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jmonroe1 · February 28

ab348 said:
I (and likely many others) use a vinegar and water solution to de-scale my coffeemaker when it indicates that is due. Speaking of kitchen things, some WIP pics. Progress this week included all plumbing, most wiring and lighting, delivery of cabinets (not all shown here), flooring install of some nice fake limestone LVP, and setup of temporary arrangements with the old dishwasher , etc for the next week or so. The finished cabinet doors and trim panels in final colors should happen next week along with upper cabinets and vented microwave over the stove. Lucy the cat had to insert herself into the picture as she inspected the work.

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I’m sure you’ll be glad when that job is done. Will probably look better then too, with or without Lucy.

jmonroe

explorerx4 · February 28

@ab348,
The kitchen has had a few colors over the years.
Stainless stove and fridge but white DW?

imidazol97 · February 28

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:
I just looked up the components of Cascade dishwasher cleaner tablets. I found this:
Amylase Enzyme, Benzisothiazolinone, Calcium Chloride, Citric Acid, Colorants, Copolymer of Acrylic Maleic and Sulphonic Acids, Fragrances, PEG/PPG/Propylheptyl Ether, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Silicate, Subtilisin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Water, Xanthan Gum.

I notice that citric acid is inn there listen 4th in order of quantity and above the maleic and sulphonic acids which probably are there as a buffer to work with the citric acid?

Amylase is there to break starches into sugars. Probably to attack common residuals on the inside of the washer.

Benzisothiazolinone is a preservative and antimicrobial. To keep the pellet fresh? And kill of bacteria in dishwasher leftover goop?

The other items are likely just filler to be able to make a cake of product.

So I see why just a high citric acid fruity drink would work to clean dishwashers. A longtime radio talk guy in Detroit who took calls on repairing home appliances said to use Tang (citric acid drink) and clean your dishwasher.

Joe also said to use white vinegar in a full clothes washer to remove build up of detergent on the side of the tub that's around the inner spinning tub.

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The next time you talk to Joe, tell him I don’t want to smell like a pickle. Oranges and lemons OK, but not pickles.

jmonroe

I believe his radio years of helping folks with appliance problems on the radio by phone have ended. His son was running the appliance repair business Joe had for years. He was a serious repair help person. He loved getting calls from older folks and being able to save them the cost of a service call with what sometimes were easy repairs.

Joe Gagnon.

He had come back on WJR radio 3 or5 years ago and had someone doing most of the talking and he took the actual phone calls only.

ab348 · February 28

explorerx4 said:
@ab348,
The kitchen has had a few colors over the years.
Stainless stove and fridge but white DW?

That’s the 23 y-o GE that has served me well. There’s a new stainless Bosch out in the garage still in its box awaiting installation.

corvette · February 28

ab348 said:
I (and likely many others) use a vinegar and water solution to de-scale my coffeemaker when it indicates that is due.

Pretty bougie if your coffeemaker indicates when descaling is due. The only control on mine is a small single pole single throw switch.

kyfdx · February 28

corvette said:

ab348 said:
I (and likely many others) use a vinegar and water solution to de-scale my coffeemaker when it indicates that is due.
Pretty bougie if your coffeemaker indicates when descaling is due. The only control on mine is a small single pole single throw switch.

Philistine!

stickguy · February 28

Kitchen is going to look nice. Cute cat too. I especially like the name, because my granddaughter to be born in May is going to be named Lucy.

corvette · February 28

kyfdx said:
Philistine!

I'm behind the times... I'll have Alexa send me a list of the best wifi enabled coffeemakers...

jmonroe1 · February 28

corvette said:

ab348 said:
I (and likely many others) use a vinegar and water solution to de-scale my coffeemaker when it indicates that is due.
Pretty bougie if your coffeemaker indicates when descaling is due. The only control on mine is a small single pole single throw switch.

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No lights? Even I have something more elaborate than that.

jmonroe

ab348 · February 28

stickguy said:
Kitchen is going to look nice. Cute cat too. I especially like the name, because my granddaughter to be born in May is going to be named Lucy.

She’s funny. All day long when the guys are working and making noise, she hangs out either in my office or in my bedroom on the bed and won’t go near the guys or the workspace. The moment they leave she is immediately aware they are gone and goes into the work area to check it out. Today when they placed the base cabinets on the new floor she went inside every one of them to check things out. She’s very attached to me, which I don’t mind.

qbrozen · February 28

If I ever upgrade coffee makers, it would need to be one that grinds the coffee, fills the reservoir, puts the coffee in the filter, dispenses the coffee, and then self-cleans the filter.

corvette · February 28

@jmonroe1 - one single light on the SPST switch.

jmonroe1 · February 28

qbrozen said:
If I ever upgrade coffee makers, it would need to be one that grinds the coffee, fills the reservoir, puts the coffee in the filter, dispenses the coffee, and then self-cleans the filter.

