As Mr. and I ate dinner last night, we reflected on the week that was. I don’t know about him, but, I had bones to pick and bones to toss.
Mr: I think we’re going to need a bowl for the bones.
As I looked at the plate he presented me with, I was positive, he was right about that! So I got a bowl and placed it in between us.
The ribs were cooked in the crockpot because it was so hot in the house we didn’t want to turn on the oven. The NEW oven, mind you. We’ll save using that until it gets colder outside. Again. Later this week, I’m sure.
It’s hard to believe it, but we’re sweating in our house at 70 degrees versus the 68 we had accustomed to. Not only did the temps heat up outside for a beautiful weekend we’re having, but the temp in the house this past week also heated up due to unnatural causes.
Your sneak peeks at the newly installed stove…that Mr. and I (holding things and being there for moral support) converted from natural gas to propane before we could use it. It took as long as it took to watch a losing Packer game to complete. Who knew there are a lot of orifices to switch out? Certainly, not me, but Mr. did. He had done that on the previous stove too.
After a spectacular omelet breakfast, I heard a rustling in the paper-gathering garbage bags in the pantry.
Me: Whatcha doing?
Mr: Retrieving the $25 off coupon for the place I called to pick up the appliances.
Me: Does that mean you figured out your plan for the old appliances?
Mr: Yep.
Me: And the cost?
Mr.: The lady on the phone said $125 minimum, it depends upon how much space the appliances take in the roll-off container.
Me: The fairgrounds only charges $15 for the frig at this Saturday’s recycling event. The other two appliances are free. (I had strategically placed the flyer on the counter where coupons hang out.).
Mr: I know, but that’s the day I’m taking the Durango in and I would have to rent a trailer and move them again myself.
Me: Remembering the prior weekend and all that work and his sore back…sigh…”Yeah, okay. $125 is less than what Best Buy was going to charge us to do the delivery and installation.”
In Unison: And we are NEVER going to do that again!
Mr: Plus this place’s website says that they do donate appliances to people in need, so that feels better than just junking them. They are still working. None of our local donation sites will take them.
Me: When will they be here to pick them up?
Mr: Friday!
Friday morning Mr. lined them up in the garage.
I took photos, ran my hands across each one, thanked them for their service, and wished them a happy new home. Weird, right? As I did so, I thought about how many times I cleaned the tops and fronts of these appliances. How many dishes were washed? How many meals were prepared? How many bottles of water were filled? How many times have the girls made cookies, breakfasts, lunches, oh, my…I was sentimental about it all. At least I’d be able to finally park my car back in the garage. And I didn’t have to clean the insides of them either!
The guy called when he was 18 minutes from our house.
The JunkLuggers truck, one guy, a dolly, and a roll-off container arrived right on schedule. Mr. supervised as he waited to pay the guy. Happy, I’m sure that he didn’t have to do any of the moving or lifting of the appliances.
I watched from the window, wondering if the guy would strap in the appliances or if he’ll just let them roll around.
The guy then opened the gate and laid the frig on its doors. My mouth dropped open as he hooked up the roll-off to the truck. But…you’re not supposed to lay a frig on its side!!
As the roll-off lifted back onto the truck, I saw the appliances again…was this a plan to make it fill the roll-off more to charge more? Hmm…the appliances started to slide.
And then the dishwasher rolled over and landed hard on the door of the roll-off…the range glass crashed into the top of the frig. I don’t know if it broke or not. I wanted to cry!
The faithful, albeit aging appliances, all became junk in 16 minutes.
And then the truck pulled out of the driveway, taking all of the appliances to the appliance cemetery. Apparently, the guy has a huge warehouse where all of them are stored for parts.
Mr. came back into the house.
Me: Congratulations, the appliances are gone.
Mr.: Yep. He was a nice guy – even said, “You probably could’ve just set these at the end of the driveway and someone would’ve taken them.”
Me: Didn’t you need a check to pay him? Did he take the coupon?
Mr: Nope, he took Discover.
Me: And the final cost…
Mr: $235. There was a $110 dollar freon charge that no one told me about.
Me: Jaw-dropping again…”So we paid them to junk them and paid close to the same price it was that we were trying to save by doing the delivery and installation ourselves.”
Mr.: Yep. But, they’re gone.
In Unison: And we are NEVER going to do that again!
