Two days later, I learn from the Danby site that a couple of stores in Hamilton carry this dishwasher, great! I phone Goemans Appliances, they don't sell this model. But! they say Walmart has it. I phoned Walmart at Eastgate, closest to me, they have one, but! its a display model and they can't sell it to me. I phoned the other Walmart's on Hamilton Mountain. First one don't have it, finally the second one has it. Oh please I beg! can I have it shipped down to Eastgate.
Oh sorry we really don't do that because it would require a manager to drive it down personally. I try my case, I don't drive and would be a costly cab ride. A little more chit chat and I throw in that I work for Hotz Environmental and we handle the removal of the freon in all Walmarts damaged fridges, air conditioners and the like.
I'm not sure if this did it, but at least I got her talking to a manager.
Long story short, that was Wednesday last week, I got a call back yes indeed I was getting it shipped down, but it will take five days. Great it only took god six days to create the world, five days to drive twenty minutes. Any way, I got a call yesterday afternoon while I was out in Westdale, to say the dishwasher was in. Finally! A bus trek across the city, which I almost didn't make uninjured. Along Main Street downtown some moron pulled right in front of the bus, I guess she needed a coffee or some oriental food real bad. If it wasn't for the drivers incredible reaction time, their would have been one less stupid person on the planet and my head would been permanently part of an HSR bus seat.
Anyway, I make to Walmart, can't find a salesperson in appliances, finally get the customer service women I talked to on the phone, she tracks down the dishwasher down on a truck. Apparently the donkey died that day or something, and it takes a good ten minutes for my washer to come up. Finally I get it purchased and head out the door. Oh no so fast! the clerk didn't scan it right and off goes the door buzzer. Sir can I see your receipt, asks the door monitor, I show it to her and I assure her, it I wanted to steal something I would pick something I could actually fit in my pocket.
Finally get the dishwasher home, hooked up and start washing. Of course the drain hose doesn't connect right and I get water all over my rug. Shut it off, reconnect the hose, finally some piece of mind and clean dishes. No wonder I downed a six pack.
Here's the beast that I finally tamed.
On a far more serious note, the entertainment and art world lost to greats this week. Condolences go out for Marcel Marceau and iconic artist Ken Danby. Danby known most famous for his work "At the Crease".
Later,
Kenaz
