Thread Number: 28530
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My trip to Minneapolis and Robert&Fred's WASH-IN! |
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Post# 435903   5/17/2010 at 23:32 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435904 , Reply# 1   5/17/2010 at 23:36 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435906 , Reply# 2   5/17/2010 at 23:46 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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OK... yes you got me... we flew to Minneapolis (And BOY are my arms tired! LOL). Actually I laughed when I saw the rental car company gave me a car with California plates! Great joke though... yes? LOL OK... so we arrive Friday afternoon and head to Roberts house. After getting a preview of what there was to watch and play with the next day, we all head off to dinner together at a nice little restaurant with great food. It was really great getting to spend time with Robert, Fred, Jon, Terry, Ben, Cory, Tanya and the others! (I can't remember everyones names, SORRY!) |
Post# 435907 , Reply# 3   5/17/2010 at 23:48 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435908 , Reply# 4   5/17/2010 at 23:49 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435910 , Reply# 5   5/18/2010 at 00:01 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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We are driving around near the hotel and see this sign... (Please insert your own joke here) LOL This post was last edited 05/18/2010 at 01:30 |
Post# 435911 , Reply# 6   5/18/2010 at 00:06 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435912 , Reply# 7   5/18/2010 at 00:09 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435913 , Reply# 8   5/18/2010 at 00:12 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435914 , Reply# 9   5/18/2010 at 00:19 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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I grab some shots of the basement while the grabbing is good! The smaller area with 4 Frigidaires, the Bendix Duo-Matic at the end, the Bendix rubber tub across from it next to the Maytag Wringer with the clear demo tub. There are also 2 early GE Filter Flo's and behind the cameras view, a Hotpoint, the Wizard (aka the Pig), a Wards Signature, an Easy automatic and the beautiful, very early Maytag 806. |
Post# 435915 , Reply# 10   5/18/2010 at 00:24 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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So I asked everyone to come in for a a group photo! People came from far and wide to attend this Wash-In! I'm pretty sure about 40 people from all over the country! This post was last edited 05/18/2010 at 01:22 |
Post# 435916 , Reply# 11   5/18/2010 at 00:26 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435917 , Reply# 12   5/18/2010 at 00:30 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435918 , Reply# 13   5/18/2010 at 00:32 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435919 , Reply# 14   5/18/2010 at 00:34 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435920 , Reply# 15   5/18/2010 at 00:36 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435921 , Reply# 16   5/18/2010 at 00:37 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435922 , Reply# 17   5/18/2010 at 00:41 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435923 , Reply# 18   5/18/2010 at 00:42 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435924 , Reply# 19   5/18/2010 at 00:48 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435925 , Reply# 20   5/18/2010 at 00:51 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435926 , Reply# 21   5/18/2010 at 00:55 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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We had a special guest visit too! Jim (may32) brought his Suzy Homemaker washer and it ended up visiting with Robert's baby Suzy. Thanks so much for bringing it Jim! I had one of these (the larger one) when I was younger. I of course wish I had it how! This post was last edited 05/18/2010 at 01:18 |
Post# 435927 , Reply# 22   5/18/2010 at 00:57 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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I decide to tempt fate by overriding the door safety switch on the Westinghouse as it's washing. It was a lot of fun to watch without any window to obstruct the view.... This post was last edited 05/18/2010 at 01:15 |
Post# 435929 , Reply# 23   5/18/2010 at 00:59 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435930 , Reply# 24   5/18/2010 at 01:01 (5,064 days old) by may63 (St. Paul MN)   |   | |
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I enjoyed watching the double feature with you guys..."Wash" and "Spin"! Jim S. |
Post# 435931 , Reply# 25   5/18/2010 at 01:04 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435932 , Reply# 26   5/18/2010 at 01:08 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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As the evening wares on... and after doing multiple loads of laundry in every washer in the basement... we start drying things.... This is a shot of the heating element in Philco Automagic dryer... this was really something to see! The white towels being dried actually looked orange with the room lights off! |
Post# 435934 , Reply# 27   5/18/2010 at 01:12 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435936 , Reply# 28   5/18/2010 at 01:20 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435938 , Reply# 29   5/18/2010 at 01:28 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Well here we are at the end of the night. Every washer had at least 2 loads run thru them and a few machines probably more! Cloths are piled all over... some folded, some not. Joe and I arrived at the Wash-In about 4 PM Saturday afternoon and finally left at 2:45 am Sunday morning. Boy was I exhausted... BUT was it WORTH IT! OMG this was SO much fun and I am so glad that I made the trip! Robert, thank you so much for hosting this event and inviting everyone into your home! I very much enjoyed being able to see, touch and hear all of your machines in person, what an awesome experience! It was also really great to finally meet you, Fred and others from the site and to be able to put faces to the names. |
Post# 435941 , Reply# 30   5/18/2010 at 01:43 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435942 , Reply# 31   5/18/2010 at 01:46 (5,064 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 435944 , Reply# 32   5/18/2010 at 03:13 (5,064 days old) by philco83 (Siena)   |   | |
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Post# 435949 , Reply# 33   5/18/2010 at 03:35 (5,064 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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Thanks for posting these photos!
