![]() They did their laundry as well as some laundry for the rest of us, and they seemed happy to do it with no complaints. I can understand that they could do more loads in a hurry, but also know that they were giving up some creature comforts to take that route. I was surprised (and impressed!) that DS and his gf declined their offers and carried loads of clothes to a local laundromat. There were nearby friends and relatives who knew of our plight and offered the use of their laundry rooms. That process took much longer than we were led to believe-and at a time when we had several house guests for an extended period. But perhaps others don't experience that as frequently as I do.Ī few months ago our washing machine developed a terminal problem and needed replacing. I have found that life its ownself presents countless opportunities to test one's resolve and resourcefulness. I am also one of those who is puzzled by what OP hopes to accomplish. That didn't have anything to do with OP's topic. ![]() It would seem great to have nothing to distress the nose or morals, but the more educated and wealthy people remove themselves, the less civilized the world gets. ![]() Our laundromats are a lot alike - both showing the real human condition, not just the parts of it we curate for ourselves. Maybe write a contrary paragraph about yours, and relate it to the topic? Folding the pink baby pajamas, the work shirts, the old rock-band T-shirts from the 1990s. Kids begging for a quarter to get the temporary tattoos from the vending machine. Thumping the crippled machine to restart. Every kind and color of people there for the common homely purpose - wearing the very last mismatched and stained thing that was clean in the closet, the garments of last resort while the others are cleaned - everyone drowsy in a sunbeam, chatting on their phones about their family business, children jumping up to touch the Halloween decorations and being called to order, somebody sneaking their dog in in their purse. Occasionally I have wished that the "elites" (sorry for the sterotyping) would go and do their laundry at a public laundromat, even once. It isn't just those in poverty that $$$ isolates one from, it is all forms of common life. ![]() A bar would work too, but I lived in Philly where alcohol license would have been difficult or impossible to get at least back then. There wasn't anything good or bad about it.Īt the time, I was wondering why no one thought of combining a laundry mat with a coffee shop. I just see people trying to get their laundry done and leave. I don't recall it being a social experience, but that may be because I am not a social person. I think the hardest part was lugging the clothes about 5 blocks to the laundry mat, then sitting around waiting. My experience with laundry mats was before cell phones and when I lived in the city. ![]() Not sure I have ever been in a seasonally decorated Laundromat in my entire life. Seriously, what kind of Laundromat is quiet enough to eavesdrop on a casual conversation? I had to move closer to hear someone who was talking directly to me today and that wasn't even a public one. No chatting heard over the machines, although sometimes you can hear someone screaming into their phone. Was just starting to put quarters in when I came back to switch clothes half an hour later. One guy was loading the big machines as I walked in. The homeless or nearly so are often gamifying how long they can drag out the process without getting scolded for loitering. Some walk home, some wait in their cars, some get their grocery shopping done while the clothes are drying or go get some coffee because this is their day out. With more machines squeezing out the chairs, the only people hanging out are the ones who don't have many options. Not playing for sure because there isn't open space in laundromats anymore. The only kids I have seen in a very long time are either in strollers or folding the clothes. Ten different perfumes mixing, plus those who didn't/weren't able to shower before coming. Mostly, laundromats are innocuous, at best. ![]()
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