Laundry Day

So, Tuesdays are my laundry day. I chose this day mainly because it is not crowed at the Laundromat and KFC has their 2 piece meal for $2.99, it is so yummy. I am not sure how many of you do laundry at the laundromat but it is a very interesting experience. First, the reason I love going to the Laundromat is that it is cheaper and you can do laundry in a short period of time compared to doing laundry in my building. Second, the machines are front loaders and you can get your clothes cleaned much better than a top loader, and it uses less water. Third, you can meet anyone from any part of the world. We have Latinos, African Americans, Ethiopians, Africans, white people and many other races and ethnicity. I love my little latino ladies!!!!!

Now at the laundromat, it is much like the thunder dome. By this I mean that it is a lawless place and people do what they want, so needless to say it drives me up the wall. These are the things that drive me the farthest up the wall:

1. The laundromat is not daycare, control your kids. Don't let them run around, scream and play in the same place, where I am trying to get stuff clean.
2. We are not in the 1st grade. The person who wrote the book about everything we ever needed to know we learned in kindergarten is genius and speaks the truth. People of the Laundromat, we need to share. These people are crazed over their laundry carts. They all leave their bags in the these carts to "save" them, as if we are in the animal kingdom and we are peeing on our territory. I understand that we would like to make sure we have cart to get our laundry out of the machine but there are only so many carts and like 30 people doing laundry. Eventually it does not add up.
3. People have some weird laundry habits.
1. I have seen people clean with bleach and ammonia (a deadly combination). They also use many different types of soap, bleach, and fabric softener. These people sit there and watch the machine and pour in their different types of liquid cleaner based on the machines cycle. They are obsessed with it, it makes me laugh
2. They only put 2 or 3 items of clothing in one machine (washer and dryer) at a time and then do this with 5 or 6 machines. People do not understand the true meaning of the front loader and the fact that you can put a ton of clothing in one machine.

Anyway, that is my rant about the laundromat. If you have not tried it, you should, it is a great social experience and amazing to watch. In some ways I wish I had gone into sociology or anthropology so I could study people. The Laundromat is the best.