Appliances must have their own secret language. When one starts to grumble , moan, spitter & cough---they all seem to follow. Yes, I am battling with appliances. I actually thought I had gotten it all under control! So proud I was! then.....
A few years ago I bought a new fangled washer----some strange double name that called to me with promises of innovation, sucking out more water from the clothes thus saving water, automation, self adjustments etc etc. Oh, I thought=='wow!" fancy me---I'll be an innovater, I'll be an environmentalist! I'll have something ahead of the game!
Sigh! Talk about loosing that battle. Ambush! At first, the shiny pretty thing was fine---it worked fine. Then, I started to realize that my clothes would come out quite wrinkled. What is this? This should not be! I must be doing something wrong! It can't be my miracle washer! Folks, if water is sucked out & not much is used to begin with, the result is sucked up clothes----with wrinkles....at least in my house.
Now, I tried to bolster my spirits with the thought of "well, I am saving water...green---go green'
That worked for awhile (even though I had to use more electric as I had to iron more--and longer) It got me along. then, like a smack in the face with water---the doggone thing would not run through it's cycles. Instead of advancing automatically to the next cycle on the machine---it would beep beep beep! Like a baby,it would cry out to me to come change it! I had to push the glowing, high tech digital buttons to move onto the next step. Sometimes only one would need advanced---sometimes more. Sometimes, it would do it all on its own....like a good child. Usually getting to the rinse cycle solved the problem.. Other times, well, trying to stay positive, I would tell myself "at least I can say I got some exercise running up & down the stairs to my basement". oh how I lie. haha
So, after a couple of years of washing clothes in suspense--will it work? won't it? The rinse cycle got in on the act. That's the secret appliance language ganging up on me again! hum! Ok....ENOUGH! Start the search for a new one---And this time I think I'll get washer & dryer. My old ancient dryer is still doing an okay job---but, surely there's got to be a matched set out there for me!
Research research research----getting recommendations. I don't need anything too fancy or big. Preferable on sale & will have my clothes come out not too wrinkled. I would get these strange looks from the appliance salesmen (usually men!) when I would mention I don't want my clothes to shrink & wrinkle.......It is just for me, afterall----and the occasional "live in visits" that last for a few months at a time from my daughter. Months go buy, I am afraid of making the same mistake again. Tale the Plunge!
to be continued......
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