I am in a filthy mood a really filthy mood because of a washing machine.

I’ve come close to throwing a computer out of an upstairs window. I think it’s the frustration of wanting to be able to fix electrical things but not having the expertise. It really does trigger something in my head. Going off at a tangent, I was playing some music the other day and realised all my favourite folk songs seem to be about women who have been wronged by a disloyal lover so they dress up as a man (sometimes a highwayman) and shoot him. The realisation worried my a bit.

Sago

Please someone tell me this is normal.

... Perfectly normal.

When equipment you rely on fails in the middle of a job - and you might have a busy schedule anyway - it is THE most frustrating thing.

I have variously sworn at my washing machine, dishwasher... and my computer in particular.

Technology is great - until it isn't. Then it's a PITA and can mess up your whole day.

A friend of mine had a parrot - an African Grey - which used to join him in his tirades against malign equipment. I witnessed it once and I have never laughed so much in my life... parrot and man swearing like a couple of troopers - and the parrot was actually swaying from side to side for emphasis.

Calistemon I’m actually on top of the UTI’s at the moment!
This is deffo a dodgy back, constipation means no more Naproxen so I’m going cold turkey.

Oh, I can sympathise, saw the GP this week but no Naproxen, just a prescription for Ibuprofen gel and go and buy some paracetamol!

Chewbacca

Do you ever get so mad at an inanimate object that you can't find a swear word bad enough to convey just how mad you are at it? So you add them all together like "bloody buggering sodding etc etc"? I find that quite therapeutic

That sounds really rather restrained!!
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??????I am feeling much better thanks all ?

Hope you're feeling better Sago.

I too find swearing very therapeutics when something annoys me. My children would be very shocked if they heard me.

Do you ever get so mad at an inanimate object that you can't find a swear word bad enough to convey just how mad you are at it? So you add them all together like "bloody buggering sodding etc etc"? I find that quite therapeutic

Sage you are my kind of person. I hope t wine was soothing.

This kind of behaviour is completely understandable and most theraputic. Shouting, kicking the casing (try to avoid kicking the control panel as this will cause further difficulties) throwing detergent about and swearing in an inventive manner are guaranteed to get it all out of your system, and it also keeps your blood pressure down. My OH is calm and controlled, and has to take a low dose BP tablet. I rant when provoked and my BP is perfect. Let rip, Sago and do yourself a lot of good.

Calistemon I’m actually on top of the UTI’s at the moment!
This is deffo a dodgy back, constipation means no more Naproxen so I’m going cold turkey.

The amount of times we all have to bend each day is outrageous, you only notice when you have a problem!

I’ve sworn like a trooper, my husband was quite concerned, my dead friends and relations will be spinning in their graves and my children would possibly be quite proud of my repertoire.

It’s apparently some kind of safety mechanism in our washing machines so we don’t accidentally spin small children or animals.

Being serious now, Sago but have you had a check for a UTI?
It can make your back hurt in the kidney area and you said your dog's bladder is weaker than mine.
Just a thought

Have a good swear and a nice drink of cranberry juice
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Ah washing machines. I actually hate it so much if they misbehave. I had a bath mat once that was too heavy and the machine wouldn't spin. I put a few more things in and hey presto it worked fine. It's all to do with the weight distribution apparently or some such thing.

I can swear like a trooper at machines although I wouldn't want anyone to hear me! I have quite a repertoire! I do sound unhinged at times but I'm sure it actually keeps me sane. As I don't drink I find a KitKat always helps.

Pammiel Did you put the wine and nibbles in the machine? ?????

I was never so glad that I extended the guarantee on my washing machine because it’s been a little ** for the last few weeks - engineer out three times. The last time was the same reason as yours, but not dog bedding but bath mats. So frustrating - acted pretty much unhinged myself, but like you, I solved the problem with a glass or two of wine - and some little nibbles to go with them too. Worked a treat !!

Like the day a metal bit came off inside the drum of my Hotpoint WM. It ripped holes in a whole load of washing, including one garment I had had for over 20 years and carefully nurtutred because it was - and remains irreplaceable!

In these circumstances the are only two alternatives, weep or imbibe something strong.

Very normal! I jumped in my car yesterday to rush to my vaccine booster appointment but the car battery was dead because I'd left the %$#@! interior light on. When I was a girl and my dad was in the middle of a frustrating repair in the garage, my mother would warn me not to go out there because he was "turning the air blue". I did exactly that before asking a nice neighbor for a lift. Now, I'm in bed with miserable side effects, wishing I could have a glass of something or other, preferably beer but would do nicely.

Perfectly normal Sago my washing machine is my most important domestic servant. I would actually go into a decline if it started to act up ?

Perfectly normal to feel like this.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who reacts like you do!
Well done for getting through it. Tomorrow is another day.

Haha sounds like one of my days! Enjoy your wine.????

Funny you should say that because on the last page I was reading an advert for washing machines appeared in the middle of it.

Totally normal Sago! Been there, done that, drunk the wine! BTW my washing machine did that with towels then stopped. Repair man came yesterday - he said "never seen anything like this with AEG - your motor's fallen out!"
He was there for over an hour, fixed it and put a longer pipe on - cost £55! He is a gem!!!

?it's completely normal enjoy you have had a bad day!

Wine ALWAYS has that lovely calming quality I find.....cheers ??