18 years? Doubtful. We have some continuity issues here. According to the on-line biography of the Pattersons, they moved into their house when Michael was 4 years old. Based on Michael’s recent 12-year-old birthday, it means they have been in the house between 7-8 years. If Elly goes back 18 years at this point in the story, she is going back not only to a time before she lived in the house, but before she married John.
There are a few other continuity issues. In the 1981-04-20 strip, Elly got a new dishwasher. In the 1981-04-07 strip, Elly got a new electric can opener. In the 1980-02-28 strip, Elly got a new toaster.
It looks like Elly is exaggerating the age and condition of her kitchen to make a point. What that point is, we have yet to see.
18 years? Doubtful. We have some continuity issues here. According to the on-line biography of the Pattersons, they moved into their house when Michael was 4 years old. Based on Michael’s recent 12-year-old birthday, it means they have been in the house between 7-8 years. If Elly goes back 18 years at this point in the story, she is going back not only to a time before she lived in the house, but before she married John.
There are a few other continuity issues. In the 1981-04-20 strip, Elly got a new dishwasher. In the 1981-04-07 strip, Elly got a new electric can opener. In the 1980-02-28 strip, Elly got a new toaster.
It looks like Elly is exaggerating the age and condition of her kitchen to make a point. What that point is, we have yet to see.