We Finally Gotta Piece of the Pie

Yrs truly is the owner of a washing machine.
It is truly exciting for me-I'm doing laundry RIGHT NOW! I'm at home-listening to Prairie Home Companion-typing-making dinner and doing laundry. How cool is that? That is really damn cool.
Gets better-I paid $80 for the washer, the hoses, the replacement drain hose (cuz the one it came with was too short) and the couple I buoght it from delivered it and got it into the house for me. Oh yeah. The only reason I heard about it was I was out on my way to go to a movie-but I passed by a garage sale then I did a u-turn and went back. Dunno why, cuz I didn't see anything I wanted. but I went back and was talking to this fella about garage sale-ing (my favorite hobby, I rarely buy but I go as often as I can you never know what might turn up) and how we'd both been all around all day. I said "I'm only looking for a washer and if I can get it a dryer but I ain't had a lick of luck."
"Well," he said, "I saw one over in Madison..." and he gave me directions to this out of the way garage sale about 5-6 miles from me. I headed out immediately and got there just as they were packing up.
The washer cost $50-then the guy offered to use his trailer to get it to my house for $10 and help me get it in so I took that offer. Heck-I wasn't sure how I would even get it IN much less OUT of the car so $10 to haul it across town-good deal.
I'd been all around town-called every ad in the paper and was at the end of my rope-I was NOT going to go to the laundramat again I was unanimous in that but I didn't know how I was going to pull it off. Every time I called an ad it was sold or the people struck me as sheisty. I was depressed and it got worse when I went and priced new machines. Stackable washer and dryers would cost me close to $1000-$500 minimum if I bought an open box. I don't have that kind of money and I HATE buying stuff on time. Especially since by the time I would get something that huge paid off it would be time to move again. And that would be a hassle.
As it is-I move-the machine gets sold for $25 or set out on the street with a sign saying FREE! (probably the latter).
Anyway. Boring post-but if you'd been with me the last few days with the incessant phone calls to classified ad placers and trips to Best Buy and HHGregg and Sears and Sears Outlet you would be joining me in my happiness.
As I type I have a load of clothes hanging out on the line. I just hope they're dry enough to bring in by the time I have to go to bed tonight because I don't know the protocol for leaving clothes hanging outside all night. I'd hate to see someone steal my Sam's RV Town tshirt.