This morning, Gnome only had one mission in mind: try to get the washing machine working to avoid this Munchkin (Chinese Woman) Look:
I think he spends most of this time trying to stop me from pulling this face!! I am adept at it.
And so he got to work and took the washing machine apart:
He didn’t utter a single word as he scrutinised every single component and then went on the Internet to look up “How to repair your washing machine” and “what to do if your washing machine stops working” sites.
After about an hour of Gnomish behaviour, he finally gave me the diagnosis. He explained that the lid switch had melted; he then joined up the wires to bypass the switch and said to me,
“There you are…all done now. It still works but you don’t have a lid right now until we find a replacement lid switch.”
He smiled cheekily,
“Off you go then, you can start the first load!”
And pointed at the washing machine that looked like this:
I shrieked at Gnome,
“What about the outside cover?”
He replied, cheekily again,
“Oh this old thing? Oh you don’t need this. It’s perfect for making a solar oven!”
and then proceeded to walk away with my washing machine cover as if he owned it…
