Those of you who follow me on twitter may have seen my sad tweets today, when I had to condemn my tumble dryer to tumble dryer heaven. The engineer looked at it, took it apart and declared that it was the worst damage he’d ever seen! Not sure how I managed that, but we will now have to spend out yet more money to replace it. So far this year we have had to replace the TV and washing machine and the oven is about to pack up!
I tried very hard all through the Summer to be eco-friendly and only use the washing line but now the days have turned chilly and damp, I just can’t get the volume of washing we have dried in time. However, it has taught me that I don’t need to use the tumble dryer as much as I was and even when we get a new one, I shall still keep usage to a minimum.
Anyway, we have our machines stacked in the utility room so last night we thought it was best to get the tumble dryer down for the engineer to look at. As we were about to lift it down I quizzed Grace, “Now, do you know who to call if something happens and we get flattened under the tumble dryer?” Her response was truly heart warming, “Yeah, but there won’t be much point really, will there? You’d be flat!” Great, yet another show of love from my children!
10 comments
Ms C (HappyElastic) says:
Sep 28, 2010
My sympathies, e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g is breaking or broken in this house! It’s driving me half insane. I haven’t had an oven in months but hopefully that will be sorted as we bought one yesterday. Now there shall be cake and that will make everything better!
amylane says:
Sep 28, 2010
Why does it all go wrong at once?! Cake always make things better – fingers crossed my oven holds on a bit longer! Enjoy your new oven, x
ebabeelikes says:
Sep 28, 2010
In my experience it usually happens in three’s! So if thats true, your oven may just make it! 🙂
amylane says:
Sep 28, 2010
I really hope so! 🙂
Rhian says:
Sep 29, 2010
We didn’t have a tumble dryer for years, and no outdoor space either! It is possible to dry everything on airers round the house (and we have a toddler in cloth nappies), but agh they take up room!
(now we have a tumble dryer which I try hard to only use once in a blue moon, and a washing line as well which I love and adore more than I really should. Dreading the winter though)
amylane says:
Sep 29, 2010
You’re right, I could manage if I tried really hard but I gave away all my airers and yes, I don’t want them cluttering up the space. I shall definitely limit my usage now though.
andthenallithoughtaboutwasyou says:
Sep 29, 2010
We have a tumble dryer now! But we survived the first year with Baba without one, and he was born in October so was drying lots of baby clothes on airers and cloth nappies, nightmare. But I do try to use it sparingly now though.
Love the comment that you would be flat, that is so funny and so bleeding obvious!
amylane says:
Sep 30, 2010
Nice to know my children would write me off that easily! 🙂
Beckicklesie says:
Oct 4, 2010
I hate it when things break! It’s always at a time when you have absolutely no money to sort it out.
Saying that i also dislike tumble driers. Simply because even the things that are meant to be tumble dried shrink slightly. Vests are the worst culprits.
Nightmare.
Hope you get it sorted, chuck x
amylane says:
Oct 4, 2010
Yeh, things do shrink and it makes them bobble more quickly. But without it I find it hard to get the school clothes washed, dried and ready to wear as Grace gets hers dirty pretty much everyday! Still haven’t ordered one though! x