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Originally Posted by trichobezoar
Our dryer is eating my socks... and has been for years. I think I'll tie my socks together next time.
Thanks for the advice, KindleKitten!  |
if you have a top loading washer, that is more than likely the culprit than the drier. I figured that out when I was in the Army. There were about 100 of us sharing 4 washers. Unlike most of the men that would have their own unit barracks and equipment we represented I think about 6 different units. We had to share the barracks and equipment in it, even though we were in rooms only with our own people. In a standard barrack, the furniture and equipment is on the "books" of that unit, usually signed for by the first Seargent. There was a great deal of confusion about who owned our washers and dryers, though they really did belong to the headquarters company. Anyway. ... our washers started dying horribly painful deaths. We didn't even have the option of a coin laundry as those were on another facility altogether and few of us had cars. The powers that be finally decided to bite the bullet and call in a repairman. I happened to be on cq (charge of quarters, not really guard, more like runner for info, take phone msgs, all sorts of random things) duty when the repairman came. I've always been fascinated with watching people work on equipment, maybe that's why I started out in tech related work. ... so the guy tries to get machine 1 to run, tub groans but won't turn. This goes on through all 4 of the washers. So he starts back at the beginning, getting all of the water out, then taking the tubs out. I'm telling ya, I could have started Victorias secrets big sister store with the things that had slid behind the tub! Socks, undies, bras, and I gotta say, some of my sisters in uniform were into some kink!
So, that's your report from the land of lost socks and other unmentionables