I tried to convince my boyfriend we should upgrade to one of those fancy dryers everyone else is getting. They are shiny and pretty! Of course, they cost a pretty penny, too!
He would have nothing of it. In fact, he didn't even want to buy a new dryer. We were going to search craigslist. He figured everyone else is upgrading to one of those pretty and shiny new dryers and getting rid of perfectly good dryers.
And he was right. For $100 we got a new-to-us gas dryer. I love craigslist! You get the best deals and everyone I've ever dealt with is super nice. And it feels good to reuse something that someone else was just going to throw away.
This weekend I put the old dryer on the curb. That dryer was good to us. Dried our clothes, but also protected us from burglars. See, our washer and dryer sit in our carport, exposed to the outside world. Anyone could drive up and take them away. To deter thieves, my boyfriend spray painted a bull dog's image on the side.
Oh, and I should also mention I used craigslist to get rid of the old dryer! Even though we suspected the heating element was out, it could still be used for parts. I posted an ad in the morning in the "free" section of craigslist. By 7 p.m. it was gone.
