I'll move on if I sit tight

[sovay]

Tonight in a move of true insult to injury, our dishwasher which we never use tried to flood the kitchen. Many towels were sacrificed. Many floorboards were mopped. We shut off the water under the sink, pulled the plug for good measure, and bailed out the inside of the dishwasher, but suspect we will need to call for a plumber no matter what. For consolation, we watched the first four episodes of Apple TV+'s Foundation (2021–). I wish Patricia McKillip were alive so I could tell her how formatively she imprinted me for millennially long games.

Comments

[selenak]

I'm delighted you've started with Foundation, and commiserate on the flooding dishwater, having had to deal with a burst pipe in recent weeks.

[aurumcalendula]

Oh no!

[sholio]

I'm so sorry about the Great Dishwasher Flood of Jan '24! (I keep worrying that ours is going to do something similar, as it's getting fairly well aged, but so far so good ...)

I'm also happy to hear you're watching Foundation, and I hope you enjoy it!

[yhlee]

Oh no, I'm so sorry! Dishwasher woes suck but a dishwasher you don't even use?!

Ah, I've got to watch more of Foundation; I've only seen 1.1.

[gwynnega]

Oh no! My dishwasher once flooded my kitchen, but at least I was actually using it at the time.

[ethelmay]

My dishwasher once sent out flames, but luckily didn't set anything further on fire. Also I was away and couldn't be blamed and I had been longing for a new dishwasher, so it might have been much worse.

[selkie]

What? That’s just outre.

[asakiyume]

Ouf. WOE. Appliances you never use giving you problems is like vestigial organs sending you to the hospital.

I didn't realize Patricia McKillip had a story that stretched millennia!