So Patti and I have had the same washer and dryer since the week after we got married, it’s been through a lot, we don’t have kids but still find a way to do a load if not more everyday, and then there’s me, throwing all kinds of whatever in them. For a while the washers foot came off while in mid wash, which caused several weird noises, and me being busy with work the balancing of the washer has been neglected, so it’s walked out the door a couple times. Ok a lot.
But the dryer has been a rock, but recently it’s been squeeking really loud and yesterday it just stopped drying clothes all together. We really needed the clothes that were in the dryer, and really need our dryer. I’m mean who can afford to go out and buy a dryer on a whim. So I thought well it’s broke what’s the worst that can happen if I take it apart and kick it a few times. After much cursing, retreiving bigger hammers, larger screw drivers and scratching of the head I realized I had broke it even more. It really didn’t work, so I decided to take it further apart. I then realized that it was a lost cause, so with the assistance of Patti we spent our much needed sleeping time putting it together, after all that I plugged it back in turned it on, and now it drys faster than before. And I only have one screw and plate thing left over.
What did I learn from this… Getting a bigger hammer really does fix things, and asking for your wife to help you gets things done faster!
Hopefully your smoke detectors working…just in case those parts were important.
Ok, I *love* that you had stuff left over AND it works better! That is hilarious! Is it wrong that I’m hoping the washer gets jealous and “walks” over to start a fight with the dryer?