New Topic: "You married guys will understand this"

[Zundfolge1432]

On some things we compromised, I have my VWs she has her horses.

[kinkerstinker]

Wish me luck fellas! I'm getting married this Saturday.

This thread made me laugh a lot. We have been together for quite some time and living together for almost 2 years now, so I can already relate to a lot of these things.

[bigdog1962]

[mark tucker]

[hitest]

[cdennisg]

[EverettB]

[EverettB]

[cdennisg]

[mark tucker]

so.. how did it go with kinkeystinkey???did it go off without a hitch??

[Bobnotch]

[calvinater]

New front loader kenmore three years. Pump dies warrenty fix six months later circuit board goes Off to the dump. Call the local repair shop. 150 $. Old maytag top loader. Still going ten years later. Three kids = a hell of alot of laundry. Twenty year old plain jane dryer no worries
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[Zundfolge1432]

Reduced service life? This is precisely why I bought commercial grade and never looked back.

[busdaddy]

I bought a few Maytag coin op gas dryers at an auction years ago, aside from a few bearings and belts that are cheap and easily changed I can't complain, and I have a couple spares just in case. I jacked up the coin op part so it worked for free, but I may reactivate that feature to help give the kids the message that it's time to move out soon

Our washer is a harvest gold Kenmore roadside find that had choked on a sock, 20 years later it still soldiers on aside from the odd broken wire where they vibrate or flex, clip the end off and crimp on a new terminal and it's ready for more abuse. The brake to stop the drum when you open the lid died years ago, luckily my family has enough common sense to keep thier arm out until it stops

I gave up on the fancy Jennair stove a few years ago, constant electronic issues. Picked up a Garland commercial restaurant range on CL that had just been serviced for a smoking deal, had to modify the cabinets a little but now I boil water in a couple minutes and it stays boiling when I dump in the pasta, there's no replacement for displacement (or BTU's in this case). And it works when the power's out too.

Our 18 year old fridge is the next to go, I'm getting sick of replacing $50 defrost thermostats every 2.5-3 years, likely going to be a commercial glass door cooler that replaces it, keeps the cool inside while the teenager stands there and ponders, and restaurant equipment auctions are fun.

The dishwasher is also becoming a pain, there's only so many times I can bush out the holes for the spinners before I run out of material. Unfortunately our local goverment stopped the yearly roadside recycle weekends so finding a donor isn't so easy now.

I refuse to buy new if I don't have to, my wife knew that when she met me and she is of a similar mindset anyways, we splurged on a new house addition and reno 18 years ago and so far every new major appliance has given us grief far sooner than the stuff that's older and simpler, lesson learned.
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[cbeck]

When did this turn into a copy of consumer reports? I thought we came here to complain to cusser about his wife

[Zundfolge1432]

[Cusser]

[gt1953]

Mr. Cusser is right on, {(but how so many wives have these same "endearing traits" in common, why most married guys would understand such actions)} Having met in person Mrs. Cusser she does have fine qualities.
Some things are better than good, and these are the things that should command priority attention in our lives.
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[Cusser]

Yeah, and Mrs. Cusser will be happier when she returns from Tucson this afternoon if I get my butt outside and get the outside front of the house painted this morning !!!
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[sixfootdan]

I hope that this helps guys reading the thread and it's funny to boot.

https://youtu.be/vwbKYcBdVyk
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