{"id":3643,"date":"2009-12-10T23:06:18","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T07:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2009-12-10T23:06:18","modified_gmt":"2009-12-11T07:06:18","slug":"the-broken-dryer-a-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/the-broken-dryer-a-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"The Broken Dryer: A Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"her-dryer-isnt-broken\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Tonight, my ex-husband came over to visit and offered to wash a fluffy foot-thing. (Don’t ask, but the tag says it’s washable.) I offered to wash it but he insisted on doing it. He probably thought he’d do a better job. (Men.)<\/p>\n

Then, he put it in the clothes dryer, which is in the garage, because that’s where we do the laundry. He came back inside for a while and then went out to check the dryer. He came in again to report that the dryer stopped working. It worked when he turned it on, but now it’s broken. Dead. Won’t go on again.<\/p>\n

I said something like, Shit, you broke the dryer?! He said something like, No, I<\/em> didn’t break it, it broke.<\/p>\n

I said, Well, my husband will be heartbroken when he comes home from work at 2: A.M. and finds that the dryer is broken. (My husband has been graciously doing the laundry while I have the fucking walker and can’t carry anything.)<\/p>\n

This is like an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/a>, but without Larry David.<\/p>\n

I told the ex to pay for a repairman. The ex was aghast, and furious. Because “he didn’t break it.” But it wasn’t broken before he used it. In my addled mind, HE SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. Not only that, we have no money. (I’m aware that this has no moral bearing on the issue, but still.)<\/p>\n

Should the ex pay? Or not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"