The SKIN robes are gorgeous! Unfortunately, I've bought her a very nice one a while back and she refuses for me to replace it.

Thanks for all your suggests. My wallet dodged a bullet this time.

ETA: Found out my wife wants the magnesium crystals too... Thank you : )

My slave-made modern alarm clock has time drift. It’s 3 minutes fast after only a couple years without being reset. Idk if the old GEs are atomic stable but I assume they’re better

Idk couldn’t they design it with less heat sink, less wire insulation, thinner metal etc so it wears out after less use? Perhaps finer machining tolerances allow a flimsier product to be produced

My curtains suck too much for lights to be effective, and renting means I can't change them. Glad you found something that worked for you!

How's the detergent drawer doing? Ours grew pink stuff in the corners so we took to pulling the drawer out to allow the hole to dry. We also left the washer door fully open when not in use. I still felt the need to run the 'clean' cycle monthly, but that may have been because I used too much detergent. These things need like a teaspoon and that's it.

>Speed Queen Classic Clean™

This indicates the agitator moves separately from the tub. The only top load model that has this specification is the TC5.

>Speed Queen Perfect Wash™

This is the description of the other 3 models of top loaders SQ sells. The agitator is fixed to the tub so there's reduced agitation action.

How did I find this out? Lorain Furniture & Appliance YT channel. This is the video review of the TC5 model we bought and have enjoyed for the past few years. Old school model as hell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk2P5_7g_jg

DYK that Maytag washers don't do full hot water washes? They use blended with cold in "Hot" mode, which results in lukewarm washing.

When I worked nights, I programmed my lights to wake me up at 7pm, and just disabled that routine on my Google Home when I wasn't working.

Thanks for this reminder!

>N Star Leather

It seems to have some cool products but I think their belts are not compatible with suits. I already have what they have.

Sounds great for people who have a normal work roster. I do shift work so often sleep during the day/stay awake at night.

yea they seem to hav some good options!

Thanks for the rec but I think the AE belts are not worth the price they are charging.

Noticed the options on eBay are much cheaper than the equivalents on Etsy!

Yeah, most products are but this sub is exactly here to help people find the few products that aren’t. That’s like saying most restaurants are fairly standard so high quality ones don’t exist.

Definitely not a “buy it for life”. Why would you give birth to all that new China fossil fuel plastic? I bet the thrift stores are FULL of them and you could get one for a tenth of the price.

Yea I've had cobblers done that for me, but they only know how to do holes that are perfectly round, you can even buy those hole punchers yourself. Punching extra hole will leave too many holes on the other side so that's my last resort.

Bosch/Siemens, Liebherr/Miele

Front loader all the way here. They are much more gentle on clothing while still getting them nice and clean. To me there is no point in the washing machine being indestructible if it tears up your stuff in the process! And to be honest, our last Bosch lasted much longer than the toploader it replaced. (I'm sure it is still going strong, but we moved ten years later so I have no data beyond that.)

They also use a ton less water, less soap, and less electricity. Yes, you need to leave the door open between washes, but I did that on top loaders too.

Go to a tailor and ask them to sew buttons on the inside of your jeans/trousers for traditional suspenders/bracers.

Clasps are ok, some suspenders can hook onto your belt loops but can cause damage, and there are kinds that hook onto your belt, but you shouldn’t wear a belt and suspenders.

When not in use you just leave the door cracked. Mine is probably 8 years old with no mold issues

Honestly you can’t go wrong either way. I actually recently found a Toro in my neighbors shed when I was looking for a ladder. It was completely covered and hidden with s tarp. I asked him about it and he claimed it didn’t work. He’s in his mid 60s using a tiny push mower. So I thought I might try to get it working again. I watched a couple of YouTube videos on the Briggs and Stratton engines, I actually have a Honda. But I took it apart and cleaned the Carb and adjusted everything to get the self propelled function working right. Everything seemed a bit loose, so I just tightened it up. Changed the spark plug, filter and oil and she cranked right up. I pulled it back over to my neighbors and gave it back to him. He was really happy and sort of surprised. Said it was sitting in the for 5 years or so.

But it seemed really easy to work on. There are loads of YouTube videos for different things

They are stopping producing the deck not the engines. It is the engine that is really what matters. Anyone can toss together a metal shell. That’s not the bifl failure point. You’ll still be able to buy a Honda engine toro for instance (best of both).

Of course it matters what kind of financial position you are in but what does the extra 400 get you that the cash couldn’t go to something else to help your life? Briggs makes phenomenal engines. You prob won’t notice a difference for many years.

The only thing is Honda is gonna stop producing lawn mowers next year

If it all looks clean and not too old I’d take the Briggs Toro man. 1/5th the price and they are known to last. Worst case it lasts many many years and you upgrade when it fails. What upside is there to buy a new one now? The Briggs might last a decade or more at 1/5 the price.