tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6880290736241532249.post7460251470005982753..comments2024-01-10T12:55:41.278-08:00Comments on Exotic Eating: A ConundrumEdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01881967873653190545noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6880290736241532249.post-19169995415265664922008-02-07T14:51:00.000-08:002008-02-07T14:51:00.000-08:00My hairdryer of many years did spark at me. So I ...My hairdryer of many years did spark at me. So I asked on freecycle and recieved a used one. That lasted about a year, before it too sparked and smoked and died. I bartered this time. An older electric typewriter for a used conair hair dryer. I just can't make myself spend all the money on a new one because I know it won't last.<BR/><BR/>Now we had to give up our old phone with tape style machine built in. So I bought an inexpensive Uniden in 2004 with built-in, non tape answering machine. Hubby then left the handset on the back of my mom's car. One year later (after a good snowy winter) I found that handset taped to a bike-route pole a few houses down from my mom's. I recharged it, and it still worked, and better than the inexpensive replacement.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002884307603736439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6880290736241532249.post-81486176839473311042008-02-04T07:50:00.000-08:002008-02-04T07:50:00.000-08:00Oh yes! We were given a hand mixer with a puree s...Oh yes! We were given a hand mixer with a puree stick attachment as a wedding present. (that was 20 years ago) - about 5 years ago the beaters died, but the puree stick still works. I have bought 2 more puree sticks since then.. both of them crap and I continue to hang onto the old one because it is so good. So far that mixer has been from Germany - to Turkey - to India - to Sri Lanka - to Australia and is now on its way to Egypt... Great post!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037350189933791568noreply@blogger.com