| Well, thank goodness for small electrical appliances is | | | | I like my toaster. It means I can throw out a breakfast |
| what I say! | | | | in 2 minutes with the darkness of each serving |
| Kitchen duties have been transformed by electrical | | | | adjusted with a simple knob. Gone are the days when |
| appliances into a day filled with pleasure and ease. The | | | | I had to take responsibility for the acrid smell of burnt |
| daily chores are no longer a burden but something to | | | | toast - now I just blame it on a malfunctioning toaster. |
| be anticipated with excitement and wonder. The | | | | Toast is a life saver when a small child is screaming |
| domestic drudge has been changed beyond | | | | that they're hungry but they have no appreciation. |
| recognition into a domestic goddess. | | | | Complaints of burnt toast fall on deaf ears with me. |
| Everything is clean and shiny at the touch of a button. | | | | The word toast comes from the Latin word Tostum |
| Food is shopped for, delivered, prepared, cooked and | | | | which means to scorch or burn. They get what they |
| cleaned away with a few well timed programmable | | | | ask for, what is not to understand? |
| electrical appliances leaving the lady of the house free | | | | The new fangled toaster which operates on voice |
| to delicately dance her way through a gym routine to | | | | command is not going to be for me. Apparently, you |
| make herself all gorgeous and toned before the | | | | can talk to it to set the darkness of the toast. How on |
| husband arrives home from work. | | | | earth does that work? Do you whisper for lightly |
| Are you detecting a hint of sarcasm here? | | | | toasted and shout for burnt? What if your husband |
| Actually, what I meant to say was, thanks to the | | | | decided to cook breakfast - you know, that once a |
| advancements in electrical appliance technology we | | | | year birthday treat? You know it's going to resemble |
| are now able to cram even more into our packed lives | | | | the ace of spades with a voice that deep! |
| than ever. Except that now, nothing is done at the flick | | | | Men think they are making head way in the technology |
| of a switch, you now need a degree in IT to be able to | | | | stakes of the electrical appliance, to make life easier |
| work your washing machine, vacuum, oven and even | | | | on us women. But take a look back in history. It was |
| fridge freezer. Everything comes with its own | | | | actually the brothel madams that developed coffee |
| on-board computer supposedly to make life easier. | | | | brewing and more patents in this area are attributable |
| Oh how I long for the days when Monday was wash | | | | to women than men. It has to be said, however, I am |
| day. Now it's every day. Friday was typically fish day. | | | | grateful that we no longer strain coffee through an old |
| The whole family knew what to expect for dinner | | | | sock! |
| each day. Now we are supposed to use our electrical | | | | My favourite electrical appliance by a long way is the |
| appliances to churn out gourmet fayre on a daily basis. | | | | electric corkscrew I got for Christmas. The toast is |
| Don't get me wrong, I'm not against electrical | | | | burnt - again - I set the oven to cook but its pinging and |
| appliances in the kitchen. They certainly do have a | | | | buzzing and the washing machines on board computer |
| way of making things easier. But it's all going just a little | | | | has got so confused it doesn't know if it's washing or |
| too far. I want to be able to switch by appliances on | | | | drying. But there I am, relaxed in the knowledge that |
| and have them work. Not spend half a day | | | | with the touch of a button my wine will be open and all |
| programming them to cook something I could have | | | | will be right with the world again. |
| knocked out in half an hour. | | | | |