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Ha,ha – aren’t falls supposed to be wet?
Bad joke – for bad dryers.
This is our new dryer.
On its side. On the floor. At the foot of the stairs. With its lid off.
What is it doing down there you ask? Well, nothing really – I think it might be
resting from the fall it just took – I can’t be sure.
Plus the top has popped off – it’s not really supposed to
look like that. It’s a dryer – it’s the
front bit that’s on hinges and opens up – not the top. So I’m guessing there is going to be some
triage.
The wall isn’t very happy either, it’s going to need some
stitches to close up the gashes – pretty sure I can glue the carpet back to the
stairs – so no medical expertise will be needed for that tear.
Yeah – over the last 14 months our
appliances have been giving out – one by one.
First it was the fridge – so we bought
a stove to go with it, then the dishwasher stopped and two months later
the microwave became possessed – thought maybe we were done with replacing
expensive mechanicals since the kitchen was now fully new again.
But nope – three weeks ago my dryer
started to make really odd noises – mostly screeching – then it sounded like a
train roaring down the tracks. Hubby
crawled around fixed my vent that was blowing fuzz all over the world and we
determined it was all still working – so despite the new percussion band that
had taken up residence inside – I kept using it.
Then it stopped heating. So that was that – need a new dryer – wasn’t
planning on getting one – but here we are without one – so off to the store.
Has anyone priced gas dryers lately? The cheapest piece o’crap
I could find was $500, $390 if it were electric, but we use gas. Heart failure – cheap one setting dryer -
$500??? Good dryer $1200+??? Average
stuff in the middle $799??
What happened in the last eight years since I bought the one that just died – do they have gold parts inside now?
What happened in the last eight years since I bought the one that just died – do they have gold parts inside now?
Feeling depressed and beaten down I went to the used store. Since we border the hood, there are quite a
few in the area – and really, the only new dryer I ever bought was the last one
and it only lasted for eight years. So
here I am, back to buying someone else’s old repaired machine, because as much
as I liked the $1200 dryer – I could fly to Jamaica, stay two nights, eat,
drink and return home on that amount – and really – that sounds like a better
deal to me.
So what you see unconscious on its side with a major head
injury is a used dryer – it still wasn’t cheap.
It’s not a basic machine or a super deluxe one with golden parts
on the inside, just a normal dryer with multiple setting choices. And it’s big – would dry a quilt pretty
easily – that is, if we can find a heartbeat.
Husband is doing his best right now to attend to the
injuries. I hope she’s a trouper – this
whole affair has been a bit of a drag. It’s
not every day your dryer falls down and goes boom.
Oh, is that a timpani playing in my mind? Yeah, that would make everything better. Pina Colada?
Well thank you - yes, I think I will.
Make it two, I know someone else that could use one…
(Post Update - this is THE BEST dryer we have ever owned. Now, it's not quite - because it's little mishap shook a few things up inside, but our stuff is dry in no time flat. Love it!! Thanks used dryer place - you rock!)
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