On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:16:22 -0500, George Shirley wrote:

> On 6/11/2010 1:10 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> In my previous oven, the one where I assumed the racks stayed in,
>> it's not that they bent or broke, I just noticed that when I put a heavy
>> pot on them after that first cleaning, there was some give that there
>> wasn't before. I assume that if I continued to put them through
>> self-clean, they would deteriorate in strength. Maybe others would
>> not notice the change, it was apparent to me.
>> I just learned to read the manual before assuming anything.
>> nancy
>
> You're sure you're not my wife in disguise? She never reads the manual
> on anything, says that's my job and then I must teach her whatever she
> needs to know about the equipment. I have a friend who buys new stuff
> and then throws the manual away with the box, he says learning to use
> the new stuff is intuitive. Then he calls me a month later and asks
> where he can get a manual for it. Some people never learn.

'they' say men never read instructions (and by extension, manuals), but i
do, and try to save them all. i might not follow them, but i think it's
helpful to know 'the rules' before you start ****ing around.

still don't bother with warranty cards for the most part (though i will
register if you can do it on-line.)

your pal,
blake