They should have been phased out years ago

I one with the bacon could have bin made anywhere from 1924-36 it's a Wagner Ware. I suspect the other one is also a wagner because the guy I got it from only had Wagner.

Cast iron takes longer to heat up but maintains it heat much longer, I have a griddle that when hot enough to do pancakes, it will will still burn your hands after 45 minutes of heat being removed.

Cast iron when seasoned properly can be relatively maintance free for a while.

Cast iron can also be used on many surfaces then conventional pots and pans, in the image you see me cooking over a campfire. Cast iron is also heavy which means you don't need to hold it when you turn something. Oh and don't forget the fact that cast Iron can last longer then 200 years.

I personally like cast iron a lot.

Yeah I bought some 80 grit sand paper for removing the rust and some 1500 grit sandpaper for polishing. I also have a griddle that I didn't get around to doing yet. I'm going to need a wire wheel for it but the nearest hardware store is a solid 30 minute drive from where I'm at.

I didn't think of that, I will have to look into that. These are from the era you would expect lead.

Sometimes if you yell profanities into the phone they bump you up in the queue... Or it makes time go by faster.

I have an antenna for local tv and if there's a movie I want to watch I load it onto a USB stick and plug it into the side of the TV.

I'm sorry to break it to you but streaming services and privacy don't mix. Your best bet is to sail the high seas.

I'm gonna start using this.

I have 4 that I would consider close friends. Sometime having a small group of friends is good.

Stop selling to AI companies then?

Seems like something to do with the Operating system. Had a similar issue lately with fedora Linux where both of my laptops had I/O issues. Restarting and updating fixed the issue.

Now it's possible that your keyboard could be going bad.