Betty Is Doing Great!

I caught up on laundry the other day.

While the second load was starting and I was hanging the first load, Don exclaimed, “It is so nice to have a washing machine that can do more than a load of laundry a day! And do a better job of it, too.”

He was referencing the strained relationship we had with the fancy whiz-bang Maytag washing machine (and dryer) that came with the house when we bought it.

This machine did not, to put it charitably, do a good job washing clothes – plus it took on average two hours per cycle to … not get the clothes clean. When I expressed my frustration here on the blog, many of you suggested looking for a Speed Queen. One of these marvels came up for sale locally and we snapped it up in a heartbeat, then offloaded the Maytag as quick as we could. We affectionately nicknamed the new Speed Queen “Betty.”

That was a year ago October, so Betty has been working for us for fifteen months now with nary a complaint. She does her job with fabulous efficiency. We couldn’t be more pleased to have Betty a permanent part of our household.

We’ve never had a Speed Queen before, but I tell ya … we’re sold.