OK, I actually spent nothing today... no, sorry, that's bending the truth a bit. But you see, I had a major appliance problem and it just wouldn't go away. My dishwasher has been on the fritz for weeks and despite all of the fixes I found online -white vinegar- special Walmart products, adding additional hot water - nothing worked. My dishwasher is, after all, 12 years old and the internal walls are buckling up and the racks are pretty much rusted through... so, I NEED a new one. Funny thing is after visiting store number one in the "inner city" and the salesperson said to me..."for that price, I'd wash my dishes by hand", I began to evaluate my NEED. Needless to say, he did not make the sale. (Don't you just wonder why people say things)
Instead I went to Sears and jumped through a few hoops (opened up a Sears credit card) and that coupled with the holiday week-end sales brought me a very nice discount for the dishwasher. Anyway, I don't have to pay for the thing until next month, so I guess that forgives my spending sin. And besides, I have to save money by cooking at home and I can't possibly be washing all those dishes BY HAND. 
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The two great gifts of modern science are the dish washer and the DVR. And if I had to make a choice, there are worse things than plastic spoons and paper plates.
ReplyDeleteAnd before anyone says anything, the Romans had indoor plumbing and heating, of a sort.