On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:55:37 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Why to appliances all die at the same time?
>We had been having trouble with our washing machine occasionally
>refusing to spin. Sometimes it helped to unplug it and let the computer
>reset. Sometimes not. The repairman came to look at it and of course it
>worked for him. He said it might be the door lock. He would order it.
>When it came in he called to let us know but said if it was working
>maybe we should not bother. A couple weeks later it acted up again. He
>came and installed then new part and it worked. That was almost about
>2-1/2 months ago. Last night it screwed up again.
>
>Having spent over $600 in repairs in the last year and a half I didn't
>see any point in another expensive repair. My wife never liked that
>washer anyway. It was a front loader and needed frequent treatment for
>the stink those things are subject to.
>
>That's four major appliances I have had to buy since Christmas.
>Hopefully I won't be needing any more appliances for a while.

>
>On Christmas morning I did a load of laundry

It's the law of nature. I had the fridge, computer and food processor
all go within a week.