tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338316754410889123.post5341072715280955075..comments2012-05-30T21:34:06.906-05:00Comments on Past Tents: New Washer. New Haircut.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338316754410889123.post-29743420936020629442010-04-07T01:09:15.925-05:002010-04-07T01:09:15.925-05:00OMG, you're right, Aly! You can be my rational...OMG, you're right, Aly! You can be my rationalization consultant from now on.<br /><br />Yup, Bryan, four loads a week. Mostly our family is just lazy about changing clothes. We do laundry when things are visibly dirty or smell and not before. Not much commando happening here, except on feet. No one here wears socks or shoes except under duress for some reason.moominmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338316754410889123.post-49880941622226769662010-04-06T21:20:52.759-05:002010-04-06T21:20:52.759-05:00Four loads a week for six people?
[sings]Some-o...Four loads a week for six people? <br /><br />[sings]Some-one's go-ing co-man-doh! :-)Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022355588037704872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338316754410889123.post-90920209172631383162010-04-06T09:12:40.248-05:002010-04-06T09:12:40.248-05:00Miranda, if you have to drive from British Columbi...Miranda, if you have to drive from British Columbia to Arkansas just to watch my front loader, you're using a significant amount of energy. Clearly, it would be a savings to buy your own cool washing machine.<br /><br />How's that for logic?Alyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282719222115135669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338316754410889123.post-77779934599299464422010-04-05T22:45:12.991-05:002010-04-05T22:45:12.991-05:00I'm jealous of your washer rationalization! We...I'm jealous of your washer rationalization! We have a clunker of a 1993-vintage top-loader but I've done the math as honestly as I can and it looks like we wouldn't save nearly as much money as appliance salesmen and websites suggest ... because we don't pay for water (it's free and plentiful, off the mountain behind us), because we wash in all cold and hang dry (hence not saving tumble-dryer time by having clothes come out less wet) and only do about 4 loads a week, rather than the 8 that are considered average for a household. The per-load electricity consumption of our old washer actually isn't as poor as websites led us to believe -- we tested with a little meter. We figure we'd save $20-30 a year. So I just have to wait for our top-loader to break. How sad. <br /><br />I love watching front loaders too. If I come visit, can I watch yours? I think they're better than TV. <br /><br />Your hair looks great ... at least from the back!moominmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.com