An engineer friend helped us procure a timer box from Australia to put into the washer. It has so many unmarked wires that Jeff decided not to try installing it. A washer that works part of the time is better than no washer.
But the clothes weren't getting very clean any more. It was time to try something else.
We had arranged to send the washer with our college egg delivery truck to a place five hours away where they said they'd take a look at it. At the last minute, we decided to let a local guy try to help us out. The washer's at his workshop, and he'll work on it when he has spare time.
The last couple of days, I've washed some clothes by hand in our kitchen sink. There's hot water there--none in the laundry room--and the clothes actually look better. But I'll need to wash sheets and towels soon.
A neighbor offered to let me use her washer from time to time. Even though I'll carry things back and forth, it's probably worth it for the big things. I can't wring things out as well as a washer spins them. The socks I washed yesterday and was drying indoors still are a bit wet.
There are lots of reasons that things take longer to accomplish in countries like this. We need to bake our own bread because there isn't a reliable supply. Computer parts often have to come from Australia or Hong Kong. The internet speed is too slow to up- or download pictures or long articles if very many people are online at once. We can only use the car on rare occasions because gas is so expensive. We have to wait to be helped one by one at the window outside our college grocery store because shoplifters were making the store unprofitable.
Allowing time for mundane things isn't a part of life in modern countries, but in other countries one must be willing to wait. And we have it a lot better than most of the population here.
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Hey! Liking the new blog. You guys should sign your posts so we know who is writing -- or post using separate identities.
Hope you're doing well!
- JG
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