The children were squaballing and all my domestic appliances have gone into rebellion- in May my computer caught a nasty cold and snuffed it, the microwave went all sparkaly - out in a blaze of glory last month followed two weeks ago by the washing matchine, last week the dishwasher joined the affray and the boiler (as a protest for having to suppy some hot water)chucked in the towel - not to be left out the digital camera gave it all up on the way to the school play yesterday....... so i thought i needed this little bit of therapy!!! I'm sure you've see it but it did the trick for me (not usually an oav fan) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScE1RTsE3LY B

Ahh yes, Atlantis Lux's video. Always well worth another look at. It has been a while since I pulled that one up. Thank you for reminding me about it. BTW: sorry to hear about all your appliance issues. I have been having some hose issues of my own right now, right now the dishwasher is on recall so can not be used until the repairman comes in.

Ooops, double post.

...didn't you used to have your own TV show, Blossom?

Sorry to hear about your appliances rebelling en masse, Blossom. My car was giving me some grief a couple weeks ago. I agree that Gatch (and Joe) are a good way to get one's mind off problems!

Blossom .... yeah , one of the fabulous powerpuff girls.... my friend brought me a blossom doll back from OZ my work mascot and she works her way into a number of work presentations- my other co-workers think a little weird? lucky i havn't added the gatch theme tune to the presentations(yet) (if your a little confused ... shes the green eyed one in the pink dress/ white boots rather similar to another well know heroine with the little change of red hair- which is good, says the red head!!!) the good news to my domestic disasters- my friend has swopped her dishwasher for my bike boiler is now fixed, new washing matchine... tht vacuum cleaner is giving me some strange vibes and the iron sounds a little touchy! though!!!

Love that video, Blossom. It's a favorite of mine, but a while since I've seen it. Glad to see that some of the disasters have sorted themselves out. Perhaps you could threaten the othrs with shuriken or a yoyo strike?

It's always a wonder how a whole lot of appliances decide to break down suddenly, one after the other, like as per a domino effect!! I hate it when this kind of thing happens and I so know how you might have been feeling, Blossom! Hope things will eventually settle down again for you ... soon!!

And the appliances always seem to break after the warranties expire.

Originally posted by condorcandi And the appliances always seem to break after the warranties expire.

Galactor is behind it I'm tellin ya!!! Sabotage!!! (Thats Jun's excuse everytime she sets fire to kitchen and appliance blows up.)

Originally posted by condorcandi And the appliances always seem to break after the warranties expire.

I don't know if it's really true, but our washing machine repairer once told me that, today, certain appliances are manufactured with a predisposed lifespan equivalent to their actual guarantee in order to make us buy a new one every time an appliance breaks down to a certain extent, thus enabling a stable cycle of production and sales of companies. He has also told me that, with the technology of nowadays, they can easily manufacture appliances that are literally unbreakable, being able to counteract everyday wear and tear, but they do not do so as it could easily kill the economy and obligate companies to shut down when less appliances have to be bought in order to replace the old ones! What he has told me does really make sense, sometimes!

ooh! a conspiracy (Ebonyswanne I vote with you Galactor, they are going after our electrical appliances because their dress sence did not become the new "it " fashion this season) (strange,... little plot critters are scurrying around in my head) what if Galactor was a major supplier for certain electrical appliance parts eg micro chips use in order to spy on certain people and once they had gathered a relevant information they stopped working, the repair men were just their to gather information Oh no! Blossom with all your appliances going down at similar times what have you been doing to attract Galactors attention?

Galactor is behind it I'm tellin ya!!! Sabotage!!! (Thats Jun's excuse everytime she sets fire to kitchen and appliance blows up.)[/quote] funny you should say that- I am the kitchen fire queen-tumble dryer x2, hob x2, grill x1 oven x3 microwave x1 plus the one at work- it's got to be galactor - or i'm Junes equal as a cook - this is possible!!! still all the anecdotes are hand for my Fire safety talks!!! as i'm a fire safety officer B

Blossom, by stock in baking soda and CO2 extinquishers.

Originally posted by gatchamarie

Originally posted by condorcandi And the appliances always seem to break after the warranties expire.

I don't know if it's really true, but our washing machine repairer once told me that, today, certain appliances are manufactured with a predisposed lifespan equivalent to their actual guarantee in order to make us buy a new one every time an appliance breaks down to a certain extent, thus enabling a stable cycle of production and sales of companies. He has also told me that, with the technology of nowadays, they can easily manufacture appliances that are literally unbreakable, being able to counteract everyday wear and tear, but they do not do so as it could easily kill the economy and obligate companies to shut down when less appliances have to be bought in order to replace the old ones! What he has told me does really make sense, sometimes!

Nothing's 'unbreakable', but in some cases it is possible to make a very long-lived appliance. Kirby Vacuums being one example. (Two kids, two adults, four cats, three years and the thing's still trucking.) But a lot of people are more centered on what'd good for them then on what's better for the world at large. It's not so much one big conspiracy as a thousand tiny ones aimed to feed the greed of those involved. (Enron, anyone? They didn't make anything but paupers, but the greed principle applies.) Maybe it is Galactor...

... and Galactor it is!!! ... they're such a good target when someone is to blame!!

Blossom- You can empathise with the Swan it seems...

AAAHHHHHHHHH!!! galactor has stuck at the whole town this time. The power was out for 6+ hours to a large chunk of the town over the weekend Oh and the fire extinguisher that was recomended.... good idea, as during the power cut...the emergency generater at the fire station where I work .. caught fire!!!! now i'm just going to give the iron a little talking to!!! B

I hope you're doing better now, Blossom, and I'm glad that vid did the trick!

Putting this up here because someone on the temp site didn't see the video.