http://www.amishreader.com/2012/12/01/wash-machines-reflect-amish-work-ethic/ Amish Authors, Amish Fans, Amish Giveaways Fri, 23 Nov 2018 03:16:19 -0800 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://www.amishreader.com/2012/12/01/wash-machines-reflect-amish-work-ethic/#comment-5378 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:42:25 +0000 http://www.amishreader.com/?p=3009#comment-5378 I know what you mean, Ellen, I was always afraid of getting my hand in that wringer. I don’t remember having a release bar, but I imagine it did. I didn’t mind hanging clothes on the line in the summer, but winter was harsh. I didn’t even mind ironing, I still find it soothing, if I have the time . . . .

]]> http://www.amishreader.com/2012/12/01/wash-machines-reflect-amish-work-ethic/#comment-5364 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:42:50 +0000 http://www.amishreader.com/?p=3009#comment-5364 The wringers had the potential to be dangerous. I got my fingertips pinched a couple of times. My brother (yep, my widowed mom made him help too) got his hand stuck once. There was a release bar so we smacked it quick to get his hand out. We knew of some kids who got stuck up to near the elbow before someone cut the power to stop the wringers. They didn’t have the release bar.
Like you, I sometimes miss the smell of the soap and the bleach; I especially miss the smell of the laundry dried outdoors. And we certainly didn’t have any trouble sleeping after a good day’s work.

]]>