Are we in Switzerland?!
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smittenbyuWhat are we in Switzerland?! Any time I happen to catch my friend living in Geneva through Skype or the phone, she is usually busy working on her laundry. It's serious business as she is allotted that particular time during that particular week to do it. If not, she would be wearing the stinky clothes for the following two weeks or something. The Swiss apparently take their quality of life very seriously.
All fine and dandy. We are living in America that survives on 24/7 of convenience. Except it seems in our apartment building. They had a few months ago sent in a reminder that laundry rooms (we have 2 washers and 2 dryers on each floor, and you can use any of them) are open from 8am - 10pm. Well, it was an honor system.
It seems the building folks had no honor. A fine was put in place for anyone breaking the rule. But it probably wouldn't cover having a staff monitor and enforce it. What was the poor employee to do? Sort through the clothes and figure out whose it was? Or stand guard in front of the laundry room to see whose it is?
Guess a simpler solution was to install new door handles with locks on them and lock them up promptly at 10pm. See how much our management cares for the neighboring apartments' peace and quiet? Maybe if they invested in some newer machines that wouldn't run so loudly that would solve the problem. The newer once are also more energy efficient. But alas they will probably wait till the government sets out a tax credit for use of such machines. :X
Anyway, I digress. It's 11pm and as I change into my pajamas it hits me! I forgot to pick up my clothes from the dryer!! They would have been done at 9:30pm and dang it the doors are locked! sigh. sigh. sigh. Each and every shirt will be all wrinkled.
I hope we are not fined for this. Having to bring out the iron is punishment enough.
All fine and dandy. We are living in America that survives on 24/7 of convenience. Except it seems in our apartment building. They had a few months ago sent in a reminder that laundry rooms (we have 2 washers and 2 dryers on each floor, and you can use any of them) are open from 8am - 10pm. Well, it was an honor system.
It seems the building folks had no honor. A fine was put in place for anyone breaking the rule. But it probably wouldn't cover having a staff monitor and enforce it. What was the poor employee to do? Sort through the clothes and figure out whose it was? Or stand guard in front of the laundry room to see whose it is?
Guess a simpler solution was to install new door handles with locks on them and lock them up promptly at 10pm. See how much our management cares for the neighboring apartments' peace and quiet? Maybe if they invested in some newer machines that wouldn't run so loudly that would solve the problem. The newer once are also more energy efficient. But alas they will probably wait till the government sets out a tax credit for use of such machines. :X
Anyway, I digress. It's 11pm and as I change into my pajamas it hits me! I forgot to pick up my clothes from the dryer!! They would have been done at 9:30pm and dang it the doors are locked! sigh. sigh. sigh. Each and every shirt will be all wrinkled.
I hope we are not fined for this. Having to bring out the iron is punishment enough.
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