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stickguy

For washers (dishwashers too) all though fancy settings are a complete waste to me. We just set it to normal stuff (cold wash, warm rinse I think) and the only control touched after that is load size. Wife might use delicates once in a great while. And I refuse to use an app to do laundry.

Our DW has all kinds of settings. We only ever use normal wash, heated dry.

venture

stickguy said:

For washers (dishwashers too) all though fancy settings are a complete waste to me. We just set it to normal stuff (cold wash, warm rinse I think) and the only control touched after that is load size. Wife might use delicates once in a great while. And I refuse to use an app to do laundry.

Our DW has all kinds of settings. We only ever use normal wash, heated dry.

Yikes! Us too.

driver100

venture said:

stickguy said:

For washers (dishwashers too) all though fancy settings are a complete waste to me. We just set it to normal stuff (cold wash, warm rinse I think) and the only control touched after that is load size. Wife might use delicates once in a great while. And I refuse to use an app to do laundry.

Our DW has all kinds of settings. We only ever use normal wash, heated dry.

Yikes! Us too.

+1

imidazol97

+2

The point behind the washing machine story is that this is like some of the touch screen control
systems on cars now. Some are a whole lot more logical and some are less.

After reading and trying, I realized the earlier computer system now has been
formatted into this kind of programming.

I'll eventually download the app just to see. Hope it's not like the heart
$99 thing from Amazon where you have to sign up for a monthly membership to
be able to use it beyond a basic level--if I understand the comments?

Does anybody have one of these?

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

I tried checking on my check from IRS now that the app is operating... it didn't know who I was. Bad sign?

I got the same thing. Said they couldn’t tell from the available information.

Just for the record - I checked early this morning and it said mine was deposited on 4/15/20 so it does work.

Still nothing for me. This is making me rethink my decision to be an off the grid hermit.

I don't know if it's true or not but I heard that people with the highest AGI will be getting their deposits after the poorer folks get there's. So, you must have been holding out on us as to your real wealth. For me it means I ain't cheatin enough. :@

jmonroe

houdini1

dino001 said:

My family back in Poland is reporting to me there is more available personal protective equipment for ciizens there than here. My sister is getting masks from her employer, the Post Office will also drop some masks to citizens' mailboxes, paid by the city. This is America, I always thought things will somehow spring up from some initial shortages that always happen, but it increasingly feels like the government is leaving us to our own devices. Disinfectants are still unavailable, masks nowhere to be found. I went to Walmart couple of days ago - no fabric, no rubber bands, nothing that can be used for mask. Amazon - everything that's relevant has delivery in late May or June, at exorbitant prices. It is challenging my Almighty USA picture.

dino001 said:

My family back in Poland is reporting to me there is more available personal protective equipment for ciizens there than here. My sister is getting masks from her employer, the Post Office will also drop some masks to citizens' mailboxes, paid by the city. This is America, I always thought things will somehow spring up from some initial shortages that always happen, but it increasingly feels like the government is leaving us to our own devices. Disinfectants are still unavailable, masks nowhere to be found. I went to Walmart couple of days ago - no fabric, no rubber bands, nothing that can be used for mask. Amazon - everything that's relevant has delivery in late May or June, at exorbitant prices. It is challenging my Almighty USA picture.

It is a little disconcerting to see all these people on TV and on the street looking like Hannibal Lector !!

houdini1

jipster said:

Michael, yes, out the door, for some strange reason, can mean many things to many people.

@graphicguy ...I've seen a lot of these certified one.owner cars with a couple thousand milss. When I look.at the Carfax,.it's stayed with the dealership. So not sure what's going on, other than the dealership makes more money on a certified car so they're wanting to crank them out.

@dino001 - I've read what was on their web site about fine print on warranty. But funny you should mention the fine print. I read that to maintain the lifetime powertrain warranty, you have to bring in your vehicle after 7 years...for a free inspection. You have a 2 month grace.period. After that you get to pound sand.
Looks like Honda Universe a bit slippery too.

