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Daily Discussion Thread: 😴 Tuesday, 7 January, 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 6 months ago by Baku@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In my experience, appliances wait until all service personnel are on holiday to break down. Then they magically start working again as soon as the ultra-exxy emergency repair person sets foot in the house.

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

100% correct. My washing machine did a fake death on NYE. Its ancient and owe us nothing, but still not the ideal time to die with a load of washing in it.