First-World Problems...

The modern world doesn't need a multi-week long gap between ordering a product and its use, especially when there are multiple suppliers for a single product!

Now, most of those are cut-rate Chinese knock-offs, so we can cheerfully eliminate a bunch of the options, but still...

So why does KitchenAid warn me weeks in advance of my need for a new water filter? Could there be some ulterior motive? Could it be that all they want is for their customers to use the KitchenAid subscription service so we unsuspecting folk buy their filters at a ridiculous price?

Say it ain't so!

I think refrigerator water filters are a great idea, but let us be honest...all they do is filter the water through activated charcoal, which is fine! It improves the taste of the water and is tremendously convenient ( and saves space).

Since I don't live in a Democrat hell-hole (wait...what? I do!), I am not particularly concerned with the quality of the tap water. It tastes okay, and I am one of those geeks who reads the fine print in the yearly mailing from the water company, so there isn't much to be worried about. I am not a Karen who runs terrified to the next village council meeting because the report says that there is 9.3 parts/trillion of fecal matter or 0.4 parts/quadrillion of trihalomethane.

Look up in the sky one day...see that large yellow orb? IT'S A NUCLEAR REACTOR!

Anyway, the nanny-ism of the message irritated me. I'll change the filter when I notice a degradation in the taste of the water. I don't need some marketing midwit to tell me when to buy something.

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 Oneith

Posted by: Skip at November 12, 2023 02:01 PM (fwDg9)

2 one

Posted by: Gref at November 12, 2023 02:02 PM (5fDan)

3 one beats oneith! oh, heck, no it doesn't. congrats, Skip.

Posted by: Gref at November 12, 2023 02:03 PM (5fDan)

4 Those 'cheap chinese knockoffs' are how they dispose of excess melomine.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 12, 2023 02:05 PM (cOq4q)

5 So much "meh" I don't know where to start. The whole "water filter" biz is a scam. My Whirlpool fridge has a filter that now costs over $50. It's programmed to need a new one every six months whether it needs it or not.

After 13 years I could have bought a new fridge instead.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 12, 2023 02:06 PM (Q4IgG)

6 Had plumbing issues all weekend, first line right after house filter sprung leak, fixed that but then house filter decided it too was going to be a issue leaking like a screen door in a submarine. So yesterday bought new filter housing, all new copper parts. Everything together fine except the unions to connect copper together without heat ( filter housing is plastic. Used Blue Monster pipe thread sealant and seems to work on one connection but other was a failure.
So last night drained line, cleaned off sealant and used Flex Seal on threads and reconnected. Let sit overnight and it leak free

Posted by: Skip at November 12, 2023 02:07 PM (fwDg9)

7 You show that major appliance what's what!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 12, 2023 02:08 PM (RIvkX)

8
I think CBD is using some kind of Jewish Curse Magic.

The lights for both the water and air filters for my fridge just came on.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 12, 2023 02:08 PM (QzZeQ)

9 The knock-off filters I bought for my Brita pitcher are made in the UK

I didn't know they still made things in old Blighty

Posted by: DB - at November 12, 2023 02:09 PM (geLO8)

10 I almost never use the fridge water. Our city water is really excellent.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Doggie Medic at November 12, 2023 02:09 PM (T/Lqj)

11 nanny-ism ! cars these days do not allow you to do play with music while you are driving. I had a misfortune of renting a car that had a setting like that. I had no time, or desire to read the manual to figure out how to disable the damn thing, but really ??

Posted by: runner at November 12, 2023 02:10 PM (V13WU)

12 And still didn't get to tackle replacing tub/ shower works.
Probably going back to work Tuesday so maybe next Saturday

Posted by: Skip at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (fwDg9)

13 More, I get Ice in the freezer, but I've never liked WATER coming from the fridge... dang kitchen sink is 2 steps away.

But its all about creating a revenue stream. There are reasons most US cars wear out after about 100K miles...

There are reasons that the level of cholesterol that should be treated by Meds has DECREASED over the years... note, 66% of US adults take some type of Prescription Med now...

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (xaFKb)

14 Skip , buy a new house !

Posted by: runner at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (V13WU)

15 We have a fancy KitchenAid fridge. It is a horrible design. My favorite part is when the last ice cube is spit out onto the floor 15 seconds after I left the kitchen.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (RIvkX)

16 PRO TIP: Electrical tape can solve all sorts of appliance-nag problems. Just like it solves those pesky "check engine" notifications in the car.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (guGkK)

17
I'm of the opinion that water filters become more effective over time, continually capturing more and more bad stuff until they don't allow anything past. *That's* when you replace them.

My refrig has a manual reset key. Hold it down for 3 seconds. Reset! Light goes out for another six months.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (enJYY)

18 You will buy the filters, and you will be happy...

Posted by: Lincolntf at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (2cS/G)

19 As Mrs. Cicero says about our "smart" clothes dryer, there's nothing worse than an appliance that thinks it's smarter than you are.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 02:13 PM (guGkK)

20 As Mrs. Cicero says about our "smart" clothes dryer, there's nothing worse than an appliance that thinks it's smarter than you are.
Posted by: Cicero

Who are you looking at?
~Karen

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 12, 2023 02:14 PM (Tqlvc)

21 19 As Mrs. Cicero says about our "smart" clothes dryer, there's nothing worse than an appliance that thinks it's smarter than you are.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 02:13 PM (guGkK)

Yeah... about that....

Posted by: AI at November 12, 2023 02:14 PM (xaFKb)

22 My refrig has a manual reset key. Hold it down for 3 seconds. Reset! Light goes out for another six months.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (enJYY)

Same here.
And the water tastes the same.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 12, 2023 02:14 PM (uSHSS)

23 You will buy the filters, and you will be happy...
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (2cS/G)

No. I will only be happy when all my filters are all made from reconstituted and chemically modified dried crickets.

For Gaia's sake.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 12, 2023 02:14 PM (QzZeQ)

24 ORDER FILTER

Hey! You're not the boss of me!

Posted by: Diogenes at November 12, 2023 02:15 PM (uSHSS)

25 Jimbo Fisher to be paid $78M this week.

I wish I could have been fired like that.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 12, 2023 02:15 PM (aD39U)

26
Now you wanna talk about washing machines? I wish I could have the Hamas Rocket Club blow up the one we bought 30 months ago. Remember the old dial timers that progressed manually through the steps? Gone. Replaced no doubt by some chunk of silicon with instructions that some random stray voltage destroyed.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 02:16 PM (enJYY)

27
That reminds me, I have to change the furnace filters.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 12, 2023 02:17 PM (MoZTd)

28 25 Jimbo Fisher to be paid $78M this week.

I wish I could have been fired like that.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 12, 2023 02:15 PM (aD39U)

Ain't America Grand?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 12, 2023 02:17 PM (PQ4m2)

29 A suggested solution for you, CBD. Put strips of electrical tape over that filter message area. I put a strip of electrical tape over the clock on my oven. This ended my problem of the clocks on the oven and the microwaves always showing different times. Because the oven clock runs slower than the microwave clock.

Posted by: Gref at November 12, 2023 02:17 PM (5fDan)

30 I think CBD is using some kind of Jewish Curse Magic.

The lights for both the water and air filters for my fridge just came on.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 12, 2023 02:08 PM (QzZeQ)

I'm just sharing the pain!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 02:17 PM (3Gtis)

31 Ha! My retirement aged brother raves about the quality of water coming from his well at his home. He's particularly proud of the fact that he can grow anything where others have failed due to chlorine content.

Then he'll turn around and rave about food storage containers killing him in 20 years because the microwave oven leaches solvents from the plastic. 85 years was a good run until the tupperware kicked his ass and planted him 6 feet under.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 12, 2023 02:18 PM (PbTeh)

32 Because the oven clock runs slower than the microwave clock.
Posted by: Gref at November 12, 2023 02:17 PM (5fDan)

Ahhhh. Samsung appliances.
Samsung sucks!

