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@cherokeepatti
How often do u hear someone say something that reminds you of something similar? Like in a movie, for instance...
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How often do u hear someone say something that reminds you of something similar? Like in a movie, for instance...
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@SW-User I was thinking of bananas and tangerines and such. Not grapes. But some grapes like Concord grapes, not sold commercially here because they are usually made into grape juice, jelly and wine (but we grew them on the farm and would eat like little pigs because the flavor is so good, had to spit the skins and seeds out, the skins are tough);
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Well here’s a small complaint. I waited around here today thinking I would be getting a new washing machine delivered and hooked up. Have been without one since that Arctic cold snap. Something busted in the machine (it wasn’t the hose outside of the machine) and caused the machine to flood the laundry room when it was spinning a load I put in a couple days after the cold front arrived. Anyway the new machine was ordered over a week ago from Home Depot. They were supposed to deliver today from 10-2 and delivered it to the wrong address. The order got canceled because they said it would take another 10 days to get it on a route for the truck to deliver it. Got another one ordered at Lowes for less money and they said they could deliver it day after tomorrow. I’m not holding my breath, let’s see if they do or they make an excuse like Sears always did for deliveries. I stayed home twice all day for appliance deliveries and about 4 p.m. they hadn’t shown up and would call. Every time they said there was not room on the truck and they would have to deliver it in another 3 days. I would threaten to cancel the order and get a refund and they’d deliver it the next day. If it doesn’t arrive by Friday I’ll have to go to the laundromat again and it cost me $17 to wash and dry 2 large loads that time. The 2 loads of towels can wait but the boy will need some pants and shirts for school next week.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@SandWitch It was on the north side of the house, the outside wall…the winds were very strong during this time even after the Arctic blast arrived…which is highly unusual as most cold fronts settle down after they arrive and little or no wind, at least here. . And we kept the home well-heated, even warmer than what the energy companies were recommending. If it was any warmer in the house I would have woke up sweating and dehydrated. I kicked off my socks and blanket as it was. I don’t know what else we could have done besides put a space heater in the laundry room and that will happen if it ever gets that cold again.
SandWitch · 26-30, F
@cherokeepatti
For the washer itself to freeze to the point where it would burst, would also mean the air in the laundry room itself would have to be that cold as well, which would mean below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
If the air temperature in your laundry room is even one degree ABOVE freezing, your washer will not freeze even if it's pushed right up against that outside wall which it most likely is not anyway.
From what I've experienced myself with washers, the Arctic blast had nothing to do with your washer leaking because I don't believe that it actually froze as it otherwise appears to have done.
What you experienced is very common with washers and dishwashers, regardless of where they're placed inside a room. More than likely it was a mechanical failure, not freezing.
The reason you can't compare your situation to all your neighbors who had busted pipes, is because the pipes in your house did not burst. Your leak was confined to the clothes washer itself which has plastic components that fail even in the middle of summer and will cause a flood just like you experienced.
What you experienced is a very common problem with washers and dishwashers, which is why it says right in the owner's manual of every clothes washer and dishwasher to NEVER leave the washers running when nobody is home, because plastic components break without warning and will cause a massive flood very quickly.
For the washer itself to freeze to the point where it would burst, would also mean the air in the laundry room itself would have to be that cold as well, which would mean below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
If the air temperature in your laundry room is even one degree ABOVE freezing, your washer will not freeze even if it's pushed right up against that outside wall which it most likely is not anyway.
From what I've experienced myself with washers, the Arctic blast had nothing to do with your washer leaking because I don't believe that it actually froze as it otherwise appears to have done.
What you experienced is very common with washers and dishwashers, regardless of where they're placed inside a room. More than likely it was a mechanical failure, not freezing.
The reason you can't compare your situation to all your neighbors who had busted pipes, is because the pipes in your house did not burst. Your leak was confined to the clothes washer itself which has plastic components that fail even in the middle of summer and will cause a flood just like you experienced.
What you experienced is a very common problem with washers and dishwashers, which is why it says right in the owner's manual of every clothes washer and dishwasher to NEVER leave the washers running when nobody is home, because plastic components break without warning and will cause a massive flood very quickly.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@SandWitch I never leave my washer goi g when I am gone.
Nimbus · M
@smiler2012 Yes, true but it will be the final time!
