Q: How many people does it take to hook up a washing machine?
A: 5!
1. A delivery man to bring it in.
2. An electrician to plug it in.
3. A plumber to connect the hose.
4. A representative from the manufacturer to give a demo*
5. A supervisor to watch them all.
*The demo was absolutely the best part! The manufacturer sends someone to show you exactly how to use the machine. The guy came up and stared at the washing machine for a good 3 minutes. It was like he had never seen a washing machine in his life ... not just *this* washing machine, but *any* washing machine! After pacing around the machine a few times, he proceeded to read aloud all the temperature settings from the front panel. So the demo went like this: "Uh, this is 30 degrees. This is 40 degrees. This is 60 degrees ..." Just for fun, I'd ask him to repeat them. "Wait!?! What was that last one?!?!" "This is 30 degrees. This is 40 degrees. This is 60 degrees ..."
So, it took 5 days from the time the washing machine was delivered until it was finally hooked up. I put in a load of clothes and came back about an hour later to move them to the dryer. When I reached in to pull out the wet clothes, I got quite a shock! It turns out that the outlet wasn't grounded. (Electricity + Metal Washer + Wet Clothes = Ouchie) When I looked at closely at the outlet, I could see that the plug had started melting. We got an electrician over and he fixed the wiring. After the repair, he told me to touch the washer to check it. Eeek! That's when the housekeeper stepped in. She insisted on checking it first to make sure it was okay before I touched it. Apparently, there is an order to things here, and I die second, after the housekeeper. I'm cool with that.
A: 5!
1. A delivery man to bring it in.
2. An electrician to plug it in.
3. A plumber to connect the hose.
4. A representative from the manufacturer to give a demo*
5. A supervisor to watch them all.
*The demo was absolutely the best part! The manufacturer sends someone to show you exactly how to use the machine. The guy came up and stared at the washing machine for a good 3 minutes. It was like he had never seen a washing machine in his life ... not just *this* washing machine, but *any* washing machine! After pacing around the machine a few times, he proceeded to read aloud all the temperature settings from the front panel. So the demo went like this: "Uh, this is 30 degrees. This is 40 degrees. This is 60 degrees ..." Just for fun, I'd ask him to repeat them. "Wait!?! What was that last one?!?!" "This is 30 degrees. This is 40 degrees. This is 60 degrees ..."
So, it took 5 days from the time the washing machine was delivered until it was finally hooked up. I put in a load of clothes and came back about an hour later to move them to the dryer. When I reached in to pull out the wet clothes, I got quite a shock! It turns out that the outlet wasn't grounded. (Electricity + Metal Washer + Wet Clothes = Ouchie) When I looked at closely at the outlet, I could see that the plug had started melting. We got an electrician over and he fixed the wiring. After the repair, he told me to touch the washer to check it. Eeek! That's when the housekeeper stepped in. She insisted on checking it first to make sure it was okay before I touched it. Apparently, there is an order to things here, and I die second, after the housekeeper. I'm cool with that.
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| The offending washer is on the left. It just stares at you with it's one cold, unfeeling eye. If I knew how to photoshop, I would have made it glow red, like the Terminator. |
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| View from the outdoor laundry room. Glad this was fixed before monsoon season. |
So...outside, eh? How does that work? People could just walk up and take your clothes?!
ReplyDeleteWe occupy the 2nd and 3rd floors of a 3 story apartment building. We have a terrace off the top floor and our washer/dryer are hooked up out there. Our landlord lives on the ground floor. He gets the lawn and we get the terrace, so everyone has a yard some sort. There is a servants' stairway up the back of the building that leads to the rooftop, then down to our terrace. Someone could get in that way, so I do worry a bit about security. I keep the terrace door latched at all times, but anyone could steal from our terrace if they wanted. I don't allow the kids up there alone for that reason.
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