. . . grinched by a maytag . . .

. . . the date? 23 december 2009 . . .

. . . the time? 11:40 p.m. . . .

. . . the scene? me wrapping gifts in the family room . . .

 . . . the smell? burning plastic . . .

. . . the action? try to locate melting tupperware in the dishwasher . . . 

. . . the finding? nothing . . .

. . . the diagnosis? electrical wires fried . . . 

. . . the thought? oh, <never mind>! . . .

. . . many dishes hand-washed on christmas eve and christmas day . . .

{fast forward to 26 december 2009}

. . . the destination? lowe's appliance department. . .

. . . the mission? obvious . . .

. . . meanwhile, back at the ranch ~ tyler began bailing . . .

. . . chris arrived . . .

. . . dismantling commenced . . .

. . . followed by removal . . .

. . . meet chris ~ one man show . . .

although multiple people were available/willing to help

{he looks a little punch drunk. stuff is heavy!}

. . . there was drilling . . .

. . . and twisting . . .

. . . and clamping . . .

. . . but we got stumped when it came to wiring . . .

. . . which necessitated yet another trip to lowe's . . .

. . . followed shortly by success . . .

. . . r.i.p. little maytag . . .

. . . you served us well for lo! these many years . . .

. . . but you've been replaced by a bosch . . .

. . . rumor has it ~ you get a fresh loaf of bread 

with every clean load of dishes . . .