Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- A Large Space Station Over Earth – Okay, so it’s not a luxury hotel wheel being serviced by Pan Am orbital shuttles — it’s still pretty damned cool.
- Op-Ed Contributor – Our Fill-in-the-Blank Constitution – NYTimes.com – On the rule of “judicial activism” and the myth of conservative judges as objective umpires.
- Economic Scene – Yes, 47% of Households Owe No Taxes. Look Closer. – NYTimes.com – Clip this article. Send it to folks who leap on that 47 (!) percent number.
- Dodd stops being polite, and starts getting real – It’s about time. The GOP is vulnerable in their subservience to Wall Street position points, and pointing that out can only be effective.
- Calling out McConnell’s willful ignorance – Good heavens! We can’t let reality interfere with our talking points!
- Maybe O’Reilly needs new researchers – Yeah, I’d say so.
- McDonnell’s frequent detours – I’m waiting for him to be lambasted by the Right for backing off in the face of criticism.
- Virginia Governor Signs Bill Creating Pro-Choice License Plate | RHRealityCheck.org – Well, McConnell has done at least something right this week.
- SCOTUS Round-Up: Right Ready To Spend Millions Fighting Gay Nominee Women Don’t Like – Wait — they don’t want someone who will legislate from the bench, but they do want someone who will overthrow legislation they don’t like. Got it!
- 4 Reasons Consumers Still Buy Top-Loading Washing Machines – We bought a front-loader this time around. It’s no more noisy than the old top-loader was (and, yes, it’s on a wood floor right off our family room). Moreover, as the dryer is a front-loader, it’s actually easier to move wet laundry from washer to dryer than it was with a top-loader.
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What happens if you have a front-loading washer and you need to add something to the load? This happens to me quite often as I lose more and more gray cells through age.
Generally speaking, you wait for the next load. At least, I do.
Well, for me, that means waiting until next week. As a bachelor, everything goes in at once for a cold water wash. If I forget my bath towel, as I so often do, that extra week can mean it gets a bit mildewed.
I guess I’ll stick with my top-loader.
There are many time when one can add items to a front loading washer; I have done that many time with mine. You have to remember that the water level in a front loader doesn’t ever get higher that the lower lip of the opening (and even that is a bit of a stretch – I don’t think mine gets within three inches). That’s part of why they use less water – they work much more like a contained shower for your clothes rather than an agitating bath.
And before you ask – yes, my clothes get plenty clean.
That’s a good point — it’s been a while since I’ve watched the front loader operating, but the classic “Bugs Bunny” full window of water is, in fact, no longer true (if it ever was).