No Name wrote:

> Elder parents....grrrrrrrrrrr
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> Tonight my 72 yr old father is telling me how he needs a $500 malt machine
> to make a good malt. Now keep in mind he has never shown interest in making
> a smoothie, milkshake or mexican liquado. I told him that people that buy
> malt machines when not needed have more money than brains.

Everyone's parents buy things that they don't need, everyone's children
do the same. My 55 year old father has on whims purchased cars, kitchen
equipment, art, real estate, cheesy clocks, taxidermy, the list goes on.
Should I tell him to stop because he's blowing my inheritance? The
thought wouldn't enter my mind so long as he can afford it and he enjoys
doing it it ain't a problem. If he asked me to pay for it then I'd be
justified in having my say.

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> My father is the type of pack rat that has one of everything but only uses
> those items once in 10 years.
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> Don't retirees think of anything else but how to squander their hard earned
> money on junk shown on the Home Shopping Network? Especially ones that have
> a collection of tools and gadgets that they don't currently use?

Yeah, some retirees have hobbies, some have families that they want to
spend time with, some want the quick pick me up of spending money.

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> Can someone please answer 3 basic questions?
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> 1) What is the big difference in a malt vs milkshake?
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A malt is a milkshake with malt powder.

> 2) Does Dad need a malt machine, won't a blender do?

No one *nneds* a malt machine. However the results are much better with
a malt machine than with a blender. Oddly HSN has no malt machines and
the one that QVC has is about $50. I paid $15 for my 1940s jade green
malt machine, a commercial three head malt machine can be had for the
$500 figure.
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> 3) Can you share some basic recipes?
Ice cream, milk, malt powder all to taste.

Jessica

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