The one I live with and what I put up with

[petek]

He's back to his old tricks (no not those ones!!) I just got my (yes I call it mine!) trusty GE FF set up last week in our new house and what do I find two days ago but so much stuff jammed in there was little room for any water let alone any turnover. To top it off he has it set on the permapress cycle with the other dial set for normal. Next I hear the dryer running and running and running for what seemed like ages and I go in the laundry room and it smells semi-gym like. I open the dryer and it's absolutely crammed full of clothes, towels, blankets, so much so that everythings just rolling around in one huge wet ball. Anyways I wasn't nice about it. You'd think that would work but again last night, the dryer running and running and running and that awful soggy wet clothes smell, the dryer jam packed again and the clothes in it smelling all musty like. I thought his clothes were smelling stinky the other day so that must be why. All I get for an answer is "well I put a Bounce in there". As if it has anywhere to go he's got the thing so packed. I mean PACKED!!!
Anyways I did notice when I took half his stuff out that about half of the little vent holes on the back wall of the drum were covered solid in thick lint. Geesh I can't believe I didn't notice this before so I got a skewer from the kitchen junk drawer and started poking holes thru it all. Now I'll have to take the machine apart when I get a chance and try and clean it all up. I even told him we're lucky the damned thing hasn't caught on fire.

 

[toggleswitch]

Breathe!
Tread gently.
Have a valium.
Ban him from the laundry room!

 

[petek]

But on another note... I'm excited because I actually got to buy a bottle of bleach the other day and use some in the washer. Our old place was on a septic field so we never used any bleach containing products. And I splurged too. I bought a bottle of Downy with Febreeze, and two bottles of Downy Simple Pleasures in different scents.

 

[sudsdudeshane]

some men just shouldn't do the wash

My other half, who is a great lawyer, is BANNED from the laundry room. The first time I saw him do wash was when we were dating. I was mortified! whites and colors mixed and jammed all the way up to the top. he also used the cheapest detergent and liquid(which I hate)..
Well now, 3 yrs later we live together and he always comments on how white and bright his clothes are.(Tide w/Bleach powder and Borax)
Right now, as I speak, the contractor is here building our new laundry room. It will house our new Kitchen Aid FL washer and dryer. He won't even dare to touch my new baby!! LOL

 

[sudsdudeshane]

PeteK

I feel your pain ...email me if you ever need to "vent"LOL...some men!!!!!!!

 

[hoover1060]

Easy Pete

I feel your pain though...

My former roomie used to load the my Amana to the top and use the medium water setting... maybe thats why it was chewing up belts!

When I got the Maytag I politely sat him down and told him how proud I was of that machine, and how I wanted it taken care of. I told how I wanted the machine loaded, and to always use the FULL setting.
Of course I followed that up with: "If you break my Maytag I will hand you your B*LLS"

man am I glad he's gone!

 

[nmaineman36]

What we live with...

We have a roomie that seems to think that the world revolves around him. When he does laundry and it isnt like he does it once a week like I do...more like once a month. Sheets never get washed. He smokes and is a slob. Not saying that all smokers are slobs...but this one is. Plus he is a slut...but I wont go there. He doesnt buy his own detergent/softener or pretreater...uses what I have and when I go to use it he leaves me just a capful or a scoop to say he didnt use it all.
When he does laundry he will only wash 4 shirts and 3 pairs of pants. Underwear who knows when. He doesnt know how to iron..I offered to teach him but he says thats womens work. He will throw in his shirts and then go out tricking..come back a couple of hours later and throw the shirts in the dryer and put it on Wrinkle Prevent to let the dryer run up to 3 hours..go back out and trick some more. Heaven forbid that he should need the washer and dryer if its my laundry day. He did that to me several times and I told him he doesnt stick around to finish doing it and I am not doing it for him.
Usually when I do laundry its 6 loads straight and one after the other. I can start doing laundry in the morning and finish by 7 pm that night. I am hating the Neptune washer as days go by since it takes forever to get a load done. He has no concept of the fact that water and gas cost money and so does detergent...and since I use Persil at $45 a box it does fry my ass that he doesnt offer to pitch in. Scott has suggested that I move all the detergent to a locked cabinet..which I am going to do. I told Scott that this yutz has got to go.

 

[sudsdudeshane]

nmaineman36

man, what a situation you are in Mike..Quite frankly if I were you, I would sit this "slob" down and tell him this is the way things need to be if he wants to continue living there. You shouldn't have to be dealing with that baloney in your own home..kick the bum out!

