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

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mickeyd

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It was hideous here today, especially after a warm, partly sunny 77 degree Sunday. Too wet to ride or walk, what can I do for exercise? I know. Have been wanting to use the Whirlpool Mark X11 on the deck, and we're supposed to have more warm weather for a while, so why not rig the garden hose to the washer and get some Coldwater Tide and go for it. Running around, two-tapping the hose spigot, dragging Mark around, lots of movement. You've been wanting fully automatic washing on the deck all summer now. What are you waiting for? This is your moment. Sound familiar--procrastinating for two months on a highly desired project, and then.....and then......the frenzy begins.[this post was last edited: 10/7/2013-22:57]

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You know that connecting the garden hose to the washer fill valve inlet is a male to male procedure. Hmmmm. Not sure I know how to do this. *LOL*
So--WARNING: This is going to get silly really fast--I put in a call to Putin to see how to go about connecting male to male. Heard he has a lot to say about this. "Nyet Nyet, he protested. No doink. You stop dis right now or I vill Call dee D.O.P. and your vashink daysss vill be ofer foreffer."

"Oh no, not that," I said and hung up on him. It felt so good.

So I went to Lowe's and the handsome young men were more than happy to help me figure out how to go male to male, (forgot phone for pix, sorry).[this post was last edited: 10/7/2013-22:50]

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I used the Super wash for the two terry bathrobes because remember, the water is cold and I wanted the longest possible wash.

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I stuck the hose in for the partial drain to bypass an unnecessary refill. It was stain removal I was after not dirty water from heavy soil. It's cool the way these WP''s let you "help" with the Super Wash, don't even blink and carry on fine.

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ATTENTION MOTHER GENERAL JETCONE

First Stairway Down that you inquired about last month. You see: I DO DELIVER.

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Mary Wydro used to say: "Throw the hose on the floor Myykey," at the end of her wringer wash day. In Mary's memory, I did her one better, and gave the hose a yank right off.

It's a three feet high plume. We'll see what Mark XII's dishwasher cousin can do with plumes some day soon.[this post was last edited: 10/7/2013-22:54]

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Lost in the shuffle: the Wash Drain and the

Rest of the stairway except for the very last stretch. Hey, that was a great way to spend the afternoon, a whirlwind tour and satisfying exercise. So Thanks. Wouldn't have done it without ya.

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Michael, that lakefront deck looks absolutely fabulous! I am sure that Mark had not issues with being dragged out there for the photo sessions. Thanks as always for sharing these photos!

I actually met Mark some time ago, remember??

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THANKS, PAUL,

I sure do. A couple years ago. It was before he got his insides done over, right? He's actually been on the covered portion of the deck all summer, since our friend Jackie delivered him. But now he'll be in service rotation out there till the snow flies.

And as Eugene has pointed out Coldwater Tide does a nice job. Will probably mainly do colored loads in Mark. If I start plumbing hot water out there, Paul, call the men in the little while coats.

You always look so happy.
 
MickeyD, it is my favorite part of the year. FALL. Thanks for the great photos of "Mark". As the outdoor temps drop you could always grab a 5 gallon pail of hot water at the bathtub. Mike I appreciate your deck photography. Always good to see someone having a good time.
alr2903
 
THANKS ART,

It was my pleasure to entertain you. Hmmm, 5 gallon pail, or maybe a hose from the kitchen. It's so weird here, Art, September was like June, and these last few weeks have been summer-like, well above normal most days, even though the leaves are starting to turn with a few really cold days and nights thrown in. Mysteriously, the lake has been holding steady at 66 for weeks! It's like a new hybrid season, but like you, I love Fall, too.
 
Naughty Response

You know, my first reaction was to 'cut and paste' Paul's response from the "Rubber Duck" thread in the 'As The Tub Turns' forum to this post.  But then I realized how unacceptable that could be, so I let it go...

 

lawrence
 
Hi RICK and here is the calm after the storm.

What a difference a day makes.

Eugene, in one of your tests or elsewhere, you mentioned using Clorox with Cold-water Tide. If I do a white load again so will I. There is faint turmeric staining on the heavier robe, and a couple blemishes, but the white is dazzling. Pleasant scent, too.

So Jon , now I can do my raking and leaf removal with Mark's hose attached to my belt. (For Lawrence, LOL)

I must call Hans and ask what kind of pump he replaced the old one with. This fire pump is draining the tub in under a minute, and the force is ferocious.

Al Fresco, indeed, guys. Marks's a keeper out here till the snow flies. And next year I'll use Clorox load to kill poison ivy on the hill beneath the tree.

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Where's Mark's umbrella? lol

poor thing :( out in all that rain doing all that hard work. ;)

P.S. get a quick disconnect coupler for the kitchen sink and you could wash and rinse in whatever temp you set the faucet at.
 
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 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.

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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
 
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
 
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).

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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! ;)
 

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