Yes sir that's exactly what they were.

No you can't, it's too quiet :P

I can hear this fan

Happy with the 100% wool I got from woolino- they have sales often I believe too. It regulates body temp and is eco-friendly and hypoallergenic. Very warm but can be 4 seasons.

Gotcha.

e: Okay, OKAY, sorry I haven't seen everything. But at least I know about it now and it's better late than never, right?

There's plenty of those around here as well; the good ones are a bit of a hike, anywhere from 30-90 minutes one way. I also have some luck at a particular bi-annual rummage sale held by a charity organization, also 45 minutes away.

I forgot about the gray one. Is yours Lasko or Galaxy?

I had the one on the right in my childhood room. I remember having it from early childhood all the way through at least junior high.

That's awesome. I did not exist when these were sold but I plan to keep these until I'm your age and beyond.

Might yours have been the Lakewood 1200 and 1200A? Those were indeed much louder and not nearly as efficient, and nowadays the 1200A's plastic is breaking down. Lakewood made some great box fans but not so much table fans.

I remember when the blue ones came out. I thought they were the coolest!

We had the same pair, blue and tan. But ours had rattley plastic cages instead of metal. They were decidedly NOT quiet. I sure loved pushing those buttons as a kid though.

I’m watching Dumb and Dumber and the scene of the fundraiser with the blue and orange tuxedos was on. Too perfect!

I still have one of these. The blades are gray. I’m looking at it right now. It’s only hot three months of the year here but we’ve used it three months, for decades

I got a blue one for my 11th birthday. Im 56 now and it's 6 feet to my left, still quiet, still great

I've had the single stage EGO for ~4 years and just replaced it last weekend with an Ariens 2-stage because the batteries could no longer do my driveway in one go with more than a few inches of snowfall. IMO even if their 2-stage is a solid machine (I agree their single-stage sucks ass), the main weakness will be the batteries needing replacement every 4-6ish years at $250+ each ($350 for the 7.5 Ah batteries recommended for the 2-stage).

Maybe I’m missing something, but you could get a leather punch and add a new hole to be able to cinch to smaller waist.

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I did too! I’d forgotten all about it until this post.

>you can find one after a few trips to the flea market for <$10 because not many people are interested in fans from this era.

I'm extremely envious of people who can actually find legitimate vintage things at their flea markets.... Mine is majority counterfeit items, cheap mass-produced crap bought from Alibaba, and skincare/haircare products of dubious origins...

On the left is our house, on the right is Grandma’s house.

I just got rid of one of those blue ones. It lasted 40 years.

My Grandma had both of these in her house. In fact, she may still have them. Many a hot summer my cousin's and I sat in front of them and made funny voices.

my dream fan is the galaxy 2154 and air king 9154