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Loved this story David! When we bought our second washing machine we said to the spotty herbert playing at salesman in the shop that the previous one had lasted 16 years. He said 'Oh you won't get 16 years out of one now'. What, exactly, have they forgotten about building washing machines? The answer is, of course, nothing. But to keep the purchase price down and their profits up they con us by building cheaply so they can sell us another one in a couple of years time..
My washing machine has habit of tripping the electrics when it goes for a spin. Very annoying having to reset all the clocks/radio presets etc. Except it won't do it when the repair man comes. It's like when you take your child to the doctor because they've been feeling really ill, then they look and act in the peak of health as soon as they go through the surgery door.
Cars making funny noises never do it at the garage either!We once had an instrument in our lab which tripped out whenever one particular person entered the room. After months of investigation we found a tiny loose screw inside the thing which would roll a few mm and cause a short circuit - but only if someone of exactly the right weight stood on the other end of the floorboards in the doorway. As soon as he stepped off the floorboard the instrument came back to life.
My Dishwasher is 64 and I haven't replaced her yet.
Does she stand in a corner, rattle on and cause a stir like mine?
If Maggi reads all this (or Lesley) we are in big trouble.
