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Old 07-31-2018, 11:06 AM
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Old 07-31-2018, 11:12 AM
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Old 07-31-2018, 11:14 AM
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Old 07-31-2018, 11:50 AM
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Old 07-31-2018, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Euro_Ricer
This brought a smile to my face. My cousin who was a few years older than I am got these for Christmas. We were visiting their house in the evening, and I can still hear the laughter when people were playing with this toy. My cousin is gone now, but he's smiling down on this toy too.
Old 07-31-2018, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Morris
Lainey, you are right to be wary of ice makers. When the Napa fires hit last October, we had to evacuate for five days. The power was off and all the ice in our icemaker melted, ran down the front of the fridge and onto the floor. This was the new oak floor that we had redone during our home remodel less than a year earlier. It warped the floor terribly. We just had the kitchen, eating area and family room floors sanded and resealed a couple months ago. Thankfully insurance covered the entire cost with no questions asked.
If your power is off, empty your icemaker and turn off the valve.
We always loose power several times a year, especially in the winter stormy months. We are the end of the line for PG&E. The longest we went was 5 days without power. In the event of a disaster (earthquake, terrorism, fire, tsunami, hacking, etc) the power grid is quite vulnerable. 10 years ago when I installed a photo voltaic system, I added a 12 KW Onan auto start generator. It has saved our bacon (and everything in our freezers and fridges) time and time again. Runs off my 500 gallon propane tank.

For multiple day runs I can shut it down at night. Controlled manually, automatically, control panel in the house or by internet. Very cool. Load shedding feature. Electrically controlled generator for <5% THC so the power is clean for computers. Quiet. Less than an a/c compressor running.

Perfect for the Zombie Apocalypse.

Best of all, Costco delivered! Came with 200 amp transfer switch and base.





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Originally Posted by scottj
james p. Hoffa is the current teamsters president, and he has been since 1998. His father, james r. Hoffa, died in 1982.
you can"t prove that!!!!

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Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt
you can"t prove that!!!!
Hoffa disappeared 43 years ago yesterday on July 30, 1975, from the parking lot of Red Fox restaurant on Telegraph Rd in Bloomfield Twp., a suburb of Detroit. I always remember the restaurant because we use to go there on special occassions.

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Here's what I know... I was born much earlier than the 1998 cited, and I have no idea who " Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show " are!
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^^^^This may ring a bell:
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