The next day, while Mr. took the Durango in. I reminded him politely to make sure to tell the guy, “We don’t want any surprise costs.”
And then, to calm my nerves, I got busy using the new-fangled toilet bowl cleaning tools I had ordered the week prior.
Might just be me, but it’s amazing how deep in thought one can get while cleaning a toilet bowl. I even cleaned another one after the first one. We have three toilets. Two was enough for one day. The new silicone cleaner was so awesome for cleaning under the rim! I’m sparing you from the before and after photos.
You’re welcome.
Mr. returned and asked how my morning went. I said the new toilet bowl cleaning tools worked like a charm!
Me: You told the guy no surprise charges, right?
Mr: Yep, but he won’t know until he gets the fender off.
Sigh…feeling my blood boil, I decided a trip outside would be a good idea. When I realized it was hotter outside than it was in the house, I found projects to do out there. It was fun to pull out my flip-flops again. And walk barefoot in the grass. It’s like I was transported to summer again and didn’t have to go through the long winter.
I picked my last bouquet of marigolds. They have survived the freezing temps by being up close to the house. I haven’t watered them because I need to store the pots in the tea house and we don’t want moisture building up on the glass windows during the winter.
As I placed the beautiful marigolds in a small glass vase, I reflected on the week and was thankful for the summer we had. Despite the challenges, it had been gold and crimson kind of summer. Lots of vivid and bright moments we had a long with a lot of hard work.
As I placed the vase on the window sill, I pondered how I’d get Mr. to help me wash the windows before the snow flew again. Hmm…I don’t think we’d ever pay for “self-cleaning surfaces” ever again.
Post Inspiration: Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “bowl.” Use it as a noun or a verb—use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! And Terri Webster at Sunday Stills – Glass.
PS – Do tell me, have you experienced a hidden cost/charge that was a big surprise? Do you think there should be a service to collect used appliances? What is your favorite fall crock pot recipe? What is your favorite color for marigolds? Yellow or crimson?
I feel bad for the old appliances, the driver is right. I used to put things at the road to give away back in Michigan, they would usually vanish pretty quickly. I did this recently here with a vacuum cleaner, gone. Happy Sunday!
Thanks, John, this whole experience we’ve had plenty of in retrospect moments we should’ve or could’ve done something else. Oh well, I guess we’re not too old to learn something new. We do know that the end of the driveway is a great place to put stuff out for free. I think the long haul of the frig to the end of the driveway may have been a bit too much for our sore backs.
I hope you’re having a great week!!
My week is good, thanks for asking. ☺️ A child’s wagon or anything with wheels may have helped get thet fridge to the road. Or, rent a dolly. I have one I never use, you can have it. 😂
Yay, glad you’re week is off to a good start. We have a dolly too – it has been a life saver. We learned many things not to do and what to do next time. 😉
Thanks, all is well down here tonight. ☺️ Those things are really good at pushing the limit my back can handle, but sometimes ya gotta do it yourself.
Yay, glad to hear!
Yes, the limits on our backs can relate. We opt for doing it ourselves plenty and know we pushed it a bit too far when we can’t move later or the next day(s)!
wow – well at least your appliances will be used for spare parts – and are not just getting totally dumped. And that extra charge of $110 seems wrong – but it sounds like you and your husband are able to adapt with mistakes and then learn from them – ((and really how often do you get rid of appliances? so it is not like you could have experience with the best thing to do).
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and I have a question – so your husband converted a gas stove to run on propane? Hmmm – this sounds like a big job?
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your marigold photos are wonderful
We hope the appliances will be put to good use somehow. Yeah, the extra charge was ridiculous. The guy said, you can change your mind…and he’d unload the appliances. Sigh. At least they are gone now is our consolation prize. Once every 20 years, we hope.
Yes, the tiny orifices that ignite the flames have to be a certain style if you have natural gas versus propane. Most people have natural gas it appears nowadays as the appliances are set to that mode. It was a big job as the whole oven part had to be taken apart just to get to the orifices. The instructions were lacking, thankfully, Mr. knew what the goal was, so we were able to switch them out and the stove works great.
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the marigolds. I enjoyed your mountain hike photos too!
