A brief update on the washing machine situation.
By Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (28846)
Lichfield, England
October 14, 2023 4:36pm CST
So, because the plumber didn't come on Wednesday when he should have done, today my Mum decided to phone a different plumber.
She looked in one of those little advertiser things that come through the door advertising everything from double glazing to landscape gardening, and found a plumber in there that sounded really good. So she said she would phone them up.
After she'd phoned the new plumber, I heard her phone the old plumber to cancel. I heard her leaving a message on his answering machine (he didn't answer the phone again!)
I went in to the kitchen to put the bowl I'd had my breakfast in to soak, and my Mum came in and said that she'd phoned the new plumber, and he'd said that he would phone us about midweek to discuss it and then he'd probably come at the end of the week to do it. She also told me that she'd cancelled the old plumber, and I said yes, I heard you.
So, now we have a new plumber lined up. We'll see how that goes. But it also means I won't be doing any laundry again this Monday!
What have you lot been getting up to?
I hope you are all well, and having a great weekend.
Have a nice day/evening/night wherever you are.
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@Deepizzaguy (102848)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Oct 23
The handyman that came to my relatives home is scheduled to work on the washing machine early next week.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
15 Oct 23
Very good. I hope that goes well.
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@Deepizzaguy (102848)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Oct 23
@sharonelton I hope so as well since having to go the laundry to wash the clothes is already draining my savings.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
15 Oct 23
@Deepizzaguy I'm sorry to hear that. I hope your washing machine is fixed soon.
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@kareng (59167)
• United States
15 Oct 23
I hope the new plumber responds! That has to be annoying!! I wouldn't have called the old plumber back. If he called or showed up; I would have told him, "too bad, we didn't hear from you and you didn't show up when you said you would so the work was given to someone else."
I had a very quiet and relaxed day! I even got a short nap in!!
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@kareng (59167)
• United States
16 Oct 23
@sharonelton I did and wish I had taken one today also!!
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
15 Oct 23
I hope so too. It is rather annoying. Well, it would be tempting to do that, but I wouldn't want to stoop to his level, so phoning to cancel was the right thing to do.
I'm glad you had a good day. I hope you enjoyed your short nap.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
@kareng Yes, it does help, doesn't it?
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@AmbiePam (92719)
• United States
14 Oct 23
@sharonelton You definitely need your pants! My dad ordered a new pair of pants for his cruise, and they certainly came…two hours after he left for the airport.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
14 Oct 23
@AmbiePam I have got a few pairs of trousers but they're mainly for best. These are my lounging around the house trousers!
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
14 Oct 23
Yes, me too! We can't go on like this for much longer!
I'm glad your weekend is going fine. Not quite over yet. I hope you enjoyed what was in your packages. I sent off for a new pair of trousers after my others were ruined in the washing machine but they haven't come yet. I hope they are in stock!
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
15 Oct 23
Well, I've got some new trousers on order! I hope they're in stock!
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@Dena91 (16636)
• United States
15 Oct 23
I hope this new plumber shows up and it able to fix your problem.
We needed our van hauled as the transmission went out on it. We called a towing company that we had used before but they wouldn't answer our call/text. On a hunch, Mike and took a drive to another garage we dealt with a long time ago and explained our situation. He came the next morning and took it away for us and didn't charge us. Sometimes you may have to call more than one place to get some help.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
15 Oct 23
Thank you very much. I hope so too.
Yes, that's true. It's good to shop around. I'm glad your van got sorted.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
15 Oct 23
Yes, it is! And yes, it is! It is definitely piling up!
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
15 Oct 23
@sharonelton Laundry piles up fast.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
@RubyHawk Yes, it does. I haven't been up yet to see how much there is in the laundry basket in the bathroom!
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@Tina30219 (81929)
• Onaway, Michigan
16 Oct 23
I hope your washing machine is fixed soon. I have to do a load tomorrow or me and my boyfriend will be without underwear we sure don’t need that.
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@Tina30219 (81929)
• Onaway, Michigan
16 Oct 23
@sharonelton Wow that sucks you have been without your machine that long hopefully this new person comes soon. Glad you have enough pants so you don’t run out
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
I hope so too. I haven't been able to do any laundry now for four weeks. But luckily I've got plenty of pairs of pants so I won't run out!
@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
17 Oct 23
@Tina30219 Thank you very much. Yes, hopefully this plumber will be able to connect the washing machine, and on Monday I'll be able to start doing some laundry again!
@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
16 Oct 23
Gosh if they dont show up now this time..here is one I found:
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
17 Oct 23
@sharonelton Just trying to help somehow..
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
17 Oct 23
@RebeccasFarm Thank you very much, that's very kind of you.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
Hopefully they will, but I will consider them if they don't, so thank you!
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
15 Oct 23
I hope so too. This has gone on too long.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
@jstory07 Yes, I agree. It needs to be over soon!
@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
15 Oct 23
Thank you very much. I hope so too.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
@LadyDuck Did you mean 'Good luck'?
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@RasmaSandra (79858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct 23
Best of luck with the new plumber, Nothing much here just working on my PC, The cats are happy they received the 16 lb package of dry food today, I had gotten some goodies for myself too on Amazon but of course I have to wait until tomorrow for the delivery, Cats come first,
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
14 Oct 23
Thank you very much. I'll cross my fingers!
I hope you are enjoying working on your PC.
I bet your cats are happy! Tell them not to eat it all at once!
I hope you get your delivery tomorrow. Yes, cats do come first!
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@Fleura (30392)
• United Kingdom
16 Oct 23
@sharonelton How are you doing the washing in the meantime?
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
Me too! I can't take this much longer!
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Oct 23
@sharonelton You're welcome.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
Thank you very much. Me too.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
@just4him Thank you very much. I hope you are well. Have a nice day.
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@LindaOHio (178651)
• United States
15 Oct 23
I certainly hope the new plumber shows up and does a good job. Enjoy your Sunday.
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@LindaOHio (178651)
• United States
16 Oct 23
@sharonelton Thank you very much. Our Cleveland Browns won the football game; so that was good!
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Oct 23
@LindaOHio You're welcome. Congratulations to them.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
15 Oct 23
Thank you very much. I hope so too.
I did enjoy my Sunday, thank you very much. I hope you did too.
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@kaylachan (69714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct 23
I'm glad we live close to a laundry mat should we have need of one. But, I hope this new plumber works out.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
14 Oct 23
Thank you very much. We really don't want to have to trudge all the way to a laundrette!
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
17 Oct 23
Thank you very much. Yes, it will be a busy week, and by the end of it I hope our new washing machine will be connected!
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