tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post3454755659210914920..comments2023-10-21T08:22:23.232-07:00Comments on Four Strong Women: Inflation!!!!!!!!!!Emmy Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348320835897735088noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-10923717922488544422012-10-17T09:04:57.664-07:002012-10-17T09:04:57.664-07:00Our washer and dryer are used every day, what with...Our washer and dryer are used every day, what with everyone doing their own laundry, often at 2 in the morning...did I mention husband and I sleep on the lower level, near the laundry room?<br /><br />The only time we use a laundromat is when we are camping for a week or more...then we're so pathetically thrilled to have clean underwear again, that it's worth any price! I sit in the place, paying for wi-fi for my laptop and checking my e-mails, while the family does the grocery shopping, or otherwise entertains themselves. I get some "alone time", and the clothes smell better. Win-win for everyone!<br /><br />When I was younger, I hated when guys would try to pick you up there! Seems there was some Playboy article back in the day, telling men that a laundromat was a great place to meet women...presumably because we couldn't leave the building to get away from them? My opinion always was that I'm wearing my panties inside-out, with my oldest sweat pants/tee shirt, and I hate being there so I'm crabby. If you find all of that attractive you have WAY more issues than I want to deal with! F**k off, Romeo!Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-28319361930386707882012-10-17T07:43:17.482-07:002012-10-17T07:43:17.482-07:00At our old house we had a woodburner in the baseme...At our old house we had a woodburner in the basement, so I didn't have to worry about the clothes, but at this new place our basement gets wet and we heat with fuel oil. So I hang our laundry in a small alcove-like backyard that leads into the bigger yard. If it's too cold, like it is now, I hang clothes in the laundry room on a line. We sit a heater out there. I do use the dryer, but usually for loads of undies/socks and things that have lint on them. Our dryer really drives the electricity bill up, up, up. :-(Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-63378523430395355422012-10-17T07:27:28.031-07:002012-10-17T07:27:28.031-07:00Thank goodness for us, washing isn't an issue,...Thank goodness for us, washing isn't an issue, Faith. Just drying, since our basement is musty, and this time of year, geting a day with enough sunny weather to hang it outside is really hit or miss.Jaime Sammshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756034484406953047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-40292947783860446132012-10-17T05:52:05.757-07:002012-10-17T05:52:05.757-07:00This is the very reason I have always had a wringe...This is the very reason I have always had a wringer washer on hand, Jaime. I hate the darn things, it's hard work, but it's economical and is easy on water usage. On the downside, using a wringer is hard work, but when I compare the work of an entire afternoon or morning in my home to the all-day event of loading clothes in a vehicle, driving 20 minutes one day to the laundromat, dealing with rude people who often turn into butt wipes over a free dryer, and then having to stand there and keep an eye on everything (at home I can do go something else or even sit and write while laundry churns) and then folding, folding, folding...nope. Give me my wringer washer and rinse tub any day.<br /><br />Besides, I can throw things in my dryer or hang it up outside or on my indoor line, so it saves me time even if I do use a wringer.<br /><br />And don't even get me started on the price of laundromat laundry here. I nearly fainted when I saw $6.25 for a large capacity washer. Oh, and a whopping 6 minutes of dryer time is all we get here for a quarter.<br /><br />Our gas is down to $3.74 a gallon here, Marci, but it's still too expensive when most of us in this area have to drive 20 minutes or more in any direction to a job or store.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-9454196665975564602012-10-16T16:48:05.672-07:002012-10-16T16:48:05.672-07:00Gas prices I don't know about, since, like I s...Gas prices I don't know about, since, like I said, we don't own a car, and the transit system where we live is passable. Rest assured, though, I will be trolling those kajiji adds for a new-to-me dryer!!!!!!!Jaime Sammshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756034484406953047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-78289483345264735682012-10-16T16:04:21.605-07:002012-10-16T16:04:21.605-07:00I was completely prepared for the inflation at the...I was completely prepared for the inflation at the laundromat when I went to wash my comforters. It spent about $20-30 and spent a good four hours there. It was... fun. O.O Okay, maybe I could think of better things to do with my Saturdays.<br /><br />Of course, gas is edging up to $5/gal. here. When someone comments, "Well, it's $10/gal. in England," my response is, "I don't live in England. Even England has a better mass transit system than we do. To get from my house to Malibu on mass transit takes 2 hours. By car, it's 45 minutes. You tell me which one you'd take given a choice. If it's local enough, I can walk or ride my bike. I'll gladly take the metro (the one line that starts 2 miles from my house and has a stop at the Natural History Museum and the California Science Center) when I can. There are just a lot of places I can't get to by the Metro. And in some areas of LA, riding a bike is like pining a "run me over" sign on my back.<br /><br />Have you noticed when you eat out the much smaller portions? I mean <i>much</i> smaller portions. It's not wonder when the gas prices are so jacked up.<br /><br />Hm... did someone hit a hot button? LOLMarci Baunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850775917897362922noreply@blogger.com