October 2002

Off to Waco

October 26, 2002 etc.

Off to Waco Well, friends, I’m flying down to the sprawling metropolis of Waco, Texas, Saturday morning for a big Mr. Appliance meeting. I’ll learn the subtle art of commercial refrigeration door gasket fabrication and replacement. Also, Whirlpool factory reps will be there to teach us repair procedures on the Calypso washer and the Duet [...]

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Comprehending Engineers – Take Three

October 19, 2002 etc.

Comprehending Engineers – Take Three What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers? Mechanical Engineers build weapons, Civil Engineers build targets.

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Comprehending Engineers – Take Two

October 19, 2002 etc.

Comprehending Engineers – Take Two To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. (Safety factor of 2)

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Advertise on Fixitnow.com!

October 19, 2002 Website Updates

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Comprehending Engineers – Take One

October 18, 2002 etc.

Comprehending Engineers – Take One Two engineering students were walking across campus when one said, “Where did you get such a great bike?” The second engineer replied, “Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took off [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Dryer Stops when the Start Button is Released

October 16, 2002 Dryer Repair

So, your dryer starts up when you press the start button but stops when you release it. Whether a Whirlpool/Kenmore or GE/Hotpoint, this tip o’ the day awwta hepya. If you dryer is a Whirlpool/Kenmore, the culprit is this little boogar, the Even Heat Control Board. It’s located in your dryer’s control console, you’ll have [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Gas Dryer Problem Solver

October 15, 2002 Dryer Repair

If you’re having problems with a gas dryer that only heats a short time then shuts off the flame, the first thing to do is to completely disconnect the vent from the dryer and run it again to see if the symptom changes. If it does, you know the problem is the vent, read this [...]

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Hillstomping Update: The Adirondacks Trip

October 14, 2002 etc.

Hillstomping Update: The Adirondacks Trip Well, for all my big talk about bagging all those peaks, we ended up only bagging one. The hiking trip to the Adirondacks turned into more of a camping trip since the summits were immersed in clouds. We camped the first night in the Garden parking lot and then headed [...]

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Gone Hiking

October 9, 2002 etc.

Gone Hiking Heading out to the Adirondacks today for a backpacking trip. I’ll be meeting up with a couple of buds from PA. The K-9 unit and I will camp in the van at the trail head tonight waiting for Dave and Bob, who should be there around midnight. Tomorrow morning we’ll all hit the [...]

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Live Help Poll

October 7, 2002 etc.

Live Help Poll So, I’m wondering about offering live help anymore at Fixitnow.com. Seems like there’s enough personal help with the forum, Yahoo Messenger, the Appliantology Group, etc. I just don’t know how useful live help is with all those other forms of communications available. So, I turn to you, my gentle grasshoppers, to help [...]

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October 6, 2002 etc.

Commoonications Update Ok, I finally broke down and installed Yahoo Messenger. My handle is zenzoidman. I also added that spiffy whatchahoozit to the homepage that tells whether I’m on- or off-line. Not only does it tell whether I’m on-line or not, but you can click it to send me messages. Big Brother meets Big Yahoo.

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Live Help Update

October 5, 2002 etc.

Live Help Update More changes are brewing here at Fixitnow.com. This time it’s live help. Currently, I’m using Live Person to offer live help to users. I wouldn’t mind the $700/year cost for the service if it weren’t so glitchy. So, I’ll be phasing out the Live Person system in favor of the free chat [...]

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Brain Drain

October 4, 2002 etc.

Brain Drain Just got back from a three-day section hike on the NH Appalachian Trail with my K-9 hiking bud, Ouzo. Found out that EZBoard, the host for the Samurai School of Appliantology, has been dead in the water for the past couple of days. They’re back up now. The backpacking trip I just returned [...]

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