4meAndyou · F
Well, I finally got an appointment with a hand doctor!!! He gave me a cortisone injection for the pain, which hurt like stinking hell, and a referral to the physical therapy place right downstairs!!! I felt like I was in heaven for a few minutes. I thought I was finally going to get some help.
But then...the physical therapy place said they don't take my insurance. They gave me a list of physical therapy places in Plymouth. I called a place where I have been previously, (and I like them), and they haven't called me back. I've been waiting over an hour and a half.
But then...the physical therapy place said they don't take my insurance. They gave me a list of physical therapy places in Plymouth. I called a place where I have been previously, (and I like them), and they haven't called me back. I've been waiting over an hour and a half.
AbbeyRhode · F
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@CrazyMusicLover My gosh girl. The same happened to me 2 days ago. I was wondering how common it was for that to happen. Apparently it’s more common than I thought. I’m sorry, that sucks.
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
@SW-User I had my filling done two weeks ago and probably was grinding my teeth at night because I was waking up a lot to pain. I figured out I had to try to keep my teeth apart while sleeping until the tooth calms down and that's why my tongue got squeezed between them. 😒 Luckily, at least the tooth stopped hurting because I was afraid there was some serious infection going on and I would have to go back to the dentist.
PoetryNEmotion · F
WandererTony · 56-60, M
FloorGenAdm · 51-55, M
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PoeticPlay · 56-60, M
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
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Nimbus · M
@smiler2012 Exactly the same as what happened to SAF ;)
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
@Nimbus just old
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@SandWitch Well I always said the Romans had the right idea.......Britain should put in a bid for a team of Irish bricklayers to come over and knock the job off in a week...😷
SandWitch · 26-30, F
Today, I would like to complain about the mentality of people who choose to 'block' someone in the middle of a friendly, informative discussion.
Today I got blocked by cheerokeepatti right here in this thread when I tried to tell her why her clothes washer broke down and caused a flood in her house, which were stated facts that were contrary to her perception that her washing machine had otherwise frozen solid because a metrological 'Cold Front' had passed through her area, despite the fact that the interior of her house was 75*F at the time!
I work professionally as a Marine Propulsion Design Engineer and I design propulsion systems for ocean yachts and military submarines. I am acutely familiar with the mechanical shortcomings of household water pressure when it's applied to Chinese-made plastic water transfer components which are typically used in baseline domestic washing machines for sale at Home Depot, because I've researched, I've held those components in my hand and I know better than to buy a washing machine which utilizes plastic components made from recycled plastic waste material from largely unknown sources.
Rather than hear the rational truth about the fate of her washing machine from me and learn as well which brand of washers to avoid like the plague, she instead chose to block me when I wouldn't agree that her washing machine froze solid in her heated laundry room during the passage of a Cold Front in her geographical area.
I hope patti feels better today for her sake and I also hope that when she eventually un-blocks me that she comes back here to this thread to find out what really happened to her washing machine before she goes back to Home Depot or Lowes where she bought that piece of crap in the first place and buys another one just like it to replace the failed unit.
Today I got blocked by cheerokeepatti right here in this thread when I tried to tell her why her clothes washer broke down and caused a flood in her house, which were stated facts that were contrary to her perception that her washing machine had otherwise frozen solid because a metrological 'Cold Front' had passed through her area, despite the fact that the interior of her house was 75*F at the time!
I work professionally as a Marine Propulsion Design Engineer and I design propulsion systems for ocean yachts and military submarines. I am acutely familiar with the mechanical shortcomings of household water pressure when it's applied to Chinese-made plastic water transfer components which are typically used in baseline domestic washing machines for sale at Home Depot, because I've researched, I've held those components in my hand and I know better than to buy a washing machine which utilizes plastic components made from recycled plastic waste material from largely unknown sources.
Rather than hear the rational truth about the fate of her washing machine from me and learn as well which brand of washers to avoid like the plague, she instead chose to block me when I wouldn't agree that her washing machine froze solid in her heated laundry room during the passage of a Cold Front in her geographical area.
I hope patti feels better today for her sake and I also hope that when she eventually un-blocks me that she comes back here to this thread to find out what really happened to her washing machine before she goes back to Home Depot or Lowes where she bought that piece of crap in the first place and buys another one just like it to replace the failed unit.