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MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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MinnieM123 said:
So, I've been looking at washing machines, since my present (old) one, leaks all over the floor. :hilarious:

Anyway, I checked a few local stores online and each time I think I found a machine I liked, it gets both good and bad reviews. EVERY SINGLE ONE . . . :banghead:

Then, I was pretty much sold on an impeller (to be ever so trendy and all), but a number of people didn't think they cleaned as well, and they went back to agitator machines. 🤦‍♀️

And of course by the time you add in the hoses, installation, removal of the old one (and some charge for delivery as well), and MA sales tax, that jacks up the prices even higher. 😒

(I came to the conclusion that it's more economical to wear dirty clothes. :p )

But then, I came across one of these, and it was within my price range, and no bad reviews! :D

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We had a Maytag that worked well until it died. 😉 Then replaced it with another. It doesn’t work as well as the other one did. Nothing beats the Kenmore I had growing up. Lasted for decades.
 
John park hopper

John park hopper

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
We had a Maytag that worked well until it died. 😉 Then replaced it with another. It doesn’t work as well as the other one did. Nothing beats the Kenmore I had growing up. Lasted for decades.
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Kenmore used to be made by Maytag when Maytag was its own company and Kenmore were great products. Not so anymore. When I bought the Kenmore (kept for 3months and got rid off it) Sears sales person said you'll be lucky to get 10 years out of it after I said my old Kenmore last 25 years.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Songbird76 said:
Our news said broken ankle and leg, but they didn't make it seem very serious. They also showed a clip of the responder who found him and said he asked him questions to see if he was oriented and that he seemed lucid and calm. Then they ran through all of the accidents he's had in the last several years....they need to take his license away! This is his 3rd major accident, the first two he was using controlled substances, and this one they said he was most likely speeding excessively. He shouldn't be driving if he won't do it safely.
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If I had his type of money and driving record I'd hire a driver
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
I have a bit of a conundrum. Nothing important. Disney problem. So you know how my youngest is going to Disney in May to compete the weekend of the 15th. Her athlete package includes a 2 day hopper. They are not offering the parents the same pass. They are only offering 3 or more days which really is wrong. This then requires paying for more days on the kids’ tickets. Now I do not even know when they will compete. Currently it is a Thursday, but if they advance they will also compete Saturday. They will throw in a extra practice down there as well. We are not making a vacation out of it since the rest of the family is not going. I may take my 13 year old, but that is up in the air. I am not sure if I should buy a ticket because I don’t know if there will be time to actually enjoy anything in a park without feeling rushed. Now if they do not advance then there will be Friday and Saturday to enjoy parks. While this will be great, I really want them to advance cause then what is the point of going? And if I don’t buy a pass ahead of time I don’t know if days I want to go will be available cause of the current reservation system. I really don’t know what to do.
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With short hours I'd make this a relaxing resort only trip. I can't see springing for tickets unless you know you'll be in the park
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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figmentfan423 said:
If I had his type of money and driving record I'd hire a driver
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Exactly....he obviously isn't a very good driver, and he can afford to pay someone to do the driving for him. The only driving he should be doing is on the driving range! If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't even bother with getting my license. At this point, I think his only reason for driving is that he feels entitled to do what he wants, because if he were taking his responsibilities seriously, he'd either be following the laws or he would admit that driving is not in his skill set and do what he needs to do to keep others safe.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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StarWarsGirl said:
No one in my house can even change the oil in the car or put on a spare. We are pretty hopeless.
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Not being critical, but that is so much of the country today. No one knows how to do anything on their own. I'm not saying that just because one knows how to do stuff they necessarily have to do it, but it was always comforting for me to know that if I had to, I could take care of things myself. My Dad taught me that. He was what I used to call a Renaissance Man. He could do, with significant skill a lot of different things. He had been a truck driver, a diesel mechanic, restored, from trash, a Model A Ford, built our first house nail by nail, maintained until a week before his death, his and my mothers house, was asked to sing at special occasions like Weddings, couldn't read music but could pick out a tune on the piano. Among other things.

That is what made me obsessed with teaching my girls how to do, at least, basic repair on their own vehicles. I didn't intend that they were going to do it, I just wanted them not to be at the mercy of slick repair people that see women coming from a mile away. It has come in handy for them a number of times over the years.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Goofyernmost said:
Not being critical, but that is so much of the country today. No one knows how to do anything on their own. I'm not saying that just because one knows how to do stuff they necessarily have to do it, but it was always comforting for me to know that if I had to, I could take care of things myself. My Dad taught me that. He was what I used to call a Renaissance Man. He could do, with significant skill a lot of different things. He had been a truck driver, a diesel mechanic, restored, from trash, a Model A Ford, built our first house nail by nail, maintained until a week before his death, his and my mothers house, was asked to sing at special occasions like Weddings, couldn't read music but could pick out a tune on the piano. Among other things.

That is what made me obsessed with teaching my girls how to do, at least, basic repair on their own vehicles. I didn't intend that they were going to do it, I just wanted them not to be at the mercy of slick repair people that see women coming from a mile away. It has come in handy for them a number of times over the years.
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You were good to train your daughters in basic mechanics. I'd just like to pipe in here for a moment about skill sets that people have. Not everyone can change the oil on a car, but some people are whizzes on computers, etc. Maybe what I'm trying to say here is that most people have their own talents -- some are practical (auto mechanics, plumbing, gardening, etc.), and others are . . . others. All are important. It takes a village (I hate that expression, but it applies here.) :)
 
93boomer

93boomer

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Goofyernmost said:
Not being critical, but that is so much of the country today. No one knows how to do anything on their own. I'm not saying that just because one knows how to do stuff they necessarily have to do it, but it was always comforting for me to know that if I had to, I could take care of things myself. My Dad taught me that. He was what I used to call a Renaissance Man. He could do, with significant skill a lot of different things. He had been a truck driver, a diesel mechanic, restored, from trash, a Model A Ford, built our first house nail by nail, maintained until a week before his death, his and my mothers house, was asked to sing at special occasions like Weddings, couldn't read music but could pick out a tune on the piano. Among other things.

That is what made me obsessed with teaching my girls how to do, at least, basic repair on their own vehicles. I didn't intend that they were going to do it, I just wanted them not to be at the mercy of slick repair people that see women coming from a mile away. It has come in handy for them a number of times over the years.
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Dad did one thing with us three girls before we moved out. He took us to our cars and showed us how to check the oil, coolant, air in tires, and how to change a tire. I have always appreciated that lesson.
 

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