what do laundry and dishes have in common?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
Philippines
November 9, 2019 7:22am CST
one, you have to wash them when they're dirty.
two, you have to dry them before you can use them.
but how will they dry completely if you put the new batch of wet dishes on top of them? if you hang the wet clothes next to them?
why not remove the almost dry dishes first? why not move the almost dry clothes away from the wet batch?
i mean, it's obvious to me, but there are people you live with who don't.
do other people's way of doing things frustrate you and force you to fix things?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Nov 19
yes, you do everything so you already have your own system
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Nov 19
@LadyDuck you have no dishwasher? or you use the dishwasher for pots and pans?
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
10 Nov 19
@hereandthere I dry almost everything in the dryer, except dresses and the shirts of my husband that I hang on the line inside the laundry room. I have a compact dish rack where I place the dishes that I am washing. Even when I have guests I always wash manually all the dishes, silverware and glasses.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Nov 19
some things aren't urgent for some people and they don't mind repeating tasks
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Nov 19
Yes yes yes! There are times when my well meaning husband and kids put wet dishes on top of the dishes that have already dried . . . that drives me nuts! I don't like using chemical stuff whenever possible, but often my husband is quick to grab the bottles of cleaners (well, it's an easy and fast clean up, but that means airborne chemicals all over the house) - I scream 
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
9 Nov 19
the dish rack is next to the sink and sometimes the pile has become a mountain already that could collapse.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Nov 19
@hereandthere It is that way here too. But we have an upper cabinet above so the mountain can only get so high. Still, the others push to cram in they can 
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
14 Nov 19
@hereandthere I am sure you will figured this out
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
9 Nov 19
since the hubs does nothin' but make messes, such's not'n issue here. i'm a wash/towel dry 'n put 'way kinda gal with dishes. like a tidy kitchen. 'tis one'f the few spaces i feel i've much control.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Nov 19
we handwash here (i don't know anyone who has a dishwasher) and let them drip-dry before putting them away.
i get annoyed when people break or spill something but don't tell you so you get a nasty surprise.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
11 Nov 19
@hereandthere i've a dishwasher, which 'twas handy when 9 folks lived here. now, 'tis storage fer large dinner plates 'n rarely used cookin' pots. if'n i'm'n a hurry, i'll let 'em dry'n their own. particularly'n the morn when i've lots 'f other schtuff to tend.
that'd be the hubs! that'n leavin' empty milk jugs'n the counter with the lid'n durin' the night. incapable 'f rinsin' such out. putrid smell!
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
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9 Nov 19
Yes its frustrating but others way of doing may not be our way even if its the most obvious so.... most of the time I'd rather do my own thing and do it my way. But if you are living with that person under one roof it could be quite difficult and may sometimes be a source of conflict; like having to correct or tell the person, or keep silent and just fix it yourself
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
9 Nov 19
i do the latter, but i'm sighing, shaking my head and muttering as i do so.
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
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10 Nov 19
@hereandthere And in the long run you also get fed up.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
11 Nov 19
@pitsipeahie yes, i do. then after a while, i can't stand it anymore and start fixing things again.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
10 Nov 19
They keep growing both of them
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@jstory07 (148734)
• Roseburg, Oregon
13 Nov 19
@hereandthere We have a dish washer. I mostly wash by hand if we just have a few dishes.
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@Marilynda1225 (91123)
• United States
12 Nov 19
Yes I get very frustrated when certain things get done wrong (well wrong according to the way I do them).
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
i mean it's logical, isn't it? otherwise we'll run out of things to use and space for it
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
9 Nov 19
Don't tell me that. My husband feels that I have some sort of OCD.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
9 Nov 19
i mean it's basic isn't it? yet some just shrug it off.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
9 Nov 19
@hereandthere Yes. There is a saying that common sense is not so common.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
12 Nov 19
I rarely do those things... Ha ha... I will ask my wife...
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
@simplfred allergic to water? hahaha. i'm sure you help with other chores.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
@hereandthere Yeah, I usually wash just 1 plate here.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
9 Nov 19
hard not to when you shared spaces and resources.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
26 Nov 19
It's something that I do every night lol
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
27 Nov 19
i hate feeling like a security guard making rounds and checking and fixing everything
@psanasangma (7910)
• India
10 Nov 19
Laundry is one of my everyday task but not in huge accumulated one but whenever I am home sometimes I become washer man...
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Nov 19
No two people are alike which makes life interesting and frustrating at the same time. It seems someone needs common sense.
@cabuyogty (4487)
• Philippines
10 Nov 19
Hello , guys! I have to wash dishes at home but this chore was much easier than laundry clothes :) that was my opinion
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