January 16th.....’DAILY RAMBLINGS’
Day Two
Good Day one and all; go forth and enjoy the day. Yesterday I explained that next few days or more I’d be rambling about different things. I’ve thought what would be a good ramble subject for today. Well perhaps it could be going to the laundromat. I’ve had my share of stories over the years that they’d make a book. The reason I picked this topic is that the last few times there it’s be incident free. Seven times out of ten I have some story to tell my husband when I get home. I’ve learned over the years to actually fold my clothes as I remove them from the dryer. Socks, underwear and towels I put into a bag to do at home. I DO NOT use the tables anymore. Reason is two incidents that occurred. The first was a woman comes in with a bag of fast food and a newspaper. She spreads the paper out on the table opens the bag of food and proceeds to eat and read. No way do I want to put my freshly laundered items on a table that held greasy food. I mentioned this to her that the tables are for folding laundry not to be used for dining. Her remark was no one seems to be using the table at the moment. After she finished her greasy meal I’d thought well she’d at least wipe off the table where I noticed she squirted ketchup but no she just folded the paper and put her empty food wrappings in the trash. Well at least she done that. Another reason I don’t use the tables is the woman who thought it made a good changing table for her kids. Again no consideration for her actions. Do I want to put my clean laundry on a table where dirty diapers sat? One of my all time favorite incidents is those who arrive at a laundromat and ask customers to give them change. To me if your going to a laundromat isn’t it common sense to have change for the washers and dryers. Yes there are change machine, but they don’t always work. I had been approached by a woman who demanded I give her change. I told her I only bring enough for what I need. Then I asked why she did not go to a bank to get change. Her reply left me laughing. She said the bank won’t give change. Now that’s the best one yet. What bank won’t give you change? She asked if she could get a few quarters from me and I again said I only brought enough to do my own laundry. I already had my clothes in the dryers and no money on my person. Of course I had quarters in my car but did not tell her that. She ended up asking others for change; she got the same answer no one had any. Found out from one of the other customers that this particular woman does it all the time. Comes with her three baskets of clothes and expects others to be her change machine. I ended up actually seeing this woman at a local club playing the coin dozer machine a few weeks later. I walked up to her and said if you didn’t put your quarters in this machine you’d have them for the laundromat. She did give me an earful but I ignored it and walked away. The other funny incident that has occurred is the person who comes in the laundry and takes up at least six washers then asks if they can borrow some of you detergent as they didn’t have any at home. What can’t these people stop at the store on the way to buy some? Anymore I put my clothes into the washer then go out and sit in my car. I watch the time and know about how long until my clothes are done. The same with the dryers. It’s that I don’t need laundromat drama. There are some really nice people there but I’d rather wait out my time while my clothes are being done in my car playing a game on my phone or reading a book. If you go to laundromats is your experience a tad on the odd side at times? If you frequent them, observe those around you and DO NOT use the tables to fold your clothes; you never know whose greasy food was on the table prior or whose baby’s dirty diaper laid there.
Until tomorrow....have a good day.
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