Frugal In Florida

We all know the general rule, whites with whites, darks with darks, etc. But every once in a while, a stray item will sneak in, typically in my house, a black sock with the white towels. But this time, well, I think we may have really done it. Look. Huh. I stepped away to put some of the kitchen towels away and came back to this. Figured he found a great hiding spot from Kitty Kitty. Unfortunately, I believe he slept there for most of the day and I ended up booting him out that night and redoing the rest of those WHITES. *This is Gman, the old kitty that we are "fostering" for oh, 7 months now??*

I admit it, I'd much rather wash dishes by HAND (gasp) then use my dishwasher. For years, I didn't have a dishwasher and just could not wait for the day ... then when we renovated the house 11 years ago, I got one. Hmmm. It's not all that and more after all ... It's a GE Profile brand. From day one I've had gripes with it. Didn't dry totally, even on heated dry and hot rinse. Didn't seem to really clean dishes. There was always water standing in the bottom of the tub, which just didn't seem "right". So I've called the service people several times all those years ago. And they just told me that is the way it is. Ok. Not quite like that. :) But, they suggested that I turn up my hot water heater. Hmmm. I thought 120 was the recommended temperature. They suggested that I wipe and rinse my dishes before loading. Hmmm....that would be pretty much the same as HAND WASHING, wouldn't it? They suggested that I dry the tub out ...