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I Married MacGyver
Tue Jul 27 2010


Thanks to the man of the house, my washing machine is quietly churning away in the utility room. I say quietly, because according to the buzz on the internet, the replacement motor is an improvement over the old one and runs quieter. I have to agree. I hardly know the thing is running now.

After getting the estimate from the repair guy, we opted to order our own part and Hub Man installed it. After all, he fixes huge things like this every day:

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I think he can handle a washing machine with one arm tied behind his back.

Oh yeah.

Of course, now that the thing is working again, my job begins. I had 7, count 'em, SEVEN loads of laundry waiting for me. I'm on number 3 right now. I'm only reporting the facts however, not whining about it. I'm just thankful that my most important appliance is back on line.

Booyah!

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Not only is the Hub Man nice to have around the house...
He's rather cute....

For a human.


(Don't lie Red, you know you have a crush on him.)

Get your participles out of the gutter and find something useful to do. I hear there is plenty of clean laundry to fold. Get crackin'.

(Ah if she only realized the irony of that last sentence...)

(Heh heh.)

6 Comments
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Jul 27 2010
    I'ts so nice to have a fix-anything-man around.
    I really feel for the woman who don't.
    I love mine! :o)
  • From:
    Dustbunny3 (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Jul 27 2010
    THREE CHEERS for Mr FIX IT
  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Jul 27 2010
    Sure wish I had an in-house washing machine--one that doesn't take quarters to run. My bed linens tend to pile up, to say nothing of the towels!!!

    Good washing!


    Bless
  • From:
    Salamander (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Jul 27 2010
    I dont suppose the hub-man is available for rental (she says wistfully) ....
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Jul 27 2010
    And here I thought *I* married McGyver. They're probably twins seperated at birth. Yeah, that's it. Seperated at birth......
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Jul 28 2010
    When our washer broke down a few years ago I knew our 20 year-old washer would get laughed at by the repairman and I would get a lot of pressure to buy a new unit, rather than repair this one. Also, I knew I'd get a ridiculous estimate for the repair. So I looked up how to repair it on the 'net and purchased the part we needed on the 'net, too. When the part came I printed out the repair instructions, which were very involved, let me tell ya, and then we borrowed the tools we didn't have. When the borrowed tools weren't the right size we left the borrowed tools as collateral at the corner gas station and borrowed the correct tool from Jeff, the owner. We then returned to the dismantled washer and finished putting the new part in, checked to make sure it worked, put the washer back together and back in line with the dryer and chest freezer and then returned the tools to their proper homes. As the first load was swishing around I really felt like we'd accomplished something great.