Posted by: Diogenes at November 12, 2023 02:20 PM (uSHSS)

33 We have well water. This has been our water for 2 houses, fortunately the quality has been first rate with both.
Also we have had a septic system in each. There's been some repair done in both septic systems, nothing exceeding $1500 to date, over a 40 year span.
So public water supply means nothing to me.

Posted by: irongrampa at November 12, 2023 02:20 PM (KATBx)

34 Not that it matters in Jimbo's case at 6 and 4 but, nobody is satisfied with a coach that can win you 9 or 10 games every season, especially in the SEC. If you can't beat Sabin in 3 years you get the boot.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 12, 2023 02:20 PM (aD39U)

35 Sharpie the installation date on the side of that water filter when you replace it and ignore that idiot light. I always buy two replacements at a time from Lowe's - hits the pocket book hard but nice to not run around later.

Posted by: Son of Dad at November 12, 2023 02:20 PM (8JB5s)

36
You're a loser if you don't use activated charcoal from Polynesian coconuts.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 12, 2023 02:21 PM (MoZTd)

37

ORDER NEW WATER FILTER THEN KILL ALL HUMANS!

Posted by: B. Rodriguez at November 12, 2023 02:21 PM (q0jZr)

38 25 Jimbo Fisher to be paid $78M this week.

I wish I could have been fired like that.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 12, 2023 02:15 PM (aD39U)

I saw this coming a month ago. I'm not an Aggie, so I was able to look at it objectively. My Aggie friends believed Jimbo's remaining contract was too big to eat now. Plus, they went all-in on believing he was The One True Savior of the program when A&M hired him.

Posted by: Gref at November 12, 2023 02:22 PM (5fDan)

39
The lights for both the water and air filters for my fridge just came on.

Posted by: naturalfake at

Air filter?

Posted by: Not trying to be mean but? at November 12, 2023 02:23 PM (yUu6q)

40 We have well water with a fine particulate in it, you know dirt. So we change our filters quite regularly. Spin filter on the incoming water (before the pressure tank) on the fridge and in our semi hoity-toity coffee maker. For us the warning is nice since we live in a small town and I hate to go into Sodom and Gomorrah (Missoula). CBD are you able to access a program and stop the message?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 12, 2023 02:23 PM (2NHgQ)

41 I am not a Karen who runs terrified to the next village council meeting because the report says that there is 9.3 parts/trillion of fecal matter or 0.4 parts/quadrillion of trihalomethane.

FOREVER CHEMICALS! FOREVER CHEMICALS!

Posted by: Karen! at November 12, 2023 02:24 PM (YAtuc)

42
Jimbo Fisher to be paid $78M this week.

I wish I could have been fired like that.

Posted by: G'rump928(c)

___________

The Qateris were pissed about how badly the Aggies were doing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 12, 2023 02:24 PM (MoZTd)

43 They now have fridges that inventory your food, make grocery lists (amazon is developing ones that order for you), are connected to the internet via wifi and, of course, have built in AI. And, oh yeah, pester you about changing the filter, or just order one for you.

Posted by: javems at November 12, 2023 02:24 PM (wYSuT)

44 Jimbo should go coach a HBC or a highschool as a hobby after that pay out.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 12, 2023 02:25 PM (aD39U)

45 Shouldn't the filter work better the dirtier it gets?

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 12, 2023 02:25 PM (R/m4+)

46 Well, to be fair, it is just giving you a heads-up to ORDER some more filters... what's wrong with that?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at November 12, 2023 02:25 PM (5AVMW)

47 24 ORDER FILTER

Hey! You're not the boss of me!
Posted by: Diogenes at November 12, 2023 02:15 PM (uSHSS)

You could choose to read it in the voice of the Swedish Chef Muppet: Or Der Fil Ter

Posted by: m at November 12, 2023 02:25 PM (aWeTk)

48 or a JuCo.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 12, 2023 02:25 PM (aD39U)

49 I've been replacing our firdge's water filter mostly because our water here is full of limestone that gunks-up whatever it runs through. No physical space for a water softener either.

And I've been resetting the light more and more often, but after 7 or 8 months it stops making ice and no water will dispense because the filter's totally clogged.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 12, 2023 02:26 PM (Q4IgG)

50 Look at mister one percenter and his fancy filters! When we were thirsty we had to drink from a mud puddle in the back yard!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 12, 2023 02:27 PM (u73oe)

51 After owning the house for about 10 years it occurred to me the refrigerator has a water filter. My solution is to never invite anyone over who doesn't realize I don't change it, an admittedly small population, and use the tap water instead.

Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:27 PM (JwHpX)

52 23 I will only be happy when all my filters are all made from reconstituted and chemically modified dried crickets.

For Gaia's sake.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 12, 2023 02:14 PM (QzZeQ)

Crickets are food!

Posted by: m at November 12, 2023 02:27 PM (aWeTk)

53 So many FWPs, so little time.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 12, 2023 02:27 PM (V8he0)

54 The lights for both the water and air filters for my fridge just came on.

Posted by: naturalfake at

Air filter?
Posted by: Not trying to be mean but? at November 12, 2023 02:23 PM (yUu6q)

Ackshewallee, I kinda like the air filter.

It eats all those refrigerator odors, so I don't have to bother with a minimally effective box O'Baking Soda.

Cost is minimal too. like a buck fiddy or so.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 12, 2023 02:27 PM (QzZeQ)

55 Saw a commercial for Charter Spectrum, a couple touting their fast internet, and all the neighbors were squatting at their house, doing 3d goggles, staring at phones, staring at screens.

Basically, a bunch of silent zombies.

This is what "they" want of us, I say as I type this on my phone.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at November 12, 2023 02:27 PM (ufFY8)

56 Skynet was activated on November 12, 2023, after CBD refused to follow his refrigerator's instructions to order a new water filter.

Posted by: The Future! at November 12, 2023 02:27 PM (YAtuc)

57 I have a whole home water filter and...I can see how dirty the water is coming into the house.

I certainly don't regret getting it though it does amaze me that in 2023 we still have issues with poor water quality in America...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 12, 2023 02:28 PM (XqcwY)

58 Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 12, 2023 02:27 PM (u73oe)
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You had puddles? Luxury! We couldn't afford rain!

Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:28 PM (JwHpX)

59 I am one of those geeks who reads the fine print in the yearly mailing from the water company

They are not to be trusted. Run your own tests occasionally.

Posted by: Next2Nothing at November 12, 2023 02:28 PM (tA1/w)

60 34 Not that it matters in Jimbo's case at 6 and 4 but, nobody is satisfied with a coach that can win you 9 or 10 games every season, especially in the SEC. If you can't beat Sabin in 3 years you get the boot.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 12, 2023 02:20 PM (aD39U)

A&M fat-cat Former Students and the athletic director see very rough recruiting waters ahead, with a blah record the last several years and Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC next year. Jimbo had to go.

Posted by: Gref at November 12, 2023 02:29 PM (5fDan)

61 Look at mister one percenter and his fancy filters! When we were thirsty we had to drink from a mud puddle in the back yard!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at

We need to talk.

Soon.

Posted by: Neighbor that drank a lot of beer at November 12, 2023 02:29 PM (yUu6q)

62 10 I almost never use the fridge water. Our city water is really excellent.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Doggie Medic at November 12, 2023 02:09 PM (T/Lqj)

When I first moved to New Orleans they were advertising the fact the New Orleans had been voted as having the best tasting city water. New York City won the next year, then New Orleans the next. Turns out there were only two cities in the contest.

Posted by: javems at November 12, 2023 02:29 PM (wYSuT)

63 I get this with my Canon printer, it's always telling me I need toner and such.
I wait until it shows, often months.

Posted by: From about that Time at November 12, 2023 02:29 PM (4780s)

64 ORDER FILTER

REPLACE FILTER

YOU WANT COOKIES

MAKE COOKIES

SEND COOKIES TO DIOGENES

Posted by: Diogenes at November 12, 2023 02:29 PM (uSHSS)

65 DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilm
‘THE MARVELS’ earns $21.3M in the film’s domestic opening day, the lowest in MCU history.

