Re: [gardeners] There's no stove like an old stove . . .
Shirley,George (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:24:06 -0600
Granny! I grew up with a Sears Coldspot like you're describing. My folks bought
it in 1949 and I sold it with the house in 1990, still worked. Had a little tiny
freezer for two aluminum ice trays.
George
Alan Zelhart wrote:
>
> Not only the stoves, but the refridgerators as well. I saw an old
> refrigerator like my granny use to have, electric, rounded instead of
> squared off edges. It was in an antique store the other day for $650!
> Worth more now than it was when the original owner purchased it, I'm
> sure!
>
> Alan
>
> penny x stamm wrote:
>
> > Carol wrote: You should see what they're asking for these
> > "vintage" pieces at the specialty stores here in L.A.!
> >
> > I'd hate to part with it. And I've learned to wear long oven
> > mitts and sit down on a chair, when I'm tending the broiler....
> > In fact, I think I would find things too heavy for manipulating
> > in and out of an eye level oven. There's something very
> > satisfying about working in a position of command.
> >
> > What's more, when my microwave quit on me a few months
> > ago, my hubby, Jimmie, for the very first time in recorded
> > history, declined to take it apart amd repair it! So I asked my
> > kindly garbage man to come in and carry it out, and he had no
> > problem with it. However, Jimmie would not allow me to go
> > trotting off alone to buy a new one. He wanted to be in on the
> > decision making, for he wanted a more comfortable door
> > than we had had, plus a built-in turntable. We could never get
> > together for the big excursion, so I went downstairs to the
> > pile of stuff which my daughter had left behind, and rescued
> > a beat up ancient microwave with a terrible door, barely
> > enough room for my portable turntable, and no "seconds"
> > buttons -- in fact, I could not even set the time in anticipation,
> > or it would play out right away...
> >
> > So I have a stove with a hole in it, and a microwave which must
> > have been the very first one off somebody's assembly line. But
> > we must not forget the washing machine, also in the kitchen.
> > It walks. In fact, it dances. Never used to, but it sure does now!
> > Small load, big load, no matter. We've slaved over leveling the
> > darned thing, and even my genius son-in-law worked on the
> > problem, but guess what..? It still walks.
> >
> > Bottom line: because of the big snow storm, Jimmie's 79th
> > birthday party will be held on this coming Saturday, sit down
> > dinner for 17. Everything works (and that also includes
> > Jimmie who hand shovelled the 130 ft driveway today for the
> > third time this season) so I really can't knock it...
> >
> > Come to think of it, Jim's cousin once gave us the most
> > fantastic Christmas present: it was a grocery carton full to
> > the brim of all the oddball sizes, shapes and colors of
> > surviving china since she had gotten married..! I think I'll go
> > drag that down from the attic.....
> >
> > Penny, NY
> >
> >
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