I've had a real Mercury Retrograde kind of day. Over the weekend our dryer was acting flaky, but my mechanically-inclined neighbor came by and unplugged it, then replugged it and VIOLA! Today I was able to wash my towels, but when I tried to use the dryer, nada. Said neighbor came home as I was tacking a note on the laundry room door. He tried again--I'd tried, too--but we couldn't get the machine to work. Sigh. We only have one washer and one dryer, so it's a real inconvenience when they are kaput.