Some washing machines have seen stuff, man. You don't want to know. These are the appliances which, instead of just laundering your clothes in the fashion which washing machines are designed to, will instead shake across the kitchen like a kid cycling without stabilisers for the first time, before spitting out all the clothes on water on the floor. Landlords are loathe to ever buy an electrical appliance new. Perhaps it isn't their fault. Perhaps there's a blanket ban on landlords ever entering a Currys, because of some forgotten slight way back in the mists of time. Maybe they feel bad for those veteran washing machines and want to give them a new home. Or perhaps they're simple cheapskates who refuse to shell out any more money than they absolutely need to, foregoing purchasing new washing machines in favour of cruising past scrap yards and street corners hoping they can cop a used one before the council come and collect them. Regardless, don't expect any quiet evenings of clean clothes.
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
