When it rains, it pours

I have found that “when it rains, it pours.” Well, sometimes, anyway. We have had an appliance crisis lately, with the washing machine and dishwasher both down and out. After struggling with what we should do, pay for repairs or buy new, we decided yesterday afternoon to go ahead and buy a new washing machine from Fisher & Paykel. It is an excellent machine, the most energy efficient and largest capacity of any on the market here in the U.S. Although it is pricey, the energy savings in one or two years will more than make up the difference in price if we had purchased a cheaper machine. Fisher & Paykel is based in New Zealand or Australia, I believe. My sister and her husband in New Zealand say they are excellent. We are still unsure about the dishwasher but figure the washing machine was more important to have in operation again. The new one will be delivered this afternoon and we can then start washing clothes again!