So, about three hours ago, Colm put in some towels, for a boil wash… This was a new concept for him – he didn’t know what a boil wash *was*, never mind whether or not his washing machine could provide one 
Nothing happened. He assured me he’d done everything right, the machine was on the right setting, he’d pulled the bit that needs to be pulled in order to start a wash… But there was nothing. No washing machine noises, or anything.
After an hour or so, he went back to check it. Still nothing. So he resolved to leave it half an hour, and then have another look. He figured it’d take a long time to get the water up to 95C, you see… I thought that was a bit unlikely, but accepted that maybe he just had a really odd washing machine… Anyway, we sat down to watch ‘Signs’ (great movie), and forgot about the wash.
Once Signs was over, I went in to have a look at the washing machine, checked that it was on the right program, the necessary bit was pulled out, and the door was closed… Of course, as I pushed on the door, it clicked closed, and the wash started to run… What can I say!?
Boys!