Hi Shelley – thanks for checking out the hike post 🙂
and every 20 years for appliances – I hope that is the case – but they make such crap these days – it seems we are on our fourth fridge in 19 years –
one lasted almost ten, the next one lasted four and then the most recent lasted five – and this were mid-grade ones (not the cheapest options) – and the most recent one only had some minor leak and we would have paid the $400 + to fix it if we loved the fridge but I hated the set up and so wanted a new one eventually – and then we found a huge clearance sale one day and got a brand new one (similar to what we were looking at) for a great price – and guess what? I absolutely love the set up inside and just like the design.
— and if we didn’t find that great deal – we noticed that LG had some nice options –
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anyhow, rather than sell ours, we put it for free on an ad and it was gone within a day. A lady came and said she was getting it for her “ex husband” who has a fridge that has been drying for a while. It was kind of cute to hear her “take care of her ex” – and it was a quick pick up – and I think she was the kind of person that scans the free items ads.
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did you think about doing that with your appliances? Placing an ad for free working stuff? I bet someone would have grabbed them fast.
anyhow, it is my husband’s pet peeve to have it cost us to “give stuff away” – but it does happen.
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and we would have done the same thing you did – paid to have them take it away (rather than have them unload) because the cost is worth peace of mind and moving on matters more at that point.
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Hi Yvette, you’re welcome. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It is curious on how long appliances do NOT last nowadays. We’ve never been able to buy the high-end brands so the mid-range pricing has been our go-to. Our very first frig is still running fine, we use it in our basement – it’s 32 years old. I shouldn’t jinx it!
In retrospect, we do wish we would’ve just put the appliances by the side of the road. Physical pain from all the moving of the appliances kind of dictated what we chose to do. It is what it is, and eventually I’ll get over it.
Well said, peace of mind and moving on was what we wanted to do. 🙂
Well “everything happens for a reason” and it sure made a good blog post – much better than side of the road pick up would have — hahaha
And the other thing about side of the road pick up is
A) you are not sure if or when someone would even take them – out spoiled society has folks snotty about free items
B) someone might have only taken two (or one) and you’d be looking at the others for a long time – and that could be an eye sore and just annoying
C) someone could get hurt taking them away and then sue you – not likely but in our litigious society we just never know (I fell on their property and my injury lawyer…)
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And so sometimes we just count our losses and move on! But I d say shame on the guy for charging the Freon charge!
Karma baby – his loss in the end
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Regarding the old fridge – yeah baby! And that is what I miss – when appliances lasted and backups could be used in the basement or garage or when we could bless someone with them –
Our first home came with a washer and dryer set that was around 15 years old – we used them for six years and then another year in CA – we ended up selling them in CA and they worked excellent at the time! But nowadays – throw away stuff and my biggest complaint is against the brand “Samsung” and we will hopefully never again buy that brand
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Oh and the best appliance I ever owned was Kenmore brand (not kitchen aide like we expected – even tho they are okay- and so is LG – been a decent brand) but the early kenmore models were the best –
And Maytag used to be good but in the last 20 years they became average
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Okay / enough from me but as usual I enjoy your posts
Great points, Yvette. We are definitely in the Live and learn zone. And oh, dear, no…don’t say it is so? Our new appliances are Samsung 🙁
Well maybe your models will be nice and sturdy ! Fingers crossed
My fingers are crossed too. It’s just the two of us using them, so hopefully the wear and tear factor will be less intimidating for the appliances 😏🤔😉
yes – sounds like less wear and tear
and I heard that some of the new washing machines have special filters now – and people do not know about changing them out and think the washer is not working well.
that might have been part of the case with one of the Samsung’s I went through – it might have been that filter.
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and I guess with all the microfibers and fake materials (which I happen to like for some things) but I guess it is sending small tiny particles into the water streams and watersheds and is subtly negatively impacting the river beds – plastics –
and so the addition of these filters on newer machines is meant to trap some of those micro plastics (so I have heard) and it sounds like a good idea
– and my son is the one who told me a little bit about changing filters on the newer machines – hmmmm
Wow…that’s interesting. I need to tell that to my daughter, she has newer machines and I haven’t heard that she was aware of that.
I have noticed that clothing with elastic has become less long lasting, especially when you don’t use fabric softener sheets. Hmmm…all this stuff is interconnected… WOW! Thanks for sharing, I always learn something from you!
And I was more referring to Samsung washer and dryers – they never worked out for us – but they could have gotten better in the last year or two!
