Rainy, Windy, Blue Monday--What To Do? How About A Deck Date With Mark!!!
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out in all that rain doing all that hard work. 
mickeyd
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Hey Daddy, what about an umbrella for me? LOL
I have a quick connect set-up that I use for another machine, but it's not long enough to reach across the deck, and I'd have to leave the door open to little critters and dreaded house flies while using the washer.
But you've got me thinking about a way to do this, so thanks, and I'll let you know.
In the meantime..............
I have a quick connect set-up that I use for another machine, but it's not long enough to reach across the deck, and I'd have to leave the door open to little critters and dreaded house flies while using the washer.
But you've got me thinking about a way to do this, so thanks, and I'll let you know.
In the meantime..............
mickeyd
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Wait till you see the visitor I had yesterday
while doing a load of clothes.
while doing a load of clothes.
mickeyd
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I tried out the 3rd speed, extra slow
And look who stopped by for a ride. She stayed the whole time, but before the spin, I lifted her off onto my arm and she stayed for quite a while. A friend on the phone at the time said it's good luck if a Lady Bug lands on you. I did not know that.
And look who stopped by for a ride. She stayed the whole time, but before the spin, I lifted her off onto my arm and she stayed for quite a while. A friend on the phone at the time said it's good luck if a Lady Bug lands on you. I did not know that.
haha....you THINK the bleach will kill off the poison ivy, or any brush for that fact....
as I learned the hard way, it will kill it off, or turn colors, and then grow back bigger, thicker, greener than any fertilizer could do, been there, done that before!
decades ago, I had no choice at the time to put the hose out the basement window, figuring killing two birds at one time, that the detergent and bleach would also kill off the wisteria bush.....first the grass turned yellow, and in a matter of weeks, the grass grew back thicker and greener, and the one wisteria bush is now a full hedge down the side of the house, almost 6 foot tall!....to this day the water still is pumped out onto the ground, and forever trimming back those damn bushes....I wish you better luck Mickey
still, a very nice machine....thanks for the thread
as I learned the hard way, it will kill it off, or turn colors, and then grow back bigger, thicker, greener than any fertilizer could do, been there, done that before!
decades ago, I had no choice at the time to put the hose out the basement window, figuring killing two birds at one time, that the detergent and bleach would also kill off the wisteria bush.....first the grass turned yellow, and in a matter of weeks, the grass grew back thicker and greener, and the one wisteria bush is now a full hedge down the side of the house, almost 6 foot tall!....to this day the water still is pumped out onto the ground, and forever trimming back those damn bushes....I wish you better luck Mickey
still, a very nice machine....thanks for the thread
Mickey- No umbrella for you!!!
Mark is stuck out there on the deck once you put him there in the rain. He can't move on his own (unless of course he's way off balance and bounces back undercover)- you on the other hand can just walk back into the house on your own two legs.
lmao
Mark is stuck out there on the deck once you put him there in the rain. He can't move on his own (unless of course he's way off balance and bounces back undercover)- you on the other hand can just walk back into the house on your own two legs.
lmao
mickeyd
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THANK YOU BOTH
Well, that's good to hear, Martin, about the lushness, I mean. Late this morning I had a real concern about what the long term dumping of washing liquors
might do to the foliage in general. Relieved to hear that you've done the tests, and while my ivy may not die, nothing else will be the worse for the discharging warsh water.
Too funny, Daddy. Did you know that Mark has wheels? I can tool him around anywhere. He's usually well under the roofed part of the deck. I'll find the recent thread showing his wheels and show you the pic. It's amazing to be wheeling around a full fledged, heavy mother like Mark around the deck like a go-cart.
It was a new experience to wash and hang, right out of the machine, no bending over and down necessary.
Didn't even need a clothes basket. And no running back and forth from the garage or up and down the basement stairs. Better watch out or I'll get lazy and fat (er).
Well, that's good to hear, Martin, about the lushness, I mean. Late this morning I had a real concern about what the long term dumping of washing liquors
might do to the foliage in general. Relieved to hear that you've done the tests, and while my ivy may not die, nothing else will be the worse for the discharging warsh water.
Too funny, Daddy. Did you know that Mark has wheels? I can tool him around anywhere. He's usually well under the roofed part of the deck. I'll find the recent thread showing his wheels and show you the pic. It's amazing to be wheeling around a full fledged, heavy mother like Mark around the deck like a go-cart.
It was a new experience to wash and hang, right out of the machine, no bending over and down necessary.