@houdini - thanks. If I'm in the neighborhood Ill check out that Civic for you. It honestly surprised me at how much it has grown since 2012. If it has a nice comfy ride...who knows. But its gonna cost you guys at least another week of reading my posts. ;-)

Houdini - on my need for speed....oh, it's there. But, it's buried a bit under my paranoia of not causing any damage to the car. So, generally I'm a somewhat.conservative driver....but there are times I like to put the hammer down.LOL

If I recall, Honda caught a lot of flack for that 2012 Civic. It was an outlier in that Honda must have experimented with de-contenting the Civic that year but not reducing the price. Reviewers panned it so much that Honda had to do a mid year full refresh.

jmonroe1

houdini1 said:

driver100 said:

imidazol97 said:

tjc78 said:

Our washer/dryer set is the grey. We like it.

I like the look. I can't let my wife see this picture or she'll want to switch them out for the chrome shadow!!!

I really like the gray too. But, white is safer...... Getting colored appliances reminds me of olive green and gold.

Avocado Green and Harvest Gold !

WHOA, hold on there. When we built our first house in 1969, our washer and dryer were Avocado Green and our kitchen appliances were Harvest Gold which went very well with the walnut stained kitchen cabinets. At the time they were la-de-da and we were the talk of the hood, in a good way. Nothing wannabe be about those colors back then. :@

jmonroe

houdini1

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

imidazol97 said:

The new washer is so quiet. I didn't realize how the old one had gotten noisy.

However, I have a long history with technology, but setting this unit to do what I want
on the wash cycle is a pay grade above. LOL

It has a large capacity soap dispenser that you fill once in a while. It can be adjusted to
dispense more or less soap. That's a strange dude to get to for setting. There's a button
for Load and Go, meaning it's automatic. Hit again and you have to manually add
your soap. All kinds of modifications to the cycle chosen... Gonna take a while.

The model I got connects to the internet. The dryer also has steam capability which
I chose not to connect.

Connected to the internet? Great now we're going to get notifications when your shorts are done.

Great, so now you can have some hacker taking control of your spin cycle.

What’s the internet connection for, does it talk to you or just email you? I’d hate to get a call from my washer laughing about my socks.

My guess is so that you can do things like check the status of the machine, get notifications or make adjustments to cycles remotely.

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

imidazol97 said:

The new washer is so quiet. I didn't realize how the old one had gotten noisy.

However, I have a long history with technology, but setting this unit to do what I want
on the wash cycle is a pay grade above. LOL

It has a large capacity soap dispenser that you fill once in a while. It can be adjusted to
dispense more or less soap. That's a strange dude to get to for setting. There's a button
for Load and Go, meaning it's automatic. Hit again and you have to manually add
your soap. All kinds of modifications to the cycle chosen... Gonna take a while.

The model I got connects to the internet. The dryer also has steam capability which
I chose not to connect.

Connected to the internet? Great now we're going to get notifications when your shorts are done.

Great, so now you can have some hacker taking control of your spin cycle.

What’s the internet connection for, does it talk to you or just email you? I’d hate to get a call from my washer laughing about my socks.

My guess is so that you can do things like check the status of the machine, get notifications or make adjustments to cycles remotely.

That's OK as long as you don't wake up in the middle of the night with the washer standing over you with a menacing look on its control panel.

graphicguy

Re Costco....they state it clearly, if at anytime you are dissatisfied with the products they sell or their customer service, they will gladly refund your membership fee and cancel your membership. The lady with the kids was out of bounds. The sign outside the store was large, clear and quite legible limiting entrance to members to two per membership. Regardless of the reason, the lady was upset because they didn’t make an exception for her (or anyone else for that matter), her membership would be cancelled and refunded if she chose. Instead, even though they offered her a resolution, she chose to [non-permissible content removed] about it instead. Onus is on her.

From the “kinda made me feel good dept”.....when I go to Costco, I usually am there solo. I don’t go in there every day, but probably 2-3 times a month, mainly for paper goods and the afore mentioned Kirkland Vitamin Water. I always stop by the electronics dept to see if they have anything new and different I might be interested in.

There’s a lady working that dept most times and since we see each other we exchange small talk. Last time I was in, she teased me about the very “unflattering” mask I was wearing. I returned the favor. She’s worked there for a while, and I’ve been a member since that particular store opened (maybe late 90s, early 00s). Anyway, asking her if there had been any furloughs, she said a few. But, given her tenure, she gets to pretty much pick and choose her hours, although now, they’re limited to 10-6:30 most days, now.

She was happy for more normal retails hours, and that given her tenure, they hadn’t reassigned her to getting carts, cleaning trash baskets, or working in the food depts.

