Well, old KitchenAid dishwasher went out. The main dishwasher went home to visit her family for the summer, and the backup dishwasher isn't fond of handwashing - and she sleeps in my bed. So we're going shopping. Since I'm the next backup dishwasher, and I absolutely LOATHE dishwashing, I am going to get the mechanical one fixed to keep the other half happy.
Did some looking at Lowes. She likes the Whirlpool ones. I dunno, not too familiar with dishwasher crap, so it doesn't matter much to me. Looking in the budget of ~$500 or so, could go up to $700, though she would like to keep it lower than that. And my new 300 Blackout gun would be happier to keep it less expensive, too.
So I'm just wondering, are there any large discount appliance warehouse-type places in Tulsa that would be a better bet than Lowes or Home Depot? We're not talking a gun safe or something, a dishwasher is a dishwasher. Basically, if it's black, it looks nice, it washes my dishes and is fairly quiet, I think I'll be happy. I'd love advice on models you guys may have recently picked up and what you like/don't like about them (if you have used them, or at least listened to your sig other ***** about them). If you can give me your assessment of their dB rating (if you remember it) and how it relates to "perceived volume" in use in your house, that'd be good. But I'm sure anything will be quieter than the probably 20+ year-old KitchenAid we're replacing. We have all KitchenAid stuff right now (except fridge), but I don't care too much about that.
Also, how hard is it gonna be for me to replace it myself? I've never pulled out a dishwasher or looked at how they work, really. I assume it's similar to a washer/dryer setup - water connections, drain, electric hookup. I figure I should be able to manage it... if not, we'll call someone out to put it in.
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Camping gear. We're going out for a weekend, need to get some gear this week. Since I'm going down to Tulsa, where is a good place other than Army Surplus, Academy and Bass Pro? Decent, serviceable equipment, not extreme weather gear, not heavy use stuff... we're talking a couple trips a year, max. If we decide we're gonna go camping more often than that, we'll look into better gear. Looking to spend a couple hundred or so on a tent, max, really. Only 3 of us, but we wanna have some inside room. The Coleman Instant tents were recommended here, but in reading a lot of reviews, they got EXTREMELY poor ratings for rain resistance, even light rain. We don't expect any monsoons, but if we do get a mild storm come through (still a major possibility in June), I don't wanna be miserable and everything be soaked.
So, lemme know what ya'll think, and where's a good place to look tomorrow in Tulsa? Not looking to buy North Face and other high-end gear - again, this is a first-time family camping trip and we will decide after a couple outings whether this is something we'll do more extensively.
Did some looking at Lowes. She likes the Whirlpool ones. I dunno, not too familiar with dishwasher crap, so it doesn't matter much to me. Looking in the budget of ~$500 or so, could go up to $700, though she would like to keep it lower than that. And my new 300 Blackout gun would be happier to keep it less expensive, too.
So I'm just wondering, are there any large discount appliance warehouse-type places in Tulsa that would be a better bet than Lowes or Home Depot? We're not talking a gun safe or something, a dishwasher is a dishwasher. Basically, if it's black, it looks nice, it washes my dishes and is fairly quiet, I think I'll be happy. I'd love advice on models you guys may have recently picked up and what you like/don't like about them (if you have used them, or at least listened to your sig other ***** about them). If you can give me your assessment of their dB rating (if you remember it) and how it relates to "perceived volume" in use in your house, that'd be good. But I'm sure anything will be quieter than the probably 20+ year-old KitchenAid we're replacing. We have all KitchenAid stuff right now (except fridge), but I don't care too much about that.
Also, how hard is it gonna be for me to replace it myself? I've never pulled out a dishwasher or looked at how they work, really. I assume it's similar to a washer/dryer setup - water connections, drain, electric hookup. I figure I should be able to manage it... if not, we'll call someone out to put it in.
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Camping gear. We're going out for a weekend, need to get some gear this week. Since I'm going down to Tulsa, where is a good place other than Army Surplus, Academy and Bass Pro? Decent, serviceable equipment, not extreme weather gear, not heavy use stuff... we're talking a couple trips a year, max. If we decide we're gonna go camping more often than that, we'll look into better gear. Looking to spend a couple hundred or so on a tent, max, really. Only 3 of us, but we wanna have some inside room. The Coleman Instant tents were recommended here, but in reading a lot of reviews, they got EXTREMELY poor ratings for rain resistance, even light rain. We don't expect any monsoons, but if we do get a mild storm come through (still a major possibility in June), I don't wanna be miserable and everything be soaked.
So, lemme know what ya'll think, and where's a good place to look tomorrow in Tulsa? Not looking to buy North Face and other high-end gear - again, this is a first-time family camping trip and we will decide after a couple outings whether this is something we'll do more extensively.
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