It finally happened!! It really did!! Our dryer began to sputter into its last phase of life, and at last, we were able to replace it. I thought that this would have happened a year ago, when we first moved, and our seller had threatened to take out the old mismatched dinosaurs that occupied the narrow strip of space called the laundry room in our new house. To the rescue was our superhero realtor, who stepped in and paid the $300 which was offered as the purchase price.
And so they limped through another year and a few months, the washer dropping rust into load after load of clean clothes, if the lid was closed too hard; and the dryer always smelling faintly of gas for no apparent reason other than: it stunk!
Black Friday was on our side, and Sears had all their home appliances on sale for 20% off. After what was an amazingly simple process of buffering between Bob the sales guy and Kevin the brain-dead-husband who had to come along to approve such a major expenditure (about half of what I make in a year, I think, is that wise economics?) we agreed on the larger model Kenmore without the steam option. The steam option = extra work for more money. No thank you. I will keep the stains. At half my salary, it's got to still be better than anything we have had in the past.
And also amazingly - the next day they arrived at 9:30! I was able to do all the laundry which had piled up. Approximately five heaping, overflowing laundry baskets full. AND the washer and dryer are stacked now. Which alas means I will need a stool to reach the dryer controls and the back of the dryer drum without pulling out my shoulder.
But the good news - we can hide the laundry behind them now that there's room :-)
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