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Out with the Old

July 30, 2011 by Lloyd 8 Comments

When Brad was still here, he, Lauren and I made a quick trip into Lincoln to… Um… I’m not exactly sure why we went into Lincoln, but I used it as an excuse to look at dishwashers. Lauren was strangely unexcited about the prospect of a new dishwasher.

Lauren views dishwashers as a way to get dishes clean. She has absolutely no sense of the truth and beauty that comes from a properly loaded dishwasher.

The dishwasher that came with our house must have been about 15 years old, and either dishes had changed in that time, or our dish use never coincided with the Average American Dishware that the people who design dishwashers used when designing dishwashers.

At any rate, loading the dishwasher properly was a passion of mine that Lauren just couldn’t get on board with. Not that I ever failed to blame her for that. Anyway, to make a long story pretty much the same length, I was dissatisfied with our dishwasher because of my inability to (a) solve the loading equation and (b) convince Lauren that my solution to the loading equation was better than her solution.  And Lauren was dissatisfied with our dishwasher because it would occasionally smell funny and need to have some bleach run through it.

Before we went to Lincoln I looked through a leading consumer magazine for likely brands and models. When I had it down to a few, I went to Sears.com (where America and I shop) and printed off the comparison of those models. Looking through roughly 6 pages of data, I came up with the following qualifications for our new dishwasher:

  • Adjustable racks so as to fit largish pots and pans
  • A fairly quick wash cycle
  • Lots of different cycles for all of our dish washing needs
  • Built in heating element so we didn’t have to set the water heater higher
  • Food disposal, so I didn’t have to forget to empty the filter
  • Power scrubbers, because who wouldn’t want those
  • A quiet wash cycle, because our downstairs is basically one big room

This was Lauren’s list of qualifications for our new dishwasher:

  • Does not smell funny

Our plan was to go to Home Depot, Schaeffer’s, Best Buy and Sears. We’d go in that order because (a) that’s the order that they come in and (b) We’ve purchased all of our major appliances for Sears since Circuit City (a) became a desolate crap hole of terrible customer service and (b) went out of business. [I do hereby solemnly swear that I will not use “(a) … (b) …” for the next week and a half.]

Well, that was the plan. But once we got to Schaeffer’s our salesman was so knowledgeable and helpful and not at all pushy or rushed that we just bought it from him. We got the Whirlpool GU3200XTX, but we didn’t have the truck with us, so we made arrangements to drop the old dishwasher off and pick up the new one next week.

Surprisingly enough it doesn’t have:

  • Adjustable racks so as to fit largish pots and pans, because Lauren said that we wouldn’t ever take the time to adjust the racks anyway.
  • A fairly quick wash cycle, because Lauren said that we have never sat around and waited for the dishwasher to get done.
  • Lots of different cycles for all of our dish washing needs, because Lauren said that we only use two cycles on our dishwasher anyway: rinse and normal wash.
  • Power scrubbers, because Lauren said that we’d do what we currently do when dishes don’t get clean –leave them in the dish washer.
  • A quiet wash cycle, because Lauren said that our current dishwasher was just about as loud as you could get, and everything these days was quieter (and also took about an hour longer to wash than our old dishwasher).

Out with that old thing.

 
Not surprisingly, it does not smell funny.

Filed Under: Lauren, Lloyd Tagged With: kitchen, shopping

Oh Walmart, why must you torment me so?

April 5, 2011 by Lauren 8 Comments

So, we were shopping in the Wal*marts and we sort of keep an eye out for things that look strange. You might recall that it’s especially annoying to Lloyd when multi-packs of things cost more than they cost singly.

The last time we were shopping he took this picture:

I believe the quote was, “Yeah, that’s how much a 2-liter bottle of Pepsi used to cost… in prison.”

Filed Under: Lauren Tagged With: pepsi, shopping, walmart

Location, location, location

November 11, 2010 by Lloyd 3 Comments

  1. This is where I usually get my fruit. I’m not exactly tall, so it’s a bit of a bother. But after careful reflection, I think that you will agree that this is the only real choice.
  2. This is where most people get their fruit. It is also where people who get their fruit from 1 put rejected fruit that, for some reason, does not meet their exacting standards.
  3. This is where little old ladies get their fruit. It is also where people who get their fruit from 2 put rejected fruit that, for some reason, does not meet their somewhat loose standards. This turns out to be not much of a problem, because these ladies are old enough to remember what actual fruit looks like from nature, so they expect their fruit to look more or less like this.
  4. This is where the 3 year olds grab the fruit and lick it when their parents are not looking.

I added the numbers.

Filed Under: Lloyd Tagged With: fruit, plums, shopping

Huh.

October 26, 2008 by Lauren 10 Comments

Linens-N-Things is going out of business.

That's a good sky, eh?

Rats.  This was one of my ‘haunts’ on Lincoln trips.  I walked through and looked at the linens and the things, but I didn’t need anythings. I’m in the market for a blender, but I’m enjoying the search more than I’ll enjoy actually buying one.  The prices weren’t stellar, but I’m sure there will be better deals as it gets closer to the end.  Sounds kind of morbid, huh?

In other news, it was CRAY-Z windy around here today.  We lost some more soffit (again) from the back roof, and it’s gone for good.  Looks like we’ll have to hire somebody to fix it, rather than risk Lloyd’s life again.

Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: shopping

Resisting the urge

July 24, 2007 by Lauren 6 Comments

I had a lot to do at work today so I stayed kinda late, and then some stuff to deliver to some kids that are going to the National Youth Gathering, and finally had to go buy some cheese so we could eat something for dinner. While at our little Sun Mart market, I saw a basket full of hair doodles, bad makeup, and weird sponges that were all priced for just a dollar each! While initially drawn to it, I am proud of myself for remembering that it’s not a bargain if it’s something that you’ll never use and only regret buying. Way to go, me.Not a bargain

Filed Under: Journal, Lauren Tagged With: shopping

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