Yes. Since my father had bought it from the world-famous company he had retired from, he sent away the repair-man my mother had called (the fridge-freezer combination was still under warranty, but heated instead of cooling), ridiculing her.
As soon as he had passed away, we bought a very good combo from another company and never had any problems with that.
I went through it sort of recently, as refrigerator lifetimes go.
In late 2023, I had COVID… I think I mentioned it here.
I wasn’t allowed out of quarantine for weeks because my fever keep returning and I couldn’t get a negative test… the two criteria for it’s being considered over.
Luckily, I’d had all my vaccinations and I was put on Paxlovid right away… The doctors said that’s why it didn’t have a lot of respiratory symptoms and didn’t turn into long COVID. But it just didn’t want to go away.
When I was sickest, my refrigerator suddenly stopped. I can’t say it stopped cold, cos it stopped warm.
It was very annoying, because it was only 40 years old. Really!
Everything in it was ruined.
I couldn’t go shopping for a fridge… I barely sneaked out to get groceries and pick up the Paxlovid when I was supposed to be home in quarantine. Luckily I had lots of canned stuff.
Anyway, finally I got a new fridge. I won’t mention the brand except it rhymes with…um… Rigid Air. After a couple of weeks, it quit.
Everything in it was ruined.
It was under warranty… but guess what… They don’t cover the food!
And they don’t replace it.. they send repair people. It’s all in the fine print.
The repair people the …um… Rigid Air company… uses for warranty work are clowns. They supposedly work for Sears, which is basically defunct, but they repair all those lifetime appliances people (thought they) bought. I wish them luck.
Various members of the clown troupe came back and repaired my NEW fridge at least 5 times. Some were very nice…. but they’d get here and the last guy would have ordered the wrong part.
It would work for a week or a month, and quit again. Then they’d make a new appointment with me for weeks later, show up on the wrong day, or they’d send the wrong people. Once a baffled HVAC tech asked me why they sent him.
I yelled, I threatened lawyers… But the contract says six repair attempts before replacement. Finally the warranty was about to run out and they acted to replace it. Almost a year after I bought it.
They sent one a little smaller than it’s supposed to be, but I said okay because I didn’t want to wait another six weeks. That was a year and a half ago…. So far it’s doing great
It’s going to do great for years, aren’t you, my pet refrigerator?
I have faith.
It’s the little extra bits of description that I didnt do…
If I had a sort of boom box, but never carried it on my shoulder, or blasted tunes like an idiot, or worried that my VHS would jam,… If I rented VHS tapes at a nearby little store, not Blockbuster, on a Tuesday, or my dictionary was used too much to be dusty… do I say yes or no?
If it’s “yes”, I did everything but 8 and 12… I’ve never owned a Walkman, and I don’t think I’ve recorded off the radio.
Oh… And I owned an encyclopedia set from a thrift store, complete except for I think 2 volumes (&#@$!)(but that’s why it was $1.50). But not a whole collection, if that means more than that.
My “walkman” was a cheap Radio Shack knockoff. But it went everywhere with me. Even out on the fishing boat, where it was snugly ensconced in a Tupperware container with just the headphone cord poked through a tiny hole. And yes, it would have floated, if it went overboard.
What I want to know is whether that drawing goes under the paint, or is a separate “study.” Wait… It must be separate, cos he signed it in the corner “to (somebody) Erickson (I think) Best wishes”.
I’ve never understood how somebody can make a precise sketch, and then a separate painting that follows it exactly.
Similar concepts are used in sculpture. Pencil sketches from multiple angles; form, shape, scale, etc. all start there. Then the modeling, often several models in increasing scale sizes. Many artforms seem to require multiple talents. And time. Lots of time.
Wow. I didn’t read the title above the photo, but was thinking “clearly Colorado”. I haven’t been to that lake, but I’ve been in many similar places there.
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Yes. Since my father had bought it from the world-famous company he had retired from, he sent away the repair-man my mother had called (the fridge-freezer combination was still under warranty, but heated instead of cooling), ridiculing her.
As soon as he had passed away, we bought a very good combo from another company and never had any problems with that.
I went through it sort of recently, as refrigerator lifetimes go.
In late 2023, I had COVID… I think I mentioned it here.
I wasn’t allowed out of quarantine for weeks because my fever keep returning and I couldn’t get a negative test… the two criteria for it’s being considered over.
Luckily, I’d had all my vaccinations and I was put on Paxlovid right away… The doctors said that’s why it didn’t have a lot of respiratory symptoms and didn’t turn into long COVID. But it just didn’t want to go away.
When I was sickest, my refrigerator suddenly stopped. I can’t say it stopped cold, cos it stopped warm.
It was very annoying, because it was only 40 years old. Really!
