On a brighter note Kitchen Aid sent us a new mixer. Last year's Limited Edition. But it is the next size up so I guess we are better off with last year's model that works than last year's model that doesn't work.
At least it mixed up bread pudding today. I will try it out with bread flour tomorrow. Apparently they are only rated for soft, all-purpose flour. Amazing that they can still advertise that they are the choice of serious chefs. And that their guarantee is hassle free.
BTW, we tried out the AP flour pizza crust recipe in the booklet that came with the mixer last Sunday. Joe said, "Even the dog was disappointed" by the tasteless cardboard crust it produced even after I tossed in every trick in the book to make the crust better when I finished it off by hand. Yikes!