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jmcquown wrote:

> On 5/16/2020 1:44 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2020-05-16 12:18 p.m., wrote:
> >
> >>> Her sister hung on to the old tub washer with a mangle much longer; I
> >>> remember seeing it in her basement in the 1960s.
> >>>
> >>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>
> >> When my mother's wringer washer finally gave up and died my dad said
> >> it was
> >> time for an automatic washer.Â* No, no, no!Â* That contraption is not
> >> coming
> >> in this house!Â* I think after the first full load of clothes and how
> >> quickly
> >> it did its' job and the clothes were clean she was in heaven.
> >>
> >
> > House work has changed over the years.Â* Laundry used to be an all day
> > job when the machines were manually operated. These days you can pop a
> > load of laundry into the machine, add detergent push a button and come
> > back when the machine stops. Take the laundry out and put it in the
> > dryer and come back in an hour.Â* Lucretia would not approve of my
> > mother's way of doing laundry.Â* The laundry room was downstairs so she
> > went over to the rec room and watched TV.
>
> Apparently nowadays you can start your SMART washing machine using an
> app on your phone. Why you didn't start the washer before you left the
> house is still a mystery...

Unlike you, Oh Pampered Princess, some peeps are busy with work, family, etc....such a feature might prove very useful...

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Greg