projected end of mudslinging

[mrissa]

It is the happiest day in the American secular calendar: the day of cessation of political ads! Oh hurrah!

I have long declared that we are the filthiest people in the known universe, keeping from utter squalor only by force of (my) will, and I now have evidence: we have been without a washing machine for a week, and Melvin (the laundry monster, for those of you who haven't been reading long or have forgotten) is rampaging all over the laundry room. I fear he will break out into the kitchen and start gnawing the fridge. They are supposed to deliver the new washer tomorrow and the new dryer Friday or Monday. All is very shiny, but I really, really hate dealing with appliance salespeople. They give me hives. We are not best pals. We are not going to be best pals. Just sell me my expensive chunk of metal, plastic, and electronics, and let me go on with my life.

Anyway, I expect to be happy with our new appliances, even though I had to deal with pushy people in order to get them.

And there were, lo, many errands, and many household tasks of various kinds. Sigh.

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[zalena.livejournal.com]

The beginning of technical problems and recounts.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Shhhhhhh.

[ellameena.livejournal.com]

My f-i-l had an interesting confrontation with an appliance salesman recently. Let's see if I can do the cliff's notes version:

Salesman promised new white stove with cast iron continuous grate. Floor model was stainless steel with continuous iron grate, but they specifically requested and were promised white with continuous grate. The stove was delivered, and it did not have the cast iron continuous grate. It had gray porcelain burner thingies. This is the sort they had before, and hated because the pans would tip OFF of them (they were high above the range top) and make a huge mess. They took them back to the store, where the appliance salesman (heretofore the ASM) denied ever promising them the white stove with continuous grate. After much discussion, involving many bystanders and witnesses, my f-i-l went to the car and retrieved the gray burner things. He TOOK the cast iron grate from the display stove and put it in his shopping cart, and replaced it with the gray porcelain burners, which as you can probably imagine looked really unsnazzy on the stainless display range. And he walked out. Ha!

You should not feed a laundry Melvin, by the way. We have the same problem, as we are out of laundry detergent in addition to being lazy and neglectful laundry-doers.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Go, your f-i-l!

The washer people are supposed to be here soon. We can hope.

[seagrit.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing this morning (end of political ads, even though we have TiVo and don't watch them), and wondered out loud if anyone had ever done a "Thank You for electing me" ad. Jeff just laughed. But wouldn't that be nice? I put up with you telling me how awful the state, country, world, or other person was for lo, these 3 or 4 months. The least you could do is be grateful...

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I suppose, but mostly I'd probably still roll my eyes: you again? Oh, very fine, as though I hadn't had enough of you in the election season. Shoo!

[von-krag.livejournal.com]

So what did y'all get? Front loader, top loader, gas or electric? I'm building a database to help folx who later are asking, "What should I buy, and where?".

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Top loader washer, gas dryer. My parents have dealt with this brand before and had good luck with it.