Even our appliances tapped out of 2020
We’ve de-cluttered our home (multiple times), abandoned old beliefs and attachments to identity, lost our beloved fur babies (who we will never forget). The last thing I expected was for our most used/valued appliances to tap out of 2020.
Does the drama of my machines warrant a blog post? Under normal circumstances, absolutely not. But these are COVID times.
The Washing Machine
December 2019, I was planning to visit my mother in Nevada when my good (but old) washing machine stopped performing the rinse/spin cycle. She was slowly giving up the mechanical ghost. There was no time to research/purchase and schedule delivery for a replacement before leaving on our trip. Packing included running back and forth to the laundromat. It wasn’t all bad, listening to audiobooks while getting six loads done in under 2 hours.
I conducted my research/purchase in Nevada, and in January 2020, a week after we returned home, Costco delivered our new washer.
The Dryer
Six months later, late-June, our dryer started crying out in mechanical pain. Turns out, some plastic pieces had worn away. The ear-raping sound of metal on metal assaulted us from all over the house, a noise worse than the boom of illegal fireworks.
Since it still heated, I opted to have the plastic parts replaced ($400). When the repairman showed up, he kept going on about looks and how I should just buy a new one ($700+, but I’m about function, not esthetics).
For me, peace of mind is everything; this is especially true in these COVID times. Torn, I eventually sent the young repairman away, choosing to buy a new machine. But I couldn’t stomach spending that much to replace a dryer that still worked. So I scheduled another repair appointment.
The next tech refused to perform any repairs on my dryer and gave me a list of where to find an off-brand/Whirlpool (aka Roper/Amana) for much a little more than the cost to repair.
Which I did, so it all worked out.
Oh, 2020.
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