tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347713225971516042.post3509214301663403432..comments2023-02-05T13:58:58.754-07:00Comments on no longer at ease: Opening DayDouglas Kretzmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594782071750975708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347713225971516042.post-21960802731786123562009-12-27T17:04:11.456-07:002009-12-27T17:04:11.456-07:00the problem is we lack a Joyce-equivalent: if the ...the problem is we lack a Joyce-equivalent: if the dishwasher isn't fixed then I'm washing dishes for four (five with the dog) by hand for the four to six weeks that it takes to get a new washing machine and/or a repairman. This incentivizes my repair skills something wonderful. <br /><br />Self-cleaning oven much the same - the only people who will clean an oven for you are illegal Mexicans living in terror. Much like under apartheid, come to think of it.Douglas Kretzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594782071750975708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347713225971516042.post-70890096065837292982009-12-25T12:43:12.811-07:002009-12-25T12:43:12.811-07:00I don't understand Doug, you fix the dishwashe...I don't understand Doug, you fix the dishwasher yourself but PAY to wash a dog! Here is Sunny South Africa we pay someone to fix the dishwasher and wash the dog ourselves. Oh, that's right, our dog won't die of hypothermia if we wash it outside - even in midwinter.<br />What's a self cleaning oven? Sounds like the opposite of job creation to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com