Pellet heads!! What's up today?

Yeah buddy.

Ours digested something and is making weird noises.

Gonna have to rip into its innards and see what it ate.

Plastic or something likely stuck in the maserator area

 

Just because Will said he was watching "corn" yesterday you don't have to call him that!

 

I was at Lowes today buying 10 more bags of Timber Heat and an old gent came up to me while I was waiting in line at the checkout and started talking about pellets. He said he heard on the radio today that one of the pellet mills in Maine had shut down due to lack of orders. I questioned him about which mill and he wasn't sure. He thought it was in the Norridgewock area. Well, the closet mill to Norridgewock Maine is MWP. Scot L's mill, who in my opinion make the best pellet in the state. So I hope he was wrong, but the bottom line is this might not be the last. Not just in Maine but everywhere.

 

Sub, was he talking about this?

Northeast Pellets LLC. cutting production | Firewood Hoarders Club

 

Sales slump force pellet mills to cut back | WLBZ2.com

 

Judging by the loose spacing of pallets on that flatbed you might have been the only stop... They didn't cover fuel costs for that delivery.

 

He'd do it for Smoothies

 

Love my Samsung washer / drier set. But, I've never had to deal with their customer service. I got a screaming deal fall of 2013 at Lowes - 10% discount for buying both at the same time, sale for an additional 10% off, then I opened a Lowe's charge card for another 10% off. Plus free delivery and set up. Oh, and the ESP was like $50. And, they were in my favorite color - blue

Bought the bases off ebay for 1/2 off retail; brand new, in box (I was unsure how wet the basement got, so wanted the machines off the floor). Sure, they weren't extremely cheap, but I didn't find them out of line from other brands.

 

Got home to a surprise last night



No, the 2 tons of pellets weren't a surprise, it was the fact they were in front of the garage door. I had told them to place them in front of the shed. In fact, they had called on Thursday wanting to deliver then, instead of Friday, and I told them no, because the Explorer was parked in front of the shed. I drove the Explorer to work Friday specifically so it would be out of the way for the delivery. Plus, the car was inside so I couldn't even get them in the garage if I wanted them there. .

Now, this would not have been a huge issue if a storm wasn't due last night, and I hadn't had to work my 2nd job last night. But, the metal roof would dump all the snow (and rain) directly on top of the pellets. Additionally, I can't even get my snow blower out if needed.

I called Lowes and they tried to get ahold of a delivery crew to come move them for me, but they had all gone home and weren't budging. After some discussion, they sent 2 guys and a pallet (I have no spares) and they manually moved the bags to where I wanted them. I pitched in, so we each moved 2/3 ton in half an hour. Proud of myself as I kept up with the to young men (couldn't have been older than their low 20's - if that). And, one of the young men brought plastic wrap to protect from the elements

I must say, I'm impressed at how L*we's handled this as I am 30 miles away (drive time of 45 minutes minimum), so they could have just thrown up their hands and said that is what I get - after all the delivery was free and the pellets at $199/ton. Instead, they stepped up to make it right.

 

Glad to see Lowe's stepped up and made it right for you

 

When I replaced my dryer 6-8ish years ago, the guy at Lowes I dealt with was a former appliance tech. He mentioned that the manufacture and Lowes suggests replacing the power cord with a new one. I just rolled my eyes and said "from what I understand, a quality copper wire doesnt go bad over time". He laughed and agreed.

 

Hmmmm, although my washer does all that Snowey describes, my dryer still is a one direction and stop type. It is a match for the front loader with all the stupid controls.

I have wondered if a dryer that reverses would not turn blankets and sheets into tightly rolled balls that are still wet in the middle. How does your work for that?