FABULOUS!!!! great job all around!

Posted by: gnapoleon at August 19, 2009 12:36 PM in response to Brooklyn Flea Named #1 Flea in U.S.

yay for kyle!!! nice guy, nice looking burger...
is there a burger stand in the future at the flea?

Posted by: gnapoleon at August 13, 2009 7:34 AM in response to Flipping over Kyle

ya gotta keep coming...it's always different. yay for the flea!

Posted by: gnapoleon at August 3, 2009 5:42 PM in response to Slideshow August 1/2

have had 2 kenmore(sears) stackers in past 30 years...no complaints, no repairs...
parents bought one 4 yrs ago, works great!

Posted by: gnapoleon at July 23, 2009 7:55 PM in response to Washer + Dryer Recs?

if tiles are grouted well and in good shape, the suction grab bars really work well!! my 200+lb terminally ill friend was staying with me and i needed grab bars in a hurry. they work well and don't destroy anything of integrity and can be moved and removed easily. they work on any smooth surface.

Posted by: gnapoleon at July 7, 2009 7:17 PM in response to Installing Grab Bar lathe/tile

jello molds are a "must watch"!!

Posted by: gnapoleon at June 24, 2009 5:23 PM in response to Wednesday Blogwrap

aquarium epoxy (stuff used to fix and seal very expensive aquarium glass) will seal it ...then coat with a white epoxy to hide.

Posted by: gnapoleon at June 10, 2009 4:03 PM in response to Rust in Sink

yes, fab foto...where is it!!!???

Posted by: gnapoleon at June 10, 2009 3:05 PM in response to Real Estate Resources

so excited there may be vendor spaces with shade!

Posted by: gnapoleon at April 28, 2009 7:01 PM in response to Brooklyn Flea Expanding to Brooklyn Bridge Park!

sounds fabulous...can't wait to give it a go! congrats to all for perseverence

Posted by: gnapoleon at April 28, 2009 6:18 PM in response to Brooklyn Flea Expanding to Brooklyn Bridge Park!

looks like a spray acrylic refinish over over a beat up sink (notice the shiny white stopper and drain....once it gets to this point the acrylic will start to peel off in sheets... any fix at this point will probably not last..time to get a new sink, and this time make sure that it is porcelain, not refinished goods..

Posted by: eman1234 at June 10, 2009 5:30 PM in response to Rust in Sink

I have italian washer combined with condensation drier. The washer goes mad once in a while and you need to drain water through the special procedure. The ventless drier is a joke. Besides you cannot use it separately, or to heat up things. For example I had to put waterproof spray on my snowboard gear and heat it up in drier.

Posted by: bobjohn at July 25, 2009 7:02 AM in response to Washer + Dryer Recs?

I live alone, so I went for the Duet Sport. I'm not that happy, so I'd love to know how they differ from the full Duet. Previously I had the Maytag Neptunes, which I miss terribly!

Although there were some recalls on the Neptunes, I never had any problems. (The recalls were about mildew forming around the washer gasket, mentioned above for the current Duets, ironically.) In fact, they're still in use by my tenants.

I'm also going to paste a Consumer Reports article about trying to track which manufacturers make which brands:

CONSUMER REPORTS 2007
Our recent tests of refrigerators included more than 70 models from 20 brands.

That's a lot of companies, until you play appliance detective and discover that the $20 billion annual market for refrigerators, ovens, washers, and other major home appliances isn't such a vast place after all.

That activity turns out to be a bit like playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, though instead of the well-connected actor popping up repeatedly, a few mammoth manufacturers and
brands do.

Got pen and paper ready? We haven't covered every manufacturer, but this rundown will give you a good idea about who actually makes all those appliances. It's also worth noting that the manufacturing arrangements change all the time.

The Whirlpool Corporation, based in Benton Harbor, Mich., makes Whirlpool, KitchenAid, and Gladiator products. The company accounts for about 17 percent of major appliance sales in the U.S., following closely behind the General Electric brand (17.8 percent) and the Sears Kenmore brand (22.2 percent).

Over the years, the Whirlpool company has gobbled up Admiral, Amana, Jenn-Air, Magic Chef, and Maytag, and makes appliances for Ikea (ovens, ranges, cooktops, microwaves, refrigerators, freezers, and dishwashers) and Kenmore (some of the brand's refrigerators, dishwashers, washers, and dryers).

Gladiator and KitchenAid are two "Whirlpool bred" brands.
Whirlpool's certainly not the only Kenmore supplier. Frigidaire and LG also manufacture Kenmore refrigerators, Haier handles some of its compact fridges, and Danby makes some of its wine chillers, Bosch makes some of its dishwashers, and Electrolux and Sanyo build some of its freezers.

General Electric is well known for a vast array of products--lightbulbs, jet engines for military planes, and "The Today Show." But this corporate colossus, based in Fairfield, Conn., also makes appliances under the GE, GE Monogram, GE Profile, and Hotpoint brands.

Across the Atlantic, BSH Home Appliances is a leading purveyor of high-end appliances. This German company brings you upscale kitchen and laundry appliances under the brand names Bosch, Gaggenau, Siemens, and Thermador.

BSH has other bedfellows, including KitchenAid, for which it will start making induction cooktops in the summer. Keeping it in the family, KitchenAid turns out a built-in side-by-side refrigerator for Thermador.

Bosch's relationships spread as far as Asia--South Korea's Daewoo Electronics makes a Bosch side-by-side refrigerator.
Elsewhere in Europe, you might think of Electrolux as the onetime producer of those old, quirky-looking canister vacuums. But this Swedish manufacturer has also brought you refrigerators, freezers, washers, and more under its own nameplate and brands like Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, and White Westinghouse.

Proving the Kevin Bacon theory, Electrolux is also
connected to Sears: It makes Kenmore dishwashers and high-end Kenmore Pro appliances.

Viking sounds Scandinavian, too, but the company, known for its pro-style ranges and built-in refrigerators, is actually based in Greenwood, Miss. It's a small world after all: Sweden's Asko company currently makes some of Viking's dishwashers. Viking does manufacture its other appliances (and by the end of 2007 will make its own dishwashers), except for a freestanding refrigerator that's made by Amana and undercounter fridges from Marvel.

Got all that?

Posted by: BKRed at July 26, 2009 7:29 PM in response to Washer + Dryer Recs?