{"id":37,"date":"2020-02-06T15:11:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T15:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theoldwriter.com\/?p=37"},"modified":"2020-02-22T11:06:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T11:06:04","slug":"the-kitchen-sink-brigade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"The Kitchen Sink Brigade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>One of the few things my wife and I disagree on, dishwasher versus the sink, but as I\u2019m the dishwasher \u2026\u2026\u2026.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t mind washing dishes,<br \/>\nIt helps me to think;<br \/>\nWarm soapy water,<br \/>\nA stainless steel sink.<br \/>\nTo wash dishes clean<br \/>\nAt an early age taught,<br \/>\nSo to using a dishwasher<br \/>\nI just wouldn\u2019t resort.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2659 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/TPOTG-Washing-Dishes-Frame.jpg\" alt=\"TPOTG Washing Dishes Frame\" width=\"372\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/TPOTG-Washing-Dishes-Frame.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/TPOTG-Washing-Dishes-Frame-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t understand dishwashers,<br \/>\nFirst you have to stack them,<br \/>\nThen an hour and a half later<br \/>\nYou have to unpack them.<br \/>\nDon\u2019t see the point;<br \/>\nIn half the time taken<br \/>\nCould wash a whole sink full,<br \/>\nIf I\u2019m not mistaken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And that extra electricity<br \/>\nHave we gone completely insane?<br \/>\nDecided I\u2019m going to start<br \/>\nA \u201cBan Dishwashers\u201d campaign,<br \/>\nWill install myself as leader,<br \/>\nOf \u201cThe Kitchen Sink Brigade\u201d,<br \/>\nYou see, when washing dishes<br \/>\nCool decisions get made!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2613 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01.jpg\" alt=\"TOOTG Copyright 2016-2020 01\" width=\"228\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01.jpg 5000w, https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-644x386.jpg 644w, https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-1200x720.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><a class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=37&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-37\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><a class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=37&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-37\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\"><a class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=37&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-shared=\"\">Email<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-print\"><a class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" title=\"Click to print\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-shared=\"\">Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the few things my wife and I disagree on, dishwasher versus the sink, but as I\u2019m the dishwasher \u2026\u2026\u2026. 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