Let's call her Brenda Boo..Laundromat Story . One.

[aldspinboy]

Hey guy's Brenda will be coming later.
I had to tell you this one.
This one was burning in me for awhile so I cant hold on to it anymore lol.
I got here at this laundromat in Peoria last year
around the corner from Mike's ( Dishwashercrazy ) neighborhood.

When I got there they had two 45 or 55 pound front loaders.
From Maytag ...
But they are from another company.
To my surprise I did not expect them too be or do...
Guess...
This story is bitter & sweet.
More to come.

 

[aldspinboy]

I'm just saying in a regular laundromat normally you might see this machine ...
But the shocker was what do you think this machine did..?
Maybe in on premise laundry units.
It's not typical.. maybe in europe thou.

 

[frigilux]

Well, this is, indeed, a mystery! Are UK/European Maytags made by Asko? Are these made by Asko? Do they heat the water and have a 2-hour cycle?

 

[tomturbomatic]

These look like the incarceration models with all of the bars. Are these maybe commercial combos?

 

[aldspinboy]

Eugene & Tom, Members...
I thought they where hard mounted, but they are soft mounted.
Giving a very high spin speed, I beleave at 1100 rpm's.
There made by Continental.
I've seen them in on premise laundry systems.
And in laundromats Ive seen them in the Aurara Series
which are soft mounts at a spin speed of 1000 rpm's.
But you usally dont see them in a higher pound pocket.
The managers are cheap and buy the hard mount ones.
It was surprising when they went into spin.

 

[aldspinboy]

Well could you imagene on vacation the one who suppose to support
you just picked up and walked out of your life.
With not really a good explination.
I felt like a out of body experiance at the time.
I mean what the F@#K lol.
This nasty phone call was unwarrented.
At this point I was about over it but the pain
lasted for SOME time.
So I went to Mcdonalds around the corner from Mike's
And went to the laundromat where I and this women
named Brenda For healing.
And said I'm better then that and deserved a good day.
So I put my energy's into her that hour and a half.
My friend had a gastric bypass surgery .
Which he was 340 to 178 pounds and getting to know his body.
From his new discovery he was very attractive and I got caught
in the new discovery so he was not really ready
for a relationship.
But I wish him well... and saw him for the last time at my best friends
funeral.

 

[aldspinboy]

Anyway I went to get some comfort food fries and a Mac Yaa
I know Mickey 'Dees.
I was stinging and felt out of body but I turened it around.
And said to myself lets go to the laundromat.
Maybe that will keep you on track or get you back on track.
Well for the moment it worked lol.
Alone in Mc'Donalds.
Pretty day in Peoria.

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 2.

 

[aldspinboy]

Now............
This laudromat has soft water in the window that states that.
Forgot to take that picture and the front.
They had a hodge podge of machines.
Whirlpool DD.
Wascomats Emerald Series front loaders.
Continental fronts only two.
Huebsch Dryers.
Seeing if I could enlighten someones else's day
I did with this women she had no idea about the washers.
I helped her sort and use the right machines and bought her softner.
For her clothes.
She was sent from in spirit from a higher sorce.
And a lot of fun.
Love that in life you think it's the end of the world.
And if you seek something beside yourself it seems to work out.

Whirlpool DD.
Dont see this often a two speed model.
And water level ?

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 2.

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 3. This one had a Dual action Agitator.

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 4. Some had the regular Surgelator.

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 5. Wascomats.
Open view.

 

[aldspinboy]

I like the Emerald series.
You can get two prewashes and a long wash and a extended spin for 50 cents extra.[this post was last edited: 7/17/2012-08:41]

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 7. Controls.
This is the most flexible series ever on a Wasco for me.
In the coin op world.[this post was last edited: 7/17/2012-08:43]

 

[aldspinboy]

Pic 8.
Good conversation and a person who listens makes a great time.
The whole bottle of Oxadol was used in both units.
The where that dirty.

 

[aldspinboy]

The Surprise spin.

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[aldspinboy]

At max speed.
It is unusal to see a large basket in coin ops move so fast.
That are regular citizens who are not in the professional side.

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[aldspinboy]

Well my Uncle use to call mom Betty Boo .
Brenda safed me that day and I saved here it seems with the laundry.
She said she will never look at washers the same way ever.
That felt good and she talked to me and made my day.
Out of something so Dark and negative.
But you live and learn always.
I am confident if you get a laundromat if people take time
and make it interesting that people will wash better.
That is something I would love to do.
Thanks Brenda.

Darren k