Out of the blue, she mentioned...”you’re here alone all the time, I assume your wife lets you do all the shopping?” I replied the wife thing had sailed a long time ago. She then mentioned that after this whole virus thing is over, we should grab a cup of coffee or perhaps a beer. I told her I’d take her up on her offer.

Made me feel like I had a little more worth and put a smile on my face.

venture

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

I tried checking on my check from IRS now that the app is operating... it didn't know who I was. Bad sign?

I got the same thing. Said they couldn’t tell from the available information.

Just for the record - I checked early this morning and it said mine was deposited on 4/15/20 so it does work.

Still nothing for me. This is making me rethink my decision to be an off the grid hermit.

I don't know if it's true or not but I heard that people with the highest AGI will be getting their deposits after the poorer folks get there's. So, you must have been holding out on us as to your real wealth. For me it means I ain't cheatin enough. :@

jmonroe

That's for the paper checks I'm pretty sure.

venture

graphicguy said:

Re Costco....they state it clearly, if at anytime you are dissatisfied with the products they sell or their customer service, they will gladly refund your membership fee and cancel your membership. The lady with the kids was out of bounds. The sign outside the store was large, clear and quite legible limiting entrance to members to two per membership. Regardless of the reason, the lady was upset because they didn’t make an exception for her (or anyone else for that matter), her membership would be cancelled and refunded if she chose. Instead, even though they offered her a resolution, she chose to [non-permissible content removed] about it instead. Onus is on her.

From the “kinda made me feel good dept”.....when I go to Costco, I usually am there solo. I don’t go in there every day, but probably 2-3 times a month, mainly for paper goods and the afore mentioned Kirkland Vitamin Water. I always stop by the electronics dept to see if they have anything new and different I might be interested in.

There’s a lady working that dept most times and since we see each other we exchange small talk. Last time I was in, she teased me about the very “unflattering” mask I was wearing. I returned the favor. She’s worked there for a while, and I’ve been a member since that particular store opened (maybe late 90s, early 00s). Anyway, asking her if there had been any furloughs, she said a few. But, given her tenure, she gets to pretty much pick and choose her hours, although now, they’re limited to 10-6:30 most days, now.

She was happy for more normal retails hours, and that given her tenure, they hadn’t reassigned her to getting carts, cleaning trash baskets, or working in the food depts.

Out of the blue, she mentioned...”you’re here alone all the time, I assume your wife lets you do all the shopping?” I replied the wife thing had sailed a long time ago. She then mentioned that after this whole virus thing is over, we should grab a cup of coffee or perhaps a beer. I told her I’d take her up on her offer.

Made me feel like I had a little more worth and put a smile on my face.

Uh oh. You are being stalked. Good for you.

houdini1

cdnpinhead said:

driver100 said:

You like me...you really like me.
I can say the same....I got this notice from Edmunds today;
1,500 Likes
You received 1,500 Likes.
12 people have earned this badge.

"Narcissist: a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves."

I think most of us have an excessive interest in ourselves, but most of us just disguise it better.

driver100

houdini1 said:

cdnpinhead said:

driver100 said:

You like me...you really like me.
I can say the same....I got this notice from Edmunds today;
1,500 Likes
You received 1,500 Likes.
12 people have earned this badge.

"Narcissist: a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves."

I think most of us have an excessive interest in ourselves, but most of us just disguise it better.

I'm the experts on Narcs....and it is impossible to explain how they can ruin your life. They continually lie, they are never wrong, they have no empathy, they feel entitled to have whatever you have and many more terrible traits. But, your statement houdini has a lot of truth in it...because, we are all on the scale somewhere.

But, since I am perfect and flawless, I am only .5 on the narc scale.

houdini1

jmonroe1 said:

houdini1 said:

driver100 said:

imidazol97 said:

tjc78 said:

Our washer/dryer set is the grey. We like it.

I like the look. I can't let my wife see this picture or she'll want to switch them out for the chrome shadow!!!

I really like the gray too. But, white is safer...... Getting colored appliances reminds me of olive green and gold.

Avocado Green and Harvest Gold !

