Barb likes the dishwasher. My personal preference is to handwash the dishes right after use, dry them and put them away. That disorder goes back to the fact that I am “three-inch screw.” Being labelled “three-inch screw” goes back to the time we were taking some adjustable shelves off the wall using a hand screw driver. I had put the shelves up hastily, using a power screw driver. I could not find any screws lying around except some three-inch screws. Well, I just zipped them right in there to put those little adjustable shelf rails on the wall. An inch and a half screw would have been plenty, but as it went easy and hasty with the power tool, in they went. Well, taking them out at a later date with a hand screw driver was an arduous task that evoked much griping and complaining by the operator, yours truly. With the wife hearing and seeing all the fuming and commotion, I was promptly labelled “three-inch screw” for using three-inch screws for those little shelf rails. I must admit to the fact that I am a tad bit on the anal side when it comes to doing things, shall we say, opposite of sloppy and half-way. And that propensity is exactly why I like to hand wash dishes. I like to give individual attention to each coffee cup to make sure there is not one coffee stain on the inside walls or bottom of the cup. I know, a well-stained cup is said to carry a better cup of coffee, but some of us are just that way. We think we have to get everything just right. Loosen up! But, when unloading the dishwasher, sometimes I find some dishes that are not perfectly clean. I concede to the use of the dishwasher, going along with just sticking them in there and running that pre-programmed cycle for expediency and ease. However, it sometimes falls short of that individual scrubbing that always produces a nice, clean and shiny dish or utensil. Things that are “dishwasher safe” can be run through that programmed cycle and maybe come out clean, with no permanent change to the dish or utensil. Did you know there are lot of church attendees who are dishwasher safe? We can go through the programmed church cycle, and we may or may not come out clean. There is one thing for sure, we are resilient to permanent change. You know, it would be good to turn the religious dishwasher off sometimes and hand-wash each individual “dish” and “utensil.” Each one would receive personal attention until clean. The needed change would be put into effect! “But that is a lot of work!” we gingerly complain. “Yes, it is,” comes the reply, “but the change would be thorough and permanent.” When each person has a personal encounter with God, we call that “conversion.” The Lord Jesus Christ becomes central in our life instead of us just running through another programmed religious cycle.
Dishwasher Safe
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