And you Tin-Man, I think I miss you most of all...

Brad and I have a really nice washer and dryer. The washer even has two handwash cycles: handwash, and really gentle handwash (well not in those exact words) but you get the idea. The washer and dryer are up in Winston-Salem. Here in Atlanta, Brad is renting a washer and dryer from his apartment complex. I don't know if I've described his apartment complex but it is pretty nice. His apartment has 9 foot ceilings and crown moldings and a lovely arch between the living room and dining area. Brad is not a snob, he had no choice. This was actually the cheaper of the three apartment complexes in Peachtree City. Peachtree City is this garden city and planned community with a golf course on every corner and no Target but they do have a Banana Republic, Ann Taylor and a Williams Sonoma in a nice little shopping center complete with a Starbucks. Don't get me wrong, I like all of those stores but I just can't afford to shop at them on a regular basis. Anyway, I think you get my point, nice city, nice apartment complex, but.... the washer and dryer, that he is paying $25.00 a month to rent, has probably been more than paid for over the course of the year that he has been renting them. They are cheap and have none of the crazy options that my washer and dryer have. And you have to dry your clothes twice everytime even if you set the dryer to high. You'd think that such an uppity apartment complex could have purchased a nicer washer and dryer set. I'd rather have a nicer washer and dryer and give up the 9 foot ceilings and crown moldings. Of course I would rather be here with Brad than in Winston with my washer but at least it gives me something to look forward to when I go back in a few weeks. Everytime I put my, mostly gentle wash, laundry into the regular cycle I fear that I am going to pull out rags. So far so good though, so maybe all those wash instruction labels are bogus.