tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post6019048332913107016..comments2023-08-15T11:03:58.591-04:00Comments on Adventures in Sparkland: The Laundry RoomSparkling Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-55562282554430910952008-05-07T23:07:00.000-04:002008-05-07T23:07:00.000-04:00I think Maxie suggested a blog-swap for books; I t...I think Maxie suggested a blog-swap for books; I think it's a great idea. <BR/><BR/>Our laundry rooms were pretty impersonal at the last place but I do recall swapping some books there, anonymously... it's a neat phenomenon.Emma Gorst https://www.blogger.com/profile/09692637018538270794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-91921062240947192602008-05-06T20:13:00.000-04:002008-05-06T20:13:00.000-04:00Lint baby... Lint!Lint baby... Lint!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-81474485391819182282008-05-06T15:15:00.000-04:002008-05-06T15:15:00.000-04:00You had a nice laundry room - all's I find in mine...You had a nice laundry room - all's I find in mine are dustballs.trinity67https://www.blogger.com/profile/07847419740974969871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-16369183623325489902008-05-06T11:55:00.000-04:002008-05-06T11:55:00.000-04:00Conversemomma: I just Googled that title to see w...Conversemomma: I just Googled that title to see what it's all about. It looks intriguing. I love novels written from a child's perspective. I just finished Robert Clark's "Love Among the Ruins". Heavy stuff, but beautifully written.<BR/><BR/>Keera: There's definitely advantages to an underused laundry room. I used to get frustrated when I couldn't get my laundry done. There were lineups on the weekend. Sometimes I got up early on a Saturday and ran straight to the laundry room a minute after the door was to be unlocked - and someone would be there before me using all 3 machines. Grrrr!<BR/><BR/>Nicole: Your friend works in a bookshop? Lucky you! My mom used to, a long time ago. We still have books she got for free back then.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-35546119580342739302008-05-06T10:21:00.000-04:002008-05-06T10:21:00.000-04:00That kind of laundry room and the system sounds co...That kind of laundry room and the system sounds cool.<BR/>I only know my Mom's bitching about things not being the way she wants, even though she had her own machine. Now she has it in her apartment.<BR/><BR/>I love the books - yeah - would go for those too :)<BR/>(Will again, when meeting my friend next week, hehe - she works in a bookshop ;) )<BR/><BR/>And yeah, that give away system works pretty well here too :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-18328644623379381852008-05-06T01:18:00.000-04:002008-05-06T01:18:00.000-04:00I wish our laundry room was like that. It might ge...I wish our laundry room was like that. It might get used more. Fewer and fewer are using it. The good news is I don't have to wait too long to get laundry done.<BR/><BR/>I get the finality of reading the last book in the pile. It's like severing a tie to something wonderful.Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-38223174725547160892008-05-05T22:26:00.001-04:002008-05-05T22:26:00.001-04:00Oooo, let's talk books. Seriously, I love to read ...Oooo, let's talk books. Seriously, I love to read and I'm always looking for some good title. I'm currently reading, His Illegal Self. Interesting!ConverseMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964215682943025507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-18888005586991466172008-05-05T22:26:00.000-04:002008-05-05T22:26:00.000-04:00Ron: There were "free socks" on offer now and the...Ron: There were "free socks" on offer now and then, but I never took advantage of that particular option. <BR/><BR/>Nilsa: Hey, did you live in my building? We also had 3 washers and 3 dryers. It was pretty cool being able to get 3 loads of laundry done simultaneously.<BR/><BR/>Whatigotsofar: You know, I ran into a lot of odd situations in the laundry room, but never that one. I think I might have just backed out on tiptoe...<BR/><BR/>Tink: For reals. Lacking for inspiration? Just go down to the laundry room and wait awhile. Something interesting is bound to happen.<BR/><BR/>Karen: I don't hang on to books much either. I usually give them to anyone who shows an interest, or they go in the charity box. My mom, on the other hand, has every book she ever bought in her whole life. I'm afraid her house is going to collapse under the weight!<BR/><BR/>Jameil: Free books are the best. I love living close to a giant lending library. I don't use it as much as I could, but I like knowing it's there.<BR/><BR/>Jenski: It would be kind of like a bookmobile, but more specialized. The Bookmo-Laundryroom-a-tronmobile. ;-)Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-37767013297351057322008-05-05T21:52:00.000-04:002008-05-05T21:52:00.000-04:00A laundry library? That's great! You should trav...A laundry library? That's great! You should travel around the city putting the books in random laundry rooms to surprise the next reader. Except that last book. :)Jenskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368202166540468533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-3491622452961516162008-05-05T14:05:00.000-04:002008-05-05T14:05:00.000-04:00books!??! that's my fave thing about working in t...books!??! that's my fave thing about working in the newsroom! all the free books!!! oh man. it's been too long since the last free book!Jameilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242625946552047911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-33933092033930807812008-05-05T10:59:00.000-04:002008-05-05T10:59:00.000-04:00My grandma does a book swap among her friends at h...My grandma does a book swap among her friends at her church. So I always give her the books I have read so that the go to a new reader. While I love books on my shelf, I like the concept of sharing better.<BR/><BR/>I haven't had a laundry room since college, but I agree with Nilsa that getting all done at once seems great.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978375225313974459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-8168207908093735312008-05-05T10:36:00.001-04:002008-05-05T10:36:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188363142469404823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-71854966332178931662008-05-05T10:36:00.000-04:002008-05-05T10:36:00.000-04:00I miss the community laundry room too, if for noth...I miss the community laundry room too, if for nothing more than the fodder! If only I'd had a blog back then. :)Tinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188363142469404823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-17114929803028739962008-05-05T10:30:00.000-04:002008-05-05T10:30:00.000-04:00The shared apartment building laundry room; nowher...The shared apartment building laundry room; nowhere else in this world can you walk in on a woman riding a washing machine during the spin cycle and use that to strike up a conversation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-70313896493065530032008-05-05T10:12:00.000-04:002008-05-05T10:12:00.000-04:00You know what I miss from the old laundry room? Ha...You know what I miss from the old laundry room? Having 3 empty washers and 3 empty dryers, so I could get my laundry done in 90 minutes instead of 4 hours!Nilsa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11960351638623857751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-39929261544059991312008-05-05T09:57:00.000-04:002008-05-05T09:57:00.000-04:00Computers and books on the laundry table?? Wow, I ...Computers and books on the laundry table?? Wow, I figured it would be an odd sock or some underwear with holes in it for the free table :)Warped Mind of Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15670039992710968421noreply@blogger.com