Preparedness for when

NewShadow

No worries Polly - I'm no good at controlling my impulses when annoyed.

The one I went for (LOGIK L814WM16):

• is A+++ rated
  
• has good reviews online (https://www.reevoo.com/p/logik-l612wm13)
  
• will be delivered/installed on a Sunday for no extra charge (traveling home late Friday or early Sat and will need to tidy)
  
• the engineer will open the door of my existing one (if I've not hacked it open by then)
  
• they'll take away the old one
  
• cost £214 (-2.5% cashback) all in

To be honest, I'm likely going to buy my own house in a couple of years I'm not too fussed about buying a bullet proof model now if I'm likely going to leave it when I move anyway.

NewShadow

Is the machine the property of the landlord ?
Yes - but that doesn't matter really - I just have to leave a machine when I move out.

Technically not even that given depreciation on a 30 yr old machine means it's technically 'worthless'

He would get it repaired (again) and I just want something efficient and reliable.

Is the handle completely missing now or partially ?
Cough. Give me 5 minutes and the handle will be the least of it's worries...

I now realise it is intergrated , does it have a bottom plinth to match the units which could give access to drain the water ?

It's actually just slotted into a gap in the cabinets - nothing as fancy as integrated.

The facing cabinets are about 45cm away and it's about 50cm's deep is the issue.

ETA - there's no water in it to worry about.

GreyQueen

Buffer the glass with something like a newspaper to prevent shards flying and wallop it with a lump hammer? Oh, damn, that'd risk glass in the undercrackers, need to rethink that.

* goes off to consult her Brute Force and Ignorance Manual (ladies' edition).*

pollyanna_26

Glad to hear . I have a number of friends with that machine or the same brand . Never heard any adverse reports . Enjoy it when it arrives and good luck with hopefully buying a home in the future . There are downsides . I am dreading the renovation work to come but at least I don't have to put up with hapless idiots
Hope you get out and clear your poor head a bit - sorry for the spelling in my posts I only noticed it now - How could I forget the P in polly ?
polly x

NewShadow

Given I seem obsessed with the fact I have very few pairs of clean/decent undies, I think I'll be going out to buy more!

Either that or I wander over to work and ask the lovely weekend security blokes if I can have the 4 clean pairs from my emergency stash bag :rotfl:

nuatha

pineapple wrote: »

An Appleby butcher is selling his own sausage made with wild garlic and it is out of this world. Just looking on the net at ways of preserving it. Apparently it is best harvested before the flowers open which, where we are, is now.
I feel an anti social period coming on...

I'm a huge fan of the stuff, so am very antisocial at this time of year - actually I'm generally not that social at any time of year .

NewShadow If you've got access to a bolster chisel, and a lump hammer (any type of hammer would work, if need be) then put the chisel at the top of the opposite side from the door catch. (10 or 2 o clock position) with the chisel blade parallel to the floor and tap it fairly gently until it starts to seat behind the door. Keep the chisel as parallel to the floor as possible, then whack it (technical term) you are aiming to break the hinge, or to get enough space to insert a breakers bar (crowbar) or similar into the gap to give you sufficient leverage to break the hinge.

(Its possible to break the hinge from the side, but tends to be harder work, given the age of the machine its likely to be half decent metal rather than modern plastics.)

HTH

pollyanna_26

Newshadow Undies are fundamental to our wellbeing . A difficult decision , not very os but I would buy as I imagine the work stash are part of prepping

GQ A ladies brute force manual ? If only .....
polly

pollyanna_26

Crossposted with Nuatha - excellent advice .
polly

nuatha

NewShadow wrote: »

Given I seem obsessed with the fact I have very few pairs of clean/decent undies, I think I'll be going out to buy more!

Either that or I wander over to work and ask the lovely weekend security blokes if I can have the 4 clean pairs from my emergency stash bag :rotfl:

You know if you do that, you won't have got round to replacing them before you need your emergency bag in earnest.

Perhaps in future you only wash half of your undies per load

Cappella

Oh rats NewShadow. I'm sorry my tip didn't work Mydaughter has a logik and swears by it - which beats swearing at it I guess

A Ladies Brute Force Manual is an essential tool for the Prepper, and should be on every ladies bookshelf. Failing that a lump hammer and bolster chisel sound a good alternative