Absolutely furious because the washing machine is on the fritz. I came downstairs after half an hour, and the wash was "finished": all my clothes sitting in half a tank of soapy water. Rinse cycle didn't work. Spin cycle didn't work. Dryer doesn't work well with sopping clothes thrown into it. Nice little pitter-patter of water droplets hitting the carpet where I've hung clothes (after wringing them out over the bathroom sink) to dry. What should have taken an hour and a half, has now taken almost three hours. And I hate spending the limited time I have over the weekend on laundry anyway.

Here's the really good bit. Should I call up the landlady and complain? My anger melts away. No need for that, I think. It works ok if you put the washing machine on permanent press spin cycle for like, three times, and wringing out clothes isn't really that hard, and it's only once a week. I wouldn't say nay if my neighbor happened to phone up the landlady, though. My hopes, however, are not high. (He usually leaves his clothes in the washing machine for about a week, which is plenty of time for half a tank of soapy water to evaporate-ish.)

Perhaps I should investigate local laundromats...