It was a bad day. A lot of bad stuff happened. And I'd love to forget it all. But I don't. Not ever. Because this is what I do. Every time, every day, every second, this: On five, we're bringing down the government.
Saturday, March 29
Pixy's Houshold Hints
Don't leave an Australian two dollar coin in your pocket when washing your clothes in... Whichever model fancy Samsung combination washer/dryer it is that I have.
Don't leave an Australian two dollar coin in your pocket when washing your clothes in... Whichever model fancy Samsung combination washer/dryer it is that I have.
Because it's exactly the right size to lodge in the drain and block it completely.
And if the thing can't drain, it won't do anything at all.* Which means no washer. And also no dryer. Combination washer-dryers are wonderful things until they break, and then you lose two critical appliances at once.**
So now I have a working washer, a working dryer, and two dollars.*** A good day all round.
Update: Well, I have a washing machine and $20 anyway. Found some $5 notes in a pocket when I was carefully checking my first load in my restored washing machine, which was good. Then it singularly failed to dry the load of washing, which was not so good. Still an improvement.
* Because (a) the first thing it does on any wash cycle is drain any leftover water, and (b) the dryer has a condenser unit, and won't start unless it can run cold water through the condenser.
** It's been raining here in Sydney for about a month. I can hand-wash my clothes when I have to, since it's just me, but hand-drying is not so easy.
*** Actually, $5. There was another $2 and a $1 in the emergency water release thingy.
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Wednesday, March 26
Littlewood's Law
Littlewood's Law states, effectively, that every human being will experience a miracle about once a month.
Littlewood's Law states, effectively, that every human being will experience a miracle about once a month.
Where "miracle" is defined not as something necessarily supernatural, but an event with odds of a million-to-one. So it could just as well be bad, or simply weird, as wonderful.
For example, being late to work on two successive Mondays because the train you missed (because you were already late) hit someone and the railway line was closed.
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Monday, March 24
If The Universe Is Trying To Tell Me Something, I Wish It Would Stop
Last Monday I was running late for work, and missed my train.
Last Monday I was running late for work, and missed my train.
I was made significantly later than I already was because the train I missed hit someone and all services on that line were cancelled for the next couple of hours. Fortunately, since I was stuck at a station which is the junction of three different lines, I was able to take a longer route and eventually reach the office.
Today I was running late for work again* and missed my train. I caught the next one... And the train I missed hit someone and the train I was on had to wait while emergency services were called in.
Also, it rained.
And the building site next door keeps catching fire.
I think I should stop going to the office on Mondays.
* I do work flexible hours, but I was kind of outside the flex.
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