Well. This post explains nearly everything about our consumer economy. Plus nearly everything about the aggravation of daily life. It explains why buying more appliances doesn’t necessarily make daily life more simple. Appliances are just as likely to complicate life as to simplify it. The post would probably explain road rage, if it were possible to have road rage when operating or repairing a stackable washer and dryer. I’m usually tempted to throw it out rather than try to fix it. Thank you to Almost Iowa.
Our washer quit again.
The little guy has his happy days and his sad days but too many of his days are spent sulking and refusing to work.
I wish I understood his moods better.
For much of this, I blame my wife (a common enough reflex for me) because she likes to fiddle with the settings.
After she has dialed the temperature to cold and the cycle to delicates, I come along with a dozen grease stained jeans and a pile of sweatshirts that smell more like my dog than my dog does – and when I push the START button, the washer gags and shrieks – then in a huff worthy of a petulant teenager, it quits and refuses to start again.
Normally when this happens, I simply unplug it.
In the world of appliances therapy, pulling the plug is the equivalent of electroshock. It erasers the memory and reboots the attitude of wayward gadgets- but like any treatment, it has its…
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Living Simply And Still On The Grid 