Everything in it was ruined.
I couldn’t go shopping for a fridge… I barely sneaked out to get groceries and pick up the Paxlovid when I was supposed to be home in quarantine. Luckily I had lots of canned stuff.
Anyway, finally I got a new fridge. I won’t mention the brand except it rhymes with…um… Rigid Air. After a couple of weeks, it quit.
Everything in it was ruined.
It was under warranty… but guess what… They don’t cover the food!
And they don’t replace it.. they send repair people. It’s all in the fine print.
The repair people the …um… Rigid Air company… uses for warranty work are clowns. They supposedly work for Sears, which is basically defunct, but they repair all those lifetime appliances people (thought they) bought. I wish them luck.
Various members of the clown troupe came back and repaired my NEW fridge at least 5 times. Some were very nice…. but they’d get here and the last guy would have ordered the wrong part.
It would work for a week or a month, and quit again. Then they’d make a new appointment with me for weeks later, show up on the wrong day, or they’d send the wrong people. Once a baffled HVAC tech asked me why they sent him.
I yelled, I threatened lawyers… But the contract says six repair attempts before replacement. Finally the warranty was about to run out and they acted to replace it. Almost a year after I bought it.
They sent one a little smaller than it’s supposed to be, but I said okay because I didn’t want to wait another six weeks. That was a year and a half ago…. So far it’s doing great
It’s going to do great for years, aren’t you, my pet refrigerator?
I have faith.
Bonne chance.
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I think Mr. Phelps here enjoys the water.
What form! What style! This one gets a perfect 10 from the entire panel of judges!
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I never had a boom box.
I had a boombox , but I never carried it on my shoulder.
Mine was too big and my shoulders too small. Which is good, because I still have my hearing (well, other than the stinkin’ tinnitus.)
It’s the little extra bits of description that I didnt do…
If I had a sort of boom box, but never carried it on my shoulder, or blasted tunes like an idiot, or worried that my VHS would jam,… If I rented VHS tapes at a nearby little store, not Blockbuster, on a Tuesday, or my dictionary was used too much to be dusty… do I say yes or no?
If it’s “yes”, I did everything but 8 and 12… I’ve never owned a Walkman, and I don’t think I’ve recorded off the radio.
Oh… And I owned an encyclopedia set from a thrift store, complete except for I think 2 volumes (&#@$!)(but that’s why it was $1.50). But not a whole collection, if that means more than that.
My “walkman” was a cheap Radio Shack knockoff. But it went everywhere with me. Even out on the fishing boat, where it was snugly ensconced in a Tupperware container with just the headphone cord poked through a tiny hole. And yes, it would have floated, if it went overboard.
Yes to everything except the boom box and Walkman
Yes to all, save for some of the associated movements not being performed…
Does Mom and Dad’s encyclopedia set count? I mean, I never had them myself, but sure grew up with them.
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A very famous scene, with a live lion, from the 1919 silent film.
Let Gloria herself tell you about it…. 61 years later (it’s less than 3 minutes):
Very interesting, thanks for finding it.
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Even his pencil drawings are amazing.
What I want to know is whether that drawing goes under the paint, or is a separate “study.” Wait… It must be separate, cos he signed it in the corner “to (somebody) Erickson (I think) Best wishes”.
I’ve never understood how somebody can make a precise sketch, and then a separate painting that follows it exactly.
That’s what those squares in the sketch are for.
We’ve done that at art education from photographs in college-like classes.
the sketch is like a roadmap….eliminates any nasty layout and balance surprises that might crop up in the actual application of oil paint on canvas,,
Similar concepts are used in sculpture. Pencil sketches from multiple angles; form, shape, scale, etc. all start there. Then the modeling, often several models in increasing scale sizes. Many artforms seem to require multiple talents. And time. Lots of time.
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I’ve got 15 cents!
Where can I get a Shredded Ralston box top?
Cutting out the coupon won’t hurt my tablet, will it?
If I remember correctly , Ralston cereals were pretty much high fiber, low taste
besides, they never put prizes inside each box–cool stuff like Navy frogmen or a submarine
like these!
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That’s the answer I got.
Me too.
Yes.
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There are creaky wheels turning in my brain….
Didn’t you post this once before, long ago, saying that this little girl was a relative?
Or am i remembering someone else and another photo?
Or something else altogether?
Great photo in any case.
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“You’re probably wondering why I asked you to meet me here tonight.”
A scary place to meet, if you don’t trust the guy!
Tunnel Lake, Colorado.
Wow. I didn’t read the title above the photo, but was thinking “clearly Colorado”. I haven’t been to that lake, but I’ve been in many similar places there.
A Wilson’s Warbler.
Female (yellow feathers in the cap).