On 9/24/2010 5:09 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> George wrote on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:07:19 -0500:
>
>> On 9/24/2010 2:27 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>>> George wrote on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:15:59 -0500:
>>>
>>>> On 9/24/2010 1:29 PM, Dimitri wrote:
>>>>> I heard most homes would FAIL the sanitation standards set
>>>>> for restaurants.
>>>>>
>>>>> The reason - household sponges.
>>>>>
>>>>> I regularly zap mine in the nuker to bring any liquid to a
>>>>> boil and to sanitize.
>>>
>>>> Never use them, use wash cloths and replace them twice a day
>>>> with clean ones. They go into the wash, get some bleach in
>>>> with them and there you are.
>>>
>>> It is much easier to put the kitchen sponge into the covered
>>> compartment of the dishwasher when I remember or sense a
>>> smell. This does certainly remove odors. I don't care to
>>> collect a week's worth of smelly rags and, in any case, I
>>> very seldom use bleach since my bath towels are colored.
>>>
>> I don't collect a weeks worth of smelly rags James, they never smell,
>> are rinsed, go into the utility room in a basket and are washed every
>> few days. Our bath towels are colored too, the dish rags go in with
>> the whites. Everyone does things differently, not wrongly.
>
> Who said wrong? :-) I guess it depends on the size of your household.
> Most of my stuff is wash and wear but I have one full load of towels,
> athletic socks and underwear once a week.
>
You must not be married, my wife uses about three washer loads a week by
herself. She still works though. My clothing load is not that heavy as I
am a retired house husband. <G>

On 24/09/2010 6:46 PM, George Shirley wrote:

> You must not be married, my wife uses about three washer loads a week by
> herself. She still works though. My clothing load is not that heavy as I
> am a retired house husband. <G>

I used to do all my own laundry but I was told that I don't do it right.
It's never was something that I could get excited about. I had to wonder
why my wife would worry about me not doing it right if it as my own
stuff and I was doing it myself.

I confess. When the hamper is full of dirty laundry and my socks,
underwear, or T-shirts are running low, and it is a war breeze day and
perfect for drying, I will toss a load in and hang it on the line.

On 9/24/2010 6:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 24/09/2010 6:46 PM, George Shirley wrote:
>
>> You must not be married, my wife uses about three washer loads a week by
>> herself. She still works though. My clothing load is not that heavy as I
>> am a retired house husband. <G>
>
> I used to do all my own laundry but I was told that I don't do it right.
> It's never was something that I could get excited about. I had to wonder
> why my wife would worry about me not doing it right if it as my own
> stuff and I was doing it myself.

Mine won't let me wash HER clothing, okay if I wash mine. Obviously I
know nothing about womens drawers or bras, even after being married to
her for fifty years.
>
> I confess. When the hamper is full of dirty laundry and my socks,
> underwear, or T-shirts are running low, and it is a war breeze day and
> perfect for drying, I will toss a load in and hang it on the line.

I wish we could do that, too many grackles around to hang anything out.
Our daughter had a dryer go out and she replaced it with a clothes line,
the way we did clothes when she was a kid. We had a dryer back then but
seldom used it unless it was raining. MIL used to hang her clothes on
the line up north when it was cold. Wait a bit, go out and break the ice
off them and bring them. She claimed they were dry, I never looked to
see if they were. I don't think the inlaws ever used a dryer until they
moved into an apartment complex for the elderly.