25 and all washed out

[muninnhuginn]

The washing machine has given up the ghost. But at 25-ish, with no maintenance (other than me clearing its filters), no prior troubles, and sterling service in the face of widdling, crapping cats I can't say I surprised. Sad, however, since the replacement will almost certainly not last as long (definitely not, as my dad says of such purchases, "see me out" [he's been saying this for many, many years]).

And I shall miss its clockwork technology.

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[uk-sef.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately it wasn't as simple as avoiding a touch-screen. It has what appear to be ordinary push buttons except that they respond like touch-screens - which therefore means they pretty much ignore *me* as being some sort of accident of the environment instead of the person who's supposed to be in charge.

A gadget-using friend says I may have to get a special glove which will make me seem more convincingly like a human than my current skin does when trying to operate these things.