Well they said it would arrive by the 16th of December and sure enough a delivery van reversed down Northsider Towers drive yesterday afternoon.
Two really amiable and helpful lads carried in our new washing machine through the front door and over the freezer in the hall and into the kitchen. They even offered to take away the polystyrene and cardboard packaging for us.
That's probably why we had to wait so long? I still blame Brexit though.
Here's Pink Floyd with an appropriate titled song. I have never seen Pink Floyd the band but I have seen Roger Waters perform The Wall. One of his guitarists was Snowy White who was a member of Thin Lizzy who I saw back in 1981.
Wifey is happy. She is waiting for number 1 son to install the washer. There's no way I am attempting to do it. I might help lift it into place.
Knebworth 1975!
ReplyDeleteLucky you Traveller. Did you see Led Zeppelin at Knebworth?
ReplyDeleteI also saw Pink Floyd at Knebworth in 1975 - performing "The Dark Side of the Moon"... May I say Dave that was a very romantic Christmas present you bought for Mrs Northsider. Ladies don't really want perfume or lingerie, they want washing machines, ironing boards and rotary clothes dryers. You might have had it gift-wrapped though!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Welcome new washing machine!
ReplyDeleteI liked Pink Floyd back in the day when I could listen to and enjoy music . Great stuff.
Lucky you YP. I have been to Knebworth but never met Charles Dickens. I think a trolley dash round Lidl would make my wife very happy.
ReplyDeleteThanks JayCee. Someone I know is very happy with the new white goods. Wish You Were Here and Animals are two of my favourite Floyd albums.
ReplyDeleteI bet wifey is happy. A washing machine is a basic necessity, can't live without one. That and the vaccum cleaner and fridge.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I agreI am joking.e Linda. I think the washing machine is on every day. She also her weapon of dust destruction, namely Henry the vacuum cleaner far too much. A Ewbank or dustpan and brush would be far more energy efficient in these days of saving energy. I could with a new polytunnel cover or a shed to escape from domesticity .
ReplyDeleteI am joking should be at the end of my comment.
ReplyDeleteHurrah! I shudder to think what would have happened, if Mrs. Dave did not get her delivery as promised. Hell hath no fury like a woman without a washer.
ReplyDeleteLooks nice. I hope the controls are simple to work out. Some machines these days are so computerised you'd need to be a genius to get your clothes washed. A friend of mine has one and no way could we get it sorted. I gave up on its 20 or so options where you have to push buttons until the program locks in or something, so now he gets a cold wash with almost no spin dry and he hangs things out sopping wet after a quick hand wringing.
ReplyDeleteThat's a new version of a verse from the book of Proverbs Debby.
ReplyDeleteMachines can be challenging River. Especially ones that are supposed to wash clothes. At least the days of the Dolly Tub and Mangle have gone.
ReplyDeleteI don't need to remind you that if you had used the local electrical shop and chosen from whatever they had in stock the machine would have been delivered, installed and up and running weeks ago and if, like mine, they would have taken the old machine away at the same time. I go to my local shop and choose the cheapest appliances they have because they all seem to do the same job and last the same amount of time regardless of what you spend. The only difference in cost appears to be that the cheaper ones maybe have less soundproofing. But then who stands and listens to a washing machine.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachel. I would choose to shop local but we seem to fall into the notion that we can save money by burning diesel, travelling to the nearest city and shop in some big retail store. I would much rather buy from a store and talk to a human being face to face. Especially if I have a problem with something we have purchased.
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