Chelone, you can slam things around. That is what I do when I am having a crabby day. It must be something going around. I got up this morning just plain angry! And I don't recall having a bad dream that brought on the anger either. Saucy, I sure know what you mean about "getting the furniture presentable" before taking pics of anything. I have an additional problem....most of it is so surrounded by other items that I cannot get a clear view to take pics. I have several pices of furnishing I would like to add to that thread, if it were not for the above drawbacks. It will be fun hearing the name of the new member of Marie's family. One of the couples in our congregation have a very large family, and new great grandbabys arriving frequently. The latest is a boy, and I cannot remember the unusual name that the poor child will be living with. I am seeing a nickname in his future. Oh my! Mary, what a bummer. My sister is prone to having Strep throat almost with every cold. I do not recall ever being diagnosed with it, although it used to be thought a forerunner of Rheumatic Fever, and I 'was' diagnosed with that. Sister was not, so who knows? Thank goodness there are great antibiotics now that nip it in the bud. I hope you are already feeling better. I hope Scarlet Fever is not going around. Our Tim was telling me about a bout that he had with a "blazing red face", etc., just a week or so ago. LOL, V ! An Agave preparing to devour you! It does look rather menacing. :-) Ah, taxes...that is one perk of being in the financial condition that we are in. Filing a tax report has been a thing of the past for many years now. I certainly do not miss attempting to make out Nolon's self employment taxes. I would literally get sick every year that I did it. He was very bad at not keeping good records of any of his work and income. I always feared we would be audited and I would be hard put to come up with proof. I was very careful to err on underestimating our deductions and depreciations. After putting out extra bucks (only once) to pay for the filing, a good friend (my former employer) taught me how to do it myself. Julie, my mom was the neatness freak. If she saw us so much as to pick a piece of link off our clothing and drop it on the floor she would admonish us to " Pick that up and put it in the coal bucket"! Her house was never dust and debris covered like mine has become. :-( Part of mine is the hair clusters (like Chelone frequently speaks about). :-) And then there is all the residue from the wood stove, not to mention plant debris, and tracked in stuff from both of our shoes. I must sign off and tote in the firewood for the day, before getting ready for my Tuesday's trip to town. Marian

Sherry, I have always enjoyed your posts even though I don't respond too much anymore. We had two horrid summers in a row, and my only goal has been to keep my roses alive. I am quiet in a way, yet I have no problem teaching in a large high school. I simply need to have a common ground with people. Our rose society meets at 1:00 or 2:00 on a Sunday afternoon. There are so many older people who have trouble driving at night that this is the best time for them. That time slot is when I am deep into gardening. The member in our rose society are very friendly, and interested in anyone who attends, but they do not grow the roses that I love. Their guest speakers are experts in spraying, exhibiting, propogating, etc. A leader in the society knows about old roses, but promotes more modern ones. I am automatically an outcast. I have even suggested that we form an organization within an organization for those who grow older roses, and do not care to spray. The subject meets a friendly nod --- period. I love it here. This forum is so large, but has such a great collection of rose lovers. Even if we have disagreements, we know how to back off, and still remain involved in what is important. I really appreciate your contribution and that of everyone else. I have belonged here for many many years, and just love it. I do hope that this year I will be able to grow roses instead of just saving them. Sammy

Shirley- thanks for the information-I traded for six years on a few sites but none of those names seems familiar. I took some time off, [ still planting of course] but didn't do any trades, except with family and friends locally. I really miss trading with online friends as I learned so much and received varieties I had never even heard of. It was a great experience and much fun. I don't post all day everyday as I work a lot of hours and now I have a grand baby that I try to spend my extra time with. I will watch for the April exchange. We have unseasonable warm weather so I have the itch early. I didn't do any winter sowing, now I regret it. I was organizing my seeds al day yesterday...it sure was fun. I am looking forward to getting to know and share seeds/plants with you~

