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In reply to the discussion: I once had a perfectly good wringer washing machine. [View all]Elmer1007
(40 posts)10. My grandmother had a wringer, i got my arm in it up to the elbow
I was 8 and standing on a stool putting a sheet into the rollers. Man it was quick. Pulled my arm into it up to elbow. My grandmother had to unlock the rollers to get me loose.. ahh memories.
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You'll be glad to have that phone if you break down or if you get lost...it really can be an
UniteFightBack
Jul 2019
#14
I just ask to borrow someones for a local call. No one has ever said no to me. I am a white haired
Oppaloopa
Jul 2019
#90
We used to take out our tubes and take them to the hardware store for testing.
Oppaloopa
Jul 2019
#91
Still using my 20 year old Kenmore, almost every day. My dryer is almost as old. The dryer had an
Tess49
Jul 2019
#33
Wow - I haven't thought about stretchers for curtains for 65 years...
No Vested Interest
Jul 2019
#82
boy did you make me miss my old Maytag. I had a Maytag for 25 year more or less.
demigoddess
Jul 2019
#13
I understand where you're coming from but it seems like a lot more work for a similar result.
UniteFightBack
Jul 2019
#15
Thank you!❤ Loved your story...in general, I don't find new is necessarily improved.
Karadeniz
Jul 2019
#16
My grandmother had a washer operated by a small, two-stroke gasoline engine.
MineralMan
Jul 2019
#17
My grandfather had a one year warranty for that... spark plug not included. 1926 I think.
keithbvadu2
Jul 2019
#54
I remember those days, but sorry; I wouldn't trade my Maytag for a ringer washer for anything.
politicaljunkie41910
Jul 2019
#31
luddites unite. new washer a bitch. so picky. needs to be level. great-aunt used her 60's maytag til
pansypoo53219
Jul 2019
#55
i also foound a stove top 1 cup percolator. also works great. find an old percolator. ebay has many
pansypoo53219
Jul 2019
#79
I still have and use 40 year old towels from J C Penny's my mother gave then to me.
Oppaloopa
Jul 2019
#93
...sigh, at 74 all I can say is that I miss the day when my radio had only a tune, volume, and
Jack-o-Lantern
Jul 2019
#57
Replacing a plug is simplicity itself -- and makes things a lot safer.
Fortinbras Armstrong
Jul 2019
#74
My grandmother had a washer with the rollers .. it worked great. But us kids were told to stay away.
YOHABLO
Jul 2019
#80
New isn't always better. Wringer washers are still used off grid and in rural areas.
Galraedia
Jul 2019
#94