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What a shame.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here at November 12, 2023 02:30 PM (FVME7)

66 You had puddles? Luxury! We couldn't afford rain!
Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:28 PM (JwHpX)

—————

It wasn’t from rain. It was the toxic runoff from a nearby pig farm. And we liked it that way!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 12, 2023 02:30 PM (u73oe)

67 Divide by Zero. Have had Fisher Paykel and other higher priced machines and hated them. Replaced the last one in the first year. I buy a low end GE style with dials. I'm sure there are electronics behind the dial but the failure rate is much better than replacing 2 mother boards in the first 6 months of ownership and having to unplug the washer every 2 weeks to reset the cycles. Guess what, my clothes are just as clean with the low end GE's.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 12, 2023 02:30 PM (2NHgQ)

68 Look at mister one percenter and his fancy filters! When we were thirsty we had to drink from a mud puddle in the back yard!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 12, 2023 02:27 PM (u73oe)

If ever I meet one of you Texas waddies who ain't drunk water from a hoofprint, I think I'll... I'll shake their hand or buy 'em a Daniel Webster cigar.

Posted by: Rooster Cogburn at November 12, 2023 02:30 PM (aD39U)

69 What's the purpose of having an ice-maker if it won't make ice?

This is why I have a ice chest in the back of my truck.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 12, 2023 02:31 PM (PbTeh)

70 I could never justify having a water dispenser or ice maker in the fridge. Not worth the trouble to get it plumbed.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 12, 2023 02:31 PM (MeG8a)

71 You had puddles? Luxury! We couldn't afford rain!
Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:28 PM (JwHpX)

—————

It wasn’t from rain. It was the toxic runoff from a nearby pig farm. And we liked it that way!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 12, 2023 02:30 PM (u73oe)

Mmmmmm. Bacon-flavored water.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 12, 2023 02:31 PM (QzZeQ)

72 Now you wanna talk about washing machines?

"""

My 35 year old Maytag does a fantastic job and just keeps on humming. Completes a load of wash in about 15 minutes. And I don't care how much water it uses. I've got my own well.

The Kitchen Aid dryer is about 1 year younger and just needed a fuse replaced. The repair guy said he wouldn't get rid of either. They're both running strong. Yeah, they don't make ''em like they used to. For sure.

Posted by: Pete Seria at November 12, 2023 02:32 PM (7ZQe3)

73 I drink water straight out of the tap. Yes, it's that good.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 has a BABY! at November 12, 2023 02:32 PM (aTcwx)

74 CBD are you able to access a program and stop the message?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 12, 2023 02:23 PM (2NHgQ)

Probably not, although I haven't tried. It amuses me though...I get to say "f*ck you" to an inanimate object, so I'll probably leave it alone and change the damned filter when I feel like it!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 02:33 PM (3Gtis)

75 32 Because the oven clock runs slower than the microwave clock.
Posted by: Gref at November 12, 2023 02:17 PM (5fDan)

Ahhhh. Samsung appliances.
Samsung sucks!

Posted by: Diogenes at November 12, 2023 02:20 PM (uSHSS)

Both are Whirlpool.

They both came with big stickers proclaiming, Made In The USA! Yeah, probably by Joe's union stooges.

Posted by: Gref at November 12, 2023 02:33 PM (5fDan)

76

My water filters are organic kelp, handmade by former prostitutes in a women's shelter in Sri Lanka... You can order them through Van Cleef and Arpel... *sniff*

Posted by: Veronica Awfl at November 12, 2023 02:33 PM (q0jZr)

77 I used to work for a short while in a water bottling plant. They would pipe the water in , run it through a filter system and UV light crap, then bottle it, then we would load it on semis to truck to idiots all over the country.

The water was piped in from the City water plant next door.

So when you see that idiot with their bottle of water, yes, they are that stupid.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 12, 2023 02:33 PM (R/m4+)

78 ....a degradation in the quality of my ice cubes.

...what CBD was actually thinking when he wrote, "a degradation in the taste of the water.."

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at November 12, 2023 02:33 PM (z5vMw)

79
Ha! My retirement aged brother raves about the quality of water coming from his well at his home.

I have a well and should probably get the water tested at least once in a while. But I don't. I shower in it, it's okay. Lather, rinse, soap gone, good enough. Fine. Now drinking the stuff should be a cause for concern so I buy bottled water that is probably tested daily. Fifty cents a day insurance so I don't get a Senatorial lump in the back of my skull someday. I don't think that a hoodie, shorts, and a lump on the back of my skull would be a good for me. Except on Halloween.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 02:33 PM (enJYY)

80 I think CBD is using some kind of Jewish Curse Magic.

The lights for both the water and air filters for my fridge just came on.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 12, 2023 02:08 PM (QzZeQ)
-

It's the GoLED of Prague!!!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 12, 2023 02:33 PM (bAJ1Y)

81 Amazing someone doesn't make an old style, rugged washer.

C'mon, free enterprise!

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at November 12, 2023 02:34 PM (ufFY8)

82 I dislike multiple filters so I routed my RO water to the frig and never put a filter in the frig.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 12, 2023 02:35 PM (Tqlvc)

83 We recently replaced our washing machine. Since it had lasted so long many of the parts are no longer available and those that are available are crazy expensive. The service guy, who wasn't selling new ones, didn't recommend making the investment to fix it. So we bought a SpeedQueen.
The End.

Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:35 PM (JwHpX)

84 Amazing someone doesn't make an old style, rugged washer.

C'mon, free enterprise!

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at November 12, 2023 02:34 PM (ufFY

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Speed Queen still makes a good washer. Depending on the warranty, one can even get good old fashioned dials rather than a digital readout.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at November 12, 2023 02:36 PM (z5vMw)

85 Well, to be fair, it is just giving you a heads-up to ORDER some more filters... what's wrong with that?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at November 12, 2023 02:25 PM (5AVMW)

Look at the next light in the sequence.

I WILL NOT BE DICTATED TO BY A REFRIGERATOR!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 02:36 PM (3Gtis)

86 I heard Speed Queens are the way to go.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at November 12, 2023 02:37 PM (ufFY8)

87 Amazing someone doesn't make an old style, rugged washer.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at November 12, 2023 02:34 PM (ufFY

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Our 40 year old Maytag washer is still with us.

The matching dryer, however, went about 15+ years ago.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 12, 2023 02:37 PM (bAJ1Y)

88 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 02:33 PM (3Gtis)
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Does the little glowing message get under your skin? Does it taunt you?

Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:37 PM (JwHpX)

89 So we bought a SpeedQueen.
The End.
Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:35 PM (JwHpX)
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We replaced our crappy water saver with a Speed Queen. The Speed Queen is so much better it's not even funny.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at November 12, 2023 02:38 PM (z5vMw)

90 Speed Queen still makes a good washer. Depending on the warranty, one can even get good old fashioned dials rather than a digital readout.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at November 12, 2023 02:36 PM (z5vMw)
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Yep! Good old fashioned knobs, and it doesn't talk to the internet.

Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:38 PM (JwHpX)

91 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 02:33 PM (3Gtis)
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Does the little glowing message get under your skin? Does it taunt you?
Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:37 PM (JwHpX)
***

Does it haunt your dreams?

Posted by: Diogenes at November 12, 2023 02:38 PM (uSHSS)

92 What a life!

Have no such fancy equipment, especially after purchasing a 'nicer' washer & dryer set in 2018 & finding both pieces with a multitude of issues, BUT I've had relatives who've finally changed refrigerator water filters after ages & at worse the very old filters were a tiny bit slimey.

BTW, the people primarily using the refrigerated water systems were their children.

Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at November 12, 2023 02:38 PM (GshMh)

93 36
You're a loser if you don't use activated charcoal from Polynesian coconuts.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 12, 2023 02:21 PM (MoZTd)
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Were they carried by African swallows?

