Womens Work? - Page 2

Neil · 07-03-2007, 13:11

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Originally Posted by grego

My machine doesn't eat socks either, dont have a problem there, the underwire from bra's, well thats a different story, lost count how many times they've been dragged from the filter.

Did you notice how Tinks's machine machine does not have that problem

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I have known a baby sock to jam the drum and cause the drive belt to come off on ours.

garinda · 07-03-2007, 13:26

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Originally Posted by Neil

I have known a baby sock to jam the drum and cause the drive belt to come off on ours.

Is that the truth? Was it a babies sock, or was it your posing pouch?

Margaret Pilkington · 07-03-2007, 16:01

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Originally Posted by grego

You could always DIY

I was going to suggest that mancie went out and bought a dolly tub, a posser and a mangle and tried to do the job himself....but you were far more succinct.

Margaret Pilkington · 07-03-2007, 16:03

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Just use an old pillow case

<Ian in domesticated shocker!>

I like a man who knows about these practical things.

Margaret Pilkington · 07-03-2007, 16:06

I dont have any problems with lost socks, or tangled tights.....or bra wires for that matter........I bung the smalls into a zipped cotton cushion cover and VOILA....they all come out clean as a whistle,nothing lost, minimal tangles...and if a bra wire escapes...it is there in the bottom of the bag.

LancYorkYankee · 07-03-2007, 18:00

The problem with socks in our house is Joshua. This kid is now 14 years old and refuses to put his dirty socks in the hamper. I find em under the computer table, stuffed in the couches, in the cellar, on me bed, . . .

I've tried to teach him a lesson by taking his dirty socks and putting em under his pillow. I'm not even sure if he's noticed.

Brian

grego · 07-03-2007, 20:08

I'd leave them on the floor Brian, he may learn when he runs out of clean ones!

lindsay ormerod · 07-03-2007, 21:44

I have a shoe box full of odd socks; maybe we should arrange some kind of sock swap type amnesty and see if we can pair some up ? I refuse to believe that my washer has eaten about 25 socks and still works !

Tinkerbelle · 07-03-2007, 22:48

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Originally Posted by Neil

Did you notice how Tinks's machine machine does not have that problem

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Nope cause I hand wash mine

West Ender · 07-03-2007, 23:04

I've got a set of those netting bags (Dunhelm Mill shop - £2.99). I bung all the socks in a bag - and I still find odd ones missing when the wash is done.

cherokee · 08-03-2007, 01:25

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Originally Posted by West Ender

I've got a set of those netting bags (Dunhelm Mill shop - £2.99). I bung all the socks in a bag - and I still find odd ones missing when the wash is done.

See!!!!! thats the unknown mystery of the munching sock machine...

and its the only bit thats not in the troubleshooting part of the instructions ..lol!!!

Neil · 08-03-2007, 07:10

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Originally Posted by garinda

Is that the truth? Was it a babies sock, or was it your posing pouch?

Definitely Emily's sock mate. Being so small it must have got through the small gap between inner and outer drums and was jammed between the inner drum and the drain hole. I was surprised it jammed it as well.

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Nope cause I hand wash mine

After reading your post about violent women where you live I decided to edit this post and remove my last comment

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Mancie · 09-03-2007, 21:43

I was just thinking of even more reasons to persuade the girls to go back to using washboards and a mangle:
just think of the advantages:

your "carbon footprint"... a massive cut in the use of electicity.

free exercise..no need to drive to the gym therefore saving more carbon emissions.

A member also said that in the old days women only did the washing on monday's...that's whole day in summer... this could mean 16 hours of daylight in which to wash/mangle dry laundry and I'm sure any man would find a way to firmly fix down a mangle in the back yard so it would not wobble about whilst you are mangling.

PMT... you could take out all your tension when mangling..boxer shorts and stuff.

accymel · 09-03-2007, 21:50

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Originally Posted by Mancie

I was just thinking of even more reasons to persuade the girls to go back to using washboards and a mangle:
just think of the advantages:

your "carbon footprint"... a massive cut in the use of electicity.

free exercise..no need to drive to the gym therefore saving more carbon emissions.

A member also said that in the old days women only did the washing on monday's...that's whole day in summer... this could mean 16 hours of daylight in which to wash/mangle dry laundry and I'm sure any man would find a way to firmly fix down a mangle in the back yard so it would not wobble about whilst you are mangling.

PMT... you could take out all your tension when mangling..boxer shorts and stuff.

You're a cheeky git PMSL!!

I know what i will mangle

cashman · 09-03-2007, 23:19

think mancies got a valid point, the Greens will love it.