Recently I've had similar problems with my Capital range and followup service. The following is what you can expect from Capital. I am amazed at how far the quality of the product and service has fallen. Please do me the favor of taking this into account when you are researching such a large purchase, and feel free to contact me personally with any questions. I recommend spending your hard earned money anywhere else, including an open fire pit in the back yard. On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Customer Service wrote: Dave, Sorry you feel this way. I would advise you to order one and depending on how the igniter is handled and how carefully it is installed will determine how long will last. From: Dave [mailto:dave.@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 2:13 PM To: Customer Service Subject: Re: repeat GSCR305 broiler issue Dear Unidentified "Customer Service" Representative, I would like to order the part. Could you advise on how many I should order? Can I expect more than 2 years service from this part? I like to provide advice to other Capital owners on several cooking forums, and this information would be valuable to them as well. The only other advice I can provide in these forums will be to lower any expectations on your product, and to strongly consider other options when spending such a large amount of money with a company that does not stand behind their product when problems arise. To quote one forum user discussing your "service": "The worst part? In each of these instances, Capital customer service did nothing at all until I posted here about it. In each case it took many weeks, emails, calls and the last resort - public posts - to get Capital to begin addressing the issue." I have steered 2 neighbors toward your product in the past 4 years. I don't think I'll feel comfortable doing so in the future. Thank you for the part number, phone number and pricing information. However, I remain disappointed in the response. Dave On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Customer Service wrote: Dave, That part number is 82401-02 they are $35.87 plus shipping. If you would like to order this part please call Capital Cooking Equipment, Inc. at 562-903-1168. Thank you. From: Dave[mailto:dave@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 2:52 PM To: customerservice@capital-cooking.com Subject: Fwd: repeat GSCR305 broiler issue To Whom it may Concern, Attached is my previous conversations with Bob Waymire regarding a repeated broiler issue with my otherwise wonderful GSCR305. I sent a message to him directly 1/23/13, but with no response I'm assuming he's left your employ. Hopefully this message finds someone able to assist me with this issue. Please respond by email at your earliest convenience. Thank you, Dave ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dave Date: Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:59 AM Subject: Re: repeat GSCR305 broiler issue To: Bob Waymire Bob, I hope this message finds you well. Unfortunately, I'm contacting you re. my broiler, which has had the igniter fail again. Below is our previous conversation regarding the the previous 2 incidents. If you would be able to send the igniter part again, I would be able to arrange installation. Thanks for your help. Dave On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Bob Waymire wrote: Dave, I am going to send an igniter to you. I suspect this is the part that has gone bad. You will need to make arrangements to get it installed. Bob From: Dave[mailto:dave@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 11:25 AM To: Bob Waymire Subject: Re: repeat GSCR305 broiler issue Bob, It does not. The indicator light on the panel turns on , but no glow in the oven at all. Dave On Mar 7, 2011, at 13:31, "Bob Waymire" wrote: Dave, Does the igniter glow red when turned on? Bob From: Dave [mailto:dave.@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 3:49 AM To: bwaymire@capital-cooking.com Subject: repeat GSCR305 broiler issue Bob, My broiler has again gone out of service. I've gone through troubleshooting again to no avail. Hopefully you're still with Capital and this message reaches you. Please let me know if you can be of assistance. Thanks, Dave ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Waymire Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:46 AM Subject: RE: GSCR305 broiler issue To: Dave Dave, I have sent a work order and parts to our service provider (Intertech Services 847-965-9100) in your area. They should be in contact with you within 24-48 hours. Bob -----Original Message----- From: Dave [mailto:dave@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:53 AM To: Bob Waymire Subject: Re: GSCR305 broiler issue Bob, Date of Purchase I believe was May 2, 2008 from Trevor at Eurostoves.com Serial number is GCR1207-xxxx Model number GSCR305 Thanks for your time and attention. Dave On 9/28/09, Bob Waymire wrote: > Dave, > > If you would send me your address, phone number, date of purchase, model and > serial number we will arrange a service agency from here. > > Bob > > > From: Dave [mailto:dave.@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 9:04 AM > To: customerservice@capital-cooking.com > Subject: GSCR305 broiler issue > > > > I purchased a gscr305 from Trevor at Eurostoves in May of 2008. The broiler > portion is now inoperable, and the vendor I planned to utilize for service > is now out of business (Wehrli Appliances, Naperville, IL). > As I understand this range should be covered under warranty, and I'm looking > for guidance from you on how to get my stove back up and running. I have > tested in in separate outlets and have ruled out any problems with power > supply on my end. > Thanks for your time, I look forward to hearing from you. > Dave >