Posted by: Ciampino - Equal opportunity offender at November 12, 2023 02:39 PM (qfLjt)

94 New whirlpool fridge at the Majors casa last year. Told the install techs DO NOT hook up the water feed. Sick of fridges leaking and replacing filters. We keep good old fashion ice cube trays in the freezer and filtered cold water in pitchers inside the fridge.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at November 12, 2023 02:39 PM (l10hq)

95 Speed Queen does the same job as the Speed King at 78 cents on the dollar.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 12, 2023 02:39 PM (0FoWg)

96 86 I heard Speed Queens are the way to go.

You said it, baby!

Posted by: Tranni Tilapiatwat at November 12, 2023 02:39 PM (q0jZr)

97 I heard Speed Queens are the way to go.

They're fun alright, but if you fall asleep they'll steal all your shit.

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at November 12, 2023 02:39 PM (guGkK)

98 > 81 Amazing someone doesn't make an old style, rugged washer.

C'mon, free enterprise!

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at November 12, 2023 02:34 PM (ufFY

Washing machines, refrigerators, furnaces...

Yeah, I know, the new stuff is supposedly "green".

It doesn't seem very "green" to me to throw the whole thing out every five years.

Some family members had their ancient furnace replaced a couple of years ago. I was curious... I couldn't find an actual date on the thing, but I did learn that Sears stopped using that brand name in 1964, so it was obviously older than that.

And yep, it was working fine -- except that you couldn't get parts for it any more (probably had to do with Sears going tits up... back in the day they were renowned for keeping repair parts in stock indefinitely).

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 12, 2023 02:39 PM (W5ArC)

99 The ice maker in my fridge just up and died one day. I just shut it down and really don't miss it much. Can't really complain, as my Frigidaire is coming up on its 25th birthday and still humming along.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 12, 2023 02:40 PM (V8he0)

100 We replaced our crappy water saver with a Speed Queen. The Speed Queen is so much better it's not even funny.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at November 12, 2023 02:38 PM (z5vMw)
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Right? I normally don't get excited about appliances, but this mo-fo is a clothes washing MACHINE!

Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:40 PM (JwHpX)

101

CBD should blackout most of the glass icon sides to make it look like somebody's giving you the middle finger.

Posted by: Dirty Frank at November 12, 2023 02:41 PM (q0jZr)

102 Samsung washers and dryers suck. The washers are death traps when the spin cycle lets the tub explode out the top of the unit. Don't ask how I know this. THe recall fix was lame AF.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at November 12, 2023 02:41 PM (l10hq)

103 Those who are in small condos, mobile homes may prefer one of those compact stacked washer/dryer combos. Speed Queen sells those under the marque "Closet Queen".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 12, 2023 02:41 PM (W5ArC)

104 Right? I normally don't get excited about appliances, but this mo-fo is a clothes washing MACHINE!
Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:40 PM (JwHpX)
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The lovely Mrs. Blake does all the laundry. The Speed Queen makes her happy which makes it worth every penny spent on the machine.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at November 12, 2023 02:41 PM (z5vMw)

105 I heard Speed Queens are the way to go.

You bet!

Posted by: Sandra Flook at November 12, 2023 02:42 PM (V8he0)

106 I don't take orders from an appliance. I am still the master.

Posted by: fd 49 at November 12, 2023 02:42 PM (uH1zk)

107 I suppose a modern refrigerator probably won't even protect you from a nuclear blast anymore.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 02:42 PM (guGkK)

108
Speed Queen does the same job as the Speed King at 78 cents on the dollar.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 12, 2023 02:39 PM

Because I know that would make Hillary Clinton cry I laughed like hell.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 02:43 PM (enJYY)

109 Gimme the meth or I will give you SUCH a pinch!

Posted by: Speed Queen at November 12, 2023 02:43 PM (u73oe)

110 81 Amazing someone doesn't make an old style, rugged washer.

C'mon, free enterprise!

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at November 12, 2023 02:34 PM (ufFY

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Government specifications killed all that.

Posted by: Ciampino - Equal opportunity offender! at November 12, 2023 02:43 PM (qfLjt)

111

Boy trapped in smart fridge eats on foot while getting new high score on call of duty 3!

Posted by: Dirty Frank at November 12, 2023 02:44 PM (q0jZr)

112 Nothing beats garden hose water. Especially if you're a sweaty six year old boy on a hot summer day in south Alabama. Thats my recollection. ymmv

Posted by: Lancelot_Link at November 12, 2023 02:45 PM (uxAXv)

113 What's the tape Skip used? Slap a piece over the lighted display & then you can rest easily.

Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at November 12, 2023 02:45 PM (GshMh)

114 > They're fun alright, but if you fall asleep they'll steal all your shit.
Posted by: Anderson Cooper at November 12, 2023 02:39 PM (guGkK)

Or show up at your door at 2AM in their underwear and wielding a hammer.

Errr.... or so I've heard.

Posted by: Paul Pelosi at November 12, 2023 02:46 PM (W5ArC)

115
Nothing beats garden hose water. Especially if you're a sweaty six year old boy on a hot summer day in south Alabama. Thats my recollection. ymmv

Posted by: Lancelot_Link at November 12, 2023 02:45 PM

I bought a garden hose recently which had a warning about not drinking from it. Swearzzies.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 02:46 PM (enJYY)

116 > 107 I suppose a modern refrigerator probably won't even protect you from a nuclear blast anymore.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 02:42 PM (guGkK)

No, but the Samsung and LG models are rated to protect the homeowner against exploding kimchi crocks.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 12, 2023 02:47 PM (W5ArC)

117 >>I bought a garden hose recently which had a warning >>about not drinking from it. Swearzzies.

I guess they dont make six year old boys as sturdy as they used to.

Posted by: Lancelot_Link at November 12, 2023 02:48 PM (xNeIs)

118 Does the little glowing message get under your skin? Does it taunt you?

Posted by: Weasel at November 12, 2023 02:37 PM (JwHpX)

No..don't be silly. I am a grown man.

Well...maybe a little.

Okay...I admit it, it really gnaws at me, especially when I realize that IT IS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT WHEN I AM SLEEPING!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 02:48 PM (3Gtis)

119 I think the "protection from a nuclear blast" question should be rigorously investigated.

However, my list of potential test subjects is rather long and I might have trouble paring it down a bit.

Suggestions?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at November 12, 2023 02:49 PM (z5vMw)

120 I bought a garden hose recently which had a warning about not drinking from it. Swearzzies.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 02:46 PM (enJYY)

The plastic flavor of the water from the hose on a hot summer day? Man...that brings me back to my youth.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 02:49 PM (3Gtis)

121 > I bought a garden hose recently which had a warning about not drinking from it. Swearzzies.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 02:46 PM (enJYY)

It was probably safer back when they were made of rubber or at least genuine US-made plastics.

God knows what kind of toxic polymers Chy-na throws into the vats.

Remember, this is a part of the world where it's not unheard of to collect grease from sewer grease traps, "refine" it, and resell it as cooking oil.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 12, 2023 02:49 PM (W5ArC)

122 Okay...I admit it, it really gnaws at me, especially when I realize that IT IS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT WHEN I AM SLEEPING!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 02:48 PM (3Gtis)
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...and now we know the rest of the story behind CBD's continued grumpiness.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at November 12, 2023 02:50 PM (z5vMw)

123 107 I suppose a modern refrigerator probably won't even protect you from a nuclear blast anymore.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 02:42 PM (guGkK)

I don't know about that. I can tell you they are not able to protect the Warriors of Allah from unholy infidel-made bunker buster bombs.

Posted by: Abdul, H@m@s platoon leader with no platoon anymore at November 12, 2023 02:52 PM (5fDan)

124 When I was a kid the whole neighborhood kid lived on Garden hose water all summer

Posted by: Skip at November 12, 2023 02:52 PM (fwDg9)

125 Okay...I admit it, it really gnaws at me, especially when I realize that IT IS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT WHEN I AM SLEEPING!

