Rainy, Windy, Blue Monday--What To Do? How About A Deck Date With Mark!!!

[mickeyd]

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.)

 

[yogitunes]

Mickey...thats a picture worth framing.......Priceless!

 

[mickeyd]

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.