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paranoid_android
paranoid_android UltraDork
1/15/18 7:08 p.m.

That is darned cool!

I haven't ever seen one like that either.

Kramer
Kramer Dork
1/16/18 6:58 a.m.

Useless trivia:

 

GMs Moraine truck plant (in Dayton, OH), where S-10 Blazers were made, was the only non-UAW plant at the time it closed.  It was IUE-CWA, because it was a Frigidaire plant from 1951-1979.  GM didn't like negotiating two Union contacts, so that's one reason why the plant closed. 

Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy UltimaDork
1/16/18 7:07 a.m.
Kramer said:

Useless trivia:

 

GMs Moraine truck plant (in Dayton, OH), where S-10 Blazers were made, was the only non-UAW plant at the time it closed.  It was IUE-CWA, because it was a Frigidaire plant from 1951-1979.  GM didn't like negotiating two Union contacts, so that's one reason why the plant closed. 

More useless trivia.  

Our 1994 S10 Blazer was built here and there was a cool sticker on the door jamb showing Ohio and Moraine.  When I covered sales I would drive by that plant all the time.  

AWSX1686
AWSX1686 GRM+ Memberand Dork
3/22/18 8:45 a.m.

Update, my fiancee forced herself to try the oven out a few weeks ago and now that she has actually used it, she likes it! 

 

Oven no longer for sale!

RossD
RossD MegaDork
3/22/18 8:50 a.m.

In reply to AWSX1686 :

LOL! Congrats!

mtn
mtn MegaDork
3/22/18 10:14 a.m.
AWSX1686 said:

Update, my fiancee forced herself to try the oven out a few weeks ago and now that she has actually used it, she likes it! 

 

Oven no longer for sale!

Having multiple ovens is really nice--I wouldn't build a house that way (well, I'd do a stacked double oven, but not two separate units entirely) but I wouldn't take one out if I had it. 

stuart in mn
stuart in mn UltimaDork
3/22/18 10:31 a.m.

My old college roommate has that exact same oven in his house, it still works fine.

8valve
8valve Reader
3/22/18 11:48 a.m.
AWSX1686 said:

Update, my fiancee forced herself to try the oven out a few weeks ago and now that she has actually used it, she likes it! 

 

Oven no longer for sale!

Awesome.   15 years in this place  and the lady hasn't fired up our 50's oven once yet.   It works fine...   She uses a little electric deal instead.

T.J.
T.J. MegaDork
3/22/18 1:43 p.m.

Infinite heat sounds pretty hot to me and your stove top has four infinities worth of heat.....must be tough when the electric bill comes in if you fire up all four infinity burners at once. Makes me think of the scene from Christmas Vacation when they needed Auxiliary Nuclear to compensate for the house lights.

How does the pullout stove top lock in place so it cannot be slid back in with a pot of infinite boiling water on one of the burners?

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt PowerDork
3/22/18 2:33 p.m.

Now you have me wondering if I can track something like that down for my own house. I could use a bit more kitchen space...

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
3/22/18 3:29 p.m.

        

AWSX1686
AWSX1686 GRM+ Memberand Dork
3/23/18 8:19 a.m.
T.J. said:

Infinite heat sounds pretty hot to me and your stove top has four infinities worth of heat.....must be tough when the electric bill comes in if you fire up all four infinity burners at once. Makes me think of the scene from Christmas Vacation when they needed Auxiliary Nuclear to compensate for the house lights.

How does the pullout stove top lock in place so it cannot be slid back in with a pot of infinite boiling water on one of the burners?

There is a latch button in the middle of the pull handle if that makes any sense. 

AWSX1686
AWSX1686 GRM+ Memberand Dork
3/23/18 8:20 a.m.
AWSX1686 said:
T.J. said:

Infinite heat sounds pretty hot to me and your stove top has four infinities worth of heat.....must be tough when the electric bill comes in if you fire up all four infinity burners at once. Makes me think of the scene from Christmas Vacation when they needed Auxiliary Nuclear to compensate for the house lights.

How does the pullout stove top lock in place so it cannot be slid back in with a pot of infinite boiling water on one of the burners?

There is a latch button in the middle of the pull handle if that makes any sense. 

It can latch at half way, or the whole way out. And Also latches when it is all the way in. Basically you have to press the button/latch before moving if from any position. 

Jerry From LA
Jerry From LA SuperDork
3/23/18 7:30 p.m.
AWSX1686 said:

Update, my fiancee forced herself to try the oven out a few weeks ago and now that she has actually used it, she likes it! 

 

Oven no longer for sale!

You would have to spend serious ducats to get a range built better than this one.  We have an unrestored '50s O'Keefe my wife bought for $300.  It cannot be destroyed short of a howitzer round.  There are like three wearing parts in it; a couple of oven safety valves and the thermostat.  Replace and go another 70 years.  Keep this bad boy until it looks bad.  Then have it restored (or grassroot it) and keep it some more.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand Mod Squad
3/23/18 9:32 p.m.

In reply to AWSX1686 :

Thread title updated to reflect current oven status. Glad to hear it's staying. yes

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