[Shotimes] Re: Appliance Abuse (Mostly OT)

[Paul Nimz]

I wash my oily, greasy rags in the washer.  Takes about two complete cycles
with the hottest  water and a half a box of detergent.  Then you will need
to wipe out the scum that will attach itself to the top water line.  But the
washer is none the worse for wear.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MonsieurBoo@aol.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 9:29 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: Appliance Abuse (Mostly OT)


> Carl P:  "Oh, and at least squid, calamari, is good food to me and is very
> much different than a benzene or petroleum based item... Food in a washing
> machine.  Hmmm."
>
> Hah!  I don't recall ever even thinking about that last part.  All we were
> worried about was stinkin' up the clothes and linens.  Never mind what
might get
> on the squid!
>
> You're right about putting clothes, rags, etc with petroleum derivatives
into
> the washing machine.  The new washers all have tags warning not to do
that.
> It seems unlikely that there would be enough flammables to separate out
and
> float at the top of a churning washer, and then catch fire.  But I can see
if you
> just throw stuff in, close the lid and don't start it up right away, you
> might accumulate vapors and blow the lid off when you do.  It probably did
happen
> somewhere and the victim sued, that's how the tag got there I suppose.
>
> Maybe next time I'll marinate the squid in 151 rum and then I can
tenderize
> it and cook it in the same appliance.  A new menu item, "Blackened
Calamari a
> la Maytag".
>
> Cheers,
> Mark LaBarre
> 94 ATX 125k
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