John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II. His family never
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a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not
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trips to the laundry several miles away. Keeping clothes
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became a problem for young John’s household.
A family friend joined the army, and his wife
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to go with him. John’s family
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to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s
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, the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they 47
the washer.
Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he
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a love for the old, green Bendix. But
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the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly
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His mother
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him and said. “You must remember, that machine
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belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken
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, let’s use this
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to be grateful that we had it at all.”
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