New dishwasher, yay!

The one last appliance that came with this house is leaving.  It's still working, but I always felt gross using an old dishwasher used by the previous homeowner, who happened to never clean anything.  Well, I'm germ-phobic, so don't mind me.  Anyway, the old model was made in 1991.  After 21 years, it might break anytime, and we got a great deal with GE appliances, so it's time to go.

２１年前の食器洗浄機を取り替えました。まだ十分使えるのですが、いつ壊れるか分からないし、元家主の不潔さを目の当たりにして（何度も書いているかもしれませんが）、どれだけ消毒してもどうしても気持ち悪かったので、私としては嬉しい決断。神経質なのは治りませんね。

I always thought I wanted stainless steel both inside and out.  But with our new kitchen, black goes better.

買う前は外も内も絶対ステンレスと思っていたのに、キッチンがこげ茶なので黒に決定。内側も、ステンレスだと容量が少なくなってしまうらしいので、断念。確かにこれ、今までの１．５倍は入るかも。

It's Energy Star.  I don't know how much of a savings we get, but it's got to be better than a 21 year old dishwasher, right?

毎月多額の光熱費も少しは節約できるはず。

For an entire hour, the kids were staring at the initial test operation, sitting on the cold tile floor.

By the way, if you are planning on replacing your dishwasher, chose the tall tub option.  It fits a lot more dishes. 

普通のサイクルが一時間。その間、ずーっとパネルを見つめる子供達。センサーが作動して、残り時間が変動するのがおもしろいらしい。気が長いな・・・。