On 2015-08-31 20:28, Cheryl wrote:
> On 8/31/2015 3:57 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 8/31/2015 3:11 PM, wrote:
>>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:24:53 -0400, Nancy Young
>>
>>>> Growing up, I think I only knew one family that had a dishwasher,
>>>> my best friend's mother had a portable machine. She must have
>>>> really wanted it because that was one tiny kitchen. Of course,
>>>> she was a working mom with four kids.
>>
>>> Yeppers, tell me about it. I only had three but come home, cook,
>>> clear was a drag. When the dishwasher came the kids were made to
>>> handle it from there 
>>
>> Too bad my mother didn't feel the same, but then, she had
>> me to do the dishes. Who needs a machine?
>>
>> Seriously, it just wasn't common in those days, now it's an
>> expected appliance.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>
> Even if you live alone it's a nice feature. A few weeks ago I was on
> vacation and had a condo with a dishwasher but I forgot dishwasher
> detergent at the grocery store when I got there. I bought liquid for
> handwashing, so rather than make an additional trip I just washed
> everything by hand for the week. Not so bad for a week, but I'm too
> spoiled by it to do that all the time.
>
When I do the kitchen cleanup or when my wife goes away I don't use the
dishwasher. It is easier to just do the dishes by hand. I think is is a
lot easier that loading and unloading the dishwasher. I have to wash the
pots and pans anyway, and it isn't much more work to do a few dishes
with them.
> I can't remember when our family got our first dishwasher so I must have
> been young, but I remember when we got a microwave oven.
>