Washing dishes
Why write this? In our house I do the dishes. Over the years I have washed a lot of dishes, and recently some of our friends have commented on the speed with which I work and asked me to share my 'secrets' to help them with their own dishwashing. Really? Worse yet, some friends and relatives have encountered my wrath when they have ignorantly disrupted my system despite being asked to leave the work to me. This little paper is my attempt to summarize my techniques for anyone who cares. Dishwashing is a system My training is in science and engineering. Engineers are trained to think in terms of systems, and dishwashing benefits from systems thinking. My system is a set of little observations, tricks, and techniques assembled over years of washing dishes. My system works for me. It might not work for you, though you may find tidbits in it that are useful for you. Vaya con Dios. My dishwashing context We have a dishwasher, a machine installed under the counter that holds a...