Washers and Dryers

I really wonder what's happened to American workmanship. Our 11-year-old laundry appliances both died recently: the washer gave up in October, and the dryer quit suddenly last week.

Our new Frigidaire dryer has never worked properly since we bought it. I takes two hours! on maximum heat to dry one little load.

Our new Maytag washing machine started spraying water all over last night. On closer inspection, we realized it has been doing it for some time because the wood floor on the other side of the back wall is now "pickled" like waterlogged fingers get. We also saw suspicious black shavings on the floor under the washer. The washer repairman is scheduled to be here on Monday.

The dryer service hotline is having technical difficulties and can't schedule me right now.