And then I’ll buy a washing machine
Definitely not a Vintage Thing When my washing machine went wrong I thought no problem – if I can fix my old cars then a washing machine will be a mere bagatelle. But I learnt that I have no enthusiasm for mending washing machines. They don’t have engines or wheels and all look the same to me. To cut a long story short, I bought a new one after having got as far as taking the back off to confirm that the belt wasn’t broken. On principle, I would have liked to have fixed it but do I want to spend my time doing something I don’t enjoy when I could be doing something more fun? Well, would you? Now it’s incredible – but true – that some people view cars and motorbikes in the same way. They treat them as domestic appliances or fashion accessories that say something about them as a person. There may be someone somewhere who feels about washing machines the way I do about things with engines and wheels but frankly I doubt it. You can’t go on holiday with a washing machine. They do...