Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the
kitchen of our house. We upgraded the models but stuck with the brand.
For the most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage disposal
died.

Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five days
later. He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
electrical portion, dead short. OK, I'll order another and be back next
week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one year.

First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck. He did have
the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model. Why not carry the better
one and offer to up sell? Of course the model was not readily available
so the appointment was moved another week. Meantime, it was delivered.

The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded message that
all calls are recorded and the line goes dead. Half hour later I get an
email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment" They moved it to
Thursday. I called immediately but did not good. The snippy customer
service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.

Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.

Lesson learned. I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or
Kitchen Aid like I've had in the past. Would have cost a few bucks more
but they last for many years.

The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from them
again. The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame but has
little support.

On Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 8:35:22 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the
> kitchen of our house. We upgraded the models but stuck with the brand.
> For the most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage disposal
> died.
>
> Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five days
> later. He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
> electrical portion, dead short. OK, I'll order another and be back next
> week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one year.
>
> First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck. He did have
> the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model. Why not carry the better
> one and offer to up sell? Of course the model was not readily available
> so the appointment was moved another week. Meantime, it was delivered.
>
> The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded message that
> all calls are recorded and the line goes dead. Half hour later I get an
> email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment" They moved it to
> Thursday. I called immediately but did not good. The snippy customer
> service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.
>
> Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.
>
> Lesson learned. I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
> inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or
> Kitchen Aid like I've had in the past. Would have cost a few bucks more
> but they last for many years.
>
> The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from them
> again. The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame but has
> little support.

Yep! Sounds like once again, automated phone calls SUCK, service is practically nonexistent, people do the best they can with what they have, and the consumer pays and pays!

This is the world we have built ourselves, and IT SUCKS! :-(

John Kuthe...

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
>
> Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the kitchen
> of our house. We upgraded the models but stuck with the brand. For the
> most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage disposal died.
>
> Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five days
> later. He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
> electrical portion, dead short. OK, I'll order another and be back next
> week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one year.
>
> First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck. He did have
> the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model. Why not carry the better one
> and offer to up sell? Of course the model was not readily available so
> the appointment was moved another week. Meantime, it was delivered.
>
> The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded message that
> all calls are recorded and the line goes dead. Half hour later I get an
> email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment" They moved it to
> Thursday. I called immediately but did not good. The snippy customer
> service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.
>
> Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.
>
> Lesson learned. I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
> inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or Kitchen
> Aid like I've had in the past. Would have cost a few bucks more but they
> last for many years.
>
> The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from them
> again. The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame but has
> little support.

I had an Insinkerator but it was constantly getting clogged up. I replaced
the old one. Still not good. I finally had it totally removed. We're not
supposed to use them here anyway. We are told they cause pollution.

My stove, dishwasher and fridge are all GE. Not all bought at the same time.
Replaced the stove. Fridge is giving me fits. It was randomly freezing
things. Now more things and I turned the temp. to the warmest setting. Am
now trying to up the temp. in the freezer slightly to see if that works If
not, I'll have to get another mini fridge for the time being. I had two.
They don't seem to make them very well. Both still got cold but didn't a
constant temp. So I only put shelf stable drinks in them.

I will need something though as I don't want frozen insulin. I just had to
throw out all the greens and celery. Other veggies seem okay.

On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:51:14 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the kitchen
>> of our house. We upgraded the models but stuck with the brand. For the
>> most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage disposal died.
>>
>> Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five days
>> later. He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
>> electrical portion, dead short. OK, I'll order another and be back next
>> week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one year.
>>
>> First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck. He did have
>> the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model. Why not carry the better one
>> and offer to up sell? Of course the model was not readily available so
>> the appointment was moved another week. Meantime, it was delivered.
>>
>> The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded message that
>> all calls are recorded and the line goes dead. Half hour later I get an
>> email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment" They moved it to
>> Thursday. I called immediately but did not good. The snippy customer
>> service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.
>>
>> Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.
>>
>> Lesson learned. I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
>> inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or Kitchen
>> Aid like I've had in the past. Would have cost a few bucks more but they
>> last for many years.
>>
>> The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from them
>> again. The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame but has
>> little support.
>
>I had an Insinkerator but it was constantly getting clogged up. I replaced
>the old one. Still not good. I finally had it totally removed. We're not
>supposed to use them here anyway. We are told they cause pollution.
>
>My stove, dishwasher and fridge are all GE. Not all bought at the same time.
>Replaced the stove. Fridge is giving me fits. It was randomly freezing
>things. Now more things and I turned the temp. to the warmest setting. Am
>now trying to up the temp. in the freezer slightly to see if that works If
>not, I'll have to get another mini fridge for the time being. I had two.
>They don't seem to make them very well. Both still got cold but didn't a
>constant temp. So I only put shelf stable drinks in them.
>
>I will need something though as I don't want frozen insulin. I just had to
>throw out all the greens and celery. Other veggies seem okay.

Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:51:14 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the kitchen
>>> of our house. We upgraded the models but stuck with the brand. For the
>>> most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage disposal died.
>>>
>>> Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five days
>>> later. He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
>>> electrical portion, dead short. OK, I'll order another and be back next
>>> week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one year.
>>>
>>> First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck. He did have
>>> the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model. Why not carry the better one
>>> and offer to up sell? Of course the model was not readily available so
>>> the appointment was moved another week. Meantime, it was delivered.
>>>
>>> The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded message that
>>> all calls are recorded and the line goes dead. Half hour later I get an
>>> email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment" They moved it to
>>> Thursday. I called immediately but did not good. The snippy customer
>>> service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.
>>>
>>> Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.
>>>
>>> Lesson learned. I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
>>> inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or Kitchen
>>> Aid like I've had in the past. Would have cost a few bucks more but they
>>> last for many years.
>>>
>>> The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from them
>>> again. The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame but has
>>> little support.
>>
>> I had an Insinkerator but it was constantly getting clogged up. I replaced
>> the old one. Still not good. I finally had it totally removed. We're not
>> supposed to use them here anyway. We are told they cause pollution.
>>
>> My stove, dishwasher and fridge are all GE. Not all bought at the same time.
>> Replaced the stove. Fridge is giving me fits. It was randomly freezing
>> things. Now more things and I turned the temp. to the warmest setting. Am
>> now trying to up the temp. in the freezer slightly to see if that works If
>> not, I'll have to get another mini fridge for the time being. I had two.
>> They don't seem to make them very well. Both still got cold but didn't a
>> constant temp. So I only put shelf stable drinks in them.
>>
>> I will need something though as I don't want frozen insulin. I just had to
>> throw out all the greens and celery. Other veggies seem okay.

Speak up Popeye! Did a feral cat get yoose tongue?

On 11/19/2020 10:51 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> My stove, dishwasher and fridge are all GE. Not all bought at the same
> time. Replaced the stove. Fridge is giving me fits. It was randomly
> freezing things. Now more things and I turned the temp. to the warmest
> setting. Am now trying to up the temp. in the freezer slightly to see if
> that works If not, I'll have to get another mini fridge for the time
> being. I had two. They don't seem to make them very well. Both still got
> cold but didn't a constant temp. So I only put shelf stable drinks in them.
>
> I will need something though as I don't want frozen insulin. I just had
> to throw out all the greens and celery. Other veggies seem okay.

Does the freezer have a layer of frost on the inside at the back? That
will affect the cooling ability of the refrigerator. I'm not a
refrigerator repair person but that's what happened with my GE
fridge/freezer before it crapped out for good. You can use a blow-dryer
to thaw ice/frost buildup in the freezer and mop up the melted
ice/frost; the refrigerator should start cooling again. It's only a
short-term fix.

In my case, even after thawing the freezer side the refrigerator only
stayed cold for another few weeks. I discovered the freezer side stayed
cold, temp like a refrigerator, not freezing. So I moved perishables to
the freezer side and didn't lose a bunch of food. (It helps that I have
a separate, stand-alone freezer for things I really *did* need to keep
frozen.) I wound up buying a new fridge/freezer in August. Note: Having
a home warranty plan was a blessing; they gave me $650 towards a new one.