WHOA, hold on there. When we built our first house in 1969, our washer and dryer were Avocado Green and our kitchen appliances were Harvest Gold which went very well with the walnut stained kitchen cabinets. At the time they were la-de-da and we were the talk of the hood, in a good way. Nothing wannabe be about those colors back then. :@

jmonroe

Are you sure those cabinets weren't Golden Oak?

driver100

graphicguy said:

Re Costco....they state it clearly, if at anytime you are dissatisfied with the products they sell or their customer service, they will gladly refund your membership fee and cancel your membership. The lady with the kids was out of bounds.

Out of the blue, she mentioned...”you’re here alone all the time, I assume your wife lets you do all the shopping?” I replied the wife thing had sailed a long time ago. She then mentioned that after this whole virus thing is over, we should grab a cup of coffee or perhaps a beer. I told her I’d take her up on her offer.
.

Agree with comments about lady at Costco. Another thing is, she abused the Costco employee and a customer, so I am sure her and her kids are not the kind of people who will act responsibly under the circumstances.

About the nice lady trying to pick you up.......maybe you should buy a black Altima and seal the deal.

venture

I was looking at the pedometer on my phone. It said To Earth's Core...2299 miles left.

I showed it to Mrs. venture and she said, "You better get moving".

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

houdini1 said:

driver100 said:

imidazol97 said:

tjc78 said:

Our washer/dryer set is the grey. We like it.

I like the look. I can't let my wife see this picture or she'll want to switch them out for the chrome shadow!!!

I really like the gray too. But, white is safer...... Getting colored appliances reminds me of olive green and gold.

Avocado Green and Harvest Gold !

WHOA, hold on there. When we built our first house in 1969, our washer and dryer were Avocado Green and our kitchen appliances were Harvest Gold which went very well with the walnut stained kitchen cabinets. At the time they were la-de-da and we were the talk of the hood, in a good way. Nothing wannabe be about those colors back then. :@

jmonroe

That's what I like, a man who had avocado green and harvest gold appliances and isn't afraid to admit it. And, had them at the same time. A true hero for young children!

omarman

There's no carpet on that kitchen floor. Otherwise it looks like 1973 at mom and dad's house.

jipster

houdini1 said:

jipster said:

Michael, yes, out the door, for some strange reason, can mean many things to many people.

@graphicguy ...I've seen a lot of these certified one.owner cars with a couple thousand milss. When I look.at the Carfax,.it's stayed with the dealership. So not sure what's going on, other than the dealership makes more money on a certified car so they're wanting to crank them out.

@dino001 - I've read what was on their web site about fine print on warranty. But funny you should mention the fine print. I read that to maintain the lifetime powertrain warranty, you have to bring in your vehicle after 7 years...for a free inspection. You have a 2 month grace.period. After that you get to pound sand.
Looks like Honda Universe a bit slippery too.

@houdini - thanks. If I'm in the neighborhood Ill check out that Civic for you. It honestly surprised me at how much it has grown since 2012. If it has a nice comfy ride...who knows. But its gonna cost you guys at least another week of reading my posts. ;-)

Houdini - on my need for speed....oh, it's there. But, it's buried a bit under my paranoia of not causing any damage to the car. So, generally I'm a somewhat.conservative driver....but there are times I like to put the hammer down.LOL

If I recall, Honda caught a lot of flack for that 2012 Civic. It was an outlier in that Honda must have experimented with de-contenting the Civic that year but not reducing the price. Reviewers panned it so much that Honda had to do a mid year full refresh.

You do recall correctly. Dealerships around here were overstocked with Civics. It was a nice little car, great mpg...but everything else about it was blahhh.... along the lines of an early generation Yugo.

@stickguy - yeah, Mazda 6 Touring isn't that much more than the base car. The jipster in me keeps wanting to pull me down into those base level cars. I must resist!

In looking at the very bottom page of fine print, on that quote from Wyler Honda in Florence, it states that dealer add ons would be extra....to their OTD price.

snakeweasel

venture said:

I was looking at the pedometer on my phone. It said To Earth's Core...2299 miles left.

I showed it to Mrs. venture and she said, "You better get moving".

I think that the earth's surface is 2,900 miles from the core so you really are in a deep hole.

driver100

omarman said:

There's no carpet on that kitchen floor. Otherwise it looks like 1973 at mom and dad's house.

No, good old linoleum.

Now we'll have to hear about JMonroes linoleum floor and how he installed it.

driver100

jipster said:

houdini1 said:

jipster said:

Michael, yes, out the door, for some strange reason, can mean many things to many people.

