Dishwashers

The curmudgeon grew up actually being the dishwasher.


But with success, he moved into a house 30 years ago that had one of those automated ones.  It sounded like a Mack truck, but dishes were cleaned and  dried in 40 minutes.  And it wouldn't die.  


30 years later, still sounding like a Mack truck, it was going strong as ever.  I may have had to repaint the door, it starting to rust and all, but remember - 40 minutes and everything was clean and dry.


Enter my sainted wife and her friends who seemed to think we needed a new one.  I'm from Maine - nothing is new - if the boat is leaking, you man up and bail.  But we shopped around, found a nifty Braun that is quiet as a lamb (I don't have personal knowledge in how quiet lambs are), but this thing is virtually silent.


And it takes 2 hours.  Give me a Mack.