Thursday, February 08, 2007
Good stuff
Hey, we didn't get the freezing drizzle (yet). Go us!
Having a generally good day so far. Last week, if you recall, we were supposed to be visited by the Sears man to see why our dryer, bought new in November, will dry things 'til the cows come home but WON'T shut off automatically. I had carried the phone around with me all day, but made the foolish mistake of taking a few minutes to vacuum the tumbling herds of dust bunnies lurking in the laundry room crannies and corners. Yep, that was when they called to verify someone was home. :/
Today I did not vacuum. Actually, I didn't vacuum all week--I mean, why take a chance? So this time he DID get his directions and was able to complete his mission. It turns out that the dryer they sent us has a rare, strange defect (of COURSE it does--we have a magnet for those things) where someone at the factory installed the wrong timer motor, one that was not rated for 220V like the rest of the dryer! He has ordered a new part, and will be back next week to install it.
If I don't forget and vacuum at the wrong time.
In other good news today, I read in the online Pueblo Chieftain that the pickle factory up the road in La Junta which closed last year (putting over 100 people out of a job) has finally been sold. It had all these big old tanks and stuff, see, so someone is going to turn it into a BIODIESEL factory! All the farmers in the area with the ability to grow soybeans or sunflowers are going YAY!
Having a generally good day so far. Last week, if you recall, we were supposed to be visited by the Sears man to see why our dryer, bought new in November, will dry things 'til the cows come home but WON'T shut off automatically. I had carried the phone around with me all day, but made the foolish mistake of taking a few minutes to vacuum the tumbling herds of dust bunnies lurking in the laundry room crannies and corners. Yep, that was when they called to verify someone was home. :/
Today I did not vacuum. Actually, I didn't vacuum all week--I mean, why take a chance? So this time he DID get his directions and was able to complete his mission. It turns out that the dryer they sent us has a rare, strange defect (of COURSE it does--we have a magnet for those things) where someone at the factory installed the wrong timer motor, one that was not rated for 220V like the rest of the dryer! He has ordered a new part, and will be back next week to install it.
If I don't forget and vacuum at the wrong time.
In other good news today, I read in the online Pueblo Chieftain that the pickle factory up the road in La Junta which closed last year (putting over 100 people out of a job) has finally been sold. It had all these big old tanks and stuff, see, so someone is going to turn it into a BIODIESEL factory! All the farmers in the area with the ability to grow soybeans or sunflowers are going YAY!
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