Jill

On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 08:48:11 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 11/19/2020 10:51 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> My stove, dishwasher and fridge are all GE. Not all bought at the same
>> time. Replaced the stove. Fridge is giving me fits. It was randomly
>> freezing things. Now more things and I turned the temp. to the warmest
>> setting. Am now trying to up the temp. in the freezer slightly to see if
>> that works If not, I'll have to get another mini fridge for the time
>> being. I had two. They don't seem to make them very well. Both still got
>> cold but didn't a constant temp. So I only put shelf stable drinks in them.
>>
>> I will need something though as I don't want frozen insulin. I just had
>> to throw out all the greens and celery. Other veggies seem okay.
>
>Does the freezer have a layer of frost on the inside at the back? That
>will affect the cooling ability of the refrigerator. I'm not a
>refrigerator repair person but that's what happened with my GE
>fridge/freezer before it crapped out for good. You can use a blow-dryer
>to thaw ice/frost buildup in the freezer and mop up the melted
>ice/frost; the refrigerator should start cooling again. It's only a
>short-term fix.
>
>In my case, even after thawing the freezer side the refrigerator only
>stayed cold for another few weeks. I discovered the freezer side stayed
>cold, temp like a refrigerator, not freezing. So I moved perishables to
>the freezer side and didn't lose a bunch of food. (It helps that I have
>a separate, stand-alone freezer for things I really *did* need to keep
>frozen.) I wound up buying a new fridge/freezer in August. Note: Having
>a home warranty plan was a blessing; they gave me $650 towards a new one.
>
>Jill

Those warranty plans are a rip off! Figure out how much you pay for
the warranties and what you sometimes get back.

On 11/21/2020 11:02 AM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 08:48:11 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/19/2020 10:51 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> My stove, dishwasher and fridge are all GE. Not all bought at the same
>>> time. Replaced the stove. Fridge is giving me fits. It was randomly
>>> freezing things. Now more things and I turned the temp. to the warmest
>>> setting. Am now trying to up the temp. in the freezer slightly to see if
>>> that works If not, I'll have to get another mini fridge for the time
>>> being. I had two. They don't seem to make them very well. Both still got
>>> cold but didn't a constant temp. So I only put shelf stable drinks in them.
>>>
>>> I will need something though as I don't want frozen insulin. I just had
>>> to throw out all the greens and celery. Other veggies seem okay.
>>
>> Does the freezer have a layer of frost on the inside at the back? That
>> will affect the cooling ability of the refrigerator. I'm not a
>> refrigerator repair person but that's what happened with my GE
>> fridge/freezer before it crapped out for good. You can use a blow-dryer
>> to thaw ice/frost buildup in the freezer and mop up the melted
>> ice/frost; the refrigerator should start cooling again. It's only a
>> short-term fix.
>>
>> In my case, even after thawing the freezer side the refrigerator only
>> stayed cold for another few weeks. I discovered the freezer side stayed
>> cold, temp like a refrigerator, not freezing. So I moved perishables to
>> the freezer side and didn't lose a bunch of food. (It helps that I have
>> a separate, stand-alone freezer for things I really *did* need to keep
>> frozen.) I wound up buying a new fridge/freezer in August. Note: Having
>> a home warranty plan was a blessing; they gave me $650 towards a new one.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Those warranty plans are a rip off! Figure out how much you pay for
> the warranties and what you sometimes get back.
>
YMMV but it certainly hasn't been a rip-off for me. This is a 33 year
old house. The appliances are old. The home warranty company sent
people out twice in the last year to replace the "works" in the toilets
(I have two bathrooms). Only a $40 service call; free brand new parts
installed. If I'd called a plumber to deal with it they'd have charged
at least $150 to make a house call to diagnose the problem and then
charge extra for parts and labor. The master bathroom sinks were
continually clogged. Ditto a $40 service call and they cleared them and
removed those stupid pop-up drain things (at my request.) No problems
since. A local plumber would have charged a lot more.

When the refrigerator started acting up, again, a $40 service call. The
guy defrosted the freezer, used a small shop-vac to get rid of the
melted ice, got it working. But he told me it's a temporary fix because
it's an old refrigerator/freezer. He knew it wouldn't keep working so
he contacted the warranty company and said it needs to be replaced.
They sent me a $650 check towards the purchase of a new one.

I'm very satisfied with the premium vs. what I've gotten back in terms
of necessary repairs and services vs. what I'd have to pay out of pocket
just for a diagnosis without it.

