Sledgstone 8,672 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 The local laundromat here closed a couple weeks ago and the next closest laundromat is a 20-30 minute drive away. x_x Well, this finally motivated us to get a washing machine. We always held off on getting one because of the hard water here and the fact that the house we rent has no washing machine hookup/drain. But seeing as the prices at the other laundromats are .50 cents to $2 more a load than what we are used to paying, plus the gas needed to drive to the laundromats, we figure as long as a washing machine lasts us 6 months it will pay for itself. Long story short, we got a washing machine! Yay! Bad news, landlord wouldn't come out for over a week to hook it up. Boo! chelle's dad came over this past weekend and we got it all set up and going. Yatta! We can now wash our clothes in our own home. ^__^ This will be the first weekend in 8 years in which I have not had to drive to a laundromat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 hmmm... where was the rest of the we while I was out there fixing my yard, digging a dry well and leech trench? I guess my shovel and I are a we ...... and had I not been the "chelle climb up there and pass me that dresser" bitch at the garage I coulda been here to hang out with sledgers and my dad as they literally watched spray paint dry..... and now I get to do laundry 5 days a week on top of all my other list of fun things to do but fuck it saves money and everyone elses time my muscles hurt but theres plenty of clean towels >.> Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myk JL 1,731 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 Lucky... I haven't had that convenience since 05 when I left my mom's trailer... The closest laundry mat to my place was closed down last year to make way for Walgreen's. The next now isn't that far away & cost half the price... ($4>$2.) Still I'll end up spending around $5 on munchies just because the vending machine is there... Those who fight deplorables should see to it that they themselves do not become deplorables. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 with the financial and ecological/environmental cost of driving to the next village once a week to do clothes.... after 9+ years in the same house I now have a washer >.< Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Gravy 100 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 You go girl! You go and do a load of Laundry. Its a lot easier at home, only work is loading and unloading, then folding. As for not doing yard work, I dont, whats the worst that could happen, more mice for fuzzyLOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 I'm not that fussy about the lawn.... well okay, maybe there is a lil Hank Hill in me Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubird 6,815 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 I'm not that fussy about the lawn.... .....says the woman who obsesses about her plants and landscaping. *G* And who says you have to do the laundry? Make everyone else share the job. If nothing else, do what my mom would do. We'd end up having to put loads from the washer to the dryer a lot, but when they came out of the dryer, she'd sort them and only fold hers and dad's clothes. We had our own piles and had to fold our own. And if they're too lazy to fold their own clothes and they get wrinkled, then they either learn to iron or wear it wrinkled. *nods* Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Gravy 100 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 I agree with that. My parents did the same thing. Have family have involment, instead of classic blind eye, if you see laundry needs to be loaded or folded, help, dont leave it all up to Mom. Same thing with dishes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myk JL 1,731 Report post Posted October 16, 2008 I'm not that fussy about the lawn....well okay, maybe there is a lil Hank Hill in me Oh no... Don't go on a pro propane rant... Those who fight deplorables should see to it that they themselves do not become deplorables. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgstone 8,672 Report post Posted October 17, 2008 The kids will do their own laundry. I always forced them to go to the laundromat with me whenever it was their clothes to wash. And yeah, they've already gotten used to wearing wrinkled clothes because they're too lazy to fold them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Gravy 100 Report post Posted October 17, 2008 Best thing doing Laundry at home. No driving or waiting at laundrymat. It'll be multitask time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgstone 8,672 Report post Posted October 18, 2008 Seriously. Its so much more convenient. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