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You must plan on getting another wife because the one you have ain’t gonna do all that.

jmonroe

jmonroe1 · February 28

corvette said:
@jmonroe1 - one single light on the SPST switch.

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Well, that’s better than a plain ole switch.

jmonroe

nyccarguy · February 28

@venture said:

@ab348 said:

That’s the 23 y-o GE that has served me well. There’s a new stainless Bosch out in the garage still in its box awaiting installation.

And it still works? I’d keep it!

stickguy · February 28

when we remodeled the house in jersey, we had one of our labs. He just thought the workers showed up every day to pet him. And he used to hang out on the porch with them at lunch to hustle pizza crusts.

oldfarmer50 · March 1

qbrozen said:
If I ever upgrade coffee makers, it would need to be one that grinds the coffee, fills the reservoir, puts the coffee in the filter, dispenses the coffee, and then self-cleans the filter.

I put my trust in my Mr. Coffee. Joe DiMaggio would never steer me wrong.😑

cdnpinhead · March 1

stickguy said:
. . . .I especially like the name, because my granddaughter to be born in May is going to be named Lucy.

Must be the in thing. My youngest (of 7) grandchild is named Lucy as well. Funny how styles change for names -- anyone named Steve is 60+ years old, for the most part, and Bertha and Maude are long gone.

kyfdx · March 1

My son's dog is named Steve..

sda · March 1

@kyfdx said:
My son's dog is named Steve..

I resemble that name. 🙂

driver100 · March 1

qbrozen said:
If I ever upgrade coffee makers, it would need to be one that grinds the coffee, fills the reservoir, puts the coffee in the filter, dispenses the coffee, and then self-cleans the filter.

Easier to buy a Keurig.

nyccarguy · March 1

@driver100 said:
Easier to buy a Keurig.

You know you are better than that @driver100 .

imidazol97 · March 1

qbrozen said:
If I ever upgrade coffee makers, it would need to be one that grinds the coffee, fills the reservoir, puts the coffee in the filter, dispenses the coffee, and then self-cleans the filter.

I have one of those now, sort of. It's at UDF, a regional quick market with coffee machines that let me select the size of cup I want to brew, and then it grinds the beans, hits them with hot water, and then squirts it into my cup after a minute. It's like watching a Starbucks commercial where the commercial isn't about the flavor or quality of the coffee vs price--instead it's all about the sounds and affects that go along with getting the coffee made.

I can put in various flavorings of french vanilla from the cappuccino dispensing machine. And voila, I have perfect coffee. No washing, disassembling, no nothin' at home.

cdnpinhead · March 1

kyfdx said:
My son's dog is named Steve..

I rest my case, such as it is.

qbrozen · March 1

@imidazol97 said:
I have one of those now, sort of. It's at UDF, a regional quick market with coffee machines that let me select the size of cup I want to brew, and then it grinds the beans, hits them with hot water, and then squirts it into my cup after a minute. It's like watching a Starbucks commercial where the commercial isn't about the flavor or quality of the coffee vs price--instead it's all about the sounds and affects that go along with getting the coffee made.

I can put in various flavorings of french vanilla from the cappuccino dispensing machine. And voila, I have perfect coffee. No washing, disassembling, no nothin' at home.

Now, give me that somewhere no further than 50 yards from my door.

driver100 · March 1

nyccarguy said:

@driver100 said:

Easier to buy a Keurig.

You know you are better than that @driver100 .

I like our Keurig.......it makes better coffee than most coffee shops and better than most restaurants. I like coffee, but there is a limit to how much time and energy I want to spend making it. I drink it....I don't fantasize about it being a defining moment in my life. It's like a trade-off, I like it, but I also have many more things to accomplish in a day. Working people spend time savoring a coffee for hours so they can take time off working.

driver100 · March 1

They used to allow smoking at the office. I always thought smokers should get 10% less pay, they spend 10% of their time emptying an ash tray, looking for their lighter, digging a cigarette out of the package, bumping it on the ends on top of the desk, then dramatically lighting up, and then sitting back breathing smoke in and out, watching the smoke curl as it rises, close their eyes to savor the moment.....etc etc. My mistake, they should deduct 20%.

jmonroe1 · March 1

driver100 said:
They used to allow smoking at the office. I always thought smokers should get 10% less pay, they spend 10% of their time emptying an ash tray, looking for their lighter, digging a cigarette out of the package, bumping it on the ends on top of the desk, then dramatically lighting up, and then sitting back breathing smoke in and out, watching the smoke curl as it rises, close their eyes to savor the moment.....etc etc. My mistake, they should deduct 20%.