~Good Luck

 

[washertalk]

Take a breather.

Is he cute? Does he have a big ____... well that is beside the point. We all have limits.

perhaps separate machines for each individual if possible? I am sure I will be protective in this area when I finally start looking and meet mr. right.

 

[exploder321]

I wasn't party to this when it happend, however i had have to teach him (my best buddie) how to do laundry...

My best buddie lives with 5 girls and a guy, plus him self..
Nobody had ever taught him how to do laundry... However, one day he took his clothes downstairs and couldn't fin used any of the green liquid that smelled good, or any of the white powderd substance that didn't smell to bad but was hard to...So he found something called Clorox.. He then found a mesuring cup and added what the directions said... About 10 minuets later he told one of his roomates and low and behold, they whent running in there to find his clothes ruined.... Between his mom and i and his (now ex) fiancee he got new clothes and many laundry lessons..

By the way, if you wanna see a nasty house try living with that many people who all smoke, drink and party.. He wants to move someplace else, but can not afford it

 

[rp2813]

Teenagers are just as bad

My partner's teenage daughter used to overload our 70's Maytag pair. With their small tub & drum that wasn't so hard to do; the washer took it all in stride but she'd wash bras with jeans and throw it all in the dryer and I'd regularly be pulling metal support parts from ruined bras that got stuck in the drum gap and would create a scraping sound when the dryer drum turned. They were curved and often had to be wrestled out of there. Finally the dryer started to make an ear piercing screeching sound when the drum turned and ultimately the drum just froze. I put the blame entirely on her. We'd probably still have that W/D pair otherwise. She moved out shortly after we got our Amana pair. No doubt in my mind that those inferior machines would be toast by now if she was still living here.

Maineman, you need to kick that roommate out!

 

[veg-o-matic]

Pete Kelly's Blues

I'm sure Gene has his good points, laundry apparently, not among them. Just be glad you got the mess settled before any real harm was done.

Make a deal with him--you'll do the laundry, and he'll do some task you absolutely hate. Whatever you choose.

Either that, or if he commits this crime again, he has to be your slave for a week. Just think of the possibilities!

veg

 

[hoover1060]

NMaineman36

Man that situation is bad... I agree hide the detergents! padlock that Neptune!

Washertalk: LAMO!!! you are too funny!

 

[maytagbear]

Sometimes...

being single doesn't seem too bad, after all.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[logixx]

Oh, I know what y'all talking about...

I just wanted to unload our dishwasher:

Plates nested, cutlery lying on the cup shelves and OF COURSE the spray arm blocked... Needless to say, nothing came out clean and everything was covered in backed-on grit, due to the drying cycle.

Who loaded the dishwasher? My MOTHER. I'm just glad our new DW will have a mother... I mean child-lock feature. ;-)

Alex

 

[chachp]

I have thrown many hissy fits...

..so mine doesn't even touch the laundry unless I am out of town. He lets me do it because I am a little fussy.

I created a guide he uses when I travel so I don't have to worry about how much soap, etc. he uses. It is hanging proudly on the wall and all chuckle when they come through. I attached it if anyone wants to try to tame I mean coach their SO. If you want the Word file let me know and I'll send it to you. He's pretty good about the quantities because it is usually just his own stuff when I am gone.

The thing I hate is when the dryer buzzes he either just leaves everything in there or throws it over a chair to wrinkle. Our marriage is much better if he doesn't touch it. He has to walk through the laundry when he comes in from the garage but that is generally the only time he is in there.

The dishwasher, well that's totally another story for another thread! LOL!

http://www.chachp.com/images/laundry%20guide.pdf

 

[exploder321]

I am just thankful i am the one doing everyones laundry here...

 

[toggleswitch]

Foam & Suds Party!

My other half, who is a great lawyer, is BANNED from the laundry room.

Book smart does not equal life/people/street/social smart.

The high falutin' attoneys at my former place of employ would ROUTINELY add liquid (hand) diswhwashing detergent to the DW-ers in the office and did so repeatedly after being told not to.

 

[frigilux]

Pete---Make your point to hubby this way: Take him out to his car, get in, rev the engine to about 6,000 rpm for at least a full minute. Then put it in gear and drive with the emergency brake on. After that, pull way over to the right and let the tires scrape against the curb for a couple of blocks. Finally, shift down to the lowest gear and drive at least 35-40 miles per hour for awhile.

Pull over; Then say, "Honey, will you please stop overloading the washer and dryer?"

DAMN! I should be a relationship counselor.