On 5/18/2021 8:41 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Mon, 17 May 2021 22:23:50 -0400, Ed > wrote:
>
>> On 5/17/2021 6:44 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2021-05-17 6:30 p.m., wrote:
>>>> On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 5:22:38 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>>> In the morning I had other things to do and it was not until about 11 am
>>>>> that I remembered the dishwasher problem. Instead of calling the
>>>>> repairman I thought I would give it another try. I moved it over to the
>>>>> sink, hooked up the hose, plugged it in and the lights came on. I got
>>>>> some adult help to program it and started her up and away she went. She
>>>>> went through her whole program flawlessly.
>>>>>
>>>>> It may or may not screw up again, but I figure I just saved myself at
>>>>> least $100 by doing nothing.
>>>>>
>>>> Hopefully, it was just a fluke and you'll have no more problems. But
>>>> at least
>>>> you got that load of dishes done.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Personally, I would rather to the dishes by hand. I find it more work to
>>> load and unload a dishwasher than it is to do them by hand. My wife is
>>> glad that it is working.
>>
>> Not me. The DW gets things clean and sanitized. Putting dishes away
>> takes no time from my life. I did it this morning while waiting for
>> water to boil and while bacon was cooking. If not emptying the machine
>> I'd just be standing there.
>>
>> If you wash by hand, they still have to dry and you still have to handle
>> them to put them away. Same time.
>>
>> Only way to save time is to leave them in they drying rack and work from
>> there as needed and never put them in the cabinets.
>
> Paper Plates = 1,000/$9.99 = 2nd use Cat Food = Recycle Bin.
> With all the fast food joints/take outs most eat from paper.
> Paper is as sterile as Bandaids. Only hand washing I do is
> glassware... dishwashers frost/etch good glassware. We have a dish
> washing machine but very rarely use it.
I couldn't eat off of paper plates for every meal, but I will agree on
etching into the glassware... we had this issue with our dishwasher
growing up, and it didn't seem to matter the detergent. Plastic cups
got it worse, but I avoid plastic at all costs.