Strack and Van Til bought Wise Way. Albertsons's bought Jewel. The Van Tils on 169th Ave. in Hessville, near the 169th/Kennedy intersection is not part of the Hy-Vee deal as it is independently owned and not part of the Strack and Van Til chain.
Washer done. Tech looked at it and confirmed the drain pump is bad. Then, he did some tech magic and got it to run a spin cycle and said the bearings for the drum are about ready to go and that is an $1800 fix. So.....new washer and dryer time. My wife is on with Nason's now.
The washer is 15 years old, first breakdown. We bought the washer and the dryer at the same time, the dryer had one repair about a year after we got it. We've had a pretty good run with these two.
Washing machine took a dump. I think it's the pump that drains the tank prior to the spin cycles. The repair doesn't look that difficult, I just don't feel like tearing into it, too much other stuff going on. Any recommendations (good or bad) for someone to do the repair. I'm thinking Hiscox...
Swimming is similar.
As a coach, my wife has to update various "skills" tests every year. In addition, she has to do Red Cross CPR written test, a skills test with an in water component every other year. She also has to do a background check every other year and a "Safe Sport Training" every...