New Year's Thoughts

  • If you have any say in it, steer clear of dishwashers that don't have an easily removable filter you can clean.
  • CLEAN YOUR DISHWASHER! Do it in detail, not just the places you can see.
  • Before cleaning your dishwasher, prepare yourself for unimaginable horror. Reading the complete works of H.P. Lovecraft would be a good start. But it isn't enough. Nothing is enough.
  • If you don't already have a wet/dry vac, get one. What the hell is wrong with you?
  • You ate off plates that were "washed" in that chamber of hidden filth. Come to terms with that.

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