On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:38:13 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote
>>>
>> That goes without saying, Cybercat.... I was thinking along the same
>> lines. I have an expensive front loader too, not the most expensive
>> (LG) - but expensive enough (Maytag).
>>
>
>One time I asked my husband to wash a throw rug that hangs out in the mud
>room with one of the cat boxes. He literally put the thing in the washer as
>is, no shaking, nothing. The grit and h air got way down deep into the motor
>or somewhere bad, judging from the sound of it. The motor quit a few washes
>later.
>
OUCH! Hopefully, he's close enough to money matters of the household
that it was a lesson to him!


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:34:34 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>
>> and he was squeamish about a used washing machine. a machine that, um,
>> washes things.
>
> In fairness, though, a couple of people on this very group, within the
> last month, said that they wouldn't wash their dog's bedding in their
> washing machine, out of fear that it would get dirty.
>
> We have no babies in our house now, but I well remember washing diapers,
> including the brown ones, in our washing machine. We did not have a
> dedicated washing machine for that.

that struck me as weird also. stuff too icky to wash in their own
machines, but they were more than happy to inflict it on the poor schlubs
who have to use laundromats.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:31:42 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article
>,
> Dan Abel > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> blake murphy > wrote:
>>
>>
>> > and he was squeamish about a used washing machine. a machine that, um,
>> > washes things.
>>
>> In fairness, though, a couple of people on this very group, within the
>> last month, said that they wouldn't wash their dog's bedding in their
>> washing machine, out of fear that it would get dirty.
>>
>> We have no babies in our house now, but I well remember washing diapers,
>> including the brown ones, in our washing machine. We did not have a
>> dedicated washing machine for that.
>
>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

On Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:39:29 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:34:34 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> blake murphy > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> and he was squeamish about a used washing machine. a machine that, um,
>>> washes things.
>>
>> In fairness, though, a couple of people on this very group, within the
>> last month, said that they wouldn't wash their dog's bedding in their
>> washing machine, out of fear that it would get dirty.
>>
>> We have no babies in our house now, but I well remember washing diapers,
>> including the brown ones, in our washing machine. We did not have a
>> dedicated washing machine for that.
>
>that struck me as weird also. stuff too icky to wash in their own
>machines, but they were more than happy to inflict it on the poor schlubs
>who have to use laundromats.

Years ago I was at a laundromat and a guy came in from the car repair
shop next door and threw a bunch of shop towels in. I knew then it
was time to buy a home of my own and get my own washer. I pity the
person who followed that guy and threw white clothes in.

Lou

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.'

your pal,
blake

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

Lou Decruss wrote:

> 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.

Oh lord, I thought that phrase was something my grandma made up. She
and my grandpa had a log cabin in the woods down by the Meramec river.
Water had to be pumped by hand from the well, so you took your baths in
the river when it was warm enough, and took a "whore bath" with a basin
of water in the winter. "Puss (meaning face), pits and pubes".

Kind of an odd choice of phrase to use with your little granddaughters,
come to think of it, although I wasn't bothered by it until somebody
told me what a whore was.

On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:11:32 -0600, Kathleen
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>Oh lord, I thought that phrase was something my grandma made up. She
>and my grandpa had a log cabin in the woods down by the Meramec river.
>Water had to be pumped by hand from the well, so you took your baths in
>the river when it was warm enough, and took a "whore bath" with a basin
>of water in the winter. "Puss (meaning face), pits and pubes".
>
>Kind of an odd choice of phrase to use with your little granddaughters,
>come to think of it, although I wasn't bothered by it until somebody
>told me what a whore was.

LOLOL.. Great story!

Lou

On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:11:32 -0600, Kathleen wrote:

> Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Oh lord, I thought that phrase was something my grandma made up. She
> and my grandpa had a log cabin in the woods down by the Meramec river.
> Water had to be pumped by hand from the well, so you took your baths in
> the river when it was warm enough, and took a "whore bath" with a basin
> of water in the winter. "Puss (meaning face), pits and pubes".
>
> Kind of an odd choice of phrase to use with your little granddaughters,
> come to think of it, although I wasn't bothered by it until somebody
> told me what a whore was.

<snort>

your pal,
blake

In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:

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

> >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.

I've seen these in campgrounds. Makes sense, since you need the same
kind of utilities for both. I believe the showers took quarters,
although I don't remember if that was to open the shower door or to get
a ration of hot water.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:11:32 -0600, Kathleen
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>>
>>>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.
>>
>>Oh lord, I thought that phrase was something my grandma made up. She
>>and my grandpa had a log cabin in the woods down by the Meramec river.
>>Water had to be pumped by hand from the well, so you took your baths in
>>the river when it was warm enough, and took a "whore bath" with a basin
>>of water in the winter. "Puss (meaning face), pits and pubes".
>>
>>Kind of an odd choice of phrase to use with your little granddaughters,
>>come to think of it, although I wasn't bothered by it until somebody
>>told me what a whore was.
>
>
> LOLOL.. Great story!

Oh yeah, I forgot the last part of the instructions given as you were
handed the wash cloth and the Ivory Soap*...

"Puss, pits and pubes, kiddo, IN THAT ORDER."

*Ivory was the only soap they kept out at the clubhouse because if it
got away from you in the river it would float so you could grab it.