A New Mystery

Along with getting the roof fixed and finishing the half-bathroom, acquiring a washer and a dryer is on our high priority list of ASAP business. The washer and dryer that were here when we moved in were beat up but seemingly pretty new. I mean, ignoring the fact that the console was unscrewed from the metal plate behind the washer, so that all the internal wiring was exposed, doesn't it look pretty new?


That, in itself, is a bit of a mystery, but more mysterious is the fact that the washer and dryer (They're actually still in the basement, and we need to strip them down to take them out piece by piece at some point.) are both 27-inches wide -- apparently, a standard size for such appliances.

Problem is, the stairwell leading to the basement -- the only way someone could get a big appliance into the basement -- is a tiny bit less than 27-inches wide. We don't know how they got the big daddies downstairs! Unless A) the previous owner disassembled the drywall on the basement stairs to get the washer and dryer downstairs, which makes little sense, or B) the drywall in the basement is newer than the new-looking washer and dryer, which makes no sense at all based on apparent conditions.


It's a new mystery for us to ponder. As result of our befuddlement, we've become close friends with the Super Wash Center, where we were last night...