Name something that you don't have, that others your age do have

Aunt Marg said:
Well now, you're talking to a fulltime homemaker here, one that bakes and cooks daily, so you don't have to attempt to build a case for dishes, because I know all about dishes and cleanup, but you're not fooling me that you do dishes all day long. LOL!
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Aha. But you have done without a dishwasher. You haven't done with a dishwasher to make a comparison of how much time is used. And on top of it washing dishes by hand uses more water.
 

Camper6 said:
Aha. But you have done without a dishwasher. You haven't done with a dishwasher to make a comparison of how much time is used. And on top of it washing dishes by hand uses more water.
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I wash dishes by-hand out of choice, not out of necessity, as I own a dishwasher. That should tell you everything you need to know as to what I think about automatic dishwashers.

As for more water use washing dishes the old-fashioned way (by-hand), a moot point, as being the old-fashioned and traditional homemaker that I am, I wouldn't change a thing as to washing and drying dished by-hand.

Back in the day when there were 8 mouths in our house to feed, I will admit, I was washing dishes a lot, but I never washed dishes "all day long", and I was doing dishes 3 times a day.
 
Our old dishwasher died recently. Since we've only ever owned 2 dishwashers and they were both bottom-of-the-line models, we decided to splurge this time and get a high-end one. Welp, I like this new one even less than the old cheap models we had; the new one cleans okay but has hardly any storage for drinking glasses & mugs; they added spatula & great big mixing spoon storage instead (and of course most of my spatulas & mixing spoons are still too big for that fancy storage place). Plus I hate having the silverware basket on the side, I've discovered. I know, it's my own fault for not thinking more about it and I should've maybe returned it right away but I kept thinking I'd get used to it; nope, I haven't and now it's too late, sigh. (Sometimes I wonder about the designers of some of these appliances...)
 
Aunt Marg said:
I wash dishes by-hand out of choice, not out of necessity, as I own a dishwasher. That should tell you everything you need to know as to what I think about automatic dishwashers.

As for more water use washing dishes the old-fashioned way (by-hand), a moot point, as being the old-fashioned and traditional homemaker that I am, I wouldn't change a thing as to washing and drying dished by-hand.

Back in the day when there were 8 mouths in our house to feed, I will admit, I was washing dishes a lot, but I never washed dishes "all day long", and I was doing dishes 3 times a day.
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I admire your stubbornness but not your reasoning. Do you wash clothes by hand as well? I just cannot see any logic in your argument. It's an age of convenience. Enjoy while you can.
All day long is a figure of speech. There are dishes waiting to be washed all day long. I cant get away from it.
Hey I'm only talking about one guy wishing he had a dishwasher that others have and that's the topic.
Washing dishes by hand, you can't have the water as hot as what the dishwasher uses. The new modern detergent cleans all kinds of dishes efficiently.
At least if you stick them in the dishwasher, they are out of sight and the gravy isn't smiling at you.
 
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Camper6 said:
Thanks. You put it better than I can. I take no pride in being old fashioned and insisting on not having a cell phone. I grab all the modern conveniences that save time and effort that I can.
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I use a lot of new technology but what I get frustrated with is how often it has to be updated, I am so sick and tired of updating stuff all the darn time! You used to buy something new (toaster, tv, whatever), you brought it home, took it outa the box, plugged it in and turned it on; end of story 'till it got old and died. But no more. And I know that the very nature of the new tech is it just has to be updated but I am just so tired of updating!
 
Camper6 said:
I admire your stubbornness but not your reasoning. Do you wash clothes by hand as well? I just cannot see any logic in your argument. It's an age of convenience. Enjoy while you can.
All day long is a figure of speech. There are dishes waiting to be washed all day long. I cant get away from it.
Hey I'm only talking about one guy wishing he had a dishwasher that others have and that's the topic.
Washing dishes by hand, you can't have the water as hot as what the dishwasher uses. The new modern detergent cleans all kinds of dishes efficiently.
At least if you stick them in the dishwasher, they are out of sight and the gravy isn't smiling at you.
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No argument from me, just the facts. I only stated my case. ;)

Of course I know that "all day long" was used by you figuratively. :)

There's a little bit of "men are from Mars, women are from Venus, going on between us, as far as washing and drying dishes by-hand goes, so I'll just leave it there. :sneaky:

Always fun interacting with you, Camper. 🤥 :giggle:
 
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