Washing Machine Adventure

Lately my washing machine has stopped washing in the middle of cycles. The last time this happened, it just needed the filter cleaned out. I just cleaned it out a few months ago, so I was surprised it needed it again.

Monday I pulled out the filter, which means smelly water pours out of the bottom of the machine. This smell is unlike anything else, and it's very unpleasant. Anyway, I found a baby sock and a nursing pad inside the filter, along with lint and hair and other gross stuff. I soaked the sock in bleach (I hate to leave its mate alone forever) and threw away the nursing pad.

I replaced the filter, but it didn't screw back on tightly. So when I started a load, water started pouring out of the bottom of the machine. It's lucky there's a drain in the laundry room floor. I took out the filter and tried screwing it in again, and this time it went on tightly. 

All's well now, although the whole process took about an hour.