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Electric Iron
The washing of clothes: It was very difficult to wash during the winters because
of the cold weather and the inconvenience of having to do it on one’s knees. What a
difference to only have to put the clothes in a washer and it comes out well wringed. In
reality, the only thing that some of the participants miss about the old times is the
comradership and the good times that they spent chatting while they washed clothes.
Washing in the spring.
Automatic washing machine.
In my conversations with many of the women in Ciadoncha, I did not notice them
saying that it was a big problem not having water in their homes in the past. Of course
they all value having it today, but they did not make a big problem about not having it
before. For them, going to the well for water was part of the daily routine. Once again, I
was able to notice that the women used this work as a way of distracting themselves and
they liked to chat and comment to those they saw on their way there.
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