I was interested in the "side trip" photos, too. I never knew that Burns & Allen advertised Spam. Learn something new every day. I wonder if they, themselves, actually ever ate Spam. (Or used other products they advertised, like Carnation evaporated milk or drank Maxwell House, for that matter!) |
Post# 435955 , Reply# 34   5/18/2010 at 06:44 (5,063 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 435960 , Reply# 35   5/18/2010 at 07:13 (5,063 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 435968 , Reply# 36   5/18/2010 at 08:04 (5,063 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Kevin, Thank you for sharing the pictures. |
Post# 435984 , Reply# 39   5/18/2010 at 09:06 (5,063 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 435990 , Reply# 40   5/18/2010 at 09:30 (5,063 days old) by washmeup (scottsdale)   |   | |
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Post# 435992 , Reply# 41   5/18/2010 at 10:03 (5,063 days old) by mayguy (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Dang, I really wish I was there! I'll be there next year? (If they host this every year?) Thanks for sharing the photos with us all here.. With the computer hooked up to the washer, what's that all about? |
Post# 435994 , Reply# 42   5/18/2010 at 10:10 (5,063 days old) by kenmore81 ()   |   | |
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What an awsome time you all must have had! One of these days Ill get to a wash-in lol. Thank you for sharing this wonderful time with everyone! Robert&Fred are awsome too. Kenny |
Post# 436003 , Reply# 43   5/18/2010 at 11:30 (5,063 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Do we have pictures of the see thru wringer?
(Hands on hips, tapping foot and ...MAYBE... pouting a little...) Where are they? LOL! It was so neat to talk to you while you were in the mall. The conversation moving along with the occasional pause to let a roller coaster scream by! WOW! I'm just going to have to make it next year and maybe allow an extra day or two for the surrounding things to see! Who knows, maybe you can pick me up in Nevada when you drive by on your way next year... RCD |
Post# 436009 , Reply# 44   5/18/2010 at 11:44 (5,063 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Kevin it was great to finally meet you, and thank you for sharing the fun! It is no easy task photo documenting such an event, so a huge kudos to you!
Thanks again to Robert and Fred for a wonderful evening Saturday night! The house looked great, the washers were fun, but the hosting took the cake! Ben |
Post# 436012 , Reply# 45   5/18/2010 at 12:14 (5,063 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Post# 436021 , Reply# 46   5/18/2010 at 13:21 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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OK Drew... don't pout now! I will be posting more photos later today... and yes of the see-thru wringer too. When posting this thread last night I was running out of time and for some reason (delirious from being so tired?) I didn't want to bore everyone with too many photos (it was very late and I was really tired). I believe I have more video then stills of the wringer and other machines, but that will probably take me a week or so before I can get to it. Thank you everyone! I really enjoyed every aspect of the wash-in... the people, the machines, the food, the machines, the house, the machines, the vacuums and the machines! LOL So stay tuned! Kevin |
Post# 436023 , Reply# 47   5/18/2010 at 13:22 (5,063 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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The towels in the Maytag wringer were nothing more than cheesecloth at the end of the night. The machine just ran and ran for 11 hours...
We were talking about the Westinghouse tangling when someone said that the Westy tangles almost as bad as a Frigidaire. That was when I channeled Robert and said, "Frigidaires don't tangle!" Thanks for the wonderful pics, Kevin! Thanks again to Robert and Fred! |
Post# 436031 , Reply# 48   5/18/2010 at 13:45 (5,063 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 436034 , Reply# 49   5/18/2010 at 13:59 (5,063 days old) by whirlaway (Hampton Virginia)   |   | |
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My Goodness!!!!!!! It looks like a good time was had by all!!! Terrific pictures,Thanks so much for posting them, Bobby |
Post# 436056 , Reply# 50   5/18/2010 at 15:55 (5,063 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Thanks for posting all the photos, Kevin! I can imagine the numbers on the power meter outside Robert's house were flying, LOL.
