First Disaster of 2011!

[threemeninaboat]

I call it! It's mine.

randomdreams was quietly reading a book and finishing his lunch:
"JOHN! THE LAUNDRY ROOM IS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND SMELLS LIKE BURNING!!!"
(Stop giggling loree.)

He figured out that it was the washer. It has now stopped noising, but is full of water. We'll give it half an hour. Some problems resolve themselves in time.

I dug up:
http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Plumbing/Laundry-Room-Plumbing/how-to-drain-a-washing-machine-that-wont-drain
It also tells you how to repair such a disaster.

I figure I've shoved ~1456 heavy loads in there, plus it came with the house. So lord knows how long it's been slugging along.

Off to bail out my washer.

EDIT:
I got it to drain. Now... belt?