whiz by...

This week has gone by so quickly... Between work and school and other things I have been getting involved with I'm finding that its been quite busy.

I am going to write a proper blog entry tomorrow, but thought that I would at least update one little piece of news.

It would seem that the washing machine is aware of my disdain for it, because it played a funny little trick on me today. When going to pull out my dry clothes with full knowledge and acceptance of the fact that I was going to have to iron everything... I followed proper procedure by a) checking to see if the machine was still warm (and it was) meaning that my clothes at least weren't cold and wrinkly... and b) checking that the 'cycle done' light was on.

The indicator light also serves as a way of knowing when and when you cannot open the door. To clarify, both washers and dryers are front loading over this side of the Atlantic. This to me has always seemed a bit silly - but them's the breaks as they say. To prevent opening mid-wash the indicator light is also connected to a lock, so that you cannot physically open the washer at any point by dry.

Bear these facts in mind as the story continues.

So quite pleased with the appearance of a completed wash, I reached for and succesfully opened the door to get out my clothes.

But were my clothes dry? no. not at all. infact they were quite wet.

so wet in fact, that as I opened the door and giant tidal wave of water flushed past my legs and thus made its way onto the floor and across our kitchen.

While prentending to be finished, having the 'cycle done' light turned on, and unlocking the door, the washing machine had actually been sitting still completely full of water... just waiting for me to come along so that it could get pay back for my internet rant.

I guess that will teach me to trash talk appliances... and yet, here I am again.

Washer 1 - Chris 0

- C