Pilot Knob: I have a friend who works on Pilot Knob road in Eagan. It is a strange name, isn't it? Being a big Ramones fan, I've always thought it was cool that there's a Cretin High School in St. Paul. (Although I believe it's now known as Cretin-Durham Hall High School) |
Post# 436104 , Reply# 52   5/18/2010 at 20:42 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436105 , Reply# 53   5/18/2010 at 20:43 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436106 , Reply# 54   5/18/2010 at 20:45 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436107 , Reply# 55   5/18/2010 at 20:45 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436110 , Reply# 56   5/18/2010 at 20:47 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436111 , Reply# 57   5/18/2010 at 20:49 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436112 , Reply# 58   5/18/2010 at 20:49 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436113 , Reply# 59   5/18/2010 at 20:50 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436114 , Reply# 60   5/18/2010 at 20:51 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436115 , Reply# 61   5/18/2010 at 20:53 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436116 , Reply# 62   5/18/2010 at 20:55 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436118 , Reply# 63   5/18/2010 at 20:56 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436120 , Reply# 64   5/18/2010 at 21:02 (5,063 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 436134 , Reply# 65   5/18/2010 at 22:19 (5,063 days old) by Spiceman1957 ()   |   | |
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Just wish I could have attended! |
Post# 436148 , Reply# 66   5/18/2010 at 23:29 (5,063 days old) by kenmorechris ()   |   | |
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Wow, iam glad everyone had alot of good fun at the washin.. I hope i can come to the washin,next year.. Best, Chris |
Post# 436149 , Reply# 67   5/18/2010 at 23:35 (5,063 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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Wow! Looks like all attending the wash-in had a super time. Wish I could have been there to meet everyone, and see all the machines. Hope I can go to one sometime in the near future. |
Post# 436158 , Reply# 68   5/19/2010 at 00:57 (5,063 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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That wringer is so COOL! Even though Robert had so many machines to play... Eerrrmmm... Investigate with, I would have spent a fair amount of time with the wringer. Now I REALLY want one!
Thanks again for all the pictures, Kevin. It really helps offset the disappointnent of not being able to attend this time. By golly, if it happens next year, I'm gonna find a way! RCD btw... Your first picture of you both in the car is really giving me a Blues Brothers flashback! LOL! |
Post# 436175 , Reply# 70   5/19/2010 at 05:59 (5,062 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)   |   | |
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Kevin those pictures are FANTASTIC !!!
It feels like i was almost there,Roberts machines looks in pristine condition ! Seems like everyone was having a blast i hope to be there next year as i hope to see more of use there as well. I am surprised that not only the Westy got yaa... but you should have been drenched by the others you did not dare to open the ABC lol. Fun stuff ...! THANKS AGAIN FOR TIME AND POSTING. Darren k. |
Post# 436301 , Reply# 71   5/19/2010 at 21:09 (5,062 days old) by A440 ()   |   | |
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Kevin thanks so much for taking the time to take such great pictures for those of us that could not make it! Everyone looks great and so happy!!!! Brent |
Post# 436310 , Reply# 72   5/19/2010 at 21:52 (5,062 days old) by westingman123 ()   |   | |
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Now that is a laundry room! Thanks for all the great photos, almost felt like being there. I can only hope I am able to attend the next one! BTW, LOVE the tile! Rumpus room, anyone? |
Post# 436609 , Reply# 73   5/21/2010 at 08:06 (5,060 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hey Kevin
Glad you enjoyed your trip to washer heaven!!!although at the rate you`re going it wont be long before the east coast has its own washerama experience!!! Great to see many faces from the 2001 convention, although am struggling with a few others...so if anyone feels like doing a whose who on that main picture, feel free!!! Of course all those Hoovers of Freds wernt there last time so another new experience, and Dyson I see, well thats one brand I never thought would have made it into that hallowed space...LOl btw, those fans are great, jack demoed one for us last week, very ingenious!!! |
Post# 436633 , Reply# 74   5/21/2010 at 10:25 (5,060 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 436924 , Reply# 75   5/23/2010 at 10:06 (5,058 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 437540 , Reply# 80   5/26/2010 at 07:54 (5,055 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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