This is...uh...troubling.

Posted by: Social Services at November 12, 2023 02:52 PM (V8he0)

126 16 PRO TIP: Electrical tape can solve all sorts of appliance-nag problems. Just like it solves those pesky "check engine" notifications in the car.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (guGkK)
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Duct tape is like 'The Force', it has its Light side and its Dark side. How does Elecrical Tape fit in? Is it what powers those Light Sabers?

Posted by: Ciampino - Equal opportunity offender!! at November 12, 2023 02:52 PM (qfLjt)

127 OT: Lumpy Fuckerman trolls the shit out of Hamas supporters by waving an Israeli flag.

https://tinyurl.com/msu46kbp

Man, I hate it when one of these people does something I'm forced to admire.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 12, 2023 02:54 PM (W5ArC)

128 >When I was a kid the whole neighborhood kid lived on Garden hose water all summer

it's the same water as comes out of the kitchen faucet- the hose is the variable

bugs mostly

Posted by: DB - at November 12, 2023 02:54 PM (geLO8)

129
Okay...I admit it, it really gnaws at me, especially when I realize that IT IS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT WHEN I AM SLEEPING!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 02:48 PM

Where are the environmental freaks who can extrapolate the number of plastic straws in the ocean from a single square foot of California beach when it comes to wastes of electricity like that?

I just calculated that 3,356,342 square feet of solar panels are required to power all the 'Replace Filter' lcd's in this country because of negligent homeowners. Like you.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 02:55 PM (enJYY)

130 I write the date it first tells me to replace it and reset the indicator. I replace it on the next indication.

Posted by: Vrag Naroda at November 12, 2023 02:55 PM (xO1xT)

131 I think the "protection from a nuclear blast" question should be rigorously investigated.

However, my list of potential test subjects is rather long and I might have trouble paring it down a bit.

Suggestions?
Posted by: blake

A really large control group?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 12, 2023 02:55 PM (Tqlvc)

132 The problems of modern appliance is similar to the rarity of an inexpensive, basic pickup truck. BTW, Toyota has one they sell for $10k USD. No frills, stick shift, no power anything, I think it has a heater, maybe. They will sell them, just not in North America.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 12, 2023 02:55 PM (MeG8a)

133 >>>No..don't be silly. I am a grown man.

Well...maybe a little.

Okay...I admit it, it really gnaws at me, especially when I realize that IT IS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT WHEN I AM SLEEPING!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

>Never mind the grizzly bear beating on the back door of your garage, trying to get to the elk and deer carcasses hanging from the rafters.

Do you have a license for these animals?

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 12, 2023 02:56 PM (PbTeh)

134 23 You will buy the filters, and you will be happy...
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 12, 2023 02:11 PM (2cS/G)

No. I will only be happy when all my filters are all made from reconstituted and chemically modified dried crickets.

For Gaia's sake.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 12, 2023 02:14 PM (QzZeQ)
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Theia has entered the chat.

Posted by: Ciampino - Equal opportunity offender!!! at November 12, 2023 02:57 PM (qfLjt)

135 The problems of modern appliance is similar to the rarity of an inexpensive, basic pickup truck. BTW, Toyota has one they sell for $10k USD. No frills, stick shift, no power anything, I think it has a heater, maybe. They will sell them, just not in North America.

The "Technical" trim level has proved a roaring success in certain regions. And you can select from several available calibers.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 02:58 PM (guGkK)

136 Our house was built in '67, it's a single story Ranch with a full basement. We live in the Adirondacks now rather than Downstate (Binghamton area).

The appliances are gas, no more oil fired but still baseboard heat. There's nothing like it far as I'm concerned.

Posted by: irongrampa at November 12, 2023 02:58 PM (KATBx)

137 Our new fridge (about 5 years old now) has the ice maker and water dispenser. But we certainly did not invite trouble by putting in a water line to the fridge.

Those unseen lines are a great revenue generator for home repair outfits. Often they manage to spring a leak while folks are gone and ruin a good patch of flooring.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 12, 2023 02:58 PM (3cGpq)

138 The problems of modern appliance is similar to the rarity of an inexpensive, basic pickup truck. BTW, Toyota has one they sell for $10k USD. No frills, stick shift, no power anything, I think it has a heater, maybe. They will sell them, just not in North America.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 12, 2023 02:55 PM (MeG8a)
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Mounted machine gun not included.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 12, 2023 02:58 PM (bAJ1Y)

139 WE'LL TALK LATER

Posted by: CBD's Refrigerator at November 12, 2023 03:01 PM (2cS/G)

140 133
Do you have a license for these animals?

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 12, 2023 02:56 PM (PbTeh)
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Did you say that in a Peter Sellers' voice with a French accent while twirling your nightstick?

Posted by: Ciampino - Equal opportunity insults at November 12, 2023 03:01 PM (qfLjt)

141 Wife: The towels aren't dry.
Dryer: Yes they are.
Wife: No. They're not. I can still wring water out of them!
Dryer: No you can't.
Wife: Run them for another 30 minutes!
Dryer: I'm sorry miss, but I can't do that.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 03:01 PM (guGkK)

142 39
The lights for both the water and air filters for my fridge just came on.

Posted by: naturalfake at

Air filter?

Posted by: Not trying to be mean but? at November 12, 2023 02:23 PM (yUu6q)
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Well they have to breathe!!!!!

Posted by: Ciampino - Equal opportunity insults! at November 12, 2023 03:03 PM (qfLjt)

143 Brita and Zero Water are good pitcher-filter systems; if you want to spend a little more Berkey is good. It's even one of the few things still made in the US.

Changing a filter on a massive appliance like a refrigerator seems very annoying. If I had the counter space, I might get a stand alone ice maker.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 12, 2023 03:04 PM (llON8)

144 >>The lights for both the water and air filters for my >>fridge just came on.

>>Posted by: naturalfake at

>>Air filter?

My fridge has an air filter. The last time I replaced it I broke the plastic pin that holds the filter in place. So now I dont have to replace the air filter anymore

Posted by: Lancelot_Link at November 12, 2023 03:05 PM (xNeIs)

145 >>>Did you say that in a Peter Sellers' voice with a French accent while twirling your nightstick?

Posted by: Ciampino - Equal opportunity insults

>This is not my minkey.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 12, 2023 03:06 PM (PbTeh)

146
The appliances are gas, no more oil fired but still baseboard heat. There's nothing like it far as I'm concerned.

Posted by: irongrampa at November 12, 2023 02:58 PM

"Hydroponic" - the fancy name for heated water baseboard systems that wraps around the outside walls of every room is the greatest winter heat there is. No 'wind chill factor' from blowers.

Unfortunately no gas line in my area. Home has no heat here. Well, oil heat anyway.

Wood stove, kerosene heaters, smallish heat pump, and various electrical heating devices all save me a few grand every winter. Winter is 90 days. A blink of the eye.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 03:06 PM (enJYY)

147 Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 03:06 PM (enJYY)

Try hydronic radiant heat...it's even better.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 03:08 PM (3Gtis)

148 We get our water from 2 places. Essentially 2 leaks from Lake Tahoe. Lots of Calcium and it's really hard. About 9.2 ph. Grows stalagm(t)ites on faucets. CLR won't touch some neglected deposits.
The tester that came with my Zero water filter reads about 350 ppm before and 0 after running it through. I only drink from that filter. Change it when it starts reading about 5 or so. You can taste when it's time.
Bottled water BTW will read anywhere from 150 to 400.

Posted by: Reforger at November 12, 2023 03:09 PM (gb5tG)

149 124 When I was a kid the whole neighborhood kid lived on Garden hose water all summer
Posted by: Skip at November 12, 2023 02:52 PM (fwDg9)

Nice memory!

