around the house

this is what the outside of my accommodation looks like, just fyi

gábor, the handyman
it's a fun word in hungarian "ezermester" (ezz-eR-mesh-teR) roll the R

when i moved into this house/flat/place i was given a brand new washing machine. that, in itself, is pretty fancy and i was very excited about it. i ran the washing machine as needed but never more than that and never at night. that was because it shook and screeched and walked across the room! i told the handyman about it, mostly about the shaking, so he came over and put a folded up piece of paper under one of the corners. that did nothing for the beast, of course, as it was violently shaking not just wobbling. this week i went to a friend of a friend's house and saw that he had the exact same washing machine. i told him the issue with mine and to my utter amazement he told me i needed to remove three long screws from the back of the machine. he even showed me the screws he had removed from his own machine. i explained to the handyman what was needed and he was as skeptical as i was about it. he always wants to help though, so he begrudgingly removed the screws. i thanked him and told him i'm sure it would be ok now, but he instructed me to wash a load and tell him if it all fell apart.

it didn't.

now it works like a champ,
is quiet as a mouse,
and stays as still as a
... washing machine

here are the mangy screws responsible for disturbing me and my pup
all is well in my humble, and i really mean humble, abode :)