The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1110

Freeshadow · 03-16-2011, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I think my dryer is starting to think about end of life issues. right now it kind of sounds like a cat working on a hairball. not a good thing in electrical appliance world

Oh you didn't know it?
The real reason why washing machines and dryers swallow socks is because they can't work on a hairball

I assume that IF it goes belly up, you'll check if you can fix it yourself.

Stitchawl · 03-16-2011, 09:25 AM

My old clothes dryer was great. I could put almost any shirt into it, and it would come out smooth enough to wear (for non-business use.) Then we bought one of those new combination washer/dryers with furry logic (must be, because fuzzy logic probably works correctly) and every single shirt that I dry comes out looking as if it were professionally wrinkled! I've tried taking the shirts out slightly damp... didn't fix the problem. I tried doing the shirts alone... no help there. I tried different settings... I though maybe there was a special setting to create intense wrinkling that I had turned on by mistake. Cotton sport shirts, flannel shirts, chamois shirts, even permanent press shirts... all make raisins look like plump grapes. I might actually have to clean the wax off my iron and use that for *Yikes* ironing shirts!

Stitchawl

Freeshadow · 03-16-2011, 09:29 AM

that's ironic

*ducks and runs away*

wyndslash · 03-16-2011, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I might actually have to clean the wax off my iron and use that for *Yikes* ironing shirts!

Stitchawl

one of my relatives in malaysia told us that she just put her clothes under her mattress and in the morning, they would be pressed and "ironed"

Stitchawl · 03-16-2011, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

one of my relatives in malaysia told us that she just put her clothes under her mattress and in the morning, they would be pressed and "ironed"

I've done that in hotels with pants. It works well. But here at home we don't have mattresses... This is Japan. We sleep on the floor.

Stitchawl

wyndslash · 03-16-2011, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I've done that in hotels with pants. It works well. But here at home we don't have mattresses... This is Japan. We sleep on the floor.

Stitchawl

ah, japanese-style

SameOldStory · 03-16-2011, 10:38 AM

If my wife would let me, I'd much rather have a futon than the "Sleep By Numbers" bed that we have now. Although many like them, I'd suggest getting a futon over a SBN bed. If you need to, you can get a bed frame to get it off the floor. (That does work better for those who like to put shoes under the bed.

)

SameOldStory · 03-16-2011, 10:41 AM

Speaking of the "Sleep By Numbers" beds, they do have a very good warranty. And they need it.

Verencat · 03-16-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Mornings are MORE than enough reason to vent and rant for me!!!!!!

That's what I wanted to say!

Morning are painful!

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I think my dryer is starting to think about end of life issues. right now it kind of sounds like a cat working on a hairball. not a good thing in electrical appliance world

But a great thing if you decide to use those noises to make believe that a feline ghost is hidden in there. You could have people *pay* to visit your house and listen to your dryer, then use that money to buy a new one.

See? All is good!

(All this said, I hope it's repairable, appliances are so costly)

dsvick · 03-16-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I think my dryer is starting to think about end of life issues. right now it kind of sounds like a cat working on a hairball. not a good thing in electrical appliance world

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Originally Posted by pholy

And you're quite sure, I take it, that neither Strider nor Arwen are hiding inside it?

Exactly what I was going to say. The dryer is fine, and Strider and Arwen are in there making noises to get a reaction out of you

kindlekitten · 03-16-2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by pholy

And you're quite sure, I take it, that neither Strider nor Arwen are hiding inside it?

definetly! the laundry room is off limits to them and there is always a tactical battle to get in there, and return without any cats leaking through.

feline E&E at its finest!

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Originally Posted by nohmi2

Karma worthy.

PS.
Getting a book on Newfies.

Cheers

thanks for the karma comment!

there are more animal books, and my good intentions are to seek them out and post them. life keeps popping up!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freeshadow

Oh you didn't know it?
The real reason why washing machines and dryers swallow socks is because they can't work on a hairball

I assume that IF it goes belly up, you'll check if you can fix it yourself.

I've fixed the washer a few times, in fact, the bottom panel is long misplaced, I got tired of the on and off bit. the back panel of the dryer is just resting against the wall, I've been in there so many times!

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

My old clothes dryer was great. I could put almost any shirt into it, and it would come out smooth enough to wear (for non-business use.) Then we bought one of those new combination washer/dryers with furry logic (must be, because fuzzy logic probably works correctly) and every single shirt that I dry comes out looking as if it were professionally wrinkled! I've tried taking the shirts out slightly damp... didn't fix the problem. I tried doing the shirts alone... no help there. I tried different settings... I though maybe there was a special setting to create intense wrinkling that I had turned on by mistake. Cotton sport shirts, flannel shirts, chamois shirts, even permanent press shirts... all make raisins look like plump grapes. I might actually have to clean the wax off my iron and use that for *Yikes* ironing shirts!

