March 2003

From Bagdad, Kentucky, to Baghdad, Iraq

March 31, 2003 Gubmint

The Samurai is live on-location here in Bagdad, Kentucky, and I’m talking to Delmus MacDaniel. Samurai: Delmus, we know this is a war against the regime of Saddam Hussein and not against the Iraqi people. Do you have anything you’d like to say to the people of Iraq and particularly the people of your near-namesake [...]

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Mailbag: Happy Birthday Wishes to the Samurai

March 26, 2003 Samurai Incarnate

So my birthday came and went. How many people do you think emailed me happy birthday wishes? I’ll tell you: exactly one. Was it my mother? No. My sister? Nope. Saddam Hussein was the only person in the world to email a happy birthday wish to me: — Saddam Hussein < saddam@iraq.gov > wrote: > [...]

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Hillstomping Update: Franconia Ridge

March 25, 2003 Hillstomping Update

Made a couple of great hikes up to the Franconia Ridge last week. The first one was up the Falling Waters trail on an overcast day to the summit of Little Haystack Mountain where I had an impressive view of Mt. Lafayette at the other end of the ridge. The Falling Waters trail is a [...]

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Lesson in Liberty: Take a Nice Big Sip

March 22, 2003 Gubmint

Hey. How y’all doin’? You’ve probably had your eyeballs glued on Fox News watching the fireworks show in that sandbox over there in the middle east. Yeah, me too. Every now and then, I’ll change to another channel where they’re giving free publicity to the beautiful people protesting the war. I also oppose this war. [...]

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Winter Farewell

March 19, 2003 Hillstomping Update

Winter is loosening its grip on us up here in New Hampster. And as we watch it melt away, it’s like saying goodbye to an old friend. It’s been an especially long winter, distinguished by several kick-ass snow storms and scores of sub-zero days with rare and challenging hiking conditions. I did lots of snowshoe [...]

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Mail Bag: Whirlpool Washer No Spin Problem

March 17, 2003 Washer Repair

I frequently get email from folks asking me appliance repair questions and I’m happy to answer them. I’ll pick out questions that I think can help others and answer them here on my homepage. Email addresses will always be blanked out and I may edit the original question for typos or clarity. — thanki < [...]

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Samurai on the Road, Act II

March 16, 2003 Samurai Incarnate

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Samurai on the Road, Act I

March 16, 2003 Samurai Incarnate

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GE Dishwasher Fire Alert

March 15, 2003 Dishwasher Repair

Look out: dryers aren’t the only appliances that can cause fires. And it’s a GE appliance, too–what a surprise!

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Pearls of Wisdom for the Wallowing, Rooting Horde

March 15, 2003 Website Updates

I’ve added a repair forum index page to the Appliantology group to help make the accumulated pearls of appliance repair wisdom contained therein more accessible.

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Maytag Atlantis Washer Squealing

March 14, 2003 Washer Repair

So your Maytag Atlantis washer finishes spinning the water out of your clothes and then squeals like a Burmese war pig in heat. Since you’re a fixit kind of a guy, you dutifully check for foreign objects between the inner basket and the tub. Nothing. You even check for restictions under the tub. Still nothing. [...]

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Appliantology.org

March 12, 2003 Website Updates

There’s a new domain in town and his name is Appliantology.org. It’s the new domain name for The Appliantology Group. So now instead of having a long, hairy URL like http://groups.msn.com/Appliantology/homepage.msnw, all you need to do is enter appliantology.org in your browser and you’ll be mystically transported to the Illuminati of Appliance Repair. Go ahead [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Zen and the Art of Refrigerator Door Gasket Replacement

March 11, 2003 Refrigerator Repair

Ahh, Grasshopper, you are about to embark on the artistic side of appliance repair. There’s more to changing a fridge door gasket than just turning a few screws…not much more, but enough so that if you’re not aware of them, you’ll do a crappy job. Finesse, man, finesse, that’s the name o’ dis game. When [...]

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Share the Love, Yo!

March 10, 2003 General Appliance Wisdom

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The Honor Roll

March 10, 2003 Website Updates

Several Appliantology group members have earned the coveted distinction of a free live appliance repair help session. They’ve earned this by contributing appliance repair photos to the group’s photo album or by making outstanding contributions to the group’s repair forum. Since I start forgetting things in quantities greater than two, I thought I’d better make [...]

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