The Cost of Using a Public/ Commerical Washer.

[mihi]

launderess makes a very good point.....

Price to make a profit. If you can't do that, stay out, or get out of the business.
Free things can be attractive, such as free WiFi and plenty of laptop electrical plug-ups. Laundry takes time and this is something people like to do, so mix the two together.
Have one free internet-connected system, etc. etc.
Free morning coffee is also a good thing.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Something so simple as being open 24 hours helps too.

After dark the lady-folk tend not to come in (alone). Bye-bye those searching for their "M.R.S." decree/degree.

So you get the married ones with husband in tow (rare).
This leaves single males. Make that single EMPLOYED males.

Even if you are not looking to make new friends or for someone for whom to make breakfast (once), this gets rid of the housewives for whom it is an outing and a recreational event to be in the laundromat. They can congregate during the day and keep each-other company. Also dont have to deal with rug-rats. [Thare are never enough bungee cords to tether them to the walls, damn-it!]

Now don't get me wrong, children are OK. Sliced thin and fried well, even better.. (ducks and runs)

You get like-minded guys who want in and out quickly quietly and efficiently with no hassles. Those too who have no problem plunking their money down to get the service they need.

HMMM Wait, let me rephrase that.........*LOL*

 

[jeffg]

> Something so simple as being open 24 hours helps too.
>
> After dark the lady-folk tend not to come in (alone). Bye-
> bye those searching for their "M.R.S." decree/degree.
>
> So you get the married ones with husband in tow (rare).
> This leaves single males. Make that single EMPLOYED males.

You also get homeless and mentally ill people, thieves, muggers, vandals, taggers, drug users, rowdy gangs of teens etc. We've had a terrible time with this here in Santa Cruz County, to the point where very few businesses stay open past 10 or 11PM -- even liquor stores.

Hopefully the situation is better in the 'city that never sleeps'.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Take the keys and lock them up, lock them up , lock them up.

Good point. But a very visible security camera and a security guard that pops in ever few minutes helps.

Sad we have to live like this in this country.

Not yet a citizen and commit a crime? You and your family get put on a plane to your country, but certainly no closer than Guatemala. Not northern mexico where one will walk back in over the border into Arizona, etc. BYE-BYE.

Sure other countries can flush their toilet and send them here. We can do the same. Flame me all you want. My MOTHER is a foreigner and says the same thing.

 

[maytagbear]

A word about the mentally ill---

Most persons with severe mental illness are not violent, in fact, many of them are more likely to be victims of violence, rather than perpetrators.

In most jurisdictions, there are far more persons with severe mental illness than there are group homes or other supervised living facilities.

Yes, some with mental illness DO act inappropriately, screaming, swearing, and worse, I won't deny that. Some of them can be most unpleasant to be around.

However, more, at least in my direct experience, are quiet, hesitant, and as polite as can be.

My congregation is closely allied with the county's public mental health center, and we have been building a ministry for those with severe mental illness issues.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[toggleswitch2]

I did not mean to suggest lock anyone up just because they are in a listed category.

No no no no.

But the MINUTE someone gets violent, regardless of the cause, action is required.

 

[launderess]

File This Under "Unexpected Costs"

Local news reporting tonight that a launromat in Brooklyn had to not only refund customers money when washers and dryers stopped working properly (due to brown out conditions this past weekend), but there now are additional problems for the owner.

Apparently because of the reduced power situation, motors on several washing machines and dryers have burned themselves out,and will require replacement. Estimated costs for the motors alone run $700/ea, excluding labour.

Interviewed on local news, laundromat owner stated that when power is reduced, the machines keep running, trying to "pull" the power missing and or some such.

More to the pity, Con Edison (local power company), has a set cap on damage due to power outages or reductions, and it only covers things like food spoilage.

L.