Stitchawl

silly stitcher! one iron for the skis! one for the clothes! my original ski iron is one of the oldest things in the house aside from the bonafide antiques!

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

Speaking of the "Sleep By Numbers" beds, they do have a very good warranty. And they need it.

really!? I've been seriously considering one. anymore the most comfortable sleep I get is on an airmattress, which is not the best bedding with these krazy kitties! what's the dealio?

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Exactly what I was going to say. The dryer is fine, and Strider and Arwen are in there making noises to get a reaction out of you

phbbbttttt~~~~ actually the most recent issue (aside from the hairball sounds) is one of the "fins" inside the drum is starting to separate from the drum and clothes are getting stuck in the little opening. it's creating little holes in a lot of things

badgoodDeb · 03-16-2011, 01:57 PM

I have one of the alternate brand names (not Sleep by Number, but the same thing) and I love it! Besides the comfort, it's easier to put sheets on cuz it's so LIGHT when I lift it. It's an air mattress, after all.

kindlekitten · 03-16-2011, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I have one of the alternate brand names (not Sleep by Number, but the same thing) and I love it! Besides the comfort, it's easier to put sheets on cuz it's so LIGHT when I lift it. It's an air mattress, after all.

which one do you have?

SameOldStory · 03-16-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

really!? I've been seriously considering one. anymore the most comfortable sleep I get is on an airmattress, which is not the best bedding with these krazy kitties! what's the dealio?

The biggest problem we've had was with the controllers. The display goes bad and you can't see what setting you're on. For some that wouldn't be a problem except that I change mine according to how I feel that night.

Each year the warranty goes down and down, so that at a certain point parts are no longer covered. We've replaced controllers three times. The good part is that they're very quick to ship new ones, no complaints there. Now I'm looking at a bill of about $200 - $250 to replace the controller on my side of the bed - BOTH controllers are hardwired to the pumping box so you can't just replace the bad one.

The other problem that I have is very minor. In the showroom they start you out trying the cheapest bed and move you up to the multimillion dollar bed (well, maybe a little bit less than that). The big difference is that the expensive air mattress has a thick Swedish foam mattress pad on top of it, the air mattress part is, or was anyway, the same. We saved about a $1,000, or more, on it by just buying our own Swedish foam type mattress pad.

One problem with Swedish type foam mattress pads. Your pad gets molded into the shape of your whole body. That's very good for comfort. Unless you want to roll over - then you have to wake up to get out of the "mold". We ended up putting on a Swedish type foam pad that was only about two inches thick. Even then it took a while to get used to turning over in our sleep. After that it was fine.

I've had futons twice in my life. One was on the floor and I had no problem with that. The other was on a futon frame similar to this one (but flat of course). That was the most comfortable for me.

But in the end all that matters is what feels best to you. That could by why they make more than a few different types of beds.

desertblues · 03-16-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

.......

But in the end all that matters is what feels best to you. That could by why they make more than a few different types of beds.

I was in Turkey last year, made a trip along the boarder and in every tiny, dinghy hotel they had these great mattresses, a kind of boxspring. For all of 30 days I slept like a rose! A miracle, as I often wake up at night. And no: it wasn't exhaustion, because my back didn't hurt either. W-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l

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03-16-2011, 09:25 AM	#16637
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	My old clothes dryer was great. I could put almost any shirt into it, and it would come out smooth enough to wear (for non-business use.) Then we bought one of those new combination washer/dryers with furry logic (must be, because fuzzy logic probably works correctly) and every single shirt that I dry comes out looking as if it were professionally wrinkled! I've tried taking the shirts out slightly damp... didn't fix the problem. I tried doing the shirts alone... no help there. I tried different settings... I though maybe there was a special setting to create intense wrinkling that I had turned on by mistake. Cotton sport shirts, flannel shirts, chamois shirts, even permanent press shirts... all make raisins look like plump grapes. I might actually have to clean the wax off my iron and use that for Yikes ironing shirts! Stitchawl

03-16-2011, 09:29 AM	#16638
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,815 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	that's ironic ducks and runs away

03-16-2011, 10:38 AM	#16642
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	If my wife would let me, I'd much rather have a futon than the "Sleep By Numbers" bed that we have now. Although many like them, I'd suggest getting a futon over a SBN bed. If you need to, you can get a bed frame to get it off the floor. (That does work better for those who like to put shoes under the bed. )

03-16-2011, 10:41 AM	#16643
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Speaking of the "Sleep By Numbers" beds, they do have a very good warranty. And they need it.

03-16-2011, 01:57 PM	#16647
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I have one of the alternate brand names (not Sleep by Number, but the same thing) and I love it! Besides the comfort, it's easier to put sheets on cuz it's so LIGHT when I lift it. It's an air mattress, after all.