On Sat, 15 May 2010 18:26:42 +0100, Tim Watts wrote:

Me too. But if you tried washing by hand (I did when on holiday in
Latvia - washed my clothes in the river!), you may find that the washing
machine *is* the machine you cannot live without ;-

My dear old mum refused point blank to get a washing machine. Had a
gas power copper boiler in the corner of the kitchen and a poser.
Orginally the boiler had a mangle on the top, I remember winding the
handle as a lad. The rubber on the rollers eventually perished and an
upright spin dryer was purchased. But she never had a washing
machine.

Last time I did a costs analysis in England, food was the biggest bill
(family of 4),
snip
But the 2nd biggest cost after food was actually Council Tax

No car? Groceries are our biggest bill but following close behind is
the car. Energy and council tax fight over 3rd.

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Cheers
Dave.