Sunday Project:

Name: Fix the damn washing machine.
Status: Complete
Symptoms of problem: Washer would agitate the clothes until they were ready to kill, then stop, without draining, rinsing, or spinning.
Cause: Lid switch had broken completely free from its mount.
Temporary solution: Tie lid switch permanently closed with a bag tie from a loaf of bread.
Unintended consequences of temporary solution: Water all over the floor of the laundry room.
Time spent mopping up water: Twenty minutes
Time spent sucking up the rest of the water using the steam cleaner after getting tired of mopping: Twenty minutes
Amount of water on floor: Probably a couple of gallons.
Skills required: Shopping, unscrewing, unclipping, bulky object manipulation, tool location, finding small parts which have fallen inside a washing machine, swearing.
Cost of part: $25
Photo of the new switch in a plastic bag:

Is it easy to take a washing machine apart?: If you know the trick to it, yes. If not, you're screwed.
Photo of washing machine in its disassembled state:

Is it easy to put a washing machine back together?: Not as easy as taking one apart, that's for certain.
Clothing washed since the repair: About half a load.
Amount of water on floor after repair: Just what I couldn't get up from the first massive leak without moving the dryer.
Feeling of manly/husbandly satisfaction: Low. I didn't even get a thank-you from Mrs. Cwabs for the last project, so this project will probably lead to more complaints about how I don't do enough laundry.