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Sunday, April 2nd, 2006 - 9:52PM

Living in New York, you’re essentially obligated to give up on certain creature comforts and niceties: space, cheap rent, and often times household appliances (see: space, cheap rent). In the last five years I’ve lived in this city I’ve never had a washer/dryer (not even in my building), nor have the counter space in my “kitchens” for a microwave, nor a dishwasher. I never knew what I was missing until I was at Veronica’s apartment and she stopped me from reflexively doing the dishes by hand and taught me how to use a dishwasher. Imagine that, me, as entrenched in technology as anyone can possibly get, and New York’s forced wonderment and surprise by the concept of putting dishes in a closet and taking them out steamy-clean an hour later. Oh, and I just got a microwave. Take that, New York.

Posted in New York, Tech

Comments

  1. It’s ok, the broiler on my oven scares me.

    Comment by veronica — Monday, April 3, 2006 @ 12:46 am

  2. I used to have a tabletop dishwasher, the size of a largish microwave, in my old apartment in the bronx. My wife hated it and made me get rid of it. Nevertheless, that was a cool space-saving gadget. Stack it on top of one of those small combo washer / dryers and shove the whole thing in the closet with some DIY plumbing and your set.

    Also, when you got your microwave, I hope you got one of those combo toaster / oven / microwaves. We have ine by Samsung and it rocks. 3 appliances in one. w00t.

    Comment by c.k. — Monday, April 3, 2006 @ 8:24 am

  3. Yeah, I’ve seen those dishwashers, but the space thing never worked in my favor. The kitchens in my last 8 apartments have never been large enough to seat anything more than a modest sized cutting board. The microwave? Well, it’s not one of those rad mini toaster / convection / microwave ovens, it’s straight up microwave — and not even a new one, at that. I like to keep it real, CK.

    Comment by Ryan Block — Monday, April 3, 2006 @ 8:32 am

  4. Congratulations!

    Comment by MJM.Basher — Monday, April 3, 2006 @ 10:01 am

  5. perhaps you could dream up a sink that morphs into a dishwasher and a closet that cleans your clothes. oh wait those exist. crazy world i tell you.

    Comment by fbz — Friday, April 7, 2006 @ 8:28 am

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