Posted by: m at November 12, 2023 03:10 PM (aWeTk)

150 OT: Lumpy Fuckerman trolls the shit out of Hamas supporters by waving an Israeli flag.

https://tinyurl.com/msu46kbp

==

his constituents are kicking themselves for not voting for that moslem guy, who , I am sure , would have been more nuanced and sympathetic to the struggles and aspirations of the philistinian peoples.....

Posted by: runner at November 12, 2023 03:12 PM (V13WU)

151 121
Remember, this is a part of the world where it's not unheard of to collect grease from sewer grease traps, "refine" it, and resell it as cooking oil.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 12, 2023 02:49 PM (W5ArC)
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Now I can't get the image of what "refine" might entail.

Posted by: Ciampino - Equal opportunity insults!! at November 12, 2023 03:12 PM (qfLjt)

152 I am my own water filter. Yay me!

Posted by: Dr_No at November 12, 2023 03:15 PM (ayRl+)

153 Sometimes we had to go spigot to mouth, especially when playing "War" or "Chase" throughout multiple neighborhoods.

Posted by: Lincolntf at November 12, 2023 03:16 PM (2cS/G)

154 New whirlpool fridge at the Majors casa last year. Told the install techs DO NOT hook up the water feed. Sick of fridges leaking and replacing filters. We keep good old fashion ice cube trays in the freezer and filtered cold water in pitchers inside the fridge.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at November 12, 2023 02:39 PM (l10hq)

We found a big Samsung fridge six years ago that had no water feed or ice maker. You get SO much more space that way, and fewer bells and whistles that break.

Posted by: Catherine at November 12, 2023 03:16 PM (ZSsrh)

155 119 I think the "protection from a nuclear blast" question should be rigorously investigated.

However, my list of potential test subjects is rather long and I might have trouble paring it down a bit.

Suggestions?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at November 12, 2023 02:49 PM (z5vMw)
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The whole of Congress?

Posted by: Ciampino - Unequal opportunity insults!! at November 12, 2023 03:17 PM (qfLjt)

156 So what do you do when the inevitable leak occurs in a floor system?

Posted by: irongrampa at November 12, 2023 03:18 PM (KATBx)

157 At Times of Israel, the Knesset engineered a vest big enough to almost fit Chris Christie:
https://tinyurl.com/4ym7vx6p

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:19 PM (MvF+J)

158
Try hydronic radiant heat...it's even better.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 03:08 PM

I'll bet that's a great system. The master bedroom bath here is on two outside walls and the floor feels like it's 31 degrees all winter. I do my own ceramic tile work and if I had it to do over again I would. But when I put the floor down oil was maybe .99 a gallon. Right now I have a 15,000 btu kero heater and a 5,000 btu space heater in the bath so my wife doesn't biatch about the floor. And it's almost 50 degree outside here today. It's gonna get a lot worse, real soon.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 03:19 PM (enJYY)

159 >>> Now you wanna talk about washing machines? I wish I could have the Hamas Rocket Club blow up the one we bought 30 months ago. Remember the old dial timers that progressed manually through the steps? Gone. Replaced no doubt by some chunk of silicon with instructions that some random stray voltage destroyed.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

Went out to do some yard work and then check comments.
Got to the above and guessed that at least 20 instances of "Speed Queen" right after as recommendations... 19 hits for "speed"

Morons luv themselves some Speed Queen.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 12, 2023 03:20 PM (cOq4q)

160
OT: Lumpy Fuckerman trolls the shit out of Hamas supporters by waving an Israeli flag.

He might just grow on me. Not unlike the lump growing on the back of his neck.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 03:22 PM (enJYY)

161 Garden hose water is nectar of the gods when you're a kid.

Kids drink water when the caveman part of their brain says, "its a hundred degrees outside, you've been playing HARD all day, you're thirsty." We wouldn't just drink the hose water, we'd spray ourselves and each other with it.

Damn I'm glad I was a kid in the 70s

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 has a BABY! at November 12, 2023 03:22 PM (gVbFl)

162 I got Dysentary from a creek in the mountains when I was 17.
I went from 155 pounds to 117 in two weeks. Turned into a skeleton. Literally, nearly shit myself to death. That summer really sucked.
I've been weary of drinking bad water since.

Best water I ever had was bottled from the snowpack on Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Posted by: Reforger at November 12, 2023 03:23 PM (1TD05)

163 We wouldn't just drink the hose water, we'd spray ourselves and each other with it.

Go on, Fat.

Posted by: President Potatohead at November 12, 2023 03:23 PM (guGkK)

164 My fridge here at Stately Peon Manor is an old round-shouldered Philco, which is so old, it doesn't even have auto-defrost. And the only "warning" for doing the defrost is the appearance of the Laurentide ice sheet in the freezer compartment. I will wait for solid freezing weather to do that job, then I can place the fridge contents outdoors while defrosting.

Too nice today. 44 degrees, sunny, very slight breeze. So my laundry is on the line. I am nearly done this tranche of floor repair on the Ford. One piece, the size of a business envelope, remains to be cut and welded in.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 12, 2023 03:24 PM (jFM6N)

165 "I wish I could have the Hamas Rocket Club blow up the one we bought 30 months ago."

You can do it yourself with Tannerite, but watch this first:
youtube.com/watch?v=ev3e8-DMlLY

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:26 PM (MvF+J)

166 This really pisses me off and I demand President Oatmeal Brains do something about this (After he wakes up at 2 PM) threat to National Security. Definitely Trump and MAGA supporters did this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An act of vandalism involving a tampon dispenser inside a boy’s bathroom at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego has become a topic of discussion among some social media feeds in the Portland area, months after the issue happened.

On May 18, Lakeridge High School Principal Desiree Fisher sent an email to the school community about a tampon dispenser that was repeatedly removed from the boy’s bathroom wall and dunked into a nearby toilet.

Posted by: Franklin Stein at November 12, 2023 03:27 PM (15lwl)

167 152 I am my own water filter. Yay me!
Posted by: Dr_No at November 12, 2023 03:15 PM (ayRl+)

hahahahaha

Posted by: m at November 12, 2023 03:27 PM (aWeTk)

168 166 In my high school, everything ended up in a boys restroom toilet sooner or later. Rowdy.

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:30 PM (MvF+J)

169
So my laundry is on the line.

I bought my wife this. It weighs all of about one quarter ounce but is amazing in the amount of clothes it can hold and how sturdy it is:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077ZQ9W6G

Every one of my wife's friends hang laundry. Maybe not in a couple of weeks but the rest of the year.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 03:30 PM (enJYY)

170 >>> I suppose a modern refrigerator probably won't even protect you from a nuclear blast anymore.
Posted by: Cicero

Grandfather used one of the old fridges (with freezer on bottom) as a smoker. All metal construction. Try that with one of these new ones made of mostly plastic.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 12, 2023 03:31 PM (cOq4q)

171 OK, way O/T but...

Question. How can you be in more than 2 Courtrooms at the same time, and still have the right to face your accuser?

Trump is in FOUR Court's right now.... with a couple more about to start, and somehow this is OK? What happens when two different Judges ORDER him to appear for something?

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 12, 2023 03:31 PM (xaFKb)

172 171 Zoom.

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:32 PM (MvF+J)

173 > 168 166 In my high school, everything ended up in a boys restroom toilet sooner or later. Rowdy.
Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:30 PM (MvF+J)

Bar of sodium swiped from the chem lab at my school. Blew the lid off the toilet, cracked the bowl in half, and set the ceiling on fire.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 12, 2023 03:34 PM (W5ArC)

174 169 It weighs all of about one quarter ounce but is amazing in the amount of clothes it can hold and how sturdy it is:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077ZQ9W6G
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 03:30 PM (enJYY)

weight: 7 lbs.!

