O.K., there were NO naked people in the laundrymat today, but Amanda said to make the title enticing to gather more readers -..... so
my dryer broke today. so I lugged the towels, sheets and doggie bedding to the laundrymat to use their dryer. when the the laundrymat mat stop allowing us to use real change???? now they use a "laundry card" that your purchase there with a credit card - so esentially we are charging the use of their dryer - I DON'T THINK SO - so I left carrying the same wet linens that i carried there - and it was not a light parcel either.
I went to target and bought a drying rack and a clothes basket. i carried clothes and purchases into the house, getting heavier every time i move them too.
who knew it would take a college ph d to put that darn drying rack together???? it's still in my living room in 50 pieces..... waiting for my daughter or prospective son in law to put it together. the wet linens are now hung on every door, over every shower door (4 of them in here, 2 per shower) and the leftover went on the patio furniture on the back deck.... looks like a bunch of deep south rednecks lives here. next I'll probably get cited by the homeowners association for hanging laundry out to dry (not allowed in this association)
and I am TIRED TIRED TIRED.... who knew 3 loads of laundry could be so exhausting.
Only good thing that happened was there were no naked people in the laundrymat.
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my little story is sad but totally TRUE
Too funny, Fran. Maybe your son will fix the dryer for you?
oh no Barbara, I won't ask him to do anything for me, I have a warranty company that insures all my appliances and I will call them on Monday (hoping to get a new washer and dryer out of this as it is a very old appliance and both are one piece on top of the other).... keep your fingers crossed for me!! My son moved out over a week ago and I have not heard a word from him, although he calls my daughter almost every day to make sure "mom is doing o.k."..... As much as I love him, I sure do not understand him.
Fran, that's not right. He is part owner of your home, isn't he? I'll bet if you sold your home and made money off of it, he'd have his hand out for his half. Kids! You can't live with them and you can't shoot 'em. Got my fingers crossed for a new washer and dryer. Those warranty programs are great, but lots of buyers don't take advantage of them.
that is a very effective title
That wet laundry is awfully heavy. You poor thing. I hope they can put that rack together for you and let you get some rest. It sounds like you really need it.
I'll bet you'll get lots of people stopping by because of the title. Titles do draw people in. :) I haven't used a laundry like that in....I guess 6+ years. Guess I would have been surprised too.
Umm....interesting title.....
I hate just moving laundry directly from the washer to the dryer. It's heavy enough that way. I feel so sorry for you having to move it over and over again. Ugh.
fran.....that was great!!
i am sorry you had to do all that heavy lugging around....but it was funny the way you told it. thanks for sharing. :)
I'm sorry you had such a rough time and I hope you can get some help and a new dryer soon. Funny title! :)
BUY A ROPE, TIE IT BETWEEN TWO TREE, GET SOME CLOTHES PINS AND HANG THE CLOTHES ON IT. COULD EVEN HANG THEM ON THE LINE IN THE BASEMENT. dRYERS ARE A NEW INVENTION. HATE IT WHEN IT BREAKS DOWN, GOOD THING WE HAVE A MAINTENCE AGREEMENT ON IT, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE HOUSE.
Yeah, solar drying and it 's free. But I'd hate to have to use it.
Sounds like a pain. Can you add any amount you choose to the card or is it preset amounts? I will have to watch for this when we travel because we generally don't stop in the same place twice and our motorhome doesn't have a washer and dryer.
to tell the truth Teresa, once I saw that the first dollar was for the card itself, I got too angry to research more.... all I had was a pocket full of quarters and ONE one dollar bill... when I asked the employee if she had paper money for my quarters she looked at me like I was crazy and said "no way" and then WALKED AWAY from me - I was muttering big time when I walked out of there!!
LOL. Effective title. Very funny. :)
darn it I was hoping for a photo essay
LOL
I love the title and the article. But I hate going to the laundry. If you lived near me, you and fur baby could come do your laundry here.
Amanda, I owe credit for my title to YOU!! I was taking some advice you had given in your "naked barry manilow" post :-)
As for the dryer, I'd have been at your door! As it turned out my duaghter and son in law to be came over and he had the dryer fixed in 10 minutes - that young man is a genius in my book!! Then he proceeded to put the laundry drying rack together and told me to "take that piece of junk back to target and get a refund"... I put one towel on it and it folded like a cheap tent! So it goes back today!!
Dryer is fixed, getting ready to vacumn my house, LIFE IS GOOD TODAY!!
well that was interesting
LOL @ the title! I remember going to the laundrymat not long ago and having to use those card thingies. That was so annoying.
Ah....this is one of my most dreaded nightmares in life, the dryer or washer to break down. Going to the laundrymat is horrible to me.
Love the title, sorry you had to go through so much. What are people supposed to do if they don't have a credit card to buy a laundry card - how rediculous!
I always hated the laundrymat. Well you can relax now that laundry is done. Enjoy the day.
man, that title is great!! went running to see what wierdos are hanging around naked in the laundy mat... he,he, well, poor you..
Why didn't they just accept cash????
Any way, you can hang up the clothes at home, or have someone like a friendly neighbor or so repare your dryer.. ? Hope you'll be fine in whatever you do do...
love to you,
CatsCamille
Funny title! I haven't been to a laundrymat in years and back then cash was an accepted payment method.
Larry said it! Hang some clothes lines in the basement to put the wet clothes on. Or clothes lines outside. Use clothes pins to pin them down so they won't fall off the line outside. They'll be dry before you know it while its summer.
when my dryer broke for a day - if i had hung a line in the backyard i'd have been drummed out of the development in which I live!! that is absolutely NOT allowed around here. we are not even allow to have those garden flags and colored christmas lights - every thing we do has to be "uniform" according to code.... and for this privledge we pay them $147.63 a month in homeowner association fees - quite the privledge, no???
L O L ~ Hope you're not tired any more ~ ahahahah!
No naked people, the only reason I stopped by. Fact is Jeff Foxworth had us men right, all we want is a beer and we want to see something naked. Something being of the female persuasion.
Loved your article, Fran. I think I would have reacted the same way you did - a card for the laundry - a dollar charge and a snooty girl? That is a bit much in my book too!
Yup, I fell for the title and I'm disappointed - no pix:)
Naked people in the laundramat would have made a great Gather photo op!
Oh, that was fun. Hope everything dried in the end.
:) wishing you laughter
Ireally like how you carefully unfolded the imagery of this story and the the humor ending: Most enjoyable read.