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Did I miss something? What brought on that rant?

jmonroe

venture · March 1

kyfdx said:
My son's dog is named Steve..

We were at my granddaughter's softball game this past summer, and someone there had a dog named Tom. When he started to get nuts they yelled, THOMAS!"

venture · March 1

cdnpinhead said:

kyfdx said:
My son's dog is named Steve..
I rest my case, such as it is.

Many of the old names are coming back. My granddaughter's name is Madelyn (of course they had to use the "Y", but still.) One of her friends is named Lillian.

Last weekend at my grandson's soccer game there was a little boy named Dennis. I haven't heard that in quite a while.

Michaell · March 1

With my new (part time) driving instructor job, I'm encountering quite a lot of, um, interesting names.

Waverly
Meile (pronounced May-lee)

Are just a couple I can think of off the top of my head.

nyccarguy · March 1

People I know have 4 children. The parents’ 1st names both start with “M”. Their kids are:

Mason
Madden
Maclain
Myla (the only girl)

Michaell · March 1

nyccarguy said:
People I know have 4 children. The parents’ 1st names both start with “M”. Their kids are:

Mason

Madden

Maclain

Myla (the only girl)

My dads' brothers' kids are named:

Kevin
Kelli
Kari
Kimberly

(there was an older brother, Richard, who passed away from leukemia when he was about 8 or 9)

driver100 · March 1

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:
They used to allow smoking at the office. I always thought smokers should get 10% less pay, they spend 10% of their time emptying an ash tray, looking for their lighter, digging a cigarette out of the package, bumping it on the ends on top of the desk, then dramatically lighting up, and then sitting back breathing smoke in and out, watching the smoke curl as it rises, close their eyes to savor the moment.....etc etc. My mistake, they should deduct 20%.
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Did I miss something? What brought on that rant?

jmonroe

I don't know but I feel much better!

jmonroe1 · March 1

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:
They used to allow smoking at the office. I always thought smokers should get 10% less pay, they spend 10% of their time emptying an ash tray, looking for their lighter, digging a cigarette out of the package, bumping it on the ends on top of the desk, then dramatically lighting up, and then sitting back breathing smoke in and out, watching the smoke curl as it rises, close their eyes to savor the moment.....etc etc. My mistake, they should deduct 20%.
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Did I miss something? What brought on that rant?

jmonroe
I don't know but I feel much better!

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OK if you say so but what has it done for your looks?

jmonroe

corvette · March 1

nyccarguy said:
People I know have 4 children. The parents’ 1st names both start with “M”.

I'm friends with a family where one branch has parents with the father's name beginning with T and the mother's name beginning with L. Their four daughters all have names beginning with L (one of which has an obvious nickname beginning with T), and the son has a name beginning with T.

venture · March 2

I'm sure some of you have seen this article about, "20 Cars That Exist Today That Probably Shouldn't". I really don't care about the cars they picked, but the narrative cracked me up.

Tesla Mosel S
The build quality suggests it was assembled during an earthquake, with panel gaps you can see from space.

Mercedes EQS
The hyperscreen dashboard has more glare than a mirror factory

Range Rover Sport
Land Rover just can’t stop making these troublemakers. The touch controls are so touchy they seem to react to thoughts from a distance, and electrical issues come included with every purchase.

driver100 · March 2

I don't know, it just struck me as funny;

oldfarmer50 · March 2

Michaell said:
With my new (part time) driving instructor job, I'm encountering quite a lot of, um, interesting names.

Waverly
Meile (pronounced May-lee)

Are just a couple I can think of off the top of my head.

How is that job going? I always enjoyed teaching my young relatives to drive and seeing them start off afraid to touch to gas but end beaming with confidence as they receive their license.

oldfarmer50 · March 2

driver100 said:
I don't know, it just struck me as funny;

I think I have mentioned before how I intended to take it with me.

explorerx4 · March 2

@driver100,
That picture brings back memories of the infamous Connecticut Woodchipper case and of course the movie Fargo.

Michaell · March 2

oldfarmer50 said:

Michaell said:
With my new (part time) driving instructor job, I'm encountering quite a lot of, um, interesting names.

Waverly
Meile (pronounced May-lee)

Are just a couple I can think of off the top of my head.
How is that job going? I always enjoyed teaching my young relatives to drive and seeing them start off afraid to touch to gas but end beaming with confidence as they receive their license.

It's going well, though I recently did have a student who, for the first time, made me feel decidedly nervous to be in the passenger seat.

