I had a S & W Model 13 Bull Barrel that I stacked 3 rounds rapid fire in a match before I KNEW something was wrong. It did not bulge the barrel, and served me many more years. sadly I no longer have that pistol, wish I did.He wondered why he wasn't hitting the target.
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Hmm not exactly. Had horrible problems with the ice maker in a ‘80s Frigidaire. Similar problems with a 2000 Maytag. Auto defrost plays hell with the ice makers.
Brings back memories. Alternate choice when unfiltered Pall Malls not in C-rations.
Not personally, it a friend of mine bought an old house in Dallas that had one. Made in 1935, in 1980 was still running.I've been told, by folks who are more into the subject than I'll ever be, that the GE Monitor Top refrigerators, like this one...
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...basically never break down. Supposedly the compressor being on top makes it easier for them to shed heat compared to later models where the mechanism is hidden on the bottom. It seems the most common reasons any of them were taken out of service were fashion (of course) and breakage of parts like the handles, hinges, and legs due to being dropped or other abuse, often when being loaded or unloaded from a truck because the owner was moving. Actual breakdowns of the mechanism were purported to be almost non-existent.
Anybody here have experience with them that you'd care to share?
Yikes!
I am 66 and a old timer in 1977 told me a lot of those used sulfur-dioxide as refrigerate,I've been told, by folks who are more into the subject than I'll ever be, that the GE Monitor Top refrigerators, like this one...
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...basically never break down. Supposedly the compressor being on top makes it easier for them to shed heat compared to later models where the mechanism is hidden on the bottom. It seems the most common reasons any of them were taken out of service were fashion (of course) and breakage of parts like the handles, hinges, and legs due to being dropped or other abuse, often when being loaded or unloaded from a truck because the owner was moving. Actual breakdowns of the mechanism were purported to be almost non-existent.
Anybody here have experience with them that you'd care to share?
Dad found one and bought it in the 1970's.I've been told, by folks who are more into the subject than I'll ever be, that the GE Monitor Top refrigerators, like this one...
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...basically never break down. Supposedly the compressor being on top makes it easier for them to shed heat compared to later models where the mechanism is hidden on the bottom. It seems the most common reasons any of them were taken out of service were fashion (of course) and breakage of parts like the handles, hinges, and legs due to being dropped or other abuse, often when being loaded or unloaded from a truck because the owner was moving. Actual breakdowns of the mechanism were purported to be almost non-existent.
Anybody here have experience with them that you'd care to share?
That is what my dad smoked. Three packs a day.
Holy crap! The wife and I paused by the cigs on the way out of HEB yesterday. I glanced in and noticed that a carton of Camels runs $105! There's one vice I will never be able to afford.That is what my dad smoked. Three packs a day.