Back like a bad penny
12-01-2013, 11:12 AM
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Back like a bad penny
About 12+ years ago my dad purchased a used Kenmore
sewing machine from one of his neighbors and gave it to
me.
I took this machine in to be serviced, and brought it home.
It worked so so but since this was a used machine I didn't
expect much.
In 2001 I decided I was going to make everyone's Christmas
gifts that year. I struggled constantly with that machine and
got so frustrated with it that I threatened to toss it off the 3rd
balcony.
In February 2002 I went to WalMart and purchased my very first
BRAND NEW machine.
Fast forward 11+ year.
Last week one of my co-workers told me he had an old used
sewing machine that was given to his wife. She was wanting
to get rid of it. Jesse asked me if I wanted it. Of course I said
"sure bring it to me, I can use it as a practice machine to repair".
He sets the machine in the truck of my car and I start looking
it over. Somethings just seemed to much like deja`vu to me.
The more I looked at this machine the stronger the feeling got.
I looked on the underside and had my suspicions confirmed. It
WAS my old machine that I wanted to toss off the balcony.
This it like a bad penny coming back to haunt me.
But I find it much to funny as I finally will reap my revenge on
the machine that caused me so much grief over sewing simply
Christmas projects.
sewing machine from one of his neighbors and gave it to
me.
I took this machine in to be serviced, and brought it home.
It worked so so but since this was a used machine I didn't
expect much.
In 2001 I decided I was going to make everyone's Christmas
gifts that year. I struggled constantly with that machine and
got so frustrated with it that I threatened to toss it off the 3rd
balcony.
In February 2002 I went to WalMart and purchased my very first
BRAND NEW machine.
Fast forward 11+ year.
Last week one of my co-workers told me he had an old used
sewing machine that was given to his wife. She was wanting
to get rid of it. Jesse asked me if I wanted it. Of course I said
"sure bring it to me, I can use it as a practice machine to repair".
He sets the machine in the truck of my car and I start looking
it over. Somethings just seemed to much like deja`vu to me.
The more I looked at this machine the stronger the feeling got.
I looked on the underside and had my suspicions confirmed. It
WAS my old machine that I wanted to toss off the balcony.
This it like a bad penny coming back to haunt me.
But I find it much to funny as I finally will reap my revenge on
the machine that caused me so much grief over sewing simply
Christmas projects.
12-01-2013, 11:48 AM
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LOL
Dunster - I plan to take her apart and learn how to repair machines (I think).
Sherri - I don't think my co-workers wife ever took the machine out of the
back of her vehicle in the 1+ year she had it.
Dina - unique story? hahaha try crazy weird that she came back to haunt me.
As for putting her in the bottom of the closet, probably not, I may just let her
ride around in the trunk of my car for goodness knows how long, she can keep
my old (that first new machine I mentioned) company in the truck.
At any rate someday I will lug both machines up my 3 flights of stairs and proceed
to take them apart to see if I can get them to working properly. Only thing I KNOW
for sure is that I will NOT pay $189+ for each machine to be professionally serviced.
Not when i have 2 awesome brother combo machines that work just great for me.
Dunster - I plan to take her apart and learn how to repair machines (I think).
Sherri - I don't think my co-workers wife ever took the machine out of the
back of her vehicle in the 1+ year she had it.
Dina - unique story? hahaha try crazy weird that she came back to haunt me.
As for putting her in the bottom of the closet, probably not, I may just let her
ride around in the trunk of my car for goodness knows how long, she can keep
my old (that first new machine I mentioned) company in the truck.
At any rate someday I will lug both machines up my 3 flights of stairs and proceed
to take them apart to see if I can get them to working properly. Only thing I KNOW
for sure is that I will NOT pay $189+ for each machine to be professionally serviced.
Not when i have 2 awesome brother combo machines that work just great for me.
12-01-2013, 02:38 PM
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Location: Long Island
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believe me, I got so much pleasure tossing a machine off the balcony where I used to live. that machine from day one, was like a bad ex husband banging on the door. Throw it off the balcony, you'll feel better
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