Just picked up a mixed case of Domain Chandon from Plum Market. Their current sale price is $12.97 per bottle, which is pretty good, but Chandon is also offering a $25 rebate on a full case, so the effective price is even lower.
We think this is a pretty nice sparkler for the price; usually we find it for somewhere around $15, and so to get it at about $11 per bottle is just great.
The little tag on the bottle with the rebate details says that the offer is good until early in January 2009.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Concannon Vineyard 'Limited Release' 2005 Petite Sirah
It was one of those lucky times. All the pieces came together.
Ali woke up extra early for school. That meant there was time to fetch the WSJ from the curb, open it, read the Tastings column, and see what they had to say.
Petite Sirah this week, one of our favorites.
They rated one Delicious!. This is rare. And the Delicious! one was only $14.
A $14 Delicious! wine featuring a varietal we love, and time to place an order?
A quick check at the Village Corner web site showed that they had the wine in stock, and the price was the same as in the WSJ. A few clicks later we had six bottles ordered, and the next day (Saturday) we had the wine at home.
We already happened to have a 2004 David Coffaro Petite Sirah open, and so we had a nice tasting. The Concannon was indeed a nice wine: big, rich, dark purple, and went very well with food. It wasn't nearly as big, though, as the Coffaro. David's wines are always rich with fruit, almost sweet, and a bit on the high-alcohol side. I like the Coffaro better for drinking by itself or with cheese; both the Coffaro and the Concannon were nice with a meal.
Ali woke up extra early for school. That meant there was time to fetch the WSJ from the curb, open it, read the Tastings column, and see what they had to say.
Petite Sirah this week, one of our favorites.
They rated one Delicious!. This is rare. And the Delicious! one was only $14.
A $14 Delicious! wine featuring a varietal we love, and time to place an order?
A quick check at the Village Corner web site showed that they had the wine in stock, and the price was the same as in the WSJ. A few clicks later we had six bottles ordered, and the next day (Saturday) we had the wine at home.
We already happened to have a 2004 David Coffaro Petite Sirah open, and so we had a nice tasting. The Concannon was indeed a nice wine: big, rich, dark purple, and went very well with food. It wasn't nearly as big, though, as the Coffaro. David's wines are always rich with fruit, almost sweet, and a bit on the high-alcohol side. I like the Coffaro better for drinking by itself or with cheese; both the Coffaro and the Concannon were nice with a meal.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Google Chrome
Just downloaded Google Chrome. Two quick initial observations.
It installed under my home directory on Windows, not under C:\Program File. This meant that I didn't need to logout, login with an account with admin rights, etc. Nice for people w/o admin rights.
It offers to import my bookmarks from IE or FF. But mine are all in my Google Toolbar. Need to figure out how to access them in some reasonable way.
It installed under my home directory on Windows, not under C:\Program File. This meant that I didn't need to logout, login with an account with admin rights, etc. Nice for people w/o admin rights.
It offers to import my bookmarks from IE or FF. But mine are all in my Google Toolbar. Need to figure out how to access them in some reasonable way.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Kenmore HE3 Dryer repair - Thermal Fuse
We recently had a problem with our dryer: It would start and run, but had no heat. The last time this happened I watched the repair guy swap out something called the "thermal fuse." It was the classic $110 repair - a $10 part and $100 for the labor and service call. This time I decided to try the repair myself.
First, I called the local repair shop (Master Tech Appliance) to order the part. It turned out that they already had the part in stock. Good start! The specific part number (thermal fuse for a Kenmore HE3 dryer) is 3390291. Here's what I did:
Step #1: Switched off the circuit breakers. We have a circuit labeled "electric dryer" and another labeled "dryer", so I did both to be safe. This seemed easier than trying to manhandle out the dryer to unplug it.
Step #2: Removed two small screws the held the front, bottom panel on. These were a little tough to get to. Our dryer is mounted on a pedestal, and opening the pedestal drawer made it easier to get to the screws.
Step #3: Removed two small screws plus a third screw with a bracket to remove an oblong metal "bin" into which the lint screen fits. With this bin out of the way, two key parts - the thermal fuse (left) and the thermistor (right) were right there.
Step #4: Removed two very small screws that secure the thermal fuse.
Step #5: Removed the wire leads from the thermal fuse.
Steps #6 thru #10: Connected the wire leads to the new thermal fuse. And then performed the remaining steps in reverse until the dryer was put together. After the new fuse was installed, presto!, we had heat.
One other piece to mention: We have a very long run (14') between the dryer and the outside. It had been about 12 months since I last cleaned out the dryer duct, and so I made sure to do that before replacing the fuse. It should probably be done more like every six months, and that may be partially responsible for the fuse blowing.
First, I called the local repair shop (Master Tech Appliance) to order the part. It turned out that they already had the part in stock. Good start! The specific part number (thermal fuse for a Kenmore HE3 dryer) is 3390291. Here's what I did:
Step #1: Switched off the circuit breakers. We have a circuit labeled "electric dryer" and another labeled "dryer", so I did both to be safe. This seemed easier than trying to manhandle out the dryer to unplug it.
Step #2: Removed two small screws the held the front, bottom panel on. These were a little tough to get to. Our dryer is mounted on a pedestal, and opening the pedestal drawer made it easier to get to the screws.
Step #3: Removed two small screws plus a third screw with a bracket to remove an oblong metal "bin" into which the lint screen fits. With this bin out of the way, two key parts - the thermal fuse (left) and the thermistor (right) were right there.
Step #4: Removed two very small screws that secure the thermal fuse.
Step #5: Removed the wire leads from the thermal fuse.
Steps #6 thru #10: Connected the wire leads to the new thermal fuse. And then performed the remaining steps in reverse until the dryer was put together. After the new fuse was installed, presto!, we had heat.
One other piece to mention: We have a very long run (14') between the dryer and the outside. It had been about 12 months since I last cleaned out the dryer duct, and so I made sure to do that before replacing the fuse. It should probably be done more like every six months, and that may be partially responsible for the fuse blowing.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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