I am woman, hear me roar!

[catspaw]

Whee! My new washing machine finally arrived this morning :-))) Two of the most uncooperative delivery men on the planet pitched up at about 10.30. Big black mark against me: I live upstairs. Well, it's your job, boys, cope. So, they took away the old machine, right enough, but left me with the new one sitting in the middle of my very small kitchen. Of course, I'm on my own in the house - all able bodied men unavailable, out being able bodied for pay :-(

I was looking at the instructions and thinking to myself - how hard can it be to get this thing plumbed in and working? Well, the answer turns out to be -- not hard at all! 'Course it took me a while, but the instructions are written for idiots (which I'm not, altogether, when it comes to practical stuff and messing around with spanners and screwdrivers), and now, my new machine is purring away, doing its first of many loads in its new home, and is watertight at both inlet and outlet :-))

'Course, it's still not in its right place - shifting it myself comes under the 'why keep dogs and bark yourself' category of expended effort - although it's not quite in the middle of the kitchen any more thanks to judicious use of lube** and a little bit of effort *g*.


**Furniture polish, smutminds. What, you think I was going to waste the good stuff? LOL

Comments

[perfica.livejournal.com]

Didn't the delivery men realise that their job is very simple? Move heavy things around and look hot while doing it!

I snicker everytime I see lube used in a non-fanfic setting now :-)

[sg1danny.livejournal.com]

Did you buy and get the machine delivered from John Lewis'? Because your delivery men sound exactly like the ones who delivered my new machine last month :) I'm on the 5th floor and I have never heard two men whine and bitch so much in my life!

[kitzen-kat.livejournal.com]

Whee! New machine! Fantastic.

[zats-clear.livejournal.com]

forget the lub, sunshine. slide towels under the feet and push away (unless your pushing over carpet, at which point, slide heavy card board under the feet - which also happens to work on lino/hardwood as well)

*I always forget your banner until I come here*

faints

[sharp2799.livejournal.com]

Mazel Tov on the new machine!

And *coughs* yeah I did wonder why you were wasting it on that....

[paian]

::cheers!::

And yay for new machine. :-)

[feather-autant.livejournal.com]

YAYYYYY! It's in and working! :D

What is it with people who bitch about, oh, I don't know-- doing their *jobs*? I mean, yeah, I bitch plenty too, but not to the patients! *shakes head*

You have furniture polish? ::ducks and runs:: *g*

[ailis-70.livejournal.com]

Yay on the new machine. Poo for the stupids that delivered it. But it usually takes a woman to be crafty and get it working.

Tee Hee. My mind DID go there. But to my credit, I just rolled out of bed. And I'm wondering if a dab of the good stuff would have helped get it further...

[perclexed.livejournal.com]

Furniture polish? This is a new one. :D I think there's a plot bunny just waiting to happen....

[wadjet-theperv.livejournal.com]

Heheh. Of course you could do it! I particularly love plumbing in washing machines and dishwashers while there are guys watching :o) It's actually quite easy and very gratifying to be able to do it.

Well done you!

[starting-gate.livejournal.com]

I read your post. I read the comments. I reread your post. If washing machine is a euphemism for a water-powered vibrator, you just wrote some good porn.

Um. Go you! :D

Possibly, I am desperate for a porn fix.

[ducks-in-a-row.livejournal.com]

Having seen your kitchen, I'm left wondering how you could get in there to do anything else if the washing machine was in the middle of the room. Altho, it would be a very good excuse to not wash the dishes ;-)

[msbeata.livejournal.com]

Ride 'em, cowgirl!