just one of them kind of (partially) opportunistic posts to showcase my washing machine, look you see, taking the chance of doing so whilst remaining being able to do so. my exploits and adventures in this genre, loosely defined as washing machines in the plural, tends to generate some interest, so why not. admittedly, the more popular ones have been when one is busted and i have failed miserably to mend it, but here we are.
recently, then, and in the recent past rather than the imminent future (at the least, at time of composition), i went ahead and did one of them "deep clean / service" things on the washing machine. these are what one calls "off the shelf" items, what clean your machine and make sure it runs as it should. broadly speaking, or if you like accurately, there are two types of such, a powder one and a liquid one. my experience suggests that it is the former, if that is the right way of identifying the power one, which works best.
it is so that running one of these kits, or sets, gives a rare instance of my washing machine generating more visible bubbles than usual. normally the exceptional efficiency of the device prevents too much of this, but when free of actual clothing, off it goes.
certainly, it is absolutely true that all here (except the text, because i have not worked out how to do that here) will be presented in the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode. and why not.
the advice, or guidance, is to run one of these "deep clean" or "service" things once every 30 washes. do i do so? yes. well, maybe. perhaps. no. every intention i have is certainly, or most decidedly, to do so. but a requirement of such is for me to remember to pick up one of the sets. yes, preferably the power variation. also, i have a habit, or proclivity, to wait until such a purchase opportunity is presented at a most agreeable, reduced commanded fee. or i buy them on special offer, if you like. knocking 50p or even as far north as £1 off of the price is a good way to secure my business.
how about a nice bit of animated gif thing stuff (in Commodore 64 mode, as per the above) of the machine in action? sure. i think this may well be the first instance of such on my relatively new phone. up to now it appears to make these things a lot faster, with a somewhat higher framerate, or whatever the right term is. probably due to loads more ram, microchips or what have you shoved into it.
generally i am not inclined to give free product promotions (except of course Marlboro, and David Bowie recordings), but still. the most comprehensive and complete way in which i can describe this washing machine is as it being the best f*****g washing machine what i have ever f*****g had in the entire sorry f*****g history of my existence. i am no sure the manufacturer of this device, being lg, would care to use that as a direct quote of endorsement, but they are welcome to if so.
maybe i should give the specific details of this machine, but to do so strikes me as being likely a redundant matter. although my memory sways towards being best defined as an unreliable narrator, i am quite sure this washing machine is now well north of ten years old. rather like me, then, it is likely to be obsolete, and potentially more effort than it is worth to obtain.
a quite remarkable aspect of this machine, or if you will device, is that it has proven to be a loyal, reliable servant on both sides of the equator, despite water quality and detergent availability variations. not many things in this world can make such a claim. actually they probably can, but i am unable to think of them momentarily. lots, probably. issues only come with trying to use anything electrical at first within the United States and then anywhere else, what with their infamous lower voltage capabilities.
on being asked, coerced or in some way forced to name a favourite aspect of the washing machine, then it would be the lovely different tones it makes as one selects different functions. very early on i was able to work out that one could play a distinct and perfectly serviceable version of Cavatina off of The Deer Hunter on it. just the first part, true, and not so much the complex parts later on in this piece of music, but still.
for the more semantic or pedantic, or just those wanting a significantly less music based response to the question of the qualities of a washing machine, indeed. yes, this machine has always provided a superb, arguably superior, level of service in washing any garment (or towel) that i have cared to challenge it with. in essence, the machine has done all which has ever been asked of it, and met all real or imagined contractual obligations in doing what it is supposed to.
due to an act of folly, or simple miscalculation if you were to be kind, the above animated gif thing is indeed presented the wrong way round, rotated as it is some 90 degrees (if i have that right, it has been a while since i gone done maths) anticlockwise, or left. those of you wishing to view it the right way around can, i am sure, work it out. my guess was that if i filmed it the wrong way around i could rotate it later; as it turns out no.
it might well be (and this is highly likely) that my days of using this washing machine are numbered. that would be a different tale for another day. but, on the basis of this being so, all the more reason to celebrate it now, as and when i am able to.
no, there is not a great deal particularly more for me to add. but i have taken another picture and already added it here, so i might as well just waffle on some more.
could it be said that i am enthusiastic and passionate about washing machines? if asked i would say no, probably not, and yet should one take as evidence all what is written above, the answer seems to be yes. maybe it would be best to say that i have a healthy appreciation for the benefits these devices bring to everyday life.
right, well, anyway, thanks for taking the time to read all of this (or most of it) and observe whatever images took your fancy.
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