Washer & Dryer

B: One dorm suite and four apartments later...

Me: One dorm room and nine apartments later...

We are happy to announce that we are the proud owners of a...

WASHER AND DRYER SET!!!

(crowd roars)

Let us take a moment to remember all the things we will now be missing out on:

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No more traipsing down to whatever dungeon the washer/dryer is in the apartment.

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No more traipsing down only to discover that there are 14 people ahead of you for the ONE washer and ONE dryer for a 16-unit building.

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No more getting down to the machine and realizing you left the detergent upstairs... then going back up stairs then downstairs and realizing you're ONE quarter too short.

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No more squirreling away of quarters.

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No more attempting to time how long a load will take.

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No more attempting to time a load and then going downstairs only to discover that icky neighbor has removed all your underwears and piled them on top the machine so he can use the dryer (or washer). And no, he did not pick up the five pairs he dropped on the ground and now look like little dank sheep due to the amount of yucky lint on them.

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No more removing the 15-prior user's lint because they didn't have the courtesy to clean their own.

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No more thanking God for the building not burning down due to the lack of people removing their own lint.

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No more hoping that you can wash your clothing without stealy mctheifersons upstairs taking your shirts... or pants... or underwear (um, ew?).

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No more lugging full laundry baskets upstairs and/or in the rain from whatever damp corner the machines are located in.

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No more looting laundromats for their quarter machines.

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No more feeling like a looser because you forgot a pile of laundry and now you're out of quarters and can't wash it.

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No more putting off washing sheets and/or towels because you only have x amount of quarters and you really really need clean underwear and clothes for work.

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No more buying socks because you really really need clean ones and have no laundry machine nearby (B... plus he really likes fluffy socks).

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No more saying screw the softener! because it's not worth trying to time a trip downstairs to add it in.

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No more getting to the machine only to discover that your detergent has been stolen. Or your fabric sheets. Or both.

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No more having the door swing closed behind you only for you to close your eyes and think "oh crud, were my keys in there?" Of course it automatically locks behind you.

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No more HAVING to stay awake until the end of the load and then traipsing out into the cold or into the dark creepy basement (in the building of creepy landlord) because if you don't get your laundry now, it could be all gone by morning.

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No more neighbors complaining that you're starting a load of laundry at 9pm.

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I am totally aware that now we'll have additional electrical costs and gas costs (the gas heats our water heater). Our water is paid via stipend to our landlord, so I guess now we're getting more out of our stipend so that's a moot cost issue. And yes, if it breaks down, there's no calling the landlord.

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But oh, the bliss. Bliss!

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We got the set for a GOOD price on craigslist. They don't match, but we really don't care. One has a loose piece of plastic on the top, but you can't tell unless you pull on it. Both these things lowered the price, which we were FINE with. The woman was selling them because she's moving and her new place has a set. This was evidenced by the moving boxes in her place. We wanted to know WHY the set was being sold; this was a good explanation.

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We hook up the set tonight... here's hoping! Last night we were just too tired after long days at work, running to look at the set, then running to home depot to get a truck, picking up the set, dropping off the set at our place, and returning the truck.

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Still though: WOO!