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What will be the 3rd thing to go on the blink? 🙁

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Witzend Tue 30-Jul-24 10:25:55

Callistemon213

It's always the washing machine.

So I’m glad it was the dishwasher - I don’t mind washing up for a few days, but doing all the laundry by hand - no thanks!

Lomo123 Tue 30-Jul-24 10:07:50

Washing machine or car it always was with me, just as I was beginning to free up a wee bit money.

Callistemon213 Tue 30-Jul-24 09:50:56

It's always the washing machine.

Witzend Tue 30-Jul-24 09:24:33

fancythat

Did a 3rd thing break?

🤞not yet, and thank goodness my iPad is fixed!

Redhead56 Mon 29-Jul-24 20:22:27

Last week I loss my debit card was sent a replacement which I then left in the machine in Aldi. I rushed straight back and thankfully it had been handed in.
This week so far I put my relatively new mobile in the washer by mistake obviously. My DH let me use his mobile I dropped and cracked the screen next day I am wondering what’s next!

Scribbles Mon 29-Jul-24 19:02:04

FindingNemo15

Slightly different, but I always think things tend to happen in threes.

In the last three weeks I have had a flat battery, got a parking ticket and mislaid my debit card in Tesco. Whoever found it went to straight to the cash point and withdrew £250 x 2. I did eventually manage to get it refunded.

But how did the finder know your PIN? Surely, you're not using 1234 or, heaven forbid, writing it on the card?

fancythat Mon 29-Jul-24 18:57:09

AreWeThereYet

fancythat Feel free to laugh smile It wasn't funny at the time but we laugh about it now. Thankfully the fence has now been fixed too

You got me at, "then the door fell off the dishwasher"! smile

Grandmabatty Mon 29-Jul-24 18:10:57

Breakfast a match? Superstition I know, but if two things broke, I was always told to break a match and that was the third thing

AreWeThereYet Mon 29-Jul-24 18:00:56

fancythat Feel free to laugh smile It wasn't funny at the time but we laugh about it now. Thankfully the fence has now been fixed too

fancythat Mon 29-Jul-24 17:49:36

!

Sorry, I was almost laughing at that lot.
Only it isnt funny.
And around Christmas time too.

AreWeThereYet Mon 29-Jul-24 17:47:31

At the start of the year we had a succession of things breaking.

First our new electric car broke down. Then the washing machine had to be replaced. Then the door fell of the dishwasher. Then the downstairs toilet started to leak. Then the oven went on the blink on Christmas Eve. All in the space of about three weeks over Christmas and the New Year.

At the end of January the car broke down again and we didn't see it again until March. Hopefully we've now had our fair share. Can't really count the fence because that's been falling down for about a year.

fancythat Mon 29-Jul-24 17:39:29

Did a 3rd thing break?

1summer Sun 14-Jul-24 19:03:43

For me on Friday, my 3 things
1. In the morning my TV broke
2. At breakfast I pulled a plate from the cupboard and two others toppled out and smashed on file.
3. My son was coming to take me for lunch, as he rang doorbell I realised I needed my sunglasses that were upstairs. I ran up in heeled sandals came down cleaning them slipped on a step and fell to the bottom in a crumpled heap. Spent afternoon in MIU have two badly sprained ankles both in splints. I feel lucky they didn’t break!

fancythat Sun 14-Jul-24 18:56:57

Oh no.
Glad you got a refund.

FindingNemo15 Sun 14-Jul-24 18:54:48

Slightly different, but I always think things tend to happen in threes.

In the last three weeks I have had a flat battery, got a parking ticket and mislaid my debit card in Tesco. Whoever found it went to straight to the cash point and withdrew £250 x 2. I did eventually manage to get it refunded.

fancythat Sun 14-Jul-24 17:57:45

Freezer/fridge.

Shez1955 Sun 14-Jul-24 17:50:42

TV, washing machine and electric on armchair all in the last few months. I expect my IPad maybe next….

Bumface Sun 14-Jul-24 15:03:28

Your hob?

Not wishing this on you but my dishwasher and hob went on the fritz the same day and my Lap top is on its last legs.

crazyH Sun 14-Jul-24 14:59:46

Your kettle

Witzend Sun 14-Jul-24 14:53:19

Within the last few days, dishwasher and my iPad. Both fairly ancient to be entirely fair. Any guesses as to no. 3?