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Skriven 2010-05-05 22:57:41 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av Janis Kracht
Ärende: Catching up...AGAIN! :)                                  [1]
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Hi Janis,

>> > Hope you had a sturdy bed with 2 dogs of that size!

>> Seems like it.. so far, it's holding at least (g)

 JK> > Wait until they get bigger. (G)

 JK> hehe.. we have the mattress in the bedframe, but on the floor if that
 JK> makes sense.. easier to clean in there, and the bed can't "go"
 JK> anywhere like it might if one of the slats broke.


Better, too, if one of the dogs decides to jump on and hits the weak
spot on the slats.


 JK> > I hope so; mom & dad can't go after him as easly as they could, even
 JK> a > few years ago.

 JK> That can be especially rough. :(

At least the dog is microchipped if they can't go after him & someone
else finds him.

>> model isn't as strong as the very first KA I had.. I had that one for
>> over 25 years. A gear broke on it, so it was retired.  Like most
>> things these days, they just don't make them like they used to though.

 JK> > Seems nothing is what it used to be.  Some is bettr, some isn't.

 JK> Yep, that's true.  More choices perhaps, but some older companies have
 JK> had to cut corners.

Good ones keep up the same level of quality.

>> Already I've had the top metal band (which you open to insert
>> attachments) come right off :(  I have to put it back on and hope it

 JK> > We've got a cover over hole, not quite sure how the attachments fit
 JK> as > I've never put htem on (but Steve has).

 JK> You just lift up the cover, unscrew the bolt on the outside, and put
 JK> the attachment in the opening that's under that cover.  That covering
 JK> that flips open, and the metal ring around the outside of the opening
 JK> is what came off :( It's all one piece.  It kind of stays on there if
 JK> I jam it in the right way (g).

OK, I think I see it.


>> stays when attachments are used.  I've also had the bowl pop out of
>> the mixer stand :(  That was when I was making whole wheat dough..
>> it's a stiffer dough than say a cake batter and it shouldn't have done
>> that! So now I have to watch the machine carefully whenever I use it.

 JK> > I hold my bowl down--not super tight but enough so that if things
 JK> try to > pop off, I'm right there to take care of it.

 JK> Yes, that's what I do now, but I have never had to do that with my
 JK> kitchenaid machines.. the less powerful model is not a stand mixer
 JK> though, the bowl screws into the bottom of the machine.. that's the
 JK> difference there.  It's also less powerful that the professional..and
 JK> would be a problem with all the doughs, etc. I make, especially the
 JK> hand milled flour breads.

Mine is a stand mixer.  I think part of it is that I am coming close to
the maximum amount of whole wheat flour that is suggested.  I could stop
it a bit earlier & knead it more by hand if I feel that would help.
Have to think about that.

>> I have a feeling that particular chunk of dough might have stretched
>> the metal clip that is used to secure the bowl.. I really should send
>> it in for service but I'm not sure if that would be worth it
>> moneywise..

 JK> > If there's a good guarantee, it's well worth it.  My band only goes
 JK> > about half way around the bowl.

 JK> I'd have to check when the warranty expires.. with my luck, it was
 JK> last week haha - always happens it seems :)

I know the feeling. (G)


 JK> > As they're finding out now when they go to a doctor after having a
 JK> > "cold" for several weeks.  But, I don't say "I could have told you
 JK> so."

 JK> Know what you mean.  We were lucky that my daughter's pediatrician
 JK> picked up on her asthma so early, even though she didn't have
 JK> 'classic' symptoms in the beginning.

We had old family GPs--no pediatricians in the small town where I lived
in the time I was a child.  They didn't make house calls but I don't
think it had been that long since they had.


 JK> > Sweet memories.

 JK> Yes, she was a good dog - always right there. So far Sophie is great
 JK> at being extremely cute, and vicious when she hears strangers
 JK> outside.. I don't encourage that because of course, she's small now..
 JK> but she won't be for long (g).  It is funny to hear that little thing
 JK> growl like she's such a tough dog though :) :) Indy doesn't seem to
 JK> care at all when people walk down the street :)

Interesting, seeing the different "personalities" develop with the dogs
and cats, isn't it?



>> Yes, being an electric double oven, it wouldn't have worked if the
>> power went out.

 JK> > No, and I still want a gas set up.

 JK> My mom had an excellent electric stove top - GE made it.. it was
 JK> extremely sensitive to the setting changes.  I'd always preferred gas
 JK> as well, but Mom wouldn't have it because of her allergies.  It really
 JK> made a difference for her and her asthma.  Luckily I've never had to
 JK> worry about asthma for me, and my cooking with gas didn't seem to make
 JK> a difference for my daughter... I guess it's all in what bothers a
 JK> person.


I've not noticed a specific bother with gas but Steve is a bit
skeptical, even of the newer ones.  So, he's happy with the electric
stoves we've had in our last few rentals.


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