The Epic Story of the Washer/Dryer Combo
Its been a quiet week here but for one thing, another chapter in the long and tragic story of the washer/dryer combo is being written. The story began when we got here to Swansea and washed our first load of laundry. Its a combo machine, so when it finishes washing it starts drying. What they didn't tell us is that the machine doesn't dry what it washes, you must first remove half the load first!? We let the machine dry what it washed and what we presumed to be the heating element burned out and left the kitchen and the clothes smelling like burning rubber. We reported the problem and the heating element was replaced...no problem, lesson learned. Since then the washer/dryer has been wheeled out of our flat 3 times, with heating elements and internal thermometers replaced. The consequences of such repairs have been various clothing items shrinking, losing color and heavy wear. Our latest problem was a near fire, smoke and everything. Now we have a pile of dirty clothes and nothing with which to wash it. If the laundrette weren't more than a mile away, we'd have a little less to complain about. But as it stands we're forced to wait.