more appliance mysteries (my god, I am such a dork …)
You will all be relieved, I’m sure, to hear that the issues with the washing machine have been resolved. Water has now been connected, so the washing cycle performs as it should. The exciting discovery is that the unit also has a “dry” cycle. Well, it doesn’t actually DRY (like with hot air) ~ it just spins the clothes and they come out ALMOST dry, which cuts down on the time you have to have them laid out the gigantic drying rack (and where the hell am I supposed to position that thing?) Anyway, the laundry is now under control.
My next project is to figure out the small kitchen appliance that quite possibly will do everything but massage your feet or sing a song. It features a lovely variety of etchings on the glass door (a cow, a birthday cake complete with candles, and some vegetables), and I’m assuming you can use it to steam/bake/broil/toast ~ all sorts of magical things. The problem is that it has about 29 buttons and knobs (I figured out the timer – that one makes a ticking sound …) and an amazing assortment of trays and racks that are supposed to fit in there somehow. Maybe I should just stick with the pot on the hot plate method for now… or break down and buy a microwave.
I still can’t figure out my Korean cell phone, but I have requested an English language manual from the phone company, so maybe I can learn how to communicate with that stupid thing at some point.
Lord, just wait until I have to figure out the air conditioner ~
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Nancy
March 9th, 2009 at 2:57 am
It’s nice to know you inherited all your mother’s mechanical talents.
March 10th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Oh come on — be a big girl and start puching buttons; something has to happen. Before you buy a microwave — maybe invest in a fire extinguisher, then you can try the button pushing method without fear.
I think this sounds like a lot of fun. Just remember, you’re doing way better than most of us would under the circumstances. I had to pull over yesterday so I could read the car manual to figure out how to change the clock for daylight savings. I bet you’d be able to do that??
I have to get back into the swing of things to remember to read every day. You have lots more to read today.
The Packer fan and lunch lady sound so sweet. Can’t wait to see pictures of the mysterious cooking appliance and your new digs. Gotta see your color scheme — you have one, right?
Keep writing — fun talking the other day. I’ll call you when you get Internet in your apt.
HUGS!
cr