Is there an astrological situation that affects appliances?

[Ocelot II]

On Friday my clothes washer started leaking badly out the soap dispenser whenever it drains. This morning my oven caught fire and I had to call the fire department (it's 20F and the windows are open to get the smoke out). I know Mercury goes retrograde next week, but does that affect home appliances? Not that I believe that stuff anyhow, but WTF?

[Maraya1969]

1. That's an interesting question. I was thinking of how the moon affects people and

weeds, (pull them during a full moon; they come right out.) So if the item uses water I think it could be affected.

[LakeArenal]

2. Mr Lake can walk by a tv or radio and make it go static.

He can walk by a fan and make it brown out. So…. Maybe anything is possible.

[MiHale]

3. Solar flares...disrupt everything...

[Earth-shine]

4. Electricity in retrograde?

[LastDemocratInSC]

5. Astrology has forever been BS.

The things that can / will happen are entirely dependent on the locations of all the Boeing 747 jets in the sky on the day you were born.

And, that's the truth!

[justaprogressive]

7. When the evidence of MR

is smacking you in the face, you might want to rethink
your preconceptions.

[Scrivener7]

12. I used to shed my uterine wall every month due to the influence of the moon cycle.

So do half of the world's population.

Oceans are pulled in two different directions every day due to the influence of objects in the sky.

[Beakybird]

13. I agree. It's a religion that purports to be science.

But it's perhaps best to refrain from words like bullshit when challenging others' belief system.

[2naSalit]

19. Well...

I have to say this, astrology is not a belief system nor a religion. It is a form of time keeping which includes time in the past, present and future by observing movement in the solar system. The attributes applied to the elements assigned meaning are there to help us understand how it all works in tangible ways.

Too bad all the hype about it is so prevalent, mostly due to the fears religions generate about it. It can be a helpful tool if you get how it works.

[justaprogressive]

6. We're entering a really

nasty Mercury Retrograde.thru the 1st of next year.

Delays, mechanical and electrical problems and screwed-up
communication during M.R. are all symptomatic of this
3x a year event.

If you're paying attention you'll see this yourself....

So, allow more time for traveling expect delays,

Shrug off things that break (remember Nature always sides with
the hidden flaw!)

Be careful when communicating to avoid wild misunderstandings...

[Ptah]

8. HAhahaha

[justaprogressive]

9. HAHAHAHA

Those who cannot remember...

Have a nice repitition!

[Ptah]

10. Wait! You're serious?

[justaprogressive]

14. I'm afraid so.

Where communication and devices are in the melieu of saving lives...

we hedge our bets, just like police do during a full moon.

[2naSalit]

18. Also...

Avoid major decisions and signing of contracts.

Just sayin'

[ChazInAz]

11. King's College provost M.R. James had a suspcion.

One of his last ghost stories was "The Malice of Inanimate Objects".
Those things "which do not move or hold conferences" are nonetheless plotting our day of woe.

[justaprogressive]

15. They're in the same

union!

[Ocelot II]

16. Yes, it's called Resistentialism.

The theory of the innate perversity of inanimate objects.

[Chainfire]

17. This stuff happens this time of year right after you have spend your last disposable dime.

Merry Christmas!

[True Dough]

20. The unfortunate part

is that most modern appliances are Pisces of sh*t!