Thu 29 Jun 2006
Getting a dryer from Craig’s List proved more challenging than getting a washer. We wanted one which burned natural gas rather than electricity, and we had to drive to Lakeland, an hour away, to get one. Natural gas is rarer than electricity in Central Florida, so gas dryers are harder to find. But we found one for $100, another good deal.
Getting a second family vehicle was much easier. Tom’s parents (5 minutes away) sold us their minivan, and it was a pleasure seeing them again and catching up. Like our first van purchase, we are not sure if this was a sale or a gift, but we feel blessed either way. We actually agreed to buy this van before we saw it, but we weren’t disappointed when we did.
So we are now a two-van family. Our three years in Budapest with only one car were wonderful, and if there was good public transportation in our area, we would gladly run just one car here, too. Thus ends our era of European automotive sensibilities.
July 2nd, 2006 at 11:15 pm
Jerry,
It is to bad I didn’t know you had a need for a gas dryer. We have one in our garage that we need to sell. We had from our home in Georgia and we have an all electric home now. Let me know if the one doesn’t work out.