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Aah! I could definitely stamp and shout at the moment!

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madeleine45 Sun 09-Aug-26 14:16:46

The sky clouded over and cooled a bit, and the absolute minimum of a shower, which didnt last long at all. So I decided to polish my halo by taking the opportunity to do some ironing. It has piled up as it has been too hot to deal with it. So I sorted it all out and set up the board and then put the steam iron on, and it wouldnt work. Have checked it in different sockets etc etc and no luck . It is dud and havent had it long. Oh well , nothing that matters really, but seems to be par for the course right now, and I am on my own , it has been good to just have a moan about it!

nanna8 Sun 09-Aug-26 14:22:38

Go and treat yourself to a new one and chuck the rotten thing out ! Make sure it is broken ,though ! I bought a new air fryer recently and worked out ( eventually) there was nothing much wrong with the old one but someone had switched it right down so low it didn’t heat. Ah well, the new one is much more modern and has 2 drawers.

AGAA4 Sun 09-Aug-26 14:23:29

Gransnet is good for letting off steam. Sorry for the unintentional reference to your iron.
You can have a good moan on here and not bother friends and family.

Blue54 Sun 09-Aug-26 14:32:22

Yes sometimes having a moan is good Madeleine, have you checked the fuse as it could have blown and needs replacing?

Fallingstar Sun 09-Aug-26 14:43:01

I chucked the iron a long time ago and only buy clothes that don’t need ironing or don’t look too creased if you hang them up after washing.
So my advice is chuck the iron for good 👍