more challenges

an hour on the phone with sears and after six transfers, i get to the original department i called, installation... they got repair on the line and finally, someone who actually knew how to do more than try to sell product and schedule an appointment came on the phone... and he walked me through how to level the washer... then the maintenance supervisor for the community came by because i found water leaking under the rug... he thinks it was coming from the washer spigots because they were loose... while he was here we talked about the list of repairs needed to this apartment and he understood the priorities of the screens and the weather stripping around the doors as they effect the electric bill and cost of living here... after he left i started a light wash as a test... happiness's pillows were the first to be washed in this new place... the washer appeared to work fine... then the dryer exploded...

ok, so it didn't explode... it crunched and i turned it off... i found the exhaust hose blew off the back and an old work ID was on the floor under the dryer... not metal clasp, but then, i am not even sure the ID had a clasp or that the ID cane out of the dryer... i mean, how would an ID get into the exhaust of a dryer?... when i restarted the dryer, the motor was louder than it used to be... or the tub going around is louder than it used to be... something was making more noise than it used to... no burning smell, but definitely a louder buzzing than before...

great, just what i need, another expense... but we need the dryer, dammit... we both have a lot of clothes and bedding to wash and dry cuz we spent the last week plus packing and didn't do any washes... more challenges, that's life... and how is yours?...