Cartoons taught me that what you need is a coin glued to the end of a string.

I think that’s “bodum” molded on the handle, and the blade looks ceramic.

Looks like ceramic? I have a red Kyocera ceramic peeler that’s still going strong after 15 years.

Way too abrasive IMHO. Barkeepers Friend works well.

Yes this can also happen to porcelain coffee and tea cups when stirred with a metal spoon. The same fix works.

I assume they exist only as a name at this point. The original London Fog is surely long gone.

Please ask yourself if the risk is worth the reward. 100+ gallons of water catastrophically failing at a property you don’t own is a completely different kind of situation compared to a pallet furniture collapse. If I were a landlord, I’d consider that kind of thing a lease-ending proposition. Speaking of leases, check yours before you do anything.

I just spent months decluttering our family home (2 adults 6 kids) for a long-distance move. IMHO you shouldn’t saddle your kids with boxes of sentimental junk that accumulate over the years. Put that money in a bank account or something. Or write a letter and seal it up for them to read many years later.

“I can’t believe Nixon won. I don’t know anyone who voted for him.”

My 3 2012 Mac minis have given me 10 years and counting of solid service running everything from macOS to Windows to ESXi and now proxmox. Every Mac should be as good.

I’m on Team Rowenta steam iron + Rowenta steamer + Corby trouser press. One tool can’t do it all.

In 20 years I’ve only found Made in Mexico versions in the US. Costco used to carry them regularly.

Ultrasonic humidifiers are filthy and eventually crap our. I average 3-4 years out of them. Best to buy one that integrates with your furnace and I would not recommend the evaporative ones that blow air against a water panel (most Honeywell are like this.) I’m talking about one with a small boiler than injects steam into the ducts when the furnace is running. The one I have is Aprilaire brand in the US.

If only I’d been using my shitty plastic Dyson!

My kids learned this song in kindergarten, sung to the tune of Darling Clementine, and spent many hours teaching it to me:

Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Collection…
(repeat until Dad screams)

So I am gonna have to disagree with you there lol!

Could your existing system support that much extra space? I don’t know if a dehumidifier alone would handle it. Maybe a small heat pump would be best without breaking the bank?

I have a 2500 sq ft finished basement that’s mostly below grade but a walk-out. I needed a dedicated HVAC zone if for no other reason than to dehumidify that much space in the summertime.

GE Appliances including Monogram (the supposedly top of the line models where a fridge can cost $10-20K) isn’t even owned by General Electric any longer. They’ve been owned by Haier—the Chinese conglomerate most famous for shitty dorm fridges—for over 5 years.

They used COVID as an excuse During COVID they took the opportunity to stop stocking spare parts for a lot of models that might have been BIFL. I learned this earlier this year when I needed a $50 part to fix a $2000 Monogram built-in microwave but there wasn’t a single one to be found in all of North America, even on eBay. They were happy to offer me a 10% discount on the $3000 model that replaced it, though.

Ironically, the part I needed was a piece of glass that broke when I accidentally smashed into it with the metal handle of my BIFL Miele canister vacuum during a vigorous cleaning session.

Still using 20 year old IKEA feather pillows and loving them.

Heat is an unavoidable byproduct of the refrigeration cycle used in dehumidification.

In 30 years I’ve gotten 9 years at most out of a dehumidifier. I think something like 90% of them are now made by Midea (massive Chinese appliance manufacturer) so they are pretty similar in terms of build quality. I would buy on price alone at this point. Newer ones are definitely quieter than models from the 80s and 90s but take those noise ratings with a big grain of salt.

Is Schulte-Ufer still a decent brand? I have a set of their stainless pots I bought and schlepped back to the US way back when Germany was still using DM, and with a little Barkeepers Friend they still look like new.