Collecting My Thoughts

From a blogging friend (now a Facebook friend) "So……my dryer quit working and the repairman came today to fix it. Can’t be fixed. Wanna...

“I thought toilet paper hoarding was bad.  Well freezers are worse.  I went to a small Sears store this am as I needed some parts.  The stor...

About 5 years ago our 20" electric stove at our lake house, probably 50 years old, went ka-boom and died. We went shopping in Sandusky ...

The appliances are all in, wired correctly and plumb. My, what a difference.  We’ve been dealing with this since October. I've just bake...

I know this is a first world problem and petty, but I've spent ca. $3000 on new kitchen appliances and I'm not sure I like any of th...

Our "new" free washing machine works great! Recently my washing machine died--it was just the right size for our tiny basement a...

"Dear Ms Bruce: Thank you for visiting the Maytag web site. We appreciate hearing from you. We understand that you are interested ...

When we moved here in 2002 I bought a matching washer and dryer--I'd never had a matched set. My older models used to last 15-20 years,...

Thursday Thirteen--13 warnings 1) For the last four days a "low on ink" reminder from HP pops up on the screen in the morning. Ac...

1002 The Waffle Maker a.k.a. Waffle Iron Where to start? I came home from Illinois with an extra Waffle Maker, a Toastmaster, which I...