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Thread Number: 8497
poor ol thing (revisited).....I heard a whimper, |
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| Post# 94453 , Reply# 1 3/25/2010 at 16:25 (5,139 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Yep! It arrived today. 
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| Post# 94454 , Reply# 2 3/25/2010 at 16:27 (5,139 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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It's a mess. Someone pulled the switch out and has wired it direct. You plug it in - it's on. 
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| Post# 94455 , Reply# 3 3/25/2010 at 16:29 (5,139 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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A little beat to hell, but runs like a champ! 
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| Post# 94456 , Reply# 4 3/25/2010 at 16:30 (5,139 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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The runners are bent up pretty bad but one trim strip is in really decent shape. 
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| Post# 94457 , Reply# 5 3/25/2010 at 16:31 (5,139 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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This one.....not so much. 
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Post# 94458 , Reply# 6 3/25/2010 at 16:32 (5,139 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Congratulations Rick | ||
| Post# 94466 , Reply# 7 3/25/2010 at 18:07 (5,139 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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Rick, I am glad you snatched her from the jaws of death. Will look forward to seeing her after her spa makeover! | ||
| Post# 94467 , Reply# 8 3/25/2010 at 18:07 (5,139 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Had to wipe a tear or two from my eye as I read the opening post, Rick. Beautifully written. Well worth the $9.99. If I had bid on & won this the shipping quote to Canada would have been $65. Frankly, no matter how grotty, we can be thankful for sellers who put such 'hopeless' cases on auctions sites. Imagine how many simply get sent to the crusher. Sure, rusted, worn and dented but all parts accounted for (other than the switch and jewel light) all reversible in the right hands...and if not, a valuable parts donor. Another diamond in the rough. never turn away these orphans. I have a 3rd blue 'Boots Boy' Monitor cylinder, picked up for $5, missing it's side trim strips but otherwise excellent paint and medallion. It and a gray Kingston missing it's motor and bag will be returned to service after a few cross platform organ transplants. Another hammertone blue we could use... Dave 
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| Post# 94470 , Reply# 9 3/25/2010 at 18:57 (5,139 days old) by a1945 () | ||
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Good to know she is in a good home now. | ||
| Post# 94482 , Reply# 10 3/25/2010 at 20:06 (5,139 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
I'm Counting On You Rick!! | ||
| Post# 94516 , Reply# 12 3/25/2010 at 22:07 (5,139 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Well, haven't I always said..... you should be a writer??? What a fun story. I have no doubt that she will one day be as beautiful as she was when she left the factory in New Britain, CT!!! Terry | ||
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Post# 94532 , Reply# 14 3/25/2010 at 23:34 (5,139 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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WOW!  | ||
| Post# 94536 , Reply# 15 3/26/2010 at 00:15 (5,139 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
Oh Rick - | ||
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Post# 94644 , Reply# 16 3/27/2010 at 08:59 (5,137 days old) by a007kirbyman (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin)) |
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Rick & 'the story'... | ||
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