Thought y’all might be interested in this update that Rebecca sent me on the outcome of her washer repair ripoff dilemma:
rebecca wrote:
Hi there! Thanks for your reply.
In response to your post, I called Sears and spent another 2 or so hours on the phone with various (surly) people in a number of departments. I […]

Michele wrote:
Hi There,
Right now we are finishing our basement and we hired a contractor to do the job. They do all the phyisical work, but there are some decisions we need to make. We live in Virginia and constant rain has made us very aware of flooding, mold and mildew. The basement currently has […]

David wrote:
I have a 4-yr. old Kenmore (Whirlpool) side-by-side fridge with water & ice through the door. I broke the little plastic water dispenser tube off and replaced it with a FSP part ($55 !!) It worked for a few minutes while I was filling a pot with water to brew beer (I’m a home-brewer) […]

rebecca wrote:
We write this as we sit drowning our sorrows in a six pack of Franziskaner.We have a Kenmore front loading ridiculously expensive and unreliable washer. We spent $172 in repairs today and the *?>*!! thing still doesn’t work. They say it will cost an add’l 300 clams to fix it. Hoping you […]

SIDNEY SMITH wrote:
I NEED TO SEE A PIC OF HOW THE WATER COMES INTO THE WATER PRESSURE VALVE
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Sidney is obviously the tragic product of yet another trailer-park momma drinking way too much malt liquor while pregnant.
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Mike Glasser wrote:
I love your site. It guided me through the diagnosis and process of replacing my whirlpool washer (LA8800XTW1) coupler. However, the moron that I must be, I can’t figure how to put the cabinet on the right way - and each time I mess with the thing, the plastic water spout(?) that […]

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Hello, my friends. I just returned from an overnight camping trip with my two boyz aboard the USS Massachusetts ("Big Mamie") at Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA. This was a field trip with Cub Scout Pack 71 in New London, NH.
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