Thankfully our Maytag washer and dryer is still working. I had read so many reviews for the appliances – there were definitely good and bad reviews. It’s hard to know what to do and how to buy in the price range allotted. Time will tell. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that we luck out. We paid our dues up front with the installation, right? 🤣🤔😁
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I saw your post but no pingback registered, but what an ordeal, Shelley. Funny that you and Graham have the recycling theme going on thsi week but that you added the glass in later. Nice to read temps are staying warm-ish in some areas–the sunlight on your jars of marigolds look so lovely. Yes, perhaps as someone said to leave the appliances out so someone will randomly take them–happened over and over in Sacramento whenever people did their free trash days.
Dang…I wonder what I did wrong with the pingback? Do you recommend linking to your post or to the comment section on your post. I think I did just the post?
I need to check out Graham’s post about recycling.
Yes, it has been so nice to be warm outside. I spent as much time as I could out there – Sunday was WINDY so it wasn’t as enjoyable as Saturday. We’re heading down into the lower 40s-60s this week so we’ll be back to ‘normal’ October weather.
It’s amazing how people will take stuff for free. In retrospect, we should’ve done that. Oh, well, it is what it is. I think we’ll be finding a few more items to drop off at the end of the driveway this week.
I so enjoyed your photos this week. The Ft. Vancouver museum looks so fascinating. I love all your fall photos from 2021. I hope you get some beautiful colors this year too.
Thanks for the referral to Graham’s post!
See you next week for mysterious! I think I’ve got something very scary to share 😉
Well the pingback showed up but the notification for it did not. I do have your posts scheduled for instant notifications, so the email was there and I took a quick look. I always suggest doing both (and I also do when I link to others). We got our fall this weekend so I hope to go out this week and check that lake again for colors! See you next week!
Thank you for the clarification. I appreciate how you stay on top of the notifications and pingbacks.
Yay for fall beauty. Enjoy as much of it as you can, it goes by quickly.
See you soon!
I know how hard people work on their posts, so I would hate to miss someone’s.
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Wow, it would have broken my heart to see my old appliances treated like that. I agree, put them out by the road for pick-up. We also have a Buy Nothing group that is great for getting rid of things no longer wanted. Oh well, hopefully no surprises on the car.
Hi Janis, thank you for the support! I’m glad I’m not alone in feeling broken hearted about how the appliances were treated. I’m also glad I didn’t waste time cleaning the insides of them either.
That’s an interesting group…Buy Nothing, hmm. I don’t think we have anything like that here. I do see people putting stuff out by the side of the road a lot, though. And within a day or two the stuff finds new homes.
We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the car costs won’t be a surprise. The guy seemed trustworthy and was thankful that we had already purchased the fender and the hinges. I think we’ve met our quota of surprises for the year. 😉
The bloke moving the appliances was an idiot. If he was going to use them for spare parts a lot was lost in that stupid way of loading. That actually made me angry!!!! I can understand the de-gassing freon charge thought.
I love your new stove. Much easier to clean just warm soapy water. I use the last of the washing up water to wipe the stove over after cooking..
You have reminded me that I need to plant my Marigold seeds for the Summer.
I was was reading about rodents, as you do, and I found a good mouse repellent for you. Peppermint! As mice have bad eyesight, they rely on smell and they hate peppermint. I think they said peppermint tea or dried not fresh. You can thank me later.
Go and put your feet on the grass and get grounded again before it gets too cold.
I felt anger too, Brian. I’m guessing the company just plays off people’s desires to do something right with old appliances. I don’t know how they would’ve been able to do anything good with our old appliances after the way they were loaded.
Thanks – we’re loving the new stove. That’s a great idea to use the last of the washing up water to wipe it clean! I’ve been shining the appliances since we got them. I don’t like seeing the finger prints. OCD…
Marigold seeds are so fun. It’s like having a perpetual garden every year. They survived the best out of all my flowers, so come spring, I’ll plant more.
Peppermint…I need to look at growing that this spring. I should have a planter or two of it by the spot the critters seem to be entering. Thank you for the tip!! I’ll thank you later too.
I did put my feet in the grass and felt grounded. I hope that feeling lasts for a long time!!! It’s supposed to be a long cold winter. 🥶🥶🥶
I get emotional about letting old stuff that has served me well go too. So I know how heartbreaking that all was. You are right. Never again! Glad you at least still have marigolds! We pulled up the frosted wildflowers this afternoon. Found 3 or four blooms and cut those for a little arrangement…the last of summer.
