Assorted maintenance
I am fairly convinced we cannot fix our dryer, and that it was never, truly, fixable. The blower connector that the primary motor is screwed into is so tight that any and all efforts to attempt to free one from the other have resulted in the plastic (!!) blower connector deforming in that way that waxy plastic does. I am pretty sure that no tool could have yielded any other result, given the bevy of methods attempted and forces applied with the same conclusion.
On the plus side, we get to get a new dryer (and probably matching washer), which will by necessity not suck. On the minus side, we have to get a new dryer (and probably matching washer), which will by necessity not be cheap. Hopefully we can actually get a decent model; our condo does not have a terribly large amount of space for these things.
Looks like it's laundromat time for us. Which is okay for a while; the laundromat within easy walking distance (if we need to) is actually a rather pleasant facility with very efficient machinery.
Apple and I went to an accountant today for our tax return schtick. Overall it didn't go too badly, but having to deal with the complexities and nuances of financial matters regarding the business was a little too much for me, and I was a little sad that I didn't feel capable of doing my own tax return this year without assistance. But the accountant is professional, friendly without being too familiar, and well versed in my sort of situation (it probably helped that she was informatively involved since the coffee shop's business inception), which is pretty comforting. A wash, overall, and that's without even considering the fairly gargantuan return amount I'm expecting.
On the plus side, we get to get a new dryer (and probably matching washer), which will by necessity not suck. On the minus side, we have to get a new dryer (and probably matching washer), which will by necessity not be cheap. Hopefully we can actually get a decent model; our condo does not have a terribly large amount of space for these things.
Looks like it's laundromat time for us. Which is okay for a while; the laundromat within easy walking distance (if we need to) is actually a rather pleasant facility with very efficient machinery.
Apple and I went to an accountant today for our tax return schtick. Overall it didn't go too badly, but having to deal with the complexities and nuances of financial matters regarding the business was a little too much for me, and I was a little sad that I didn't feel capable of doing my own tax return this year without assistance. But the accountant is professional, friendly without being too familiar, and well versed in my sort of situation (it probably helped that she was informatively involved since the coffee shop's business inception), which is pretty comforting. A wash, overall, and that's without even considering the fairly gargantuan return amount I'm expecting.