What kind of high efficiency W/D do you have now, Brenda?
Oh, smacked in the noggin with a 2x4 wrapped in velvet. Yeah, that's what it felt like.
Lorne ,'Smile Time'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Feb 27, 2009 6:11:17 pm PST #8633 of 30000
hip deep in pie
DawnK - Feb 27, 2009 6:12:36 pm PST #8634 of 30000
giraffe mode
The drawback that she hates the most is the inability to wash one load while the other dries. So it takes her all weekend just to get a week's worth of laundry done.
brenda m - Feb 27, 2009 6:19:54 pm PST #8635 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It's a Maytag something or other. Part of the frustration is that nowhere does it tell you (in the manual, or in a gazillion places online) how long things *should* take. Because it's all woo-woo-sensors! and shit. So all I know is that even the anticipated time that shows up when you put something in seems obscenely long (33 minutes quickwash, 50 something for regular, 126 for dry cycle) but then in practice the time just keeps recalibrating.
Typo Boy - Feb 27, 2009 6:19:58 pm PST #8636 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I wonder if there are high efficiency washers and dryers that work. I would think there would be.
DawnK - Feb 27, 2009 6:26:46 pm PST #8637 of 30000
giraffe mode
Well crap Brenda, that sounds worse than the all-in-one! We just bought a washer/dryer for my mother-in-law's house (since there's now 5 people doing laundry) and we went Old Skool and just got Kenmore low-tech ones (they ran about $400 or so each) but the wash cycle is equal to a regular dry cycle (except for jeans) - they run about 45 min for each. I can get 3 loads done in a couple of hours. I think the washer uses a ton more water than the HE ones though and since we're in drought-y CA we probably should have been more "water-wise" but eh? we didn't have the cash!
Allyson - Feb 27, 2009 6:31:20 pm PST #8638 of 30000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Can you go back to JPL as a worst-case scenario?
Hiring freeze.
Having moments of terror, but trying to stay focused...
§ ita § - Feb 27, 2009 6:37:00 pm PST #8639 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hear, you, Allyson.
Juliebird - Feb 27, 2009 6:59:09 pm PST #8640 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I'm apartment hunting, the insane behavior of my neighbors has me pouring through Craigslist, and I got an automated response on a bunch of inquiries.
Is it customary for the landlord/rental agency to ask for the application and credit report before I even see the place? Sounds sketchy to me.
Maybe I'll just stick to the newspapers...
eta yeah, I think I will. just went to one of the websites and this is all it was:
"Hi and welcome to Katie's Rentals. Where I, Katie, give you the best deals on apartments and houses that I buy. I own 22 properties over a handful of states in the US."
Kalshane - Feb 27, 2009 7:42:32 pm PST #8641 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Julie,
There are a lot, a lot, a lot, of scammers on Craigslist. If it sounds sketchy, it probably is. [link]
Juliebird - Feb 27, 2009 8:10:53 pm PST #8642 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
eep!
Don't forget that unless you're anonymizing your email (i.e. [www.anonymizer.com] , amongst others) the email headers probably carry your IP address, which (depending on your ISP) can lead someone to the neighborhood you live in