The video's narrator shares a story about washing a moldy goose down cushion in her washing machine, which caused a huge mess and potentially damaged the machine. Despite the chaos, the narrator was determined to salvage the cushion, which she had paid $15 for. She spent hours cleaning the machine, using tweezers to remove stuck feathers and vacuuming up the debris. The narrator reflects on the experience, realizing that her love for the cushion and her desire to save it led her to act irrationally. She hopes that the machine will still work properly and jokes about having to pay for a new one.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator is telling a story about an incident that happened on Saturday.
2. The narrator had renovated their deck and was putting back the furniture they had stored away.
3. They had stored three cushions in a waterproof bag, one of which was filled with goose down.
4. The narrator decided to wash the cushions in their washing machine.
5. They put the cushions in the washing machine on the maximum cycle with hot water and bleach.
6. When the cycle finished, the narrator opened the washing machine door and found that the machine was clogged with feathers.
7. The feathers had come from the goose down cushion and had caused a mess.
8. The narrator spent the afternoon cleaning up the mess and trying to unclog the washing machine.
9. They used tweezers to remove feathers from the machine's filter and vacuumed up the rest of the feathers.
10. The narrator had to throw away two dishcloths that they used to clean the machine.
11. The narrator is worried that they may have ruined their washing machine by washing the goose down cushion.
12. The narrator is still finding feathers in the machine and is hoping that it will continue to work properly.
13. The narrator is from Canada and is experiencing autumn weather.
14. The narrator had previously tried to renovate their deck but were unable to complete the project due to a lack of labor.
15. The narrator's washing machine is about a year old and had previously worked well.