On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:16:33 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:54:01 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:31:42 -0600, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>All cat bedding gets washed at the washateria, but not because of dirt.
>>>All that hair damages my very expensive front loader...
>>
>> The first time I was in Texas and passed a washateria I laughed. Here
>> they're laundromats. I wonder if Texas is the only area that has
>> washaterias?
>>
>> Lou
>
>i think it is a localism, but not limited to texas. merriam-webster online
>says 'chiefly southern.'
>
>another google hit says 'In Alaska, the word washeteria is still routinely
>used; however it has come to mean a laundromat with shower facilities.'

Sounds like a truck stop. Real classy. I did once see a couple come
into a laundromat and strip down to their undies and wash the clothes
they had on. IIRC they went into the rest room for a long time most
likely for a whore bath.

Lou