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Daily Discussion Thread:🍄Wed 10 Apr 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Baku@aussie.zone 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Can we go back to the golden age of appliances where they sung a song when finished and then shut up pretty please

We have a washing machine from 2009 and it's very nice and respectful. It does its job, then it sings a lovely little song and then you won't hear from it again until you start pushing buttons. The dryer is much newer because the last one conked out. This one will make a long beeeeep that ascends in tone 3 times every 5 second until you go and open the door AND turn it off (just doing one of those isn't enough)

The air fryer makes an annoying sound, but isn't obnoxious about it like the dryer

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 points 8 months ago (3 children)

My microwave beeps at me every minute when it's finished to let me know to open it and yell "Are you happy now?".

[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How else do you know to rescue the potato inside?

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 8 months ago

The potato can wait. I'm busy.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

I actually unplug the microwave if I don't stop it before it beeps. Every beep feels like an audible knife penetrating my brain. And for the dryer I just firmly tell it like an annoyed parent to stop being disrespectful and to show some respect to its elders. If I'm feeling particularly annoyed, I'll give it a lecture about how dryers should be seen and not heard

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Those beeps are useful for things that you're supposed to microwave and then 'rest' for x minutes

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago

If I want it to time my resting period I just set the timer to run after the main cooking time.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago

True but if you're only cooking peas then it's a bloody nuisance when you're trying to organise the other parts of the meal.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 8 months ago

Agreed. How dare a machine beep at me. Impatience is not a good look on a machine.

My washing machine makes 3 too many beeps for my liking.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Everything should have a "mute" and "lights on/off" button.