Hi Dawn! I appreciate your sympathy about the appliances. When you use something every day or see it every day, it’s harder to let go. Even if we’re happy about the replacements. Yep, never again is our motto. I think our physical bodies will prevent us from trying this kind of thing in the future.
Aw…yeah, the frost has gotten the best of our flowers. It’s fun to have a little bouquet to remind me of summer as we brace for winter.
Hugs to you as you remember your Aunt Becky – your post was so beautiful to read. I love her hat, her smile, and her acceptance of end of life.
For me the surprise in this story is how inexpensive it was for you to get rid of those appliances. We pay much more for anything that needs to be taken away, whether it’s usable or junk. From my perspective you did great.
WOW – really? Thanks for the words of encouragement.
I guess I’m more frugal than I thought I was.
I’m still trying to wrap my brain around how much it cost to do the removal. We also donated 3 twin bed frames. But then had two mattresses that needed to go. No one would take them until I said to Mr., “Go back to the place we bought the new mattress from and tell them 20 years ago, we bought these two from you, and we just bought the new one 2 months ago, can you take these from us?” They said, “Normally we charge $30/mattress, we’ll do it for $20/mattress. So $40 to discard 2 20-year old twin mattresses.” Mr. reminded me that we don’t do this parting of ways stuff very often, so if you average it out over the years it’s not that bad, right? 🤣😁😉
Yes paying for removal is just part of how you get new things. Although we had a similar situation to yours with a mattress. Did you know you can dismantle a mattress yourself and send it out with the trash? Put the stuffing in garbage bags, cut the metal into sizes that’ll fit into your recycling bin, and cut the wood into sizes that are acceptable with your trash hauler. It was fun to do, and we saved $$$ on that one.
Double dang…I didn’t know that, it makes sense though, and we should’ve done that!! My first sales job was selling mattresses, and in the recesses of my memories, I had to know how they are made. DANG…we so could’ve gotten rid of them like that and it would’ve been a fun project too!! 😏🤔😆
Something to remember in the future. 🤷♀️
Indeed. I’ve made a note of this technique and I intend to tell Mr. all about it while we take our walk today. We work out our frustrations when we walk. 😉
That’s terrible what they charged you to haul it away, then after they tumbled those appliances willy-nilly to be hauled away, as an aside told you you could have put them to the curb. It seems to me that DTE, our energy provider, will haul old appliances away for $50.00 if you show them the receipt that you bought a new appliance. We always had the store deliver the new one and take the old one and I assume there was a freon fee, but not sure. We got the fridge and stove in 1990, but then a new stove as that one had issues and were were told it was easier to get a new stove, then to deal with the glasstop and element issues, so we did that. We had to trust Busen’s Appliance, a family-owned appliance store in the City for many decades. We had had them come out for routine dryer lint removal every other year and once the older gentleman retired, there was a debacle a few years ago when the new guy did not clean it the same way (by removing the tumbler and vacuuming inside), but instead moved the washer and dryer, forgot to replace the tube that drains water from the humidifier and A/C into the sink, instead leaving it in mid-air on a sickening hot day in early September. When I went downstairs many hours later to reboot my modem due to computer issues and found find the laundry room floor covered in water, I made him come back and move things out from the wall so it could dry properly so no mold. Then I made him return the following day after it dried as I said I have no one to ask and my next-door neighbor had shoulder surgery so I wasn’t asking him. Then he did not move the washer back in place and I had to have him return a few days later after I had to hug the washer through its cycle as it was jumping all over the place. You are lucky you have Mister (and those pretty Marigolds too). 🙂
Yeah, it was an unfortunate situation for us. Same with the one you went through! Yikes. Glad you made the guy help you. I wish you did have a nice neighbor or a Mister to help you.
Hmm…maybe we should’ve checked out our electric company’s policy on new/old appliances. Dang. Oh, well.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts!!! I always enjoy reading your stories.
