Kenmore/Sears HE3

Huh... our front-loader was bought with wedding money in June, 2004. It's still moving right along, only had a service man out once (within the first 30 days, factory didn't manage to get some connections clicked together). No smell problems and I know, for a fact, that we don't leave the door open. And it's…

It's worthy of note that you can Share a Prime membership. My MIL bought prime for her business, and either 2 or 3 other "Friends and family" can link their own Amazon accounts to share in the free shipping (only I believe, though I haven't investigated beyond the streaming video). So, with one paying member, we…

Seems like the opposite for me (very rural Georgia) ~ half the Prime stuff shipped is shipped 'Smartpost' which takes 7 business days (on average) to arrive. Nothing has made it next-day here.

Leave me alone already.... sheesh, can't a guy get some alone time over here?

My wife and I are in our 3rd home (since 2005 *rolls eyes*). The one thing that we changed between the first time and both the following is to do 100% of all changes Before moving in. Meaning, painting, repairs, upgrades, etc... It's a major PITA to move all your furniture when laying down new flooring, or to have…

It's probably sublimating the minerals you ingest in food and your daily Multivitamin.

I figured someone would bring this up. There are filter systems (both chemical and RO) that can all but eliminate the fluoride brought to the tap. $200 for the system and maybe $40~50/year for filters after that. Not really a big deal.

You mean this stuff? (section of 1/2" copper pipe installed in my 1976 home, probably original to the home, cut about 2 months ago)

I've been a "member" of the fixit community for at least 15 years now... though I've stuck to the mainstream, already established venue ~ I'm a motorcycle mechanic (well, and an IT drone ~ oddly they compliment each other nicely and both provide a welcome relief from the other). Still, I kept my wifes laptop…

Thanks, hadn't heard of those (but I'm not a hard-core grill guy either). Fortunately, I'm perfectly happy with the results I get on the Weber alone. I know that my smoke ring is Never as deep as what others achieve, but that's something I'm complimented on pretty much every time. Seems like the folks I feed are…

My wife and I have been through this 4 times since we were married in 2004. Well, 3 times actually because when you're going from college student to first job, you don't have much stuff. :) But the idea is still the same when you're moving 2,000 miles.

The point is that the 50's era tech just plain works. Of the dozens (30+?) propane grills I've tried to use, ranging from free on up to $3000+, all of them have given me fits. I might be able to figure out how to do One thing well on any given one of them (though never smoking for some reason, usually straight up…

You should pull up your local library page and glance at their calendar (or, if they're a small local branch with a static page, call or go in and ask what kinds of things they have going on in the next month/over the summer). You might find that there's something you're really interested in (heh, I networked our 3…

Do you know that Most library systems have access to a couple thousand pay-wall databases and resources (online, of course). I'm sure there's something in there that you'd be happy to have access to if you only knew it exists . It was the Single most underused resource we had at the library system where I worked.

Geez, that changes the context a significant bit...

It's more than that, because I'm a tech geek... I was dialing into BBSes in the 1980's, online through my Univ at the beginning of the 1990's and working within the IT industry by 1995. I'm hardly afraid of the stuff. Maybe I'm a minority... or a minority among minorities. And I think you'd be surprised by the…

First off, why are you posting this under a section where I simply applauded the author on including the fact that not everyone Wants, nor needs, a smart phone. It's an article talking about people who aren't good with technology. My parents don't want, or need, a smart phone. Heck, they don't even have a Cell…

Yup, I've noticed that too. I just bought a new phone in Feb of this year to replace a Motorola W385 (circa 2007). After searching for a few months I ended up buying a Motorola Z6c World Edition (I've been going out of country a bit lately, nice to have an unlocked GSM phone and keep the only Functional service in…

Glad to see the whole thing prefaced with a "do they Really want/need a smartphone". I know I'm guilty of pushing too much technology onto people, more than they wanted much less needed, and it just causes frustration for all.