Thursday, May 14, 2009

Ohhhhhh, Fuuuuuuudge...

Anyone who has seen "A Christmas Story," knows this famous line uttered by Ralphie Parker as his old man smacks the upturned hubcap out of his hands, sending lug nuts flying. We hear him say "fudge," but we all know what he's really saying.

Much like when I went to transfer clothes from the washer to the dryer and saw this...


OHHHHH, FUUUUUUUUDGE......

It may appear the washer is over-loaded with clothing. However, it's an optical illusion because the clothes are, in fact, floating in standing water. And the washer was quiet. Dead quiet. The unmistakable stench of "burned motor" hung in the air. It tried to advance to the next cycle, but all that came out was a click. Then nothing.

I think they call that the "death rattle."

Ordinarily, this would be cause for celebration and I would be doing the "new appliance" dance all the way to Lowe's. However, if you know my life right now, you'd know this is NOT the time for one of the most important household appliances to go belly-up. Not. The. Time.

Who knows, maybe it can be fixed ...? From what I understand, it's only seven years old. But for a machine that's used at least 2-3 times per day, that must be like calculating dog years or something.

If not, then rest in peace, my friend.

4 comments:

Jennifer Cameron said...

Awww....just do your laundry over here until you get it figured out. I will torment the baby. It will be fun!

Lindy said...

geez...if you didn't want to do laundry maybe you should've just said something rather than breaking a highly expensive appliance.

The Washing Machine said...

I'm not dead yet...I feeling much better, actually.

Amy said...

My fridge may be joining your washer. Hope it's a cheap fix or both of them.