Lawrence "The Dreamer" Chen's Blog

Soon after owning the Surround Air XJ-3800, I found I didn't like it and had plans to eventually replace it with something else. That's because it uses a metal grid that require periodic cleaning, and that cleaning requires significant dis-assembly, c… more »

So, I finally gone and done it.I had been thinking of getting a new refrigerator pretty soon after I became a home owner. Hmmm, strange how that is...because something like that happened when I bought my first home, though the old fridge was much ol… more »

This time I got a Winix 9000. This is the air cleaner that I had originally intended to get years ago, but in reading reviews...found a comparable model (for same price) under the Kenmore brand at Sears, and Sears was having a sale at that particular mo… more »

Supposed to be a deep fryer without all that oil....which is what drew me to it.Over the years, I have played around with deep frying.When I first moved out, I lived in this neat apartment with a gas stove. And, I tried the open pan of oil and a… more »

A while back I bought one of these "Handy Switch"s through Publisher's Clearing House. It was great. Decided to get a second one as a possible gift. But, then I got a letter before Xmas from Publisher's Clearing House....it is being recalled. -- htt… more »

Essick Air 3D6 100 Mini Console Humidifier, White and Midnight Blue more »

Sometimes I just have small rants, and they just don't feel like enough to write about on my blog....but it results in long stretches of silence and they often go unsaid.But, here's a peeve that keeps coming up. The glass pot of my new coffee maker.… more »

Here's a picture of the little corner where I go to sleep each night is looking like now.... more »

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After many years of great service, my Black & Decker Space Maker Coffee Maker - circa 1990 - finally started to fail....water appear from where it shouldn't be, guess the another seal has reached the end of its useful life. I'm going to miss this co… more »

I got the Lasko 52" Oscillating Pedestal Fan that I had talked about earlier. I was on Amazon.com yesterday, when I discovered that something I had been waiting weeks to hear about was on its way by UPS. And, UPS tracking showed that it would arrive to… more »

Well, I've discovered a problem. The remote codes for my TiVo HD seem to conflict with the Honeywell fan.And, if it conflicts with that fan it'll probably conflict with other fans....such as the Lasko tower fan that bumped this fan to the livingroom… more »