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jtuck004

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2. I know - and they work! He talked about how they represent a progression of

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #1)

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:41 AM

May 2016

change in how we do things over time, but the people do as well. Hung out over cars at 16, now over washing machines at 60.

Interesting the focus on mechanical things for people who lived through the past few decades, now seems to have morphed into folks who hang out on computers and make software do things. I wonder if that will serve them as well, but it sure seems like a lot of practical knowledge has been lost in the transition.

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Some men really like doing laundry...I mean really... [View all] jtuck004 May 2016 OP

Love his washer collection Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #1

I know - and they work! He talked about how they represent a progression of jtuck004 May 2016 #2

wonder what he thinks KT2000 May 2016 #3

That's what we have and no complaints yet... Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #4

Lol. That is the downside of front loaders. Once they click lock..thats it Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #6

I can't believe I did that, but I've done it before so many times with every other washer Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #7

Thats what I was gonna say. People swear by the old top loaders Warren DeMontague May 2016 #9

You can't add things to a front loader at the last minute. brooklynite May 2016 #12

it's true. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #13

Since I bathe my cats about every two weeks TexasTowelie May 2016 #5

You really bathe your cats?? And you still have appendages left?? Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #8

The best way to make it work is to hold them by the back of the neck. TexasTowelie May 2016 #10

Thanks so much for sharing your methods! You really must have a real knack for it. Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #11

I would think the harder part would be letting go. n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #16

He says the laundry is the "icing on the cake" so where do I send it? Vinca May 2016 #14

Well, there are modern top-loaders. And they are significantly smaller than side-loaders: DetlefK May 2016 #15

I'd like to see more of the washing machines themselves... hunter May 2016 #17