The Happiness Thread

When I rented a flat in London they had this stupid little washer and dryer in one machine and the dryer didn’t actually dry. It just heated up the clothes into a steaming mess, and vented straight into the flat, leaving it like a moldy sauna.

 

Like, no electric or gas driers unless you a) are loaded and can afford to spend a buttload on a dual unit (see @montecarlo's comment below) or b) go to the laundromat. There's no room in my apartment for a second big thing like that. Also no full size oven, I have a combination microwave/electric oven, but the kitchens are just fitted for two-burner stoves with fish grills in them:


This isn't my kitchen, but it's pretty durn close:



Notice the absence of dishwasher.

Sounds great! I'm pretty sure the current Japanese models are an improvement, but I don't have two grand to throw at something the wind does for me. Eventually.

 

That is a strange piece of hardware.
All it's missing is a toaster and it would hit
the multi purpose trifecta.

 

People like to dump them in their driveways; for all I know they could have fallen from a tree.

 

Finally, one short is now done at 14,774 words.
I'm a happy boy for getting it finished, but now
comes the complicated bit of editing.

 

Three times the length of the longest story I've ever completed, congratulations!

 

When i lived in my apartment, the laundry room was in the basement and the machines took quarters. I saved a lot on quarters by hanging up my clothes to dry on the deck, though hanging my underthings outside was a bit awkward.
I only went to the laundromat to wash and dry bulk things like comforters and sheets.

I'd like to start doing that again, but dang midwest cold air!

 

Our balcony has a wall rather than a fence or rail, and there's a pipe to hang laundry on that's below the level of the wall so the laundry is hidden from view. Takes a while to dry in the winter though, that's true.

 

They get a little stiff do they?

 

Snowfall is 20 inches below average so far this winter.

 

Isn't that a good thing? Who ever liked 20 inches of snow?

 

Yup. Happiness thread.

 

Right

 

It's the winter solstice—the sun begins its return journey tomorrow. And it was almost 70 f'in' degrees today!!!

 

It works a little backwards:
Closer to the sun in the winter, and
further in the summer.
Solar radiation is weird in how it works
when it comes to how we orbit the freaking
giant ball of nuclear plasma.

 

Upgraded my own elitebook and my mum's lenovo by disassembling an old heap of junk laptop and using the overpowered components in that. Not that she'll appreciate/understand a 2tb HDD or doubled ram but I've never really felt confident working with hardware etc. A new skill learned.

 

It's Summer solstice tomorrow. I can't wait for things to cool down, although things are likely to cook until at least February. Still, it's a sign that the heat and oppressive humidity may eventually break.

 

Earthquakes, typhoons, Godzilla... At least I don't have to worry about bears.

Or tigers.

My taxes at work!

 

Clever bears able to operate a grill. I'd be scared too.