Posted by: m at November 12, 2023 03:34 PM (aWeTk)

175 82 I dislike multiple filters so I routed my RO water to the frig and never put a filter in the frig.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 12, 2023 02:35 PM (Tqlvc)

Ditto. I route my RO water to my fridge as well for ice and water. The fridge DOES bitch about the air filter though.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:36 PM (ynpvh)

176 >>> The "Technical" trim level has proved a roaring success in certain regions. And you can select from several available calibers.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Serious question - Do pickups sold in the US still come with the multiple hardpoints factory installed on both sides of the bed?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 12, 2023 03:36 PM (cOq4q)

177 I found out the fridgehad a filter when it pluggedand started leaking. My husband loved having ice and water at the door. I did move the fridge but still haven't hooked up water to it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 12, 2023 03:38 PM (cLWyk)

178 173 US military dumps 20000lbs Na into Lake Lenore in 1947:
youtube.com/watch?v=HY7mTCMvpEM

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:39 PM (MvF+J)

179 >>Trump is in FOUR Court's right now.... with a couple more about to start, and somehow this is OK? What happens when two different Judges ORDER him to appear for something?

It gets very little coverage but on Friday a judge in Georgia ruled that a case against SOS Raffensberger can go forward. The plaintiffs are claiming that the, ahem, Dominion election machines are so easy to hack and manipulate the represent a threat to the rights of citizens. Rafensberger wanted the case dismissed but the judge wasn't having it.

Bonus, the judge in the case is the sister of Nina Totenberg.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 12, 2023 03:40 PM (ZLI7S)

180 I am not particularly concerned with the quality of the tap water. It tastes okay

There's a river near the border of Kali and Mex called the New River; it was listed as the most poluted river in the entire country at one point (and might still be). I saw the report of what was in THAT water, and it ain't pretty. Good thing it's not used for drinking or irrigation. Radiation, viral and biological dangers, chemical dangers...all in that river water.
https://www.icphd.org/environmental-health/new-river/

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:40 PM (ynpvh)

181 > In my high school, everything ended up in a boys restroom toilet sooner or later. Rowdy.

we put the music teacher's car inside the band room

Posted by: DB - at November 12, 2023 03:40 PM (geLO8)

182 Try hydronic radiant heat...it's even better.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 03:08 PM (3Gtis)

To be fair, hydroponics will bring the heat, if your power company reports unusual consumption patterns to the Drug Squad.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 12, 2023 03:41 PM (Lwumy)

183 New River:

https://is.gd/qsTbyK

That ain't no iceflow...it's the desert...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:41 PM (ynpvh)

184
weight: 7 lbs.!

Posted by: m at November 12, 2023 03:34 PM

But it's a very lightweight 7 lbs. I just tested on my scale, and they exaggerated - it's only 6.8 lbs. Damn, I would not believe that. My wife picks it up like it's nothing. I can't believe it weighs more then a bag of sugar, even 'Biden era' sugar.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 03:41 PM (enJYY)

185 we put the music teacher's car inside the band room
Posted by: DB - at November 12, 2023 03:40 PM (geLO

LOL

In my senior year a Bob's Big Boy and several fiberglass cows somehow turned up on the roof of the administration building.

Police found no suspects.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 03:42 PM (guGkK)

186 178 173 US military dumps 20000lbs Na into Lake Lenore in 1947:
youtube.com/watch?v=HY7mTCMvpEM

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:39 PM (MvF+J)

That was a salty display.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

187 I bought an Amish made, wooden clothes rack, XL. It will hold sheets or blankets.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 12, 2023 03:42 PM (cLWyk)

188 Outside the gas pipe goes into the house close to the gararge and for the past couple of months, with no wind, I could smell gas.
Called the plumber he looked, then tested all above ground, nothing. - the wind was up so smell was impossible -

Now, he dug down to the elbow and you could hear it hissing.
Then he unwrapped the tape and hurried to the meter and shut it off. He grabbed the pipe and pulled it away from the elbow.

Because of globul warming the foundation had shifted up and down it broke the pipe at the elbow as clean as if it were sawed.

Then he fixed it.

Posted by: Braenyard at November 12, 2023 03:43 PM (jy41H)

189 >>>At Times of Israel, the Knesset engineered a vest big enough to almost fit Chris Christie:
https://tinyurl.com/4ym7vx6p

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage

>Chris Christie is one bagel away from embarrassing the entire nation of Israel.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 12, 2023 03:43 PM (PbTeh)

190 185 we put the music teacher's car inside the band room
Posted by: DB - at November 12, 2023 03:40 PM (geLO

LOL

In my senior year a Bob's Big Boy and several fiberglass cows somehow turned up on the roof of the administration building.

Police found no suspects.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 12, 2023 03:42 PM (guGkK)

Something was damn wrong with my high school.

On year someone slaughtered all the FFA pigs...left heads around.

Cats used in AP bio: on skinned fella ended up hanging by a rope at the entrance to McDonalds...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:44 PM (ynpvh)

191 So what do you do when the inevitable leak occurs in a floor system?

Posted by: irongrampa at November 12, 2023 03:18 PM (KATBx)

There are systems that are 30+ years old that haven't leaked yet. I have never heard of a modern system leaking. The water heaters and the pumps and the valves are the weak links, but those are just plumbing, and accessible.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 12, 2023 03:44 PM (3Gtis)

192 NFL needs to add another official

all he does is throw a flag on every play, just because

Posted by: DB - at November 12, 2023 03:45 PM (geLO8)

193 As much as amazon irritates me, I do use subscribe and save for filters (air, whole house water and reverse osmosis), smoke detetctor batteries and dish washer supplies because they are all eas to predict when I am going to run out (dishwasher runs once a day, even if it isn’t ‘full’, the rest are all calendar based anyway).

I wouldn’t use a manufacturer plan.

Posted by: Legion of Boom at November 12, 2023 03:45 PM (6eIgS)

194 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077ZQ9W6G

Every one of my wife's friends hang laundry. Maybe not in a couple of weeks but the rest of the year.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 12, 2023 03:30 PM (enJYY)

I have a real honest-to-gosh clothesline outside. And an electric dryer if the weather is such that laundry would not dry there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 12, 2023 03:45 PM (Lwumy)

195 189 >>>At Times of Israel, the Knesset engineered a vest big enough to almost fit Chris Christie:
https://tinyurl.com/4ym7vx6p

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage

>Chris Christie is one bagel away from embarrassing the entire nation of Israel.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 12, 2023 03:43 PM (PbTeh)

Put him in a cave with a golden statue. He'll roll over anyone trying to steal it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:46 PM (ynpvh)

196 Leftists have started Lawfare years ago, keeping Trump occupied, running monet out of him and hoping for one case to call guilty

Posted by: Skip at November 12, 2023 03:46 PM (fwDg9)

197 192 NFL needs to add another official

all he does is throw a flag on every play, just because

Posted by: DB - at November 12, 2023 03:45 PM (geLO

Rainbow flag.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:46 PM (ynpvh)

198 195 LOL

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:46 PM (MvF+J)

199 Like the PA governor, Lumpy's a snake supporting the Working Families Party & no vouchers for the poor, little school kids though they're products if private school.

On the face it it, they just want that same consistent support - financial & votes - from their constituents (The Tree of Life killings happened in Pa) for now. Down-the-line, they'll be first to have new Palestinians housed in-state. Bet on it.

Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at November 12, 2023 03:50 PM (GshMh)

200 200

Posted by: m at November 12, 2023 03:50 PM (aWeTk)

201 I read the reviews on washers at Home Depot. Pretty much everyone says theirs is the worst washer they've ever had.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 12, 2023 03:51 PM (cLWyk)

202 200 200
Posted by: m at November 12, 2023 03:50 PM

Nicely done.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 12, 2023 03:51 PM (aQy7p)

203 I'm probably late to this, I'll read the other comments in a min... but you need to change the filter when you start having trouble with the ice maker. It's not super noticeable but the flow will start to slow as the filter gets blocked up and your ice maker will start to jam up.

