The 'not so pretty' pics of Canada thread.
#16
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Are Canadian washing machines useless too? I've used a few in the US, and they were 'U.S.' - not in the same league as the UK ones. I've used two in Canada and they were equally poor - top loaders, didn't seem to get to grips with kids clothes.
No pick - but a small gripe!
No pick - but a small gripe!
#17
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Hmn, need to make sure I get a good one then! My days of washing diapers are over, thank goodness.....
Phew, thought for a moment there, I'd got swamped by displaying cats and pics of horse's bums!
Phew, thought for a moment there, I'd got swamped by displaying cats and pics of horse's bums!
#18
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If you are on a water meter a front loader might be better...they use less water for sure, although our (rather rare) energy star rated top leader does a good job for us...we are on a well though so dont worry about water usage so much.
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#21
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This is a very bad shot of a tall ship. I offer it as a better example of what the Toronto waterfront looks like than the usual shot of the CNN tower taken from the Island. The larger chimney is a useful navigation aid when sailing, it's the smokestack for Toronto's garbage incinerator. The "land" is actually infill, rubble tipped into the lake to form a spit. The area, not just of the spit but for a long distance inland and east-west, suffers from ground pollution and so cannot easily be redeveloped. There used to be a large homeless encampment there called "Tent City" but the occupants were driven off as if they were indigenous Canadians on their native land. The area is now nominally a bird sanctury pending a developer finding a way to get around the prohibition on building on oil spillls. Lots of people bicycle on trails through the area and I'd sometimes ride that way to work. There are signs prohibiting bicycling but then there are signs prohibiting most things.
#22
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This is building called a "club house". They're quite common in Toronto. Typically they're built of block, have no windows and have a camera arrangement for inspecting visitors. The Hell's Angels one on Eastern Avenue is a bit more fortified than this one; they strengthened it after a bazooka attack.
Things may have changed but I don't recall motorcyclists in the UK being a major force in organized crime. They certainly are here.
Things may have changed but I don't recall motorcyclists in the UK being a major force in organized crime. They certainly are here.
#23
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Pretty grim yeah.... why go from Bristol to Swindon shopping?
I do the opposite, love Park St!!!!
I am loving this thread, v good idea!!! Still hasnt put me off though.
#24
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Top loading washing machines are not nearly as efficient as front loaders -and they do use more water. The (one) good thing about them is you can just open the top and throw something else in. It's a real bummer, though, for a small person, leaning in to drag the wet clothes out - always heavy and tangled.
Then there's all the snow shifting to do......my OH two weeks ago
Then there's all the snow shifting to do......my OH two weeks ago
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#26
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Ah thread drift.
On washing machines.....We bought a Whirlpool toploader. It does the job but uses a prodigious amount of water which is a problem when your well runs dry in the summer, so we plan to switch to a more efficient front loader when funds permit.
Good idea for a thread. I'm gonna do a dbd and take my camera around with me tommorrow so prepare for the gritty reality of St John's in the thaw!
On washing machines.....We bought a Whirlpool toploader. It does the job but uses a prodigious amount of water which is a problem when your well runs dry in the summer, so we plan to switch to a more efficient front loader when funds permit.
Good idea for a thread. I'm gonna do a dbd and take my camera around with me tommorrow so prepare for the gritty reality of St John's in the thaw!
#27
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Ah thread drift.
On washing machines.....We bought a Whirlpool toploader. It does the job but uses a prodigious amount of water which is a problem when your well runs dry in the summer, so we plan to switch to a more efficient front loader when funds permit.
Good idea for a thread. I'm gonna do a dbd and take my camera around with me tommorrow so prepare for the gritty reality of St John's in the thaw!
On washing machines.....We bought a Whirlpool toploader. It does the job but uses a prodigious amount of water which is a problem when your well runs dry in the summer, so we plan to switch to a more efficient front loader when funds permit.
Good idea for a thread. I'm gonna do a dbd and take my camera around with me tommorrow so prepare for the gritty reality of St John's in the thaw!
#28
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I'm charging up my camera batteries... I can't wait to read this thread tomorrow!
Older pic... flying over NW Calgary.
Older pic... flying over NW Calgary.
#29
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Top loading washing machines are not nearly as efficient as front loaders -and they do use more water. The (one) good thing about them is you can just open the top and throw something else in. It's a real bummer, though, for a small person, leaning in to drag the wet clothes out - always heavy and tangled.
The short people I know have the sense to build a small platform in front of the machine to make reaching in easier As a taller person I used to hate bending double to empty a front loader, although a platform would work there too I suppose.
I still dont fancy trying to pour a bucket of stinky diapers into a front loader though Retailers like top push front loaders because A: as a european import they simply must be superior . B: newer is always better, so you can sell a new front loader to someone who already has a functioning top loader, and C: with the heavy load cantilevered on the bearing, and a dependence on seals to keep the floor dry, they can count on selling you a new one much sooner than if you buy a top loader
I wonder if they are like cars...it takes more energy to build a car than it will use in its lifetime, so justifying buying a new washer based on reduced energy consumption might be doing more harm than good in the long term
Last edited by iaink; Mar 19th 2007 at 5:41 am.
#30
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Another... interior BC