Most of my students are excited to get their license, despite what you may have read in the media about social media replacing face-to-face interactions.

abacomichael · March 2

@Sandman6472 said:
OF, yes, 75% of last years payment sounds about right. But again, free money. It really is a great job for a retiree who wants something to do a few days a week. Even working four days now, still getting around 29 hours per week, give or take. Unlike you guys up north, we don't travel as far as y'all do which is a shame because I really do miss the long distance part of the job. When I started out in early 2013, we'd be driving most of the state, which I loved. There was many weeks we'd be going to Tampa/Sarasota a half dozen times and working twelve to thirteen days in a row was necessary. But we had no set schedule, something I really wanted. Knowing the days I have to work make the weeks just fly by.
Not sure when I'll stop and that depends if our plans to move in a couple of years really happen. Guessing the only way we'd go sooner if my health goes down real quick & then, won't really care. And if that does happen, our girls will step in & do the heavy lifting.

The only profit sharing I experience is with the federal government in the form of taxes - I share my profits with Uncle Sam!!!🤪😜

corvette · March 2

Booked a midsize SUV through Dollar for my trip to Idaho. Any guesses which color Nissan Rogue I will get?

driver100 · March 2

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corvette said:
Booked a midsize SUV through Dollar for my trip to Idaho. Any guesses which color Nissan Rogue I will get?

Silver!

qbrozen · March 2

@jmonroe1 said:
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Did I miss something? What brought on that rant?

jmonroe

Age.

I believe that rant is actually one of the prayers they start AARP meetings with.

driver100 · March 2

abacomichael said:

@Sandman6472 said:

OF, yes, 75% of last years payment sounds about right. But again, free money. It really is a great job for a retiree who wants something to do a few days a week. Even working four days now, still getting around 29 hours per week, give or take. Unlike you guys up north, we don't travel as far as y'all do which is a shame because I really do miss the long distance part of the job. When I started out in early 2013, we'd be driving most of the state, which I loved. There was many weeks we'd be going to Tampa/Sarasota a half dozen times and working twelve to thirteen days in a row was necessary. But we had no set schedule, something I really wanted. Knowing the days I have to work make the weeks just fly by.

Not sure when I'll stop and that depends if our plans to move in a couple of years really happen. Guessing the only way we'd go sooner if my health goes down real quick & then, won't really care. And if that does happen, our girls will step in & do the heavy lifting.

The only profit sharing I experience is with the federal government in the form of taxes - I share my profits with Uncle Sam!!!🤪😜

Hey Mike....how come you only have 1 post. Did you leave and come back as a new member so you'd get a new low introductory offer to join? I better check to see if I got wiped out of all my hard earned posts too. Can we insure them?

imidazol97 · March 2

@abacomichael
@abacomike

I see a name change. If there was trouble signing in with the previous abacomike, it should
be working again.

I miss seeing posts from some of our regular posters here. HOpe they can all find their way back.

jmonroe1 · March 2

abacomichael said:

@Sandman6472 said:

OF, yes, 75% of last years payment sounds about right. But again, free money. It really is a great job for a retiree who wants something to do a few days a week. Even working four days now, still getting around 29 hours per week, give or take. Unlike you guys up north, we don't travel as far as y'all do which is a shame because I really do miss the long distance part of the job. When I started out in early 2013, we'd be driving most of the state, which I loved. There was many weeks we'd be going to Tampa/Sarasota a half dozen times and working twelve to thirteen days in a row was necessary. But we had no set schedule, something I really wanted. Knowing the days I have to work make the weeks just fly by.

Not sure when I'll stop and that depends if our plans to move in a couple of years really happen. Guessing the only way we'd go sooner if my health goes down real quick & then, won't really care. And if that does happen, our girls will step in & do the heavy lifting.

The only profit sharing I experience is with the federal government in the form of taxes - I share my profits with Uncle Sam!!!🤪😜

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Hint: You don’t have to share as much as they think you should.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50 · March 2

abacomichael said:

@Sandman6472 said:

OF, yes, 75% of last years payment sounds about right. But again, free money. It really is a great job for a retiree who wants something to do a few days a week. Even working four days now, still getting around 29 hours per week, give or take. Unlike you guys up north, we don't travel as far as y'all do which is a shame because I really do miss the long distance part of the job. When I started out in early 2013, we'd be driving most of the state, which I loved. There was many weeks we'd be going to Tampa/Sarasota a half dozen times and working twelve to thirteen days in a row was necessary. But we had no set schedule, something I really wanted. Knowing the days I have to work make the weeks just fly by.

Not sure when I'll stop and that depends if our plans to move in a couple of years really happen. Guessing the only way we'd go sooner if my health goes down real quick & then, won't really care. And if that does happen, our girls will step in & do the heavy lifting.

The only profit sharing I experience is with the federal government in the form of taxes - I share my profits with Uncle Sam!!!🤪😜

I know what you mean. This year I took my profit sharing out in cash and had to pay an additional 20% to the feds. I wish they offered a Roth 401k when I started.

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