But I’m not making this up, though I so very much wish I was.
So I’ve had a bad year, and in particular an especially bad week.
I mentioned the other day that the movers broke my dryer and currently I’m at the bottom of a nearly two weeks worth of dirty laundry. Since I cannot wait for Cartus, my arch nemesis, to either fix or replace my dryer, Tate and I went out Thursday evening to buy a new dryer.
Surely, SURELY! my luck was changing, I just KNEW it was, when the saleperson told me they could deliver the dryer the very next day! Oh happy day! I was going to enjoy the bliss that can only be found when the laundry baskets are empty!
The very next day, right on schedule, the angels descended upon my home and delivered a brand new dryer.
After the angels left, I washed my first load of laundry and then placed it in the dryer. I turned on the dryer and smiled happily to myself, anticipating one load of laundry down, only 35 more to go.
That’s when the unthinkable happened.
After about five seconds of drying, the dryer abruptly stopped (and I thought I heard an evil cackle, but I’m not sure, maybe it was just my personality splitting into a million pieces in an attempt to save my psyche.)
Confused, I turned the dryer back on, thinking that it must have been some sort of “first time drying, HA! HA!” fluke.
After about five seconds of drying, it abruptly stopped again.
And continued to stop the 763 times I tried starting it again, because I knew that it was going to start and STAY ON the next time *maniacal laughter*.
I immediately called the store where we purchased the dryer and was promptly redirected to GE to discuss repair. Repair of a BRAND NEW DRYER.
I began crying on the phone to the lady at GE. I could hardly answer her questions through my crying.
Unfortunately she was unable to diagnose the problem over the phone, so I called the store back where we purchased the dryer to see if they could PLEASE HELP ME.
When they said they’d send out a repair person next week, I started crying again. And cussing.
So they agreed to deliver a new dryer today.
Which they did.
And guess what? No seriously…guess..
It didn’t work either.
Apparently we have wiring issues with our house. Our BRAND NEW HOUSE.
And that’s when my personality finally split into a million pieces.
–Written by Miss Trixie LaRue, edited by Hazel.
Oh honey. Drink. Drink up.
And then figure out if the ppl you bought the house from violated that disclosure thingy. Sounds like it.
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I am with Amy there about the disclosure thingy.
Attorney anyone?
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OH. That sucks!
I’m so sorry! How can it be that my damned luck is visiting you while torturing me here at the same time???
Long time reader, bad commenter because I just don’t do it often and I should. Again, you crack my sh** up! Sorry for your crappy year/bad day but it all worked out in the end. Not that makes you feel any better. Laundry sucks.
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Oh holy hell. This is getting effing ridiculous. Our washer and dryer have been *this close* to blowing up for about a year now, and they occasionally make godforsaken noises that make me think we’re all going to die. I hope your wiring gets fixed ASAP.
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That just bites. And i hope you have your contractor on the hook for the cost of diagnosing and fixing the wiring issues. And where the heck were the Inspectors from your local government? The ones who are supposed to make sure this sort of thing doesn’t happen?
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Damn. You used all your wiles to get a brand new replacement dryer delivered and…damn.
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Oh what a bummer! Sounds like our house except we have several plumbing issues. Seems like a new one about every week. Hope it gets fixed and things get back on track soon!
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I was so with you. How awesome that you were able to get them to send a new dryer right away. I too have found the power of the tears and freaking out in phone calls for help with purchased items.
Good work!
I’m sorry it resulted in you finding out you had bad wiring, but at least it was weeks sooner than you would have known?
How’s that for efficient silver lining identification?
Sending love!
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Oh hon, that’s HORRIBLE!
Where the hell is the little Whirlpool repairman when you really need him?!?
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I am still finding “quirks” with out house since moving in April. It’s a BRAND new place. But every single bedroom doorknob has broken off. Most of the molding around my kitchen cabinets has come off and had to be put back on. My smoke alarm in my bedroom has a penchant for going off in the middle of the night for NO REASON. It’s hardwired in, so it’s not a dying battery. Nothing will get your butt out of bad faster at 2 a.m. than a smoke detector going off! (other than a child puking in your bed, I think that still holds the #1 spot)
I could go on and on. But I feel your pain. I’ve been here 8 months now, and we still don’t have it all fixed. I just keep thinking “what else?????”
I’ve been away from blogs for about 2 months now, and I’m catching up. It’s so nice to be reading again! Sorry for all of your mishaps lately!
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DUDE. Seriously, you’ve GOT to have some sort of curse on you. This is just ridiculous and your luck as GOT to change soon.
As I drive through your area on the way to Pigeon Forge next week, I’ll throw some good Juju your way.
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Oh, God.
That is all.
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