Inconsiderate people!
By ahgong
@ahgong (10064)
Singapore
May 21, 2007 11:15pm CST
Here in Singapore, we are all mostly living in highrise apartments and flats. With the newer designs getting more and more cramped, the layout of the flats are also getting more and more congested.
I personally like to hang my cloths out to dry in the sun, cos the sun-dried clothes feel and smell better, IMHO. Knowing that there are people living below me, I always ensure that the clothes i hang out to dry are not dripping wet.
Even when I hand wash them, i always put it in the washer to spin for a few minutes to get rid of the excess water before putting it out to dry. That way, my clothes will not drip onto other people's clothes below my unit.
Well, the same cannot be said for the units above me!
This fellow's wife, washed her red under garments, did not let the water drip off first before hanging them out to dry!
On top of that, her damn cheapo garments has lousy dyes that drip off with the water when washed. My laundry was about to dry, her red garments dripping red water stained most of my white shirts and clothes!
Luckily, I was in the kitchen when it happened. Managed to wash and rinse off the stains before they got a chance to set into my white clothes!
Man~~~! the jerks that are around in this society. Living all your life in a highrise apartment, one would think that one has picked up a skill of two about living in harmony with the people in the same block.
Sheez!!!
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7 responses
@sunslinger (474)
• Singapore
22 May 07
HAHAHAHA!!
*Wiping away tears from my eyes.
Bro! that is so funny. I know it's not funny when it happens to me but the way you describe those red undergarments is just hilarious! Are they lacy by the way? ;p
Yeah I agree that there are many idiots around these days and their numbers seem to be growing at an exponential pace. THe way I see it, you've got a few choices and the other myLotters already give good responses to it. Why dun you move to my area and we can be fantastic neighbours?!
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@sunslinger (474)
• Singapore
23 May 07
Sengkang is pretty far away bro. I'm gonna think thrice before I move there :)
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
24 May 07
Why? the place is quite. Lots of new schools, from nursery all the way to secondary... so getting kids to school is not an issue.
Once the sports complex opens, there will be more things to look forward to. Shopping center is also a stone's throw away. Market is available. And LRT is well connected to the two main trains. So transport is not an issue.
Heh heh... like i said, in the future, should you decide to move to a bigger unit, I will always be there to welcome you with open arms ;)
@RookRocks (381)
• Philippines
22 May 07
My guess is that the neighbor wasn't aware of what she was doing. What you can do is approach her first and inform her of the incidence. But yeah, she should have known better.
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
22 May 07
you are really exposed to a difficult situation. if you will talk to that woman, and then you will find her to fine to talk to, there are others more above her. the problem will then become endless. a better solution will be to organize a homeowners association. here, all those who occupy one building is a member of the association. then those who are holding high positions, officers of the association, will conduct meetings by the floor. here, some guidelines will be tackled so as to make a harmonious living among the community within each floor of the building.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
22 May 07
Believe it or not, some people do not know what it means to be considerate or they just don't care. If I were you, I would mention it to her husband and give him the opportunity to speak to her about it.
This can be a very delicate situation, but I believe that it is all in the way that you express yourself. I don't believe that she is intentionally doing this. She may not realize it. I do like to think ahead about how things will affect other's, because I would want the same curtesy.
They say that the golden rule is, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." I hope that everything works out with your situation and that you will be able to hang your clothes out without worry of them being ruined.
I use to love to hang my clothes to dry out on the line, until on day I put on a pair on sweat pants, fresh off the line and there was a bug in them, LOL.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
22 May 07
Thanks for the reply.
I was fuming mad when it happened. But after I cooled down, i did go upstairs to talk to the family that hung out the clothes. The husband opened the door and I told him about what happened.
I was too busy to hang my clothes out since then... but there have not been any dripping since... so, i guess it is okay as long as she is mindful of not letting her clothes drip when she puts them out to dry.
@bon_jing (88)
• Philippines
22 May 07
Yeah, talk to your neighbor up above, but if that doesn't work....
Get a long stick, when she hangs out her clothes, wait a few minutes and snag the clothes out of the clothesline and watch it float down to the busy singaporean streets. Take a picture of it if you want to. hahahahaha!
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@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
22 May 07
my sympathies... it's quite sad. but actually this is part and parcel of high-rise living. short of actually confronting your neighbour, i guess the only thing to do is suffer in silence.
personally i take the risk sometimes. when sunning bedsheets. but most times i dry the clothes indoors. if i don't cook think it's fine. still smells ok cos usually there's a breeze through the drying area.
it can also be hard to balance the pole out. and sometimes clothes not pinned properly might fly away! you mentioned u have a dryer right? minimising usage on that?
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
22 May 07
I do have a dryer, but no matter how good a dryer is, nothing beats the freshness of a sun-dried piece of clothe.
Most times, when we hand wash certain items, the quantity is small. No point using the dryer when the quantity is small... waste of electricity.
Other times, delicate clothes cannot go into the dryer, cos the damage will be irrepairable.
@Shavkat (137202)
• Philippines
25 Jan 13
I do think that some people are so inconsiderate just to obtain their personal gain towards other people. My father broke the line of connection to his family. The reason, the greediness that clouded their conscience. The assets of our ancestral made them wanted to acquire everything, without considering the rights of every individuals in the family line.
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