Friday Funny 12-18/2020 (The Laundry, Loads of Fun)

 

I'm not meaning to be sexist here, but this cracked me up, maybe the caption should read, "How Bill Sorts Laundry". Whenever I'm getting ready to do the washing, there's always something hanging on a hook in the "laundry room", and I have to ask whether or not it needs to go in the washer. Bill usually replies that it does, but if he needs to wear it, it's not in the laundry bag. 😀

The laundry room, is actually what we call the machine room, we use it to store tools, and spare parts, as well as an access point to the engine compartment.  Originally our Nauticat 43 was designed with three staterooms, forward is the v-berth, aft is our master cabin, and in the rear hallway is the middle cabin, which has a bunk bed in it, otherwise known as the machine room. The previous owners purchased a Spendide washer/dryer, and installed it on the lower bunk.  

 The new washing machine, sawed in half.

Recently, Susie posted on her Facebook page, a memory from outfitting Denali Rose. 

Back in 1998 Jack told me to research installing a washer/dryer in the boat, because I had heard horror stories of lack of laundry facilities in various Caribbean islands. We bought a Splendide vented model, cut it in half, carried all the parts up onto the boat (up the ladder since it was out of the water) and re-assembled it in the boat's second cabin. Every time the dang thing starts, I'm still amazed and do a little "happy dance." Jack said,"This was a leap of faith." We knew cutting it in half would ruin the washer-dryer's warranty. Luckily, a Splendide USA rep. sent Jack their company's repair manual for their technicians' use...after he heard we had already cut it in half."

Yes, you read it right, they cut their brand new machine in half, because that was the only way to get it down the companionway steps, and installed into the middle cabin. So, this machine was new in 1998, and now it's 2020, and we're having some issues with it, I'd say 22 years of uninterrupted service is a great run. Bill has some ideas about what's wrong, and needs to empty out the machine room, so he has space to lift the Splendide, and get to it's pieces/parts. He's waiting till after Christmas, so we don't have to deal with piles of tools, and stuff out in the salon.

In the meantime, it's off to the laundromat for me.

I try to go early, and on a mid-week day, so far, I usually have the place to myself. I'm grateful that the owners always have it spic, and span clean. It's a little inconvenient to have to schlep to the laundromat, but it does get everything done at once.

Maybe going to the laundromat would be more fun if I brought a bottle of wine with me. Hmm, what would the pairing be, perhaps a good chardonnay, being a white wine, it wouldn't stain anything if it got spilled. 

Happiness is hanging up the empty laundry bag, which as the sign says, lasts about 17 seconds. 

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