My husband deserves to be at the top of this title’s list if for one example alone. In 1994 he suggested spending more money than I planned on a washer and dryer set. To this day these Kenmore heavy duty series 80 models are super sturdy and handle a lot of items. Thus they earned a spot here, as well.
Another treasure is a local fellow who repairs washers and dryers. He did great work for a very reasonable price in December of 2022. I kept his handwritten receipt atop my clothes dryer.
This afternoon I went downstairs to transfer clean clothes into the dryer and discovered that the water hadn’t drained. I immediately called my repairman, fingers crossed that he answered. He did, said he could be here before his shift started, and requested that I send him a text message. The expected reply never came.
When the doorbell rang shortly after I immediately, amazedly, recognized his grizzled features. The Tesla rock band T-shirt also helped because we bonded over music in 2022. ~grin~ I don’t think it took him half an hour to replace a broken internal switch.
Currently he works a twelve hour shift aside from these side gigs. His energy and work ethic amaze me.
Have you or someone you know ever found an enthused, passionate craftsman? How often do you think large companies charge an hourly rate without providing any actual service?
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My father, who was chemistry teacher in a school, was a very passionate worker. He believed in "work is worship". Everything else came after his students and class-related work. He also believed that salary, promotions, etc, will all follow automatically, if one is focussed fully on work.
ReplyDeleteIt has sort of rubbed off on me as well. All my life, even though I have worked in different organisations, I have focussed on my work rather than the organisation I worked for; never in my life bargained for compensation packages. I always took what the organisation offered me. It worked for my dad, it has worked for me as well. Thank God!
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DeleteIn the middle of Covid lockdown, our clothes dryer broke down. While we dried most things on airing racks, we did use the dryer at times. We made the descion to buy a combined washer/dryer and it was a good choice. The guys who came to deliver it, take away the old machines and install and level the new machine were simply marvellous. That the installers were quite handsome was a bonus. I suppose we could have done it cheaper with more research, but why when this experience turned out so well. We may pay high prices here at times, but we can still say no and shop around.
ReplyDeleteHere in our part of South Carolina it is difficult to get people to show up to do anything.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful he was Johnny on the spot. Yes we've had wonderful folks that take care of us over the years. They are such blessings.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and rest of the week. Love and hugs. ♥
Yes, that's a great person to have around to take care of those kinds of issues. I'm glad your washer still works after all these years. Does he repair other things besides washers?
ReplyDeleteI have never owned a Kenmore washer and dryer, as I have always lived in an apartment (where the building owners provide the laundry machines in designated areas in the buildings), but I have heard that they are fantastic products!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to hear that this was the case for you!
My washer doesn't always drain so I put it on the drain/spin cycle and then it does. I am glad your repairman came over so quickly. Our electrician is good like that. XO
ReplyDeleteliving in an area where I grew up, I knew who to go to for what and I went to them cause I had used them before and liked, trusted and work was done correctly. Prob with companies that come and repair things, they charge out the woo woo to just make that first trip out to you. Yep, prob knock it off or down if you have them do the work, but with the labor charge and the supply charge, nothing is cheap even if a friend does the job
ReplyDeleteI've heard mom say many, many times that she likes having a built-in handyman in dad. That's his line of work, so any time anything goes wrong or breaks, he's right here to (try to) address it.
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