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i idly looked at options at a nearby appliance/furniture store and spotted a super simple one that just had a timer dial and a couple of mode switches and that was it, no brains, no pain, plus it was the quietest rated at 64dB which i figure is pretty dang quiet for a washing machine

honestly, i've got in my mind how to live without one of these abominations... 30 minutes peddling a bicycle doesn't seem like too much to ask for an every other day routine, so all i need to do is find a machine i can hook up the hub to a bicycle and done

or alternatively it could be driven mechanically by water in an up-hill creek running downhill, i mean, how had a modern simple water wheel with a clutch and a washing machine barrel... just need the damn top loader, these side loaders the rubber is gonna be fucked after 6 years so, can't have that if the worst case of 20 years no electricity happens