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Skriven 2008-09-21 07:22:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Murphy and his minions
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to hap newsom <=-

 hn> Yep, Mr Murphy is at it again!

 RH> He never takes a day off it seems.  We thought we were going to have to
 RH> buy a new washer Monday after mine quit working.  After shopping
 RH> several place, we went home to sleep on it.  Tuesday morning Steve took
 RH> the machine (somewhat) apart & found a bunch of quilt batting fibers
 RH> around the transmission.  After cleaning them (and a bunch of other
 RH> here-to-for unreachable gunk) out, it works like new. (G) Mr. Murphy
 RH> lost that one.

Had you had to pay for a "service call" you'd have been about as well off
buying new.   Bv(=

Having a handy man handy comes in handy sometimes. A friend was going to put
his non-working, moderately aged Speed Queen on Free Cycle ... but called me
first as he knew I have been on the scout for something to replace the
Whirlpool I bought 8 years ago for U$20. 

When he told me "how" the machine was not working I told him to pull it out of
its cubby hole and get it on its side were we could work on it.

I got to his house and immediately took the drive belt cover off the bottom
unit and removed the broken V-belt. Took the belt down to the nearest Auto-Zone
and got a replacement - came back in installed it and called the job done. When
JOhnny looked a little iffy about putting everything back in place I made him a
bet ... if everything functions properly he bought dinner at Fritz' (steak
house). If something is still munged - I'll buy dinner, you pick the place.

I really enjoyed that steak.    Bv)=

But, I had an advantage ... during my checkered career I spent a period as an
appliance repairman and learned that Speed Queen washers have had the same
mechanism since the original production models back in the 1940s. It's a
simple, elegant and pretty bullet-proof design and made to be easy to repair.
Most failures are in the belt or clutch - both easy access and easy to replace.
Less common but #3 is a bad water pump - also easy to replace. Least common is
the transmission itself - and if that's busted get a new washer.

Of course I could have dummied up, taken his "old" Speed Queen home with me and
been ahead of the game. But, my conscience would have ached everytime I washed
a load of clothes.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Curried Quinoa With Roasted Summer Vegetables
 Categories: Grains, Vegetables, Curry
      Yield: 4 servings
 
  1 1/4 ts Kosher salt + more
  1 1/4 c  Quinoa; rinsed in a fine
           - strainer
      3 c  Eggplant; 1/2" dice
      1    Red bell pepper; 1/2" dice
      1 lg Zucchini; in 1/2" dice
      4 tb Oil + more as needed
           Pepper
    1/3 c  Slivered almonds
    1/4 c  Chopped shallots
  2 1/2 ts Curry powder
      2 tb White wine vinegar + more to
           - taste
    1/3 c  Raisins
      1    Tomato; 1/2" dice
 
  Instead of serving this dish warm, you can combine the quinoa
  and roasted vegetables and chill it as a salad. To serve,
  adjust seasoning, adding more vinegar and salt if needed,
  and top with the toasted almonds.
  
  Before chopping ingredients, preheat the oven to 400º. Bring
  2 1/2 cups of water to a boil with 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher
  salt. Add the quinoa, return to a simmer, cover and cook
  until the grains are tender and almost translucent but still
  have a crunch, 10-12 minutes. If there is any excess water,
  strain again in fine strainer. Spread out on a clean baking
  sheet to stop the cooking.
  
  Meanwhile, toss the eggplant, bell pepper and zucchini in
  a large bowl with 2 tablespoons of the oil and plenty of
  salt and pepper to taste. Spread in a single layer on a
  large baking sheet and roast in a preheated oven until the
  eggplant is tender, stirring once or twice, 15 minutes.
  
  Spread almonds on a small baking sheet and toast in the oven
  until browned, 5-7 minutes.
  
  Combine shallots, curry powder and vinegar in medium bowl.
  Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Top with the
  quinoa, raisins and tomato. Stir well to integrate dressing
  into grains, and season to taste with salt and pepper and
  add more vinegar and oil if needed. Place on four plates
  and top each serving with the roasted vegetables and the
  almonds.
  
  Serves 4
  
  URL: http://sfgate.com
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 10 July 2008
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM
 
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