On 10/16/2015 11:12 AM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Friday, October 16, 2015 at 7:32:45 AM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:think?
>
> .... appliances fail because they are abused,
>> washers and dryers are constantly over loaded... and launder those
>> comforters and king size sheets in the commercial machines at the
>> laundromat.
>
> huh? A set of king sheets shouldn't put more of a burden on the machine than a load of clothes.
>
I've been washing and drying king sheets for 30 years without any
problems. They even fit into the stackable washer/dryer I had in an
apartment circa 1990, nary a problem.

> Refrigerators don't last long either when they are opened
>> a hundred times a day and the door is kept open for several minutes at
>> a time just to look at the scenery,
>
Who does that? I know what's in my fridge. I don't stand there staring
as if something will magically appear that wasn't there before.

> NOW you get what I mean by liking the quick putaway and the foot pedal...
>
I get it. I don't really need that feature it but I understand what
you're saying.

> and the schmutz has never even
>> once been vacuumed off the coils.
>
> I religiously dust my coils ev. month. I use a microfiber rag I shaped into a glove which fits over an 18 inch ruler. My vacuum's crevice tool was still too fat to get in there.
>
I bought a thing that attaches to the vaccuum cleaner hoze for cleaning
the dryer vent.

> I've been in homes where parents
>> think its cute when their kids use the fridge door like a playground
>> swing.
>
> Or sit or stand on the dishwasher door and break it - I've heard of that.
>
People need to learn to keep their kids under control. The word NO is
helpful.

Jill