Jill

On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 jmcquown wrote:
>On 11/19/2020 Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> My stove, dishwasher and fridge are all GE. Not all bought at the same
>> time. Replaced the stove. Fridge is giving me fits. It was randomly
>> freezing things. Now more things and I turned the temp. to the warmest
>> setting. Am now trying to up the temp. in the freezer slightly to see if
>> that works If not, I'll have to get another mini fridge for the time
>> being. I had two. They don't seem to make them very well. Both still got
>> cold but didn't a constant temp. So I only put shelf stable drinks in them.
>>
>> I will need something though as I don't want frozen insulin. I just had
>> to throw out all the greens and celery. Other veggies seem okay.
>
>Does the freezer have a layer of frost on the inside at the back? That
>will affect the cooling ability of the refrigerator. I'm not a
>refrigerator repair person but that's what happened with my GE
>fridge/freezer before it crapped out for good. You can use a blow-dryer
>to thaw ice/frost buildup in the freezer and mop up the melted
>ice/frost; the refrigerator should start cooling again. It's only a
>short-term fix.
>
>In my case, even after thawing the freezer side the refrigerator only
>stayed cold for another few weeks. I discovered the freezer side stayed
>cold, temp like a refrigerator, not freezing. So I moved perishables to
>the freezer side and didn't lose a bunch of food. (It helps that I have
>a separate, stand-alone freezer for things I really *did* need to keep
>frozen.) I wound up buying a new fridge/freezer in August. Note: Having
>a home warranty plan was a blessing; they gave me $650 towards a new one.
>
>Jill

We have a GE Fridge w/top freezer and a GE gas stove, purchased about
30 years ago and moved both here when we bought this house, both GE's
top of the line Profile models. The computer modual on the stove died
some 15 years ago due to a lightning storm, GE repaired it and it's
been working fine since. When the GE service guy was here he checked
the fridge and recommended that we replace the door seals, they were
becoming hardened and brittle so no longer sealed properly. I bought
new seals and replaced them myself, an easy ten minute job. The GE
tech said most people never check, clean, and replace fridge door
seals, which of course causes the compressor to work extra hard and
eventually will die. At that time is when we purchased the basement
fridge as insurance... a suggestion from the GE tech. He told us that
the biggest cause of fridge problems is from people standing there
with the door opened for ten minutes while deciding and in the end
never choose anything... common with children but many adults are also
childish.

On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:35:13 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>
>Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the
>kitchen of our house. We upgraded the models but stuck with the brand.
>For the most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage disposal
>died.
>
>Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five days
>later. He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
>electrical portion, dead short. OK, I'll order another and be back next
>week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one year.
>
>First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck. He did have
>the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model. Why not carry the better
>one and offer to up sell? Of course the model was not readily available
>so the appointment was moved another week. Meantime, it was delivered.
>
>The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded message that
>all calls are recorded and the line goes dead. Half hour later I get an
>email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment" They moved it to
>Thursday. I called immediately but did not good. The snippy customer
>service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.
>
>Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.
>
>Lesson learned. I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
>inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or
>Kitchen Aid like I've had in the past. Would have cost a few bucks more
>but they last for many years.
>
>The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from them
>again. The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame but has
>little support.

I would have had the repair guy remove the garbage disposal on his
first visit, one person doesn't need any schtinking garbage
disposal... why do you put garbage in your sink, don't you own a trash
can?

There was an InSinkErator in my first house, it was schtupping up the
cesspool, was told to get rid of the InSinkErator and I did, no more
cesspool problems. Since then everything edible goes outdoors for the
critters, inedible goes into the trash can or recyclicable bin,
everything compostable goes into the composter... actually we have two
composters, they work very well, have been for nearly 30 years.
This is by far the best composter, our next door neighbor had no luck
with the expensive ones he bought so he ended up taking my advice and
bought this:
https://www.amazon.com/Algreen-Produ...s%2C211&sr=8-6
He ended up getting a 2nd one too... they are inobtrusive and don't
schtink. We have one near our vegetable garden and the 2nd one closer
to the house, saves plodding through snow during winter. Deer eat
most vegetable parings anyway except onion and they love banana peels.
On Lung Guyland the best critters for edibles disposal were seagulls.
We really don't compost a lot, the critters are the best composters,
mostly our compsters eat coffee grounds and teabags. When I prune
trees I toss the branches into the woods in a big pile for the
critters to live in. All kinds of critters make their home in those
piles of brush.

The most trash we have is used cat litter... trash is picked up once a
week by a private trash collector for a reasonable price, $20/mo.
Most people bury their used cat litter but to me that's pollution.

