Subj : Handicapped
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Jan 17 2025 14:20:10
Hi Dave,
RH> Litton is a not that well known name for appliances; I've heard it
RH> before but don't really know much about them, their quality, etc.
DD> Litton was/is big in electronics and a major defense
DD> contractor/supplier or radar, sonar and radio equipment, The quality
DD> of that unit was most
DD> excellent. In 1976 mom paid around U$800 for it. That works out to
DD> U$4400 today. For that kind of treasure it *should*n have been (and
DD> was) top drawer.
She got one of the early on the home consumer market microwaves. Both my
mom and my MIL got theirs in 1982; I got my first one in 1984. We bought
it about a week after Steve got his first computer--a Commodore 64 with
a datasette drive. He upgraded it to a floppy hard drive about a year
later, after getting a nice TDY (temporary duty) settlement.
DD> My ice box is going a good job. Gonna have to have a service call
to DD> fix the ice maker though. After I'm done with my morning coffee
I DD> mostly drink water the rest of the day - so I go through a fair
amount DD> of ice.
RH> I'll only put ice in my drinks if it is really warm, most often drink
RH> everything (usually just water) cool. Guess it's a lingering remnant of
RH> our time in Germany where drinks were rarely served with ice so I got
RH> used to that temperature. Also, when I was growing up, my parents
RH> didn't use a lot of ice in drinks but we had nice cold well water so
RH> ice wasn't really needed.
DD> I've been ive forever. My main drink, at home, is a tall glass of iced
DD> water with a shot of lemon juice to give it a little flavour.
My main drink at home is water run thru a reverse osmosis filter. This
time of year it is cold enough that no ice is needed. When we're out,
it's usually water with lemon, unless we're at a Mexican place that has
hortchata.
RH> Microscopic particles that cause pollution, bad for lungs, etc
RH> according to scientists.
DD> And for every one of those scientests there is another who will say
DD> that he's a rhinestone studded, rhodium-plated doofus. Bv)= Still
DD> it's a lot better to err on the side of caution.
RH> True, but the house isn't really set up for a gas stove at this point.
RH> It would involve a lot of re-working the kitchen area so I'll just
RH> settle for the electric stove and occaisionally growl about it.
DD> I've got a gas furnace and water heater. But, since it was built on a
DD> slab rather than a basement or crawl space it would be very difficult
DD> to pipe gas to a stove.
We've got a crawl space. At one time Steve speculated, wondered how much
it would cost to convert it to a full basement. We figured it would be
more than we wanted to pay so have kept the crawl space.
DD> 8<---- SNIP ----->8
DD> ... I hate when green jellybeans are mint instead of lime
RH> OTOH, I'd rather have mint jellybeans instead of lime. (G)
DD> Just a tag line. I don't care either was as I like both flavours. And
DD> I don't eat jellybeans (or gummies).
RH> I know, but it's fun replying to one like that. I do eat jellybeans and
RH> gummies, the latter on a regular basis as a couple of the suppliments
RH> we take are gummies.
DD> I do my supplements and medications (other than the inhalers) mostly
DD> as pills/capsules. No gummies. I don't think they make a senior
DD> multivitamon in a Flintstones gummy. Bv)=
Would you take it if they did? (G)
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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