@graphicguy ...I've seen a lot of these certified one.owner cars with a couple thousand milss. When I look.at the Carfax,.it's stayed with the dealership. So not sure what's going on, other than the dealership makes more money on a certified car so they're wanting to crank them out.

@dino001 - I've read what was on their web site about fine print on warranty. But funny you should mention the fine print. I read that to maintain the lifetime powertrain warranty, you have to bring in your vehicle after 7 years...for a free inspection. You have a 2 month grace.period. After that you get to pound sand.
Looks like Honda Universe a bit slippery too.

@houdini - thanks. If I'm in the neighborhood Ill check out that Civic for you. It honestly surprised me at how much it has grown since 2012. If it has a nice comfy ride...who knows. But its gonna cost you guys at least another week of reading my posts. ;-)

Houdini - on my need for speed....oh, it's there. But, it's buried a bit under my paranoia of not causing any damage to the car. So, generally I'm a somewhat.conservative driver....but there are times I like to put the hammer down.LOL

If I recall, Honda caught a lot of flack for that 2012 Civic. It was an outlier in that Honda must have experimented with de-contenting the Civic that year but not reducing the price. Reviewers panned it so much that Honda had to do a mid year full refresh.

You do recall correctly. Dealerships around here were overstocked with Civics. It was a nice little car, great mpg...but everything else about it was blahhh.... along the lines of an early generation Yugo.

@stickguy - yeah, Mazda 6 Touring isn't that much more than the base car. The jipster in me keeps wanting to pull me down into those base level cars. I must resist!

In looking at the very bottom page of fine print, on that quote from Wyler Honda in Florence, it states that dealer add ons would be extra....to their OTD price.

Did you hear back from Honda World? Why not ask Wyler what are the add ons?

jipster

Benjamin posted.some on the Accord Hybrid, but I came across a Honda Accord Hybrid yesterday when checking dealership stock. I had pretty much discounted it before, have to say I'm a bit intrigued. In looking at some video reviews there seems to be a noticeable jump in power when going from the hybrid 2.0 engine and twin batteries over the 1.5 liter turbo. Confusing as technically there's no transmission? Great torque off the line.I would think with gas prices !ow, a better.deal may be had. About a grand more for the hybrid.

My main concern, on that hybrid, would be how long those batteries would last and how much $ to replace them. Honda warranties the batteries for 8 years, they're expected to last around 10 years. I've read anywhere from $2,,000 to $4,000 to replace them. About the cost of a new transmission.LOL,

driver100

An Australian family accidentally ordered $3,264 worth of toilet paper when they bought 48 boxes instead of 48 rolls. She thought she was ordering one box of 48 rolls, but bought 48 cartons. There is a shortage so she was able to sell the extra cartons to friends and relatives.

driver100

jipster said:

My main concern, on that hybrid, would be how long those batteries would last and how much $ to replace them. Honda warranties the batteries for 8 years, they're expected to last around 10 years. I've read anywhere from $2,,000 to $4,000 to replace them. About the cost of a new transmission.LOL,

I have similar concerns....plus, there is more that can go wrong and it could be harder to find a mechanic who will work on it. But, if they can sell a loaded hybrid for $30000 they should be able to sell the same model without hybrid for a few $1000 less - you would think.

houdini1

venture said:

graphicguy said:

Re Costco....they state it clearly, if at anytime you are dissatisfied with the products they sell or their customer service, they will gladly refund your membership fee and cancel your membership. The lady with the kids was out of bounds. The sign outside the store was large, clear and quite legible limiting entrance to members to two per membership. Regardless of the reason, the lady was upset because they didn’t make an exception for her (or anyone else for that matter), her membership would be cancelled and refunded if she chose. Instead, even though they offered her a resolution, she chose to [non-permissible content removed] about it instead. Onus is on her.

From the “kinda made me feel good dept”.....when I go to Costco, I usually am there solo. I don’t go in there every day, but probably 2-3 times a month, mainly for paper goods and the afore mentioned Kirkland Vitamin Water. I always stop by the electronics dept to see if they have anything new and different I might be interested in.

There’s a lady working that dept most times and since we see each other we exchange small talk. Last time I was in, she teased me about the very “unflattering” mask I was wearing. I returned the favor. She’s worked there for a while, and I’ve been a member since that particular store opened (maybe late 90s, early 00s). Anyway, asking her if there had been any furloughs, she said a few. But, given her tenure, she gets to pretty much pick and choose her hours, although now, they’re limited to 10-6:30 most days, now.