Yes, well we live and learn don’t we Shelley? Next time the guy comes in to clean the lint in the dryer, I check that he didn’t just prop the condensate tube in mid-air instead of putting it back into the laundry tub. I called Busen’s and that guy was gone for the evening – I said “page him or come yourself.” So he was one of the delivery guys. That was a Summer from h*ll. I had the sink pipe fall apart, then a drain cleaned out, plus the all-house insulation, then this mess. Thank goodness I had to go downstairs to reboot the modem and was waiting around for the lights to go back on. Yes, a nice neighbor or a Mister would be helpful. 🙂 Wish I had more fun stories to share!
Yikes, that was a summer from h*ll. I’m glad you stood up for yourself and persevered through all of it. Being able to do that makes for interesting stories too.
I really liked the “old me” better Shelley. I never used to be so vocal about things … probably that is because so many little things have gone wrong … every contractor job I’ve had done has had some fly in the ointment, the latest being the generator and five techs out here to diagnose or fix problems on a brand-new machine since August 18th. But yes, because for years my mom and I had two neighborhood men we could count on to ask questions or be of assistance (not that we bugged them – they said call me if you need help), plus a handyman, who I’ve now lost this year as he is legally blind. I think getting fed up with having to deal with these constant problems has made me bold and brazen and another “B” word … 🙂
As we age, the ‘old me’s’ have selective memories of what was good versus what is bad now. It’s normal.
You’re right to complain. Especially when you’ve hired someone to do the job – if they take the job, they need to do it!
I can remember I thought I was “all that and a bag of chips” before that expression was popular in a maxi dress with a ruffled color and sleeves which I paired with white Grecian-style sandals laced to my knees and a wooden purse, all which was bought with my own allowance mind you since my parents bought all my clothes and said if I wanted “faddy things” (within reason), I had to buy those. Got that “get-up” and was set to wear it when we visited friends of the family for dinner. My mom said “no you don’t – you are not leaving the house dressed like that!” And didn’t wear it to school either. Oh well – I wish I had a photo of me in that outfit, as strange as it looked.
Yes, he’s still asking him to fix it – he is ignoring the requests and I didn’t run interference today.
That’s a very interesting outfit. I wish you had a picture of yourself in it too. That would make for a fun post to write about. You could write about how the squirrels don’t have to worry about switching out their clothes, just spring fur versus winter fur? 😉
Jeez…glad you didn’t run interference, hopefully the issues set in for him.
I always had a camera handy – don’t know why I didn’t. I had a Kodak Pocket Camera and must have taken thousands of photos with that camera while I had it. I only stopped using it when the film door got loose and was letting light in. I think I did write about the styles one time if I remember correctly … I should look if I can figure out a key word, probably wooden purse. Yes, it should be easier for humans too.
I didn’t run interference today either with even more “missives” going out. I watch from the sidelines.
A well-loved camera is a grand thing!
A wooden purse…I vaguely remember that style. How fun. 🥰
Way to be on the sidelines instead of in the middle of the missives!
Yes, I toted that camera everywhere and always took pics at work when we had events … got the double photo feature and shared the extra photos with coworkers.
That wooden purse looked like a mini treasure chest … what a style. In fact most of the styles of the lae 60s/early-to-mid 70s were a little out there. If you weren’t tripping on your elephant bell bell bottoms, you were wearing mini dresses … one extreme to the other.
Yes, sideline spectating is better … I can ooh and aah from here.
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I don’t know how it is with you and Mr., but I am always the one to check about costs/fees/surcharges/upcharges, etc. ahead of time. I don’t think my husband likes to be surprised by a higher than expected charge, but I think he’s a little embarrassed to ask. Not me. My very practical Midwestern nature asks and asks twice! What a pain to have your appliances removed. But I have to say that new stove is gorgeous! And, kudos to Mr. for being able to switch it from gas to propane. We don’t have gas here, so we have an electric stove. Most of my friends in town have propane; it’s on a wish list for maybe someday. But not if it means people will expect me to cook more than I already do!
Hi Rebecca – thank you for sharing your thoughts!
I think it’s the same in our house, this time I didn’t ask many questions. And Mr. felt like they gave him a complete quote. Guess we learned otherwise.
Thank you – the new stove is a hit. The meals Mr. has been making with it are definitely worth all the effort it was to get it properly installed. Cooking with gas is a treat.
Hmm…maybe it’s time to teach the boys how to cook…it’s a life skill that comes in handy. Do they even teach those skills in school anymore?
Happy Sunday – I hope you have a great week!!