To talk to the dishwasher

[iamtalkingtothemop]

Am I the only one??

Catch myself apologising to the dishwasher if I open it mid cycle abs yesterday I asked the hoover to wait when the doorbell went.

This is pretty unreasonable I think.

Time to make some new friends

Alas, as feared I must be the only one 😂

I talk to equipment, sometimes it feels like the only way to get any sensible conversation. I also talk to other objects too , eg books when I open a page and want it to stay open, I'll point a finger and tell it to 'Stay' like it's a bloody dog!

We've been in lockdown too long. You're missing actual people

I talk to myself and inanimate objects too , mainly asking why the washing machine insists on being so noisy .

I also tell my laptop it’s a useless pile of junk when it won’t do what I want it to. Although if someone spoke to me like that I would probably refuse to work too !

I've been talking to inanimate objects for years- sadly can't blame COVID for that in my case!

Noisy washing machines are just the worst. Why are they designed to peep for ages? The spin cycle is noisy enough, so that once it's stopped you know it's all finished. Wish someone would design one where the peep can be turned off.

I tell the dishwasher off when it's playing up. Except that I feel incredibly guilty when it starts behaving again & end up apologising to it.
I often apologise to household things after I've shouted at them to bloody behave or I'll throw you out

I'm glad to see that I'm not a lunatic

I often swear at my laptop, but I don't generally speak to appliances.

I do, however, often harmonise with the vacuum or microwave

I slag off the Roomba all the time. Behind his back and to his face. Work shy little idiot

I told my dishwasher to go fuck it's self recently ... the wheel had fallen off the tray 😬
I talk to my car all the time and tell him how great he is 12 years old and has never failed me 😂

I talk to my appliances all the time... and they have names too! For instance the cooker is called Darth because he's black, shines and has a very masculine look about him🙄

Work shy little idiot

I just told the cooker to pull itself together, it took three attempts to light, we are maybe at the end of a gasbottle?? But still, how else will I cook my oven chips?

This thread may be in its relatively infancy but it made me hoot. I love the idea of apologising to the dishwasher. TBH I've always struggled NOT to believe that machines have souls.

I think if you converse with your dishwasher (or whatever) then he, she, they or it deserves a name.....

@DPotter

I've been talking to inanimate objects for years- sadly can't blame COVID for that in my case!

Noisy washing machines are just the worst. Why are they designed to peep for ages? The spin cycle is noisy enough, so that once it's stopped you know it's all finished. Wish someone would design one where the peep can be turned off.

You can turn the beeping off! I did it on my washing machine bloody thing telling me it was done Me: I know I'm ignoring you on purpose!!!!

My washing machine sings me a rather sweet little song at the end of a cycle, so I sing back.

Is Darth single @pinkyboots1 ? 🤣

I yell at inanimate objects in the cupboard to "DON'T BLOODY START!!!" when I open the cupboard and the equivalent of a landslide falls on my head in the form of flour, sugar, biscuits etc. I don't apologise to them either, because I am v. rude

They then get put back in the cupboard with a stern "Stay!" or "You belong IN THERE! NOT ON MY HEAD!"

@Janetatone

I slag off the Roomba all the time. Behind his back and to his face. Work shy little idiot

Hahahaha I thought people generally felt affectionate towards their roombas. Got googly eyes on mine. I feel protective of him

@Ermintrude74

This thread may be in its relatively infancy but it made me hoot. I love the idea of apologising to the dishwasher. TBH I've always struggled NOT to believe that machines have souls.

I think if you converse with your dishwasher (or whatever) then he, she, they or it deserves a name.....

Yes perhaps they do have little electric souls

You may have a good Roomba. Sadly I do not. He sidles up to a skirting board, mounts it half an inch and says 'I'm stuck' 😡

I thank the cash machine for giving me money 😀

@Janetatone

You may have a good Roomba. Sadly I do not. He sidles up to a skirting board, mounts it half an inch and says 'I'm stuck' 😡

I read about a roomba spreading dog poop around the whole bottom floor of some guys house once. It could be worse...

Oh, and I also talk to the self-checkouts. The conversations tend to go like this...

"Unexpected item in bagging-" "Oh, shut up! Not again!"
"Thank you for shopping at [shop]!" "You're welcome!"

So I can be nice...

I always tell inanimate objects to stay when they won’t

And they listen. So it obviously works