She was happy for more normal retails hours, and that given her tenure, they hadn’t reassigned her to getting carts, cleaning trash baskets, or working in the food depts.

Out of the blue, she mentioned...”you’re here alone all the time, I assume your wife lets you do all the shopping?” I replied the wife thing had sailed a long time ago. She then mentioned that after this whole virus thing is over, we should grab a cup of coffee or perhaps a beer. I told her I’d take her up on her offer.

Made me feel like I had a little more worth and put a smile on my face.

Uh oh. You are being stalked. Good for you.

Proper reply would have been, "What virus thing, what time do you get off tonight?"

andres3

oldfarmer50 said:

“ My son said, Daddy this car is too fast. I had to laugh.“

That’s what my son says when he rides with me in the Mustang. He’s 35.

Funny, neck snapping acceleration and torque always just makes my face smile. Was driving the TTS yesterday and might have exceeded the special vehicle code for 100 over in an undisclosed location where no one can see me if I can't see them.

fintail

I swear, if my state mandates facial covering, I am wearing this (I know I posted it before):



Can't find a mask to save your life here, and the cloth napkin and rubber bands one I made myself is about as effective as covering my mouth with my hand.

houdini1 said:

It is a little disconcerting to see all these people on TV and on the street looking like Hannibal Lector !!

fintail

Maybe not as bad, but I picked up a couple extra mega packs for my mom. She's in a small town effectively at the end of the supply chain, and says TP there is still hard to find (I went to the store yesterday in my Seattle-adjacent suburb around 10am and they had plenty). She said one store was breaking up packs and selling it by the roll. What a world.

driver100 said:

An Australian family accidentally ordered $3,264 worth of toilet paper when they bought 48 boxes instead of 48 rolls. She thought she was ordering one box of 48 rolls, but bought 48 cartons. There is a shortage so she was able to sell the extra cartons to friends and relatives.

snakeweasel

fintail said:

I swear, if my state mandates facial covering, I am wearing this (I know I posted it before):



Can't find a mask to save your life here, and the cloth napkin and rubber bands one I made myself is about as effective as covering my mouth with my hand.

houdini1 said:

It is a little disconcerting to see all these people on TV and on the street looking like Hannibal Lector !!

Here's mine,

fintail

Nice. I can't find my full face motorcycle helmet. I have a 3/4 helmet with visor I used for scooters, but the hockey shield has better visibility, and the metal bars might make people keep their distance.

snakeweasel said:

Here's mine,

jipster

On test drive now. I really like this hybrid. It's quick......like a point guard. And powerful....like Shaq. Hoping they'll make me an offer I can't refuse.

jipster

Salesman is going to talk to the Big Boss Man for a price on the Hybrid.

suydam

jmonroe1 said:

houdini1 said:

driver100 said:

imidazol97 said:

tjc78 said:

Our washer/dryer set is the grey. We like it.

I like the look. I can't let my wife see this picture or she'll want to switch them out for the chrome shadow!!!

I really like the gray too. But, white is safer...... Getting colored appliances reminds me of olive green and gold.

Avocado Green and Harvest Gold !

WHOA, hold on there. When we built our first house in 1969, our washer and dryer were Avocado Green and our kitchen appliances were Harvest Gold which went very well with the walnut stained kitchen cabinets. At the time they were la-de-da and we were the talk of the hood, in a good way. Nothing wannabe be about those colors back then. :@

jmonroe

They were awful then and they’re awful now. It’s okay, we had them too.

suydam

@jipster — interested for hear your take on the hybrid. I wouldn’t worry about battery replacement. Most of these have been around a long time and have a good reputation. It’s one of the things you worry about before you own this technology, and then find you never think about it.

jipster

Quick....somebody talk me out of this!

suydam

Not us! Wrong crowd!

jipster

I'm going for $27,500 OTD

qbrozen

jipster said:

Quick....somebody talk me out of this!

uhhhh... ummm.... well... do you really want to buy a new car right now with so much uncertainty in the country?

