We lived in an apartment for awhile that had a dishwasher, and the times I used it I could count on one hand....I didn't like it at all. I still had to scrape and rinse some dishes/pots anyway before putting them in there. I much prefer to wash my own dishes and still do to this day, and we do a lot of cooking, etc.
Name something that you don't have, that others your age do have
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We lived in an apartment for awhile that had a dishwasher, and the times I used it I could count on one hand....I didn't like it at all. I still had to scrape and rinse some dishes/pots anyway before putting them in there. I much prefer to wash my own dishes and still do to this day, and we do a lot of cooking, etc.
Aunt Bea
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That has always been my experience.
I have used them a couple of times to wash knick knacks but for the most part, they are more trouble than they are worth for me.
hollydolly
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Add to that no mother no father as well and you sound like my husband... although he does have a sister...
hollydolly
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Camper6
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Before you wash the dishes in the sink, you still have to scrape and rinse.
But. If you use your dishwasher you can put it on rinse and hold and it only uses a gallon of water or so.
But the nice thing about a dishwasher is the real hot water that washes and rinses the dishes.
Of course you need more cutlery and china but it's worth the price of admission.
And it's not recommended to scrape and wash the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. A dishwasher has a food chopper built in .
CeeCee
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So far....
not to say say I don't have issues, just never needed surgery or hospitalized.
bingo
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after reading the replies...i've got it all...not perfect by any means...maybe it'll get worse later. .but for now...okay
Catlady
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No debt at all
No cell/smartphone (I've been told I live in the stone age)
The dishwasher came with the house but I never use it. I actually find washing dishes like meditation, very soothing. I save on electric bill and recycle the rinse water for the outdoor plants. It takes the machine one hour, it takes me half hour and I've never been sick yet because the water is not scalding hot.
No cell/smartphone (I've been told I live in the stone age)
The dishwasher came with the house but I never use it. I actually find washing dishes like meditation, very soothing. I save on electric bill and recycle the rinse water for the outdoor plants. It takes the machine one hour, it takes me half hour and I've never been sick yet because the water is not scalding hot.
StarSong
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- Los Angeles Suburbs
Re the dishwasher convo, we have one but rarely use it anymore unless I'm on a baking kick, we're entertaining, or one of us is sick (sanitize cycle). An able bodied person piling up a dirty dishes (even inside a DW) until it's full seems a bit lazy and definitely gross- but maybe that's just me. Also, I don't want anything in my house that may be perceived as a welcome mat for bugs and vermin.
What don't I have that others do? Certainly nothing that I want or need. I have great relationships with my children and grandchildren, a near 40 year marriage to a man I continue to adore, a beautiful home, and plenty of technological gadgetry, all of which I'm deeply grateful for.
No debt, no evident body breakdown or health issues yet, no lack of close relationships and no marital woes.
Much or all of the above could change without a moment's notice so I take none of the above for granted.
The happy circumstances of the country and era of my birth, my race, family religion, and parents' social and economic class laid the foundations for a relatively easy, relatively blessed life. From there I mostly continued to merely ride that wave without screwing things up with drugs, alcohol, poor decisions, or unfortunate accidents or illnesses.
What don't I have that others do? Certainly nothing that I want or need. I have great relationships with my children and grandchildren, a near 40 year marriage to a man I continue to adore, a beautiful home, and plenty of technological gadgetry, all of which I'm deeply grateful for.
No debt, no evident body breakdown or health issues yet, no lack of close relationships and no marital woes.
Much or all of the above could change without a moment's notice so I take none of the above for granted.
The happy circumstances of the country and era of my birth, my race, family religion, and parents' social and economic class laid the foundations for a relatively easy, relatively blessed life. From there I mostly continued to merely ride that wave without screwing things up with drugs, alcohol, poor decisions, or unfortunate accidents or illnesses.
hollydolly
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No hearing aid.... and despite my paternal side all being born Deaf , I was lucky and have excellent hearing!!
debbie in seattle
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Grandchildren!
No vacation home.
No time for vacations.
No artificial parts.
A happy attitude about aging. (I don't know how so many seniors can be so sedate about having constant aches, pains, stiffness and watching health and faculties diminish.) It makes me crusade to find solutions.
No time for vacations.
No artificial parts.
A happy attitude about aging. (I don't know how so many seniors can be so sedate about having constant aches, pains, stiffness and watching health and faculties diminish.) It makes me crusade to find solutions.
Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
No drama!
Mr. Ed
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My mind is my own, not another's
tbeltrans
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The question:
Of course I can also some of the more standard answers in this thread, but my answer is most likely universal since we each have our own memories and not somebody else's.
Tony
Name something that you don't have, that others your age do have
The answer: Their memories!Of course I can also some of the more standard answers in this thread, but my answer is most likely universal since we each have our own memories and not somebody else's.
Tony