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Thursday, June 22, 2006

Dishwashers

I was watching a home improvement show yesterday when I noticed something that I really didn’t understand. The repairmen were removing the appliances in the kitchen when they pulled out the dishwasher – a countertop dishwasher. A contraption that seems to clean about 3 plates and 3 cups at a time – the ultimate bachelor’s appliance (after the magic bullet). I am not really a fan of dishwashers … you have to pre-rinse the dishes, then load the washer, wait through all the noise to get the dishes clean, then wait until the dishes dry, and then finally put them away. I could see if there was a large family and there was really no time to wash dishes – but using the dishwasher doesn’t seem to be the ultimate time saving tool. And it seems to waste quite a lot of water and electricity in the process. I find washing dishes to be relaxing – and the yellow rubber gloves are not only stylish, but also make me feel like I’m working with plutonium.

3 Comments:

  • You've always liked yellow, haven't you? The ducky, the duct tape, combining the two into a disappearing doorbell...

    evwjdlsf: the art of typing while evading the police

    By Blogger Matthew, at 8:42 AM  

  • you don't like dishwashers only because you insist on not letting your dishes sit around for a week. i however would have no such qualms.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:59 AM  

  • but now, tiberiu, you could attach your dishes to a line, and drag them behind you while sailing. that's equivalent to washing them, no?

    puflc: a verbal expression of disgust, followed by a shooing motion to rid oneself symbolically of that which offends

    By Blogger Matthew, at 1:48 PM  

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