Surviving the washer - a lamp's tale

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simonrl
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16 years ago

One or two people on here know I have a habit of throwing everything into the washing machine after a few underground trips 😞

Unfortunately, and accidentally, I chucked my Sten in as well yesterday (bundled up in an overall). After an hour and a half of fast spin and hot soapy water, aside from being a bit scuffed at the edges, it's absolutely fine.

Not terribly relevant, but I was impressed :lol:

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

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PeteHall
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16 years ago

"simonrl" wrote:
Not terribly relevant, but I was impressed :lol:

That makes a pretty good review for the Sten I think :lol:

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simonrl
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16 years ago

But not a very good endorsement of the owner 😉

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

Captain Scarlet
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16 years ago

Hope your washing machine survived its encounter with the mighty Stenlight!

:ohmygod:

STANDBY FOR ACTION!!!!...

stevem
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16 years ago

"simonrl" wrote:
One or two people on here know I have a habit of throwing everything into the washing machine after a few underground trips 😞

Were supposed to wash! :confused:

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the crotch of the person who
screws up your day and may their arms be too short to scratch.

AR
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16 years ago

My SRT kit gets showered, everything else gets left to dry so the mud falls off it or I go for a spot of sough crawling..... :lol:

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jagman
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16 years ago

Would never happen in this house!
I don't know how the washing machine works and her ladyship is very diligent about checking pockets ::)

derrickman
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16 years ago

my old Premier 'stinky' has been through the wash a couple of times, my mum used to keep an old twin-tub in the garage for overalls and work clothes

never tried it with the Oldhams though :lol:

''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.

sparty_lea
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16 years ago

Discovered my Fenix in the washer one night cos the kitchen was like a disco, it had got switched on in there and was sending SOS signals while churning about.
Came out with flat batteries but otherwise fine. :thumbup:

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Those that understand binary and those that do not!

royfellows
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16 years ago

#10

You would have a job accidentally throwing one of my lamps into the washer, see the size of them!

My avatar is a poor likeness.

jagman
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16 years ago

#11

"derrickman" wrote:
my old Premier 'stinky' has been through the wash a couple of times, my mum used to keep an old twin-tub in the garage for overalls and work clothes

never tried it with the Oldhams though :lol:

I would imagine an Oldham would beat a washing machine to death fairly rapidly 🙂

royfellows
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16 years ago

#12

It’s the battery that would do the damage.

My avatar is a poor likeness.