Posted by: Inogame at November 12, 2023 03:52 PM (D/9Qo)

204 201 I read the reviews on washers at Home Depot. Pretty much everyone says theirs is the worst washer they've ever had.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 12, 2023 03:51 PM (cLWyk)

Washers, dryers, refrigeratoers all used to last much longer. They need to retrain those design engineers, or not use cheap asian parts, or maybe the CEOs of those companies want their products to fail after 2 years of use so they are beyond the warranty.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:52 PM (ynpvh)

205 203 I'm probably late to this, I'll read the other comments in a min... but you need to change the filter when you start having trouble with the ice maker. It's not super noticeable but the flow will start to slow as the filter gets blocked up and your ice maker will start to jam up.

Posted by: Inogame at November 12, 2023 03:52 PM (D/9Qo)

That's why I don't use the water filter and supply RO water from my in-house system

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:53 PM (ynpvh)

206 I've used laundromats all my life. Just seems like less hassle than home laundry. OTOH, all my clothes smell like tortillas.

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:53 PM (MvF+J)

207 Bad news, everyone! We're doomed!

Elander & the News
@ElanderNews
ICELAND - The Fagradalsfjall Volcano is about to erupt!
There have been 1,485 earthquakes in 48 hours and residents are preparing for an eruption.
It will dump more Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere than all humans put together.

https://tinyurl.com/ycdty95p

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here at November 12, 2023 03:53 PM (FVME7)

208 Those who are in small condos, mobile homes may prefer one of those compact stacked washer/dryer combos. Speed Queen sells those under the marque "Closet Queen".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 12, 2023 02:41 PM (W5ArC)
________________

Ah, the Cory Booker signature model.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at November 12, 2023 03:54 PM (kDgKe)

209 I've used laundromats all my life. Just seems like less hassle than home laundry. OTOH, all my clothes smell like tortillas.

==

there are always pros and cons...

Posted by: runner at November 12, 2023 03:55 PM (V13WU)

210 207 Bad news, everyone! We're doomed!

Elander & the News
@ElanderNews
ICELAND - The Fagradalsfjall Volcano is about to erupt!
There have been 1,485 earthquakes in 48 hours and residents are preparing for an eruption.
It will dump more Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere than all humans put together.

https://tinyurl.com/ycdty95p

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here at November 12, 2023 03:53 PM (FVME7)

That's a useless statistic without some boundaries. Human output for which year for how long?
Then again, when a Volcano farts, it generally puts out more than we make in a year...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:55 PM (ynpvh)

211 Iceland needs better volcano names

Posted by: DB - at November 12, 2023 03:55 PM (geLO8)

212 Chris Christie is one bagel away from embarrassing the entire nation of Israel.
------------
While I was there, a host of chaps for reasons were exempted
Old "Pursy," he was laid aside, to pass he had attempted.
The doctor said, "I do not like your corporosity, sir;
You'll breed a famine in the camp, wherever you may be, sir!"

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at November 12, 2023 03:56 PM (ScR16)

213 211 Iceland needs better volcano names

Posted by: DB - at November 12, 2023 03:55 PM (geLO

I vote:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogeryc
hwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:56 PM (ynpvh)

214 https://youtu.be/Mp_aIHXzPoM

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 03:57 PM (ynpvh)

215 Well, this is about the sixth time this week.

Posted by: Braenyard at November 12, 2023 03:58 PM (jy41H)

216 >>>I've used laundromats all my life. Just seems like less hassle than home laundry. OTOH, all my clothes smell like tortillas.

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage

>Egads! Corn or flour? Gluten-free is the latest craze!

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 12, 2023 03:59 PM (PbTeh)

217 Folks use the laudromat here so they won't ruin their home machine. He has some marked as "Greasers" and that's what you use for greasy clothes. Most of the time, I have the place to myself.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 12, 2023 03:59 PM (cLWyk)

218 216 Corn and lard. Hey, it's better than diapers.

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:59 PM (MvF+J)

219 216 >>>I've used laundromats all my life. Just seems like less hassle than home laundry. OTOH, all my clothes smell like tortillas.

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage

>Egads! Corn or flour? Gluten-free is the latest craze!

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 12, 2023 03:59 PM (PbTeh)

My wife bought almond flour tortillas (lower carbs). They tasted...okay. Kinda crumbly.
Corn or flour depends on what your eating. With Chorizo and eggs or Menudo, definitely corn.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 04:00 PM (ynpvh)

220 get cleaned up and upstairs

FOODIE NOODIE

Posted by: Skip at November 12, 2023 04:01 PM (fwDg9)

221 219 My wife bought almond flour tortillas (lower carbs). They tasted...okay. Kinda crumbly.
Corn or flour depends on what your eating. With Chorizo and eggs or Menudo, definitely corn.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 04:00 PM (ynpvh)

Turning into a food thread!

Posted by: m at November 12, 2023 04:01 PM (aWeTk)

222 And Elizabeth Montgomery

Posted by: Skip at November 12, 2023 04:01 PM (fwDg9)

223 217 Folks use the laudromat here so they won't ruin their home machine. He has some marked as "Greasers" and that's what you use for greasy clothes. Most of the time, I have the place to myself.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 12, 2023 03:59 PM (cLWyk)

I here I thought that was an ethnic slur and was a "Mexicans Only" vs "Whites Only" kinda thing...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 04:01 PM (ynpvh)

224 218 216 Corn and lard. Hey, it's better than diapers.

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 03:59 PM (MvF+J)

Bacon Grease. Great smell. Dogs love it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 12, 2023 04:02 PM (ynpvh)

225 223 That's what we called the toughs at my HS. Italians, with baggy pants and wifebeater t-shirts.

Posted by: gp Decays To Plage at November 12, 2023 04:03 PM (MvF+J)

226 I have a Krups coffee maker that came with a built in filter which I took out and tossed when new- about ten years ago now. It’s still going strong and I haven’t bought any of their replacement filters in sll that time.

Posted by: Rex B at November 12, 2023 04:05 PM (Gs3JA)

227 I've got that LG fridge that supplies craft ice balls for my whiskey.

Posted by: Inogame at November 12, 2023 04:07 PM (D/9Qo)

228 A lot of folks here work the small oil wells. And while there are Mexicans in town, they do the same kind of work. It's that or agriculture. I see the owner sometimes because he does his own wash there. Has a "Greatest Grandpa in the World" bumper sticker on his truck.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 12, 2023 04:42 PM (cLWyk)

229 162 I got Dysentary from a creek in the mountains when I was 17.
I went from 155 pounds to 117 in two weeks. Turned into a skeleton. Literally, nearly shit myself to death. That summer really sucked.
Posted by: Reforger at November 12, 2023 03:23 PM (1TD05)

Sounds like a good topic for the next "GAINZZ" thread.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at November 12, 2023 06:04 PM (DTX3h)

230 It will dump more Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere than all humans put together.

https://tinyurl.com/ycdty95p

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here at November 12, 2023 03:53 PM (FVME7)

Ergo, if the Globull Warmists are right, then Mother Gaia IS TRYING TO KILL US!!!!

Kill her first!

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 12, 2023 06:25 PM (xaFKb)

231 We had a kitchenaid fridge with the reminder. The first time it lit up, we ordered a new filter. While waiting for it to arrive, the taste of the water suddenly went south. After that, we always kept a spare. But after the umteenth time of my husband getting on his hands and knees on the floor to screw in the new filter, we saw the light. Our new fridge is a basic Whirlpool with no water dispenser. No more creaky knees, no more ordering expensive filters, no more nagging messages, and no more regular soaking and scraping off hard water scale on the black water and ice cube dispensers. Also, our kitchenaid dishwasher decided to start melting the instrument panel one day while it was turned off! If we hadn’t been home and smelled burning electrical wiring, our home would have burned down, killing our pets. No more kitchenaid appliances ever in our house.

Posted by: Annie Rose at November 12, 2023 08:19 PM (NzF2S)

232 I have a RO system and my Frigidaire frig has a filter bypass, but it still warns about replacing the filter, so I have to reset the warning.

Posted by: Dr. Bob at November 12, 2023 08:31 PM (JzmCz)

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