tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1111819575098377719..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Ravenswood Notes: FancyNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-49879405499255443232021-09-06T21:57:09.225-05:002021-09-06T21:57:09.225-05:00Some Habitat Re-Store outlets specialize in vintag...Some Habitat Re-Store outlets specialize in vintage appliances, especially in older towns with older homes. Depends on where you are and what store. I have seen stoves from the Twenties and the Thirties. It's not the age that matters, it's the condition they're in. I needed a new stove and found a 1948 Magic Chef gas stove in pristine condition, and perfect for my Forties bungalow. But when I got it home I learned that one of the burners was cracked and couldn't be fixed or easily replaced. It would have blown up the kitchen if I'd hooked it up to the gas line. <br /><br />They took it back and I got a refund...but that's because I work there. It was later sold to a place that supplies props for movie ands stage sets. They needed it for a live production that was set in a kitchen in the Fifties. Bottom line: Depending on where you are, Habitat can be a gold mine for antiques and vintage stuff, especilly in older cities. I'm in Cleveland. Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34630930747766486292021-09-05T19:07:41.798-05:002021-09-05T19:07:41.798-05:00You bet Les! You bet Les! Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71166594765168011402021-09-04T19:59:46.593-05:002021-09-04T19:59:46.593-05:00I sir am a professional couch disassembler. Curren...I sir am a professional couch disassembler. Currently taking apart 90 of them for a local hotel. Hidabeds no less. <br /><br />No licence required. FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-49106291259585863222021-09-04T18:23:02.557-05:002021-09-04T18:23:02.557-05:00The Swede’s have a tradition called döstädning whi...The Swede’s have a tradition called döstädning which loosely translated means death cleaning and has to do with decluttering in your later years so as not to burden your children with lots of virtually worthless stuff after you die. <br />We are doing lots of that and it feels good to get rid of things and donate them to worthy causes. <br />Thanks for the Buy Nothing Project info. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40985853830143136962021-09-04T17:53:15.145-05:002021-09-04T17:53:15.145-05:00Ha! Well I would not be able to take this beautifu...Ha! Well I would not be able to take this beautiful upholstery off and get it back on adequately, so wouldn’t mind paying for it to be done correctly. Can’t justify anything close to $700 though.Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48338229377818504402021-09-04T11:35:11.074-05:002021-09-04T11:35:11.074-05:00Thanks. :) I feel fortunate! Thanks. :) I feel fortunate! Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91871096584345969492021-09-04T11:34:51.081-05:002021-09-04T11:34:51.081-05:00That's great Ann!That's great Ann!Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82508250941368880302021-09-04T11:25:00.043-05:002021-09-04T11:25:00.043-05:00I'm wondering what qualifications, prerequisit...I'm wondering what qualifications, prerequisites and licensing requirements there are to be a "professional couch disassembler." (C'mon, this is Chicago; you just know that a license is involved.) Many aspire to advance to the level of assembler as well, but few are chosen.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875378656423252469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33743435470137876282021-09-04T09:38:20.581-05:002021-09-04T09:38:20.581-05:00Beautiful image!Beautiful image!Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55578392013434834002021-09-04T08:27:57.821-05:002021-09-04T08:27:57.821-05:00When I first saw the photo of the couch on the por...When I first saw the photo of the couch on the porch, I thought, "How nice, if a bit at the mercy of the weather." Then I spotted the photo with the couch upended and obviously destined for the garbage and said to myself, "Oh, no!" Glad I was wrong about the destiny -- it looks great on the porch.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-53384845362654033322021-09-04T07:57:49.599-05:002021-09-04T07:57:49.599-05:00That's lovely. Our local Buy Nothing group wa...That's lovely. Our local Buy Nothing group was a godsend when I was clearing out my mother's house. Habitat for Humanity doesn't want appliances older than 15 years and the realtor wanted the kitchen empty. Nothing lasted more than 24 hours after I posted it. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065709548202393526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82343668032380548822021-09-04T06:33:44.887-05:002021-09-04T06:33:44.887-05:00That couch absolutely belongs right there. I could...That couch absolutely belongs right there. I could spend hours sitting on that, playing my old Martin. Bliss......Philindegravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668927230172296583noreply@blogger.com