Sandman6472

Publix was about out of tp yesterday, maybe 4 packs of Charmin left, that's it! This is crazy really, absolutely crazy! Why would folks hoard tp in the first place? So far, we're fine here as I've always kept an adequate supply in the house. Kids are all fine with it to it seems.

jipster

qbrozen said:

jipster said:

Quick....somebody talk me out of this!

uhhhh... ummm.... well... do you really want to buy a new car right now with so much uncertainty in the country?

Yes. With the great mpg....saves me money for tp

suydam

Go for it! If it’s what you want.

ab348

qbrozen said:

jipster said:

Quick....somebody talk me out of this!

uhhhh... ummm.... well... do you really want to buy a new car right now with so much uncertainty in the country?

Keep America, er... Japan rolling!!! :laughing:

Jip only buys a new car every 20 years or so, let's not spoil the moment.

qbrozen

ab348 said:

qbrozen said:

jipster said:

Quick....somebody talk me out of this!

uhhhh... ummm.... well... do you really want to buy a new car right now with so much uncertainty in the country?

Keep America, er... Japan rolling!!! :laughing:

Jip only buys a new car every 20 years or so, let's not spoil the moment.

But HE ASKED! I was just doing as told.

Car is built in Ohio, right? So benefits our economy quite a bit.

ab348

imidazol97 said:

Without having used the app, I can infer from the way the panel operates. My old Cabrio had buttons and a rotating dial in the middle for picking cycle types. The buttons modified temp, spin speed, extra rinse, etc.. Things could be changed after the cycle started. However, the new one has everything picked before the cycle start button is pushed. There are buttons on the left to pick cycle, then buttons on the right to modify that cycle in some cases, and a row of small buttons along the bottom to modify. A few bottom buttons can change things after the cycle started, I think.

But the algorithm is run through on the machine, or by touching buttons on the app. And then you push start and the process goes. Almost no changes after that.

So you can sit and watch cable news while you set up the machine for the clothes you already put in. There is no way to put the clothes in remotely, yet. LOL

It has taken reading instructions to understand the new machine vs the old. The laundry detergent is metered in based on the strength of the HE detergent you use. That is one modification to be made in the steps--or you can turn off the automatic detergent and do it yourself.

The machine also has a squirter with a button on the left under the lid so you can water down stains on clothes, e.g., (choose hot or cold), and a little scrub brush on the other side that you fill with stain remover or detergent and brush the spot in advance while putting those clothes in. I knew these features were on the one my darling bride liked, so we just bought the TLX model washer.

Installers didn't do a good job of leveling. So I'm going to have to redo the legs. Not easy in that end of our utility room because of width.

https://whirlpool.com/laundry/washers/he-top-load-washer/p.5.3-cu.-ft.-smart-capable-top-load-washer.wtw7120hc.html

What could possibly go wrong?!?

dino001

Sandman6472 said:

Publix was about out of tp yesterday, maybe 4 packs of Charmin left, that's it! This is crazy really, absolutely crazy! Why would folks hoard tp in the first place? So far, we're fine here as I've always kept an adequate supply in the house. Kids are all fine with it to it seems.

The toilet paper thing is the most bizarre of them all. Everybody laughs and everybody jumps to get a box when it's there. Monkey see, monkey do...

dino001

qbrozen said:

jipster said:

Quick....somebody talk me out of this!

uhhhh... ummm.... well... do you really want to buy a new car right now with so much uncertainty in the country?

Best time, if you really have the money.

jipster

ab348 said:

qbrozen said:

jipster said:

Quick....somebody talk me out of this!

uhhhh... ummm.... well... do you really want to buy a new car right now with so much uncertainty in the country?

Keep America, er... Japan rolling!!! :laughing:

Jip only buys a new car every 20 years or so, let's not spoil the moment.

ab348 said:

qbrozen said:

jipster said:

Quick....somebody talk me out of this!

uhhhh... ummm.... well... do you really want to buy a new car right now with so much uncertainty in the country?

Keep America, er... Japan rolling!!! :laughing:

Jip only buys a new car every 20 years or so, let's not spoil the moment.

ab348 said:

qbrozen said:

jipster said:

Quick....somebody talk me out of this!

uhhhh... ummm.... well... do you really want to buy a new car right now with so much uncertainty in the country?

Keep America, er... Japan rolling!!! :laughing:

Jip only buys a new car every 20 years or so, let's not spoil the moment.

LOL. True. Rally the troops!!!

jipster

They're at $29,500. I'm at 27,500 and plan to stick on it