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September 26, 2011

How Not To Do Laundry

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I am no laundry expert.  I have never claimed to have an advanced degree in Washing.  I never took Fabric Care 101 but my mama taught me how to do laundry.  And ordinarily I have risen to the occasion with the task.  I know not to wash reds with ANYTHING!   I know that darks like cold water.  I know that whites need hot water and a dose of bleach at times.  I have done okay in my lifetime.  I think my mom taught me well.  (Thanks!!!  :-))

That is up until yesterday.   Found a blanket whilst we were working on the basement that looked like a good one to use on the bed here.  It is getting to be fallish and though I am not thrilled with that prospect I need to embrace it. Remember EMBRACE was one of my three words I chose this year as theme words???  Well, it is.  Check it out here.   So I thought it was in good shape–looked almost brand new which was not the case with much of the junk stuff we found in the basement. This had been stored in a big plastic tote so it was in good shape.  Or so I thought.

 

I am now accepting donations for a blanket so that I can keep warm while my hubby is gone.  Preferably for one that will not fall apart in the washer…….

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  1. Ann in the UP
    September 26, 2011 at 06:39 am

    Ohhhhhh, no! What a mess!

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      September 26, 2011 at 06:39 am

      I was shocked when I opened the lid!!!! Who would have thunk it???? LOL

      Reply
  2. Patty
    September 26, 2011 at 06:54 am

    I’ve had this happen to me, Beth Ann; exactly like your circumstances, too. Seems that a lot of these fibers dry rot when stored for a while and all it takes is that one wash to produce the mess you experienced.

    My biggest laundry pet peeve (not that anyone asked) is when “someone” in my home leaves tissues in a pocket. Nope, I don’t check pockets, it’s not part of my job description.

    Besides, it’s not like I’d ever find money, so why bother?

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    1. Beth Ann
      September 26, 2011 at 08:23 am

      Really??? I just “assumed” it was fine to wash it……guess I was wrong!!! I am usually the one who leaves a kleenex in the pocket….my husband does leave me tips sometimes so that is nice!!! I go in spells where I am good at checking pockets….I figure whatever I find is mine!!!!

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  3. [email protected] City Slacker
    September 26, 2011 at 08:06 am

    Your mama must have taught you quite a bit about cleaning too because I can’t imagine how you got that out of the washer 😀

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    1. Beth Ann
      September 26, 2011 at 08:21 am

      Yep!!!! She did!!! I had the help of my hubby pulling it all out. First load today after the fiasco—we’ll see how it comes out!

      Reply
  4. Feeling Beachie -
    September 26, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    OH my GOD… I have never seen anything like that happen, and I have ruined my fair share of clothes!

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      September 26, 2011 at 01:19 pm

      It was epic!

      Reply
  5. CMSmith
    September 26, 2011 at 01:33 pm

    Bummer.

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  6. pattisj
    September 26, 2011 at 05:14 pm

    Maybe next month’s charity donation should go to you for a blanket. I’ve not had anything like that happen in the laundry room. All my excitement is focused around the grill.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      September 26, 2011 at 06:30 pm

      Patti—I think that might be a little self serving….I would love to hear your grill stories—sounds exciting!!!!

      Reply
  7. Karen and Gerard
    September 26, 2011 at 07:03 pm

    Wow, what a mess. It must have just been too old so fell apart. That’s never happened to us, at least not yet.

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    1. Beth Ann
      September 26, 2011 at 07:08 pm

      It looked like it was brand new and never even used so I thought if I just washed it we could pop it on the bed! Boy was I wrong!!! LOL

      Reply
  8. Becky
    September 26, 2011 at 07:14 pm

    OH MY!!!!!!

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    1. Beth Ann
      September 27, 2011 at 06:32 am

      I tried to blame it on the washer because I am not of fan of the one here but I think that may not have been the whole thing.

      Reply
  9. imagesbytdashfield
    September 27, 2011 at 03:24 pm

    This reminds me of when I washed some jeans during flu season and neglected to check the pockets which had………you guessed it………tissues in them! I hope you were able to clean out the washer.

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  10. musingsofmaehem
    September 28, 2011 at 09:59 am

    I am crawling the web looking at sites promoting
    laundry detergent coupons. I guess you overdid the detergent bit. LOL. That is shocking. Nice blog.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      September 28, 2011 at 07:19 pm

      I think it was more a matter of the age of the blanket and not detergent. Or else I need to definitely change detergent!!! Geez!!!! Thanks for stopping and commenting! Come back anytime!

      Reply
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  12. Novroz
    October 03, 2011 at 09:08 am

    ow wow…hope it didn’t ruin your washer

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    1. Beth Ann
      October 03, 2011 at 09:18 am

      All seems to be fine in the washer world…..so far. Whew!

      Reply

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