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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 24 2012 : 6:30:18 PM
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So as in anyother Tuesday (this was last week), I get the first load in the washer (its less than 6 months old), put in the soap, turn it on and run out the door, cause thats something I don't need to be inside for, probally an hour or so later, go in to grab said laundry to hang on the line, and I have a river coming out of my wash room, run in, machines off, water lines in the back have not burst, drain hose is not ruptured, what the hay!!!, clothes are barely damp and soap is still sitting on them...call sears, they send a guy out on thursday morn, pulls machine, looks at the same hoses that I already knew were fine, disconnects everything, pulls machine all the way out, pulls off back and screams like alittle girl , as he's running backwards, I'm expecting to see a snake hibrinating inside, but NOOOOOOOO, its a mouse, who has chewed thru 2 differant hoses inside the machine cabinet, informs me he can't work under that kind of stress, as I grab said mouse by the tail and fling it out the door, and also informs me that the warrenty is now void, well poop...So i buy the replacement hoses, put them on myself, and make a mouse proof wire mesh cover to put on the bottom of the cabinet, so no more mice can get in, put the machine back to gether, reconnect everything, and it works just fine, so the moral of the story is "mice will chew on ANYTHING", so make sure you mouse proof your washer, so your warrenty will not be voided...tears at first, then laughed so hard I cryed, cause what else can ya do...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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GinghamGirl
Schoolmarm
1420 Posts
Joyce
PE
Canada
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Posted - Jan 24 2012 : 6:44:25 PM
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13645 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
6672 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2012 : 7:44:13 PM
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Ok, so I had no idea wher ethis story was going at first...but the repairmans reaction....OMG too funny! I agree with CJ that you should have haded the "repair man" the mouse and asked him to "hold this for a second, for me now, would ya?"
Glad you were able to utilize your farmgirl ingenuity and get er done on your own!
Thanks for the laugh!
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2012 : 8:17:44 PM
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I think if I had gone anywhere near that man, he would have had a heartattack and sued me,lol...my gosh, it was just a little bitty mouse, I live in the country,lol...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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MEWolf
True Blue Farmgirl
358 Posts
Margaret
Byers
Colorado
USA
358 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2012 : 8:22:48 PM
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Tina,
I read your story and literally burst out laughing...how funny!!! Real life truly is stranger than fiction sometimes...LOL!!! Glad YOU were able to get your machine back to working order!
Margaret
“Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1808-1882)
Farmgirl #3020
www.grey-wolf-farm.com |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 24 2012 : 9:09:25 PM
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Tina: Maybe you should go work for Sears! What a hoot. I'm with CJ, I would have tossed that little mousey in his little pocket.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1507 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2012 : 9:59:18 PM
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Oh, for crying out loud! A cute little mouse? I would have thrown it at him, too. Hooray for fixing it yourself!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
http://blueskyanddaisies.blogspot.com
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3324 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3324 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 06:44:45 AM
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What a great story!
Just like they say
"If you want something done---DO IT YOURSELF!"
Melody
Farmgirl #525 |
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 06:49:20 AM
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Oh gosh Tina, I needed that laugh this morning. That was priceless! How could he be so afraid of a little mousie? Poor thing was probably more frightened than he was!
*chuckles* And the Mister wonders why I would rather fix things myself than call in a repairman....
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
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craftingram
True Blue Farmgirl
526 Posts
Karin
Nashville
In
USA
526 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 06:55:26 AM
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What a way to start your day! I don't really care for mice myself, but I have to agree his reaction was a bit over the top. Good for you for fixing it yourself. Hopefully you won't need a repairman from Sears again anytime soon.
Karin
Farmgirl #2708
Romans 8: 38,39 |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 12:42:04 PM
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Good grief! This is too funny! I can understand being startled because you weren't expecting a live creature but to tell you the mouse voided the warranty? I'd be calling the company and verifying! I keep getting repairmen out that want to know why anyone would build a house "in the middle of nowhere"! They too are probably afraid of mice!
Audrey
.jpg) Good boy Hobbs! I love and miss you. |
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traildancer
True Blue Farmgirl
485 Posts
Loyce
Glide
OR
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 1:22:59 PM
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You must have read "Dare to Repair"!
The trail is the thing.... Louis L'Amour |
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Tea Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
645 Posts
Lorraine
Morris
IL
USA
645 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 1:30:37 PM
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Thanks for the laugh. Good grief - hard to believe a grown man would react like that. So glad you were able to fix it.
Lorraine
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Farmgirl #1819
www.birdsandteas.com |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 1:46:43 PM
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Loyce, did not read that title, but I've always fixed what I could, and sometimes couldn't, I refuse to throw away money for a "repairman", but since the machine was under warrenty, I called, and I have never had a women or man scream and run from a mouse in my house before, and the way he screamed, it just had to be a monster snake, not snake food...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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fille de ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
2344 Posts
Madeline
Meadow Lands
Pa.
USA
2344 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 3:03:03 PM
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LOL ! Too bad you did not video tape it & post it on You Tube :) I bet your warrenty would be honored :)
Blessings |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 6:12:53 PM
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I'll have to relate the story some day of how I squashed a mouse with the sofa.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 6:25:47 PM
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Paula, can't wait...lol
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Jan 26 2012 : 12:15:24 AM
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Since I just quoted Robert Burns in a previous post, maybe I should change it for this situation--"Wee, sleekit, cowerin', timorous repairman, oh, what a panic's in thy breastie..." That is too funny!
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2012 : 08:04:50 AM
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oh this was a good morning chuckle. thanks sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
1251 Posts |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 4:25:44 PM
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Michele, I have several cats, plus 2 terriers, and in 40 plus years, never had this problem...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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annielaurel
True Blue Farmgirl
912 Posts
nancy
fernandina beach
florida
USA
912 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 05:17:09 AM
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That is soooo funny. I'm with CJ. Too bad he didn't trip while he was backing up. Glad you were able to fix it. But,as a joke, I might have bought a fake mouse and sent it with a note to Sears and told them what happened. Well, then again, why waste the postage on them.
Nancy
Farmgirl #2301
Laughing is good exercise. It is like jogging on the inside. |
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