The defective washer part I so forcefully pressed back into service in the Maytag recently reared its ugliness to get the last laugh by lasting two weeks and then committing suicide. First it got real warm and then fried itself to the control panel of the Maytag. It no longer would allow the machine to either fill or agitate. And just as well as I was plenty agitated enough for the both of us . But this brought on something interesting…..
The online parts dealer offered $6.95 shipping…$12.95 expedited shipping and $20.95 next day arrival shipping….the obvious choice for those with Colombian wives and full clothes hampers. It arrived in twenty hours and twenty bucks cheaper than the parts dealer down the street that said it would take a week. But that’s not all, the day got better because once it was removed from the packaging I noticed something…..
The replacement part for my cheap shit Maytag washer made in Mexico out of Chinese parts was actually made right here in the good old U. S. of A.. ..I came close to a genuflection and shrine construction but instead installed it into the Maytag at the sound of the wife’s impatient toe tapping.
Comcast was scheduled to arrive at 2:00 pm that day but came at 9:30 a.m. allowing me to conclude my agitated relationship with Century Link. Century Link is whining I owe them the $14 still and refuse to close the account till its paid. That’s fine and I’m hoping they press the issue as I do have a receipt and plenty of left over agitation.
And that’s about as fine a day as a low wage Blue Collar can expect now a days……
