On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:38:13 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote
>>>
>> That goes without saying, Cybercat.... I was thinking along the same
>> lines. I have an expensive front loader too, not the most expensive
>> (LG) - but expensive enough (Maytag).
>>
>
>One time I asked my husband to wash a throw rug that hangs out in the mud
>room with one of the cat boxes. He literally put the thing in the washer as
>is, no shaking, nothing. The grit and h air got way down deep into the motor
>or somewhere bad, judging from the sound of it. The motor quit a few washes
>later.
>
OUCH! Hopefully, he's close enough to money matters of the household
that it was a lesson to him!


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West