This annual event was punctuated by the usual tomfoolery. Turkey brining on back deck; Maggie stretching out cats; visits to the horse.
Owning Your Own Tools – the slowly dissappearing age of the crafts in industry
NYTimes 7/31/2014
A New York Times article on July 31st about the looming labor stoppage on Broadway included a picture of workers ceremoniously carrying a chest of their tools out of a theater. I was reminded of my days as a machinist. Continue reading
Recital – Fall 1964 / Research Project – Winter 1965 -Taft School
Mark Orton playing French horn 1964
In my senior year at Taft I was one of the first students to participate in a novel venture for such a traditionalist institution, the Independent Studies Program (ISP). Here is a contemporary description from the school’s website: Continue reading
Men Landed on the Moon – I’m Depressed – another leg falls away from my world
This morning I was scanning through Zite and found this article claiming that some guy had definitively crushed the “hoax” that men landing on the moon in 1969 was shot on the back lots of Hollywood.
Now most of you will think this is very old history. Another bit of 60s’ paranoia. Who shot JFK, MLK…….? If you want to brush up your conspiracy theories for the rest of this jeremiad, here is a Wikipedia article, Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories
But, wait, there is more to my mental weirdness around this moon landing. Continue reading
Update on Cuisinart Toaster Fire – Cuisinart Is Not Interested in Fire, Only Warranty
Cuisinart Responds?
I received an email today, five days after my initial attempt to communicate with Cuisinart and two days after my second attempt. The initial posting on this toaster meltdown is here
So far Cuisinart has expressed no interest in the fire, only the fact that our toaster is apparently out of warranty.
Valued Customer,
Thank you for your inquiry. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced. Based on the information you have provided, your CPT-120/90416 is out of warranty. If you have a proof of purchase that states you have had the unit for less than 3 years, please let us know. We will be able to provide you instructions on how to obtain a warranty replacement under that circumstance.
The only other option that we can offer to you is another unit, at the cost of $29.95 plus shipping and any applicable tax.
If you have any further questions please reply, with history, to this email. We welcome you to call our Customer Service Department at 1-800-726-0190, if you prefer. The hours of operation are 7 AM -11 PM EST Monday through Friday and 9 AM – 5:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays, excluding major holidays.
Sincerely,
Laney
Cuisinart Customer Service Representative
I will follow-up with Laney about any interest they have in investigating this fire. Maybe this is part of corporate liability avoidance. If we act as though nothing happened beyond “inconvenience”, nothing happened. I wonder, has the Consumer Product Safety Commission survived our age of little or no government (excepting, of course, the burgeoning allotments for domestic and international “security”)? Will have to Google for that.
