Text 38176, 168 rader
Skriven 2010-05-23 18:59:48 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 38008 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Dog gone, Kitchen Aid                                    [1]
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Hi Ruth,

> I'll be done with school until August after tonight.  One less
> distraction from Fido but I've got a big sewing project due June 16.
> It's a bridesmaid dress--a simple pattern but I'm making mock up of the
> bodice to check the fit.

That's a good idea.

>  The young lady said she wore one size in off
> the rack clothes & bought the pattern accordingly.  I checked a key
> measurement on her which indicated a different size.  She got me the new
> pattern & some fabric to do the mock up, hopefully she can come over for
> a fitting early next week.

Sounds like my Mom (G).. she would do things like that to me often years ago..
but people who don't sew don't often understand how to pick the correct size
pattern (which measurements are important for a particular garment).

>> > ..............able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!

>> haha.. one might say that about Indy.. he's turning into QUITE the guy
>> to leap over anything and everything.  Part of it is how fast he's
>> growing.. I haven't weighed him in a while, but he's getting 'huge' in
>> my eyes :)  I'll let the vet weigh him at his next visit, which should
>> be pretty soon.

> I presume the vet has a walk on scale.  Don't want to be lifting any
> hefty dogs there.

When he came for the puppies the first time, he brought in a baby scale.. I
laughed when I saw it, but each pup fit in it just fine - then - :)  I doubt
either one would fit in that now.  If necessary I guess he could do what we
normally do.. weigh ourselves alone on out bathroom scale, and then with "a
pup" :)

>> Very true (laugh).. Sometimes it sounded like they were ripping out
>> the very mattress we were sleeping on and you wondered if you were
>> going to wake up on the floor! (g)

> No, you would need termites eating on the bed frame and slats for that
> to happen.

True :)  Thank goodness we don't have any of those (g)

>  My parents did end up on the floor a few years back when the
> slats broke.  They spent the rest of the night in the guest room and
> realised how bad the mattress was there---I'd been trying to tell them
> that for the previous 20+ years.

Sounds painful but I guess they couldn't tell from looking at it... We use a
queen size air mattress when the boys come to visit, that works well.  When
they fight too much ("he touched me!!" (g)), one goes on the couch and one goes
on the mattress (grin).

>> Yes, if that's when he runs away it could be difficult.

> That's the time.  Trouble is, storms are so unpredictable & neither Dad
> nor Mom can move fast enough to get to him at the first boom.  He's
> usually gone by the time they get outside.

Aw poor guy.. probably terrified as well..  then again, maybe he thinks it's a
game.. they do that sometimes (g).  These puppies certainly do (haha)

>> Oh they have pretty much.. it's just when they're surprised that they
>> don't like it (g).  That and the puppies love to chase the kittens if
>> they happen to run anywhere.. Otherwise they sleep all over each
>> other, eat each others food, etc. Well, except for Sophie.  She does
>> NOT like the kitties sticking their face in her food dish, so they
>> don't do that often (g).

> Smart kitties.  Just hope the pups realise that the kitties aren't an
> appetiser.

Definitely.. I was out working in the garden beds today (got tomatoes in with
basil in between, and planted more green beans) and the pups were of course
watching my every move.. the kittens were outside already hunting behind the
shed.. I put the tomatoes and basil in the caged area to keep the pups from
destroying them, and watched as lizzy climbed up the fenced 'kennel' and walked
like a tight-rope walker along the top.. she looked like such a huge cat, I
couldn't believe it was her at first haha.. but I guess all the kitties are
getting quite 'grown up' (g).  Good thing too, since the pups are also getting
bigger and bigger :)

>> warranty that applies.  If I'd read the online comments about that
>> range, (they were really really bad), I wouldn't have ever bought it.
>> Turned out to be one of the nices ranges I've owned (g).

> Sometimes what other people consider a problem, isn't really.  A lot of
> the time it's something that hasn't been pursued to the right solution.
> Too many people give up and get a new (range, dishwasher, computer)
> whatever if the one they just bought is giving them problems.  That's
> why we took the Focus in 7 times for the same problem & on the 7th time,
> the head technician advised trading it in.  Others would have given up
> after the first couple of attempts failed to correct the problem.


Know what you mean there.. when I read those reviews by customers who'd
purchased the stove, I couldn't help thinking they had no idea on how to adjust
the burners, or perhaps their husband had installed it, and messed things up
because they didn't have the proper tools. The repair man who came told us how
many times he'd seen something like that happen.


>> We have one of those in the basement that was used for ages before we
>> got the washer/dryer machine upstairs that Ron installed.  It's one of
>> those machines that is both a washer and dryer in the one machine.
>> Good for a small family (or just two people, like us) but not too many
>> more.  It takes a long time to do a load (2hrs. minimum, usually 3
>> hours).

> We want to get one of those units for my parents, to go with the
> downstairs bathroom re do.  But, it's a moot point since they don't want
> to redo the bathroom.  And, the load time isn't too much longer (if it's
> only 2 hours, 3 is about 50% longer) than a normal washer/dryer cycle.

It can be at least 3 in general, though there are faster cycles you can use.
Usually I do my jeans in a fast cycle since they don't really get that dirty.

>> Probably right about that...but thankfully we think we can avoid that.

> It looks like it, reading your discussion w/Steve.  Good!

So far so good.. I'll be keeping my eye on it though :)

>> > David got Rachel a red KA but one of the lesser powered models.  Now
>> > she's collecting all kinds of red accessories to go with it.

>> That's so nice.. I love that color in a kitchen.

> Gives you the energy to cook something up? (G)

haha.. makes me think about getting finished on that kitchen project here (g)
The wainscotting should look really nice when we're done with it.

>> stainless > steel dish rack & trash can, blue towels on the top of the
>> "butler" as a > padding for the marble slab & cutting board since I've
>> got other stuff > on top, etc.  IOW, nothing specific but lots of
>> color.

>> That sounds  really pretty.. We've still got lots to do in the kitchen

> It's a mish-mosh but does brighten the place up. (G)

Sounds like you've made it very personally "your" kitchen (g).

>> again and the cost of the Bosch list is only about $300.00.   (Only,
>> (vbg - still a bundle))  But it's less than I remembered.  If I use
>> the old KA for all the attachments I have, then selling the
>> Professional won't be a problem. I could use that $$ from the sale to
>> pay for most of the Bosch. Still undecided.. we'll see :) Still
>> testing a lot of things with the old KA to see what it can handle.

> Sounds good, hopefully will work.  I've got to see what KA attachments
> are still on my "I want" list.

I think I'm 'attachment loaded' at this point.. I thought about the ice cream
maker but decided against that.  One of my ice cream machines works essentially
the same way (freeze the bowl then add the ingredients to the cold bowl).  My
favorite though is my ancient electric crank ice-cream maker :)  Same with the
pasta maker.. my existing tools work so well, I didn't want to spend the $$ on
those attachments (g).

Take care,
Janis

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