On 11/20/2020 1:14 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:35:13 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>
>> Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the
>> kitchen of our house. We upgraded the models but stuck with the brand.
>> For the most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage disposal
>> died.
>>
>> Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five days
>> later. He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
>> electrical portion, dead short. OK, I'll order another and be back next
>> week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one year.
>>
>> First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck. He did have
>> the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model. Why not carry the better
>> one and offer to up sell? Of course the model was not readily available
>> so the appointment was moved another week. Meantime, it was delivered.
>>
>> The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded message that
>> all calls are recorded and the line goes dead. Half hour later I get an
>> email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment" They moved it to
>> Thursday. I called immediately but did not good. The snippy customer
>> service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.
>>
>> Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.
>>
>> Lesson learned. I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
>> inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or
>> Kitchen Aid like I've had in the past. Would have cost a few bucks more
>> but they last for many years.
>>
>> The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from them
>> again. The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame but has
>> little support.
>
> I would have had the repair guy remove the garbage disposal on his
> first visit, one person doesn't need any schtinking garbage
> disposal... why do you put garbage in your sink, don't you own a trash
> can?
>
Why do you throw food scraps out on the lawn? Talk about unsanitary.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/20/2020 1:14 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:35:13 -0500, Ed Pawlowski >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the
>>> kitchen of our house.* We upgraded the models but stuck with the
>>> brand.
>>> For the most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage
>>> disposal
>>> died.
>>>
>>> Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five
>>> days
>>> later.* He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
>>> electrical portion, dead short.* OK, I'll order another and be
>>> back next
>>> week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one
>>> year.
>>>
>>> First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck.* He
>>> did have
>>> the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model.* Why not carry the
>>> better
>>> one and offer to up sell?* Of course the model was not readily
>>> available
>>> so the appointment was moved another week.* Meantime, it was
>>> delivered.
>>>
>>> The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded
>>> message that
>>> all calls are recorded and the line goes dead.* Half hour later
>>> I get an
>>> email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment"* They* moved
>>> it to
>>> Thursday.* I called immediately but did not good.* The snippy
>>> customer
>>> service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.
>>>
>>> Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.
>>>
>>> Lesson learned.* I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
>>> inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or
>>> Kitchen Aid like I've had in the past.* Would have cost a few
>>> bucks more
>>> but they last for many years.
>>>
>>> The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from
>>> them
>>> again.* The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame
>>> but has
>>> little support.
>>
>> I would have had the repair guy remove the garbage disposal on his
>> first visit, one person doesn't need any schtinking garbage
>> disposal... why do you put garbage in your sink, don't you own a
>> trash
>> can?
>>
> Why do you throw food scraps out on the lawn?* Talk about unsanitary.
>
> Jill

It attracts wimmens?

It happens that Hank Rogers formulated :
> jmcquown wrote:
....
>> Why do you throw food scraps out on the lawn?* Talk about unsanitary.
>>
>> Jill
>
> It attracts wimmens?
>
Popeye likes his women to have worms.

On Friday, November 20, 2020 at 3:24:27 PM UTC-6, wrote:
....

> Why do you throw food scraps out on the lawn? Talk about unsanitary.
>
> Jill

I've been composting my yard for 4 years and always clean and wash of the mowerÂ*in the same place, and managed to bring spores from an orange fungus from the one place it grew when I moved in up to where I wash off the mower! And I'm sure with time their mycelial mesh underground will connect!

Funguses do that! For 3 to 4 billion years!

John Kuthe...

On Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 4:35:22 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the
> kitchen of our house. We upgraded the models but stuck with the brand.
> For the most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage disposal
> died.
>
> Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five days
> later. He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
> electrical portion, dead short. OK, I'll order another and be back next
> week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one year.
>
> First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck. He did have
> the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model. Why not carry the better
> one and offer to up sell? Of course the model was not readily available
> so the appointment was moved another week. Meantime, it was delivered.
>
> The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded message that
> all calls are recorded and the line goes dead. Half hour later I get an
> email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment" They moved it to
> Thursday. I called immediately but did not good. The snippy customer
> service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.
>
> Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.
>
> Lesson learned. I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
> inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or
> Kitchen Aid like I've had in the past. Would have cost a few bucks more
> but they last for many years.
>
> The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from them
> again. The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame but has
> little support.
The first time I replaced our garbage disposal, I was unaware that the inlet for the dishwasher was supposed to be opened by removing the knock-out plug. That created quite a problem the first time we ran the dishwasher. Guess I should have read the instructions. OTOH, I never read the instructions.. I prefer to learn by trial and error.