But, anyway. Remember that about a month and a bit, we moved into a new apartment? Well, it's really starting to become a home, except for one not so tiny issue we still can't get around. Our washing machine, which we meticulously measured to make sure it would fit in the bathroom, won't fit through the door of the bathroom. Because we obviously didn't notice how narrow the door is. So, for the past month and a half we've had our washing machine sit in the middle of our living room, barely 2 centimeters wider than our bathroom doorway. All of this while the pile of laundry continues to grow and we're nearing the end of our pile of socks and underwear...
At first, we tried to remove the bulky door. Ok, 4 cm less but we still needed to lose a bit more. We removed the pipes coming out of the back of the washing machine and gave it another try. Then we tried tilting it on it's side and bringing it in on a slight angle. I couldn't help but remember the episode of "Friends" in which Ross and Rachel take their new couch home, climbing up the stairs as Ross yells "Pivot! Pivot!" That's kinda what this felt like. Only heavier than a couch.
Almost three hours of frustration and we finally returned the washing machine to the living room. We're down to two options - cutting part of the door frame or buying a new machine. I'm partial to the second option so in the meantime I've advertised ours, hoping at least to make up some of the cost of a new machine.
In the spirit of learning from our mistakes, I've learned that it isn't enough to measure that a piece of furniture fits into a spot - you've also got to make sure you can fit it through the doorway! And with life too short to make all the mistakes on our own, I encourage you to learn from mine...
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