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Archive for November, 2004

Mailbag: Washer and Dryer Recommendations

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004

DAVE wrote:

YOUR SITE IS GREAT. I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK LAUGHING. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK YOU OFFER GRASSHOPPERS LIKE US. IF YOU EVER GET THE CHANCE,
WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THE BEST WASHERS AND DRYERS TO BUY NOWADAYS.
ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOURS.
THANKS,
DAVE
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Mailbag: Exiled from Paradise

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004

Psmith wrote:

Superb website, found while looking for pix of my favorite place, Franconia Ridge. Sadly I now live in Texas. But someday I’ll make it back to God’s Own NH…
I will pass this website to many dear friends.
And I will continue to search for my Holy Grail, a source for Blind Faith in Houston………….
Hike On!
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Appliance Repair Revelation: Burner Operation in a Gas Dryer

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004

Dryers, gas or electric, are the simplest appliances you’ll ever work on. But judging by the amount and type of questions I get about gas dryers, specifically about the gas valve and burner, has prompted me to bring down another pearl of appliance wisdom from on high. This Appliance Repair Revelation explains how [...]

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Mailbag: Fisher & Paykel Washer that Won’t Start

Sunday, November 28th, 2004

Fisher & Paykell Smart drive Model GWL08 – No Start
Mains power outage occured and when power came back on washing machine will not
start.
All lights come on as per normal and machine appears to ready to start. Can
select diferent cycles water levels temperatures etc but pressing start gives
usual beep but no action. Have turned of at [...]

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Mailbag: E1 – F5 Fault Code on a Kenmore Range

Saturday, November 27th, 2004

My relatively new Kenmore Gas Oven (Model #665 75824000) produces an error code
whenever we try to use the self cleaning feature. After setting up the oven to
begin self clearning the following error code shows up on the LCD.
E1 – F5 -
Can someone tell me what this means and if it’s possible for me to fix [...]

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Where Have All the Conservatives Gone?

Friday, November 26th, 2004

The cabal of delusional neo-cons in the Whitehouse are not conservatives at all but are just another brand of Big Government cheerleaders like their liberal cousins. Paul Craig Roberts asks a question I’ve been wondering, “Where have all the conservatives gone?”
You see, grasshopper, St. George of the Bush is a false prophet in the [...]

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Mailbag: Washing Clothes in the Bathtub

Friday, November 26th, 2004

HappyLaundryLady wrote:
Just wanted to say thanks so much for this site. It really helped us out! We
were going to have to buy a new washing machine, but we don’t even have the money
to pay you for your services, so I would’ve been washing the clothes in the
bathtub with the kids. You know how [...]

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Grasshoppers and Grasshoppettes: Let Us Give Thanks

Thursday, November 25th, 2004

This Thanksgiving, I am especially thankful for the all the bright voices of Liberty vigilantly watching the steady trespassing of government meddling in our lives and dutifully sounding the alarm. Below is a list of some of guardians of freedom for whom I am especially grateful. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Adam Smith Institute  The ASI [...]

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Mrs. Samurai Says…Be Careful What You Wish For

Friday, November 19th, 2004

The Samurai has linked to some really good, thought-provoking political articles lately. They inspired me to write my own little election summary. Thought you might like to see what the Mrs. has to say about all this. Here goes…
Democrats’ reactions to President Bush’s re-election have been extreme, to say the least. [...]

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An Open Letter to Liberals

Friday, November 19th, 2004

To all you suicidal liberals still simpering after the repudiation you endured in the last election: you have a friend in J.D. Tuccile. He feels your pain and offers you an open and heartfelt invitation to join forces in taking America back.

Now, as for this new-found secessionist sentiment of yours and [...]

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Global Flu Pandemic

Friday, November 19th, 2004

Get ready, it’s coming…

Between a quarter and a third of the world’s population will fall ill, according to new World Health Organization estimates, and 1 per cent of the sick will die.
Do the math and the numbers defy credulity; between 16 million and 21 million people would die in a matter of mere months. [...]

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Americans and Amerikans

Wednesday, November 17th, 2004

With samurai precision, Anthony Gregory separates the wheat from the chaff, the Americans from the Amerikans.

[T]hroughout its early history, America was great to the extent that the
government was limited, and kept out of people’s affairs. America was tarnished and
bloodied to the extent that government grew and gained power. The same is true
today, when we have [...]

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Maytag Recalls Jenn-Air Gas Ranges

Wednesday, November 17th, 2004

Here we go again…

Appliance maker Maytag Corp. has recalled more than 1,100 of its Jenn-Air gas ranges because switches are too close to the gas tubing, resulting in a fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday. [read more]

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Soylent Green

Saturday, November 13th, 2004

Every morning, I drag my skinny butt outta bed and chase away the previous night’s fermented chugalug with a soy protein drink mix. But with all the old bad press about soy protein, I had doubts about continuing this breakfast restorative.
My wife recently received some medical information on the protein supplement that I’ve come [...]

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Mailbag: How to Troubleshoot a Gas Dryer with No Heat

Saturday, November 13th, 2004

Kenmore gas dryer-Mod.#11077694100
No fire–replaced ignitor–still no fire–checked for voltage to valve
assy.–none–checked safety switches on fire box & vent–normally closed condition
okay–how do I check the centrifical switch & pressure switch for
proper operation?
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