The Bankrupt Inn ~ Part 12

SomebodyToldMe

I'll join you for a large glass of black jack, wishes....
Just thinking how me & OH worked night & day to pay blood sucking banks and their charges- sleepness nights- dreaded letters & knocks on the door..and now BR....the relief is amazing!!

IF

SomebodyToldMe wrote: »

I'll join you for a large glass of black jack, wishes....
Just thinking how me & OH worked night & day to pay blood sucking banks and their charges- sleepness nights- dreaded letters & knocks on the door..and now BR....the relief is amazing!!

Here you go STM, I so know what you mean :beer:

alastairq

What does a visit from the washing machine repair person cost these days?

Whatever it is, I saved myself that cost last night.

LAte on, house power tripped out....oh dear, thought I, just what I don't need at bedtime.


After a process of elimination [pull a fuse, see if power trips, put it back, try another]......eventually, after an hour of the house lights flashing on & off, [driving the smokers outside the pub opposite back into the bar for another?]....eventually traced the culprit...it was the washing machine!

Oh lordy, expense I could well do without?

Plus, calling out a repair person is a right pain, as I work full time, but am a half-time single parent...so no-one handy to 'wait in?'

Anyhow, thought I'd take a gander...wasn't the plug..took top off machine [very easy, dunno why we pay so much for a call-out?]......internal mains plug fine...took back off, to trace the two wires..rummaging around in the dark with a torch.

The wires went to a circuit board, via a small plug....went in to remove plug [power was off]...touched something incredibly slimey...YUK!!!!!

A slug had managed to crawl inside the washing machine innards, across the plug, and its slime had shorted things out, frying itself , and tripping the house circuit breaker to boot!

With stick, removed fried slug...with contact spray, cleaned slime from the two small terminals, and wee plug....re-assembled same [not the slug].....screwed back and top back on...all working fine!!!
Saved myself some serious dosh too...and all in me jarmies!!!

The fun of rural living?

Saltysea99

SomebodyToldMe wrote: »

I'll join you for a large glass of black jack, wishes....
Just thinking how me & OH worked night & day to pay blood sucking banks and their charges- sleepness nights- dreaded letters & knocks on the door..and now BR....the relief is amazing!!

Thanks for posting that - I am declaring BR tomorrow and am a nervous wreck, however I'm hoping I soon feel like you, and there will finally be some light at the end of the tunnel!

IF

Morning :hello:

IF

Saltysea99 wrote: »

Thanks for posting that - I am declaring BR tomorrow and am a nervous wreck, however I'm hoping I soon feel like you, and there will finally be some light at the end of the tunnel!

Thinking of you tomorrow Saltysea99 :beer:

Saltysea99

ifwisheswerehorses... wrote: »

Thinking of you tomorrow Saltysea99 :beer:

Thank you :beer:

solventsoon

Morning everyone :wave:

ifwisheswerehorses... wrote: »

Morning :hello:

Helloooo If :wave:
That looks yummy, thank you :T:T
Sorry for being MIA over the weekend, been busy... headless chicken springs to mind :eek::eek::eek:

Hope you had a lovely weekend, lots of sunshine :j:j

Saltysea99 wrote: »

Thanks for posting that - I am declaring BR tomorrow and am a nervous wreck, however I'm hoping I soon feel like you, and there will finally be some light at the end of the tunnel!

Fingers crossed for tomorrow Saltysea, sending you lots of positive vibes:)

IF

solventsoon wrote: »

Sorry for being MIA over the weekend, been busy... headless chicken springs to mind :eek::eek::eek:

Hope you had a lovely weekend, lots of sunshine :j:j

No worries as long as you are OK and I have my fingers crossed work is kind to you today :A

I did thank you and today is a beautiful day too.......love the sun, makes everyone happy :beer:

solventsoon

ifwisheswerehorses... wrote: »

No worries as long as you are OK and I have my fingers crossed work is kind to you today :A

Thank you If :A

Work is fairly quiet at the moment so the decluttering has moved up a gear.. I'm determined to get rid of a load of surplus stuff :eek: Did you watch the storage programme on BBC2 tonight... what an eye opener that was!!!:eek::eek:

ifwisheswerehorses... wrote: »

I did thank you and today is a beautiful day too.......love the sun, makes everyone happy :beer:

Good and I'm glad you're enjoying the lovely weather... it's way too nice to be inside at the moment. Let's hope this stays for a bit longer and we finally get a half-decent summer, eh