6,877 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado)
Checkrate/Likes I was told by several members at the convention that they really enjoy my posts, so now I got a really big head and think i'm some hot sh*t and I got a POG MaiTai (or two) in me in gonna tell you all about convention 2005. I got a bunch of Pictures in my cheep disposable camera, and yes I am going to get those developed on both prints and disk which works really cool. I have pictures of the Ohana (cottage or apartment) we live in here in Hawaii, on the island of Maui (Not Oahu, where the Dog lives) My trip over was pretty uneventful-One cool thing was an exhibit at O'Hare airport called "Material World" I featured pictures of families sitting outside of their homes with all or most of thier worldly goods. It was really cool. The Japanese family had a cool little washer with a little dryer stacked above on a stand, sorta like some of the '70's import macines we saw here in the US. They were a groovy shade of green, sort of like Avocado. The family from Texas, that represent a " typical American family" was pictured outside of their Rambler style home with the Sears Kenmore appliances. Two enourmous gas guzzlers were in the driveway and Mom was standing there holding the family bible open to the page with the picture of Jesus. It was a bit too much. I wish they would have called on the Wilder Family of Bellville to parade all to the world on the front lawn. Can you imagine? One family in Africa somewhere only seemed to own a bunch of rugs. One of the first appliances people in emerging contries get is a sewing machine, followed by refrigeration. It seem almost 1/2 the people on this planet do NOT have washers. I don't think we need to sing "God Bless America" anymore because he or she already has! One family in Romainia I think had only this big cool plastic vacuum-no washer there though. The British family they featured had a cool frontloading set, as did the German family. The Italians only had a washer, no dryer. Got to Omaha, ended up renting a car. I was way too shagged after flying all night to deal with cabs, buses or shutttles. I went straight to my motel, as I really had no business doing anymore driving than necessary with so little sleep. I had flown all night and couldn't sleep on the plane too much. I stayed at the "Sattelite Motel". I found it in the e-yellow. It turned out to be a cool little retro motel, shaped like a wedding cake on the fringe of town, between two used car dealers. It was way cool-I have pics. The lobby was freshly painted pink (a good sign) with cool orange plastic hanging lamps from the fiftys. My room was immaculate, with a huge blue ceramic tile shower stall and wood beam ceilings. When I made the reservation I envisioned a crack house or "hourly rates" since I did it sight unseen. They didn't have a pool, but whatheheck do I care? I don't need to go into any silly pool, when I play in the ocean nearly every weekend (thats a big "RRREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR-FFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTT FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTTT to you Mainland folks) Anyway I flopped at the motel awhile, went out to get some dental floss that I forgot and stopped at a Lutheran junk store I happended by and got some vintage '70's tupperware, as Dennis said some of our Tupperware is going to pot. Well kids, Dennis is telling me dinners ready so I must continue my drunken ramblings later. I do have so much more to tell you all about

Post# 71663 , Reply# 1 6/28/2005 at 00:44 (6,877 days old) by westytoploader ()
Checkrate/Likes Very interesting, and it sounded like a fun trip too! I think I saw posters similar to that in my 6th-grade Social Studies teacher's classroom. It featured different families from different countries, and I remember an avocado stacked W/D set (the dryer had a window as well) in the Japan poster. There was also a family from Mexico or South America (can't remember which) that had a yellow Hoover twin-tub, which I thought was the neatest thing. Can't recall any North American families though... Also, be sure catch the Dog tomorrow on A&E, at 8:00 CST! Great show! --Austin

Post# 71665 , Reply# 2 6/28/2005 at 01:04 (6,877 days old) by DADoES (TX,�U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes Hey, David. I enjoyed listening to your repair/service anecdotes at the restaurant table Sat evening. Eagerly awaiting the story to continue. Ramble on!

Post# 71680 , Reply# 3 6/28/2005 at 06:48 (6,877 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes David, don't stop!! Ramble on dude!!!! "Ramm Blin' Rose" .......

Post# 71682 , Reply# 4 6/28/2005 at 06:52 (6,877 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)
Checkrate/Likes David: What really happend in the dinner table pic shown in another thread. The look on everyones face!!!! WOW

Post# 71703 , Reply# 5 6/28/2005 at 14:23 (6,877 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado)
Checkrate/Likes *continued....* So I got a bit of a nap, watched some TV, then got ready for the convention. I got over to Greg's beautiful home in a lush green neighborhood a bit after 5. From that point on the evening was a blurr of washers and friendly faces. When I walked into the garage, the Norge was already working hard and Jason had just started the Westy Top Loader (the machine, not the boy. Austin didn't need no startin' up) I wish I could relate to you all every single moment of that evening, but no can. There were some highlights.... One group playing with the Maytag Highlander (PINK!) switched the old ridgid agitator out and put in the turquoise Power-Fin. WOW! Those flexible fins really make quite a big difference in turnover. The Hotpoint Washer had a straight finned agitator and a spiralator you could switch. I really liked the spiral one because it makes this "ThoooooK, Thooook sound every few strokes. Austin swears that the str8 fin had more turnover. I'm just happy we got to play with them both! I made it a special point to see the A906 SuperMaytag, outfitted with 50 cycle pulleys to speed things up. As a child I always dreamed of a faster wash action. I have to say though I was a bit dissappointed as it almost seems like the agitator moves too fast, like maybe the agitator is "slipping" a bit in the water. Anyway, thats just my impression after spending 5 minutes with it. I would need to spend several weeks doing a more extensive study.... I got to see a real live Agitub in the Frigidaire Skinny-Mini. That tub seems way bigger than those pathetic pickle buckets that are in the Whirlpool Thin-Twin that I see here all the time. GM always did do it better. That Agi-tub really washes pretty well. I was very surprised! Got Combos? Greg does! I thought the GE Combo is especially lovely in coppertone, but I now better understand why Jetcone says that the Bendix Combo is "no ka oi" (the best indeed). It all has to do with the spin speed! I also dig the styling on the Yellow Maytag Combo. They all sure do get hot though! You really haven't lived until you've seen the Kelvinators overflow rinse. This is MAJOR SPLASHY WASHER JOY. You want to dance around the room except you are so transfixed by all the Washer Glory in front of you. Its like no other washer I've ever seen. Don't open the lid without a raincoat-luckily there is a window in the door. Oh, I've got way more to tell you about, but must get to work. David

Post# 71704 , Reply# 6 6/28/2005 at 14:28 (6,877 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado)
Checkrate/Likes *Not to get ahead of myself...* I don't remember anything specific happening at the dinner table when that picture was taken. Nothing too outlandish happened and it turned out to be a pretty good picture of me for once. I guess we were just having a fantastic time with some great company.

Post# 71705 , Reply# 7 6/28/2005 at 14:51 (6,877 days old) by westytoploader ()
Checkrate/Likes Great Convention stories David, and I saw many of the events you described--keep 'em going!! The Aqua Hotpoint Spiralator was a nice-looking agitator, and wasn't too bad on a small load, but on a full load the "long-neck" won out with surprisingly good turnover. I have to agree that I was a little disappointed by the "SuperTag" as well because the tub was indexing too much for the Power-Fin to work effectively, IMHO. The pink Highlander's action was much better, but other than that, the faster-than-normal agitation was interesting to watch. The '68 Westinghouse was fun because it rolled the large towel load even with the indexing tub! The ramp agitator's action was splashy as well, plus the added drama of the recirculating lint filter and spin-drain. I was amazed at the Agitub's capacity and turnover rate...much bigger than any of the 24" laundry centers that succeeded the Skinny-Mini! Will post more details later!

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