Didn't even need a clothes basket. And no running back and forth from the garage or up and down the basement stairs. Better watch out or I'll get lazy and fat (er).
noticed the lever on mark's back
Friend of mine use to have a 24" belt drive that had the wheel setup on it along with the quick disconnect hose setup up like a dishwasher. He would roll the machine over to the kitchen sink to run it then wheel it back across the room to store it.
I didn't know that those wheel setups were available on full size machines. Does make it so much easier when you need to move it. That's for sure!
Friend of mine use to have a 24" belt drive that had the wheel setup on it along with the quick disconnect hose setup up like a dishwasher. He would roll the machine over to the kitchen sink to run it then wheel it back across the room to store it.
I didn't know that those wheel setups were available on full size machines. Does make it so much easier when you need to move it. That's for sure!
What a view!!!
Lakefront washing...with Mark, oh WOW, thanks for sharing. Waiting for the Dishwasher test on your deck! Always enjoy reading your posts, thanks! -Robert
Lakefront washing...with Mark, oh WOW, thanks for sharing. Waiting for the Dishwasher test on your deck! Always enjoy reading your posts, thanks! -Robert
Good to see you enjoying the Mark XII! It looked so forlorn out there in the rain with his wet face 
"Awww, let me in.."
Love the pics of him with the lake in the background, washing outside is the best!
"Awww, let me in.."Love the pics of him with the lake in the background, washing outside is the best!
mickeyd
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Greg, we were both wet, but having so much fun I didn't realize how wet till I got inside; it had ben misting or drizzling the whole time, and my clothes were clinging to my skin, like a kid's out playing in the rain.
Thank you, Robert, the WP TL DW will have its day in the sun soon.
Daddy, I never knew either; this was the first I'd heard of such a machine, and that's why I wanted it so bad. Grew up with washers in the kitchen, and love the warm cozy feeling they bring, but I like portability. Would love to know the story of how this came to be. I'll ask Hans if he has any info on how Mark got his wheels.
(Just had a quick memory flash of the portable kits for full size automatics in the Sears Catalog way back when, but I never saw one anywhere, even here at Automatic Washer.)
Thank you, Robert, the WP TL DW will have its day in the sun soon.
Daddy, I never knew either; this was the first I'd heard of such a machine, and that's why I wanted it so bad. Grew up with washers in the kitchen, and love the warm cozy feeling they bring, but I like portability. Would love to know the story of how this came to be. I'll ask Hans if he has any info on how Mark got his wheels.
(Just had a quick memory flash of the portable kits for full size automatics in the Sears Catalog way back when, but I never saw one anywhere, even here at Automatic Washer.)
Mickey...thats a picture worth framing.......Priceless!
mickeyd
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THANKS, Martin. Here's a real surprise I wanted to share
With you and the gang.
I know that you are an inveterate, convinced, hard-core hot water launderer, just like I am. Well, the load you are about to see from yesterday is the first full cold water wash these clothes have ever seen. I used Tide Coldwater and soaked the load overnight the way I always do for whites. Fill, wash, soak all night, agitate for a few minutes, sometimes not, and complete the cycle.
Now "GRANITE" lol, the water is still not that cold, at 60 some degrees, hardly winter ice,
And "GRANITE" one tour through cold water probably can't reduce whiteness,
But still, these white morning robes, shaving towels, T-shirts, and utility sheet, looked every bit as clean and bright as if they had been washed on HOT and were totally stain-free.
All of which has left me wondering: Does Tide save it's best, most powerful, brightening recipe for the Coldwater batch? While I won't be abandoning hot water washes, this was way out of the box for me and a fun treat, and a great learning, that in a pinch, or if they turn off the gas, lol, I can survive in cold water.
With you and the gang.
I know that you are an inveterate, convinced, hard-core hot water launderer, just like I am. Well, the load you are about to see from yesterday is the first full cold water wash these clothes have ever seen. I used Tide Coldwater and soaked the load overnight the way I always do for whites. Fill, wash, soak all night, agitate for a few minutes, sometimes not, and complete the cycle.
Now "GRANITE" lol, the water is still not that cold, at 60 some degrees, hardly winter ice,
And "GRANITE" one tour through cold water probably can't reduce whiteness,
But still, these white morning robes, shaving towels, T-shirts, and utility sheet, looked every bit as clean and bright as if they had been washed on HOT and were totally stain-free.
All of which has left me wondering: Does Tide save it's best, most powerful, brightening recipe for the Coldwater batch? While I won't be abandoning hot water washes, this was way out of the box for me and a fun treat, and a great learning, that in a pinch, or if they turn off the gas, lol, I can survive in cold water.
