June 2004

Hillstomping Update, Mt. Moosilauke

June 28, 2004 Hillstomping Update

Check out all the pictures from this hike.

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Audio Introduction to the Free Appliance Repair Hotline

June 26, 2004 Website Updates

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15-Second Appliance Tips Airing on WNTK

June 26, 2004 General Appliance Wisdom

You’ve heard them, you love them, you want to BE them…ok, that’s just too weird for words. But you can read the the text of the ads here. For your reading pleasure, the text of the 15-second appliance tips spots I’m running on WNTK talk radio is presented along with supporting links for more information. [...]

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Free Appliance Repair Hotline

June 25, 2004 Website Updates

Link ==> Free Appliance Repair Hotline

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New and Improved Appliance Repair Hotline!

June 25, 2004 Website Updates

So, I’m doing an ‘xpearmint with a new appliance repair hotline system. This one isn’t toll-free, but it’s more than just a voicemail system, too. With this system, if I’m available, you’ll talk to me real-time when you call. If I’m not available, you can leave a voicemail message. The purpose of the Appliance Repair [...]

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Hillstomping Update, Mt. Isolation

June 21, 2004 Hillstomping Update

Check out all the pictures from this hike.

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New and Improved Site Search

June 20, 2004 Website Updates

In his relentless efforts to feed his Grasshoppers the exact grains of appliance repair wisdom they seek, the Samurai has installed a new and improved site search utility. It’s powered by Google and it works extremely well. The option to search Fixitnow.com is pre-selected so all you have to do is type in what you’re [...]

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Mailbag: Maytag Neptune Machine Control Board R11 Burned Out…Again

June 18, 2004 Washer Repair

David Schmidt wrote: After 3 years of dependable service my machine decided not to spin. Thanks to the internet I thought I tracked the problem to the Wax Motor causing the R11 to burn out. Well, I replaced both the R11 and the Wax Motor and the resistor blew again. Can you tell me what [...]

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Hillstomping Update, Mt. Jefferson

June 16, 2004 Hillstomping Update

I consummated my lust for Mt. Jefferson today, doin’ the dirty with yet another one of New Hampshire’s 48, 4,000 footers. (That’s number 47 for me, but who’s counting…besides me?) I know what you’re asking, “O, Aging Seeker of Mountain Summits, why, pray tell, dost thou hikest so much?” Good question, Grasshopper, though I recommend [...]

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Welcome to Our New and Improved Servers!

June 13, 2004 Website Updates

If you’re reading this post, that means you’ve pulled this page off our new, zippy servers in Boston and that the DNS change has propagated throughout the internet…or at least your neighborhood of the internet. Welcome to the fast lane!

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Trans-global Server Migration In Progress

June 13, 2004 Website Updates

Things might be a little glitchy around here for the next several days as we migrate Fixitnow.com Samurai Appliance Repair Man from our present crucible here in Hong Kong to our new servers in Boston. Our excellent web hosting company, ICDSoft.com, who we’ve been with for over a year, is based in Hong Kong and [...]

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Hillstomping Update, Mts. Adams and Madison

June 12, 2004 Hillstomping Update

A serendipitous hike up Mts. Adams and Madison today. I caught the weather just right and the mountain gods did grin down upon me, granting me expansive views and temperate hang-time at the summits–every peak bagger’s fervent hope and prayer. Being a beautiful Saturday with ideal hiking conditions, the trail head was jammed with cars [...]

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Autographed Picture of Samurai Appliance Repair Man

June 11, 2004 Karaoke Lounge

Like crimson rays extending from the rising sun, the Samurai’s glory shines all over the globe. Lately, the Samurai was nearly flooded by hundreds of thousands of emails from every country on the planet asking, nay, begging for an autographed picture of the Samurai practicing his appliance repair martial art. Fortunately, a global internet email [...]

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New Trouble for Ol’ Lonely

June 9, 2004 General Appliance Wisdom

When it rains, it pours and Maytag is getting swamped with troubles. First, they get slapped with a class-action action lawsuit for their Neptune front-loading washer–this machine is an orgy of engineering blunders. Now, surprise, surprise, the bungling Maytag management (or, more accurately, “manglement”) decides they need to cut 1,100 jobs (and probably move them [...]

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Mailbag: Amana Washer Leaks

June 6, 2004 Washer Repair

Scott wrote: I currently own an Amana washer, model no. LWA10AW. A few months ago it started leaking about 2-3 cups of water. It has started to shake while it is in the spen cycle and continuley gotten worse. I figure it could be a pump or hose for the leak. Was curious if it [...]

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