delaneymeegan
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I wasn't ready for this.
Remember that saying about 'A little old lady owned it'.....
and how after she died a whole group of gay men bought pieces of her estate and did what gay men do? I can finally claim to be one of those proud gay men.
I was told she recently passed and the new owner bought the house from the estate and it included appliances. It's a quaint 1950s cape cod 2 bedroom, next to many others like it. I wouldn't be surprised if she lived there her whole life. The new owners are investors and simply want to turn this into a rental.
I asked about other appliances. The guy said the stove and oven were built in and the oven wasn't working, so they just pulled out that section of cabinets and put in cabinets for a free-standing typical stove. "They were brown." He said. I asked if he knew what happened to them. We looked in the garage but they weren't there.
Anyway, I found the DW in the living room covered in construction dust. I didn't realize until I got home that it apparently has never been used.
Wiping the dust off it revealed that it may have sat next to the stove and got a little dirt on the one side, but that came off too. There's no dents, scratches, food residue inside, no rust, it shines like brand new, the racks look like new, even the silverware holders lack any signs of use. The dead give away to me: the sticker on the INSIDE of the tub. We all know how well these clean. That sticker would not have lasted long. It looks like maybe she tried to pull some of it off, but...
After I realized this I was, hesitant to do a test run. If it's new, it's special. I connected it and used only cold water, no detergent, and ran it only 1 minute.
I thought for certain, the pump would have frozen, as some models do after sitting a bit. The seller sold it as is and didn't know if it worked. I pressed the button and it started right up, running smooth as can be.
Where it was found: I love this house. Real hardwood floors, wood cabinets, a quaint basement with built-in display cabinet (you can just imaging the china or bisque figurines that were housed there), a double laundry tub that may have had a Frigidaire or Maytag washer pair next to it, and that phone. I love it. The house still had a faint smell of perfume. Not too much, just a small unannoying reminder.
I don't want to know what it's going to look like in a few years, after its been rented to a section 8 family, or similar.
[this post was last edited: 11/1/2015-22:32]
Remember that saying about 'A little old lady owned it'.....
and how after she died a whole group of gay men bought pieces of her estate and did what gay men do? I can finally claim to be one of those proud gay men.
I was told she recently passed and the new owner bought the house from the estate and it included appliances. It's a quaint 1950s cape cod 2 bedroom, next to many others like it. I wouldn't be surprised if she lived there her whole life. The new owners are investors and simply want to turn this into a rental.
I asked about other appliances. The guy said the stove and oven were built in and the oven wasn't working, so they just pulled out that section of cabinets and put in cabinets for a free-standing typical stove. "They were brown." He said. I asked if he knew what happened to them. We looked in the garage but they weren't there.
Anyway, I found the DW in the living room covered in construction dust. I didn't realize until I got home that it apparently has never been used.
Wiping the dust off it revealed that it may have sat next to the stove and got a little dirt on the one side, but that came off too. There's no dents, scratches, food residue inside, no rust, it shines like brand new, the racks look like new, even the silverware holders lack any signs of use. The dead give away to me: the sticker on the INSIDE of the tub. We all know how well these clean. That sticker would not have lasted long. It looks like maybe she tried to pull some of it off, but...
After I realized this I was, hesitant to do a test run. If it's new, it's special. I connected it and used only cold water, no detergent, and ran it only 1 minute.
I thought for certain, the pump would have frozen, as some models do after sitting a bit. The seller sold it as is and didn't know if it worked. I pressed the button and it started right up, running smooth as can be.
Where it was found: I love this house. Real hardwood floors, wood cabinets, a quaint basement with built-in display cabinet (you can just imaging the china or bisque figurines that were housed there), a double laundry tub that may have had a Frigidaire or Maytag washer pair next to it, and that phone. I love it. The house still had a faint smell of perfume. Not too much, just a small unannoying reminder.
I don't want to know what it's going to look like in a few years, after its been rented to a section 8 family, or similar.
[this post was last edited: 11/1/2015-22:32]
