RIP My Dishwasher

September 1st, 2008

Dishy

pre2001-2008 

In the spring of 2001 we bought a used portable dishwasher from friends who were having a brand new fancy one installed in their kitchen. It cost us $100 and was a lifesaver many times over. To say its been on its last leg for a while is an understatement. There’s been a wheel missing for as long as I can remember, making it difficult to move the 18 inches to the sink.  About 4 years ago the door latch stopped working and you have to really bang it closed which is a complete pain in the ass, then right before Matthew left the little soap holder inside broke. The past few times I’ve used it I noticed the dishes were far from clean and got totally grossed out. Today after emptying it for the last time I broke the sad news to Matthew that we were going to have to ditch it when he comes home. I refuse to keep up the farce of rinsing the dishes, loading the dishwasher, listening to its loud clanking for 45 minutes then washing half the dishes again. Since new portable washers are running about $700 and we are moving next summer (to hopefully an apt with one already installed) I just don’t see the point in spending the money. Besides, I already have a perfectly good dishwasher that works like a charm. His name is Matthew.

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