Definitely a sign of getting old, but we're absolutely delighted with this machine. Looks great, excellent wash results, the spin cycle leaves clothes merely damp and the drum is a good size. So big in fact the missus asked me to put up another washing line. Instructions aren't the clearest and take a little re-reading so as to understand how you have a dry program on it's own. Clue, any program can do it, you just turn on the dry option and turn off the wash.