Los Angeles Times – In December 1978, ads in this newspaper listed a VCR at Sears for $795 — more than $2,500 in today’s dollars. A basic five-cycle washing machine? Back then, $319.95, which translates to about $1,000. It’s cheaper now to enjoy an eight-day vacation
Chief medical advice from family: Get better
Baltimore Sun – IHEARD this week from my sister, the mother of the twin girls who just turned 3. All her children (she has three) are down with the sort of childhood maladies that arrive in the late winter. Her washing machine is working overtime. The children just
Volunteer helps bring creature comfort to cats in shelters
Frederick News-Post – Through trial and error, Nellis discovered that beds made with a fleece covering and 100 percent cotton batting innards hold up the best to constant laundering in the shelter’s industrial washing machine. Polyester gets hard and brittle after too
Outrage we must end now
The Sun – He came down like a bag of washing and was too inexperienced to know how to react if he got into trouble. shot dead in Afghanistan after being sent into battle without crucial night vision goggles, grenade launchers or machine