If you are ever lonely and want perfect strangers to talk with that will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about themselves you must head to your nearest landromat ANYTOWN USA.
Tonight I decided to save a million dollars doing my down comforter myself instead of letting the dry cleaners cover it with chemicals before I slept under it again.
Dry cleaner quote = $50.00 + free seasonal storage
Total cost at laundromat = $6.50 + one headache.
When I threw my blankie into the dryer I pulled a chair up acrost from the dryer so I could immediately pull the blanket out if I saw feathers start to fly.
A man came by and said excuse me and passed by me. I said I was sorry to be in the way but I was watching my blanket carefully for feather leakage. He then told me if I would sit there he would sit on the table next to me and announced he was in the army years ago and never thought of women till he got back here and now he thinks of them all the time but he doesn't want a wife. I stared astounded.
He then said he was going to move to Turkey to leave this country and I said "Um, tell the girls you are American and you can have your pick. He didn't get it. I saw an older man on the other side of the facility turn his back so we could not see him laughing silently.
He also told me he got up at 4:30 am and had all his chores done and would be going home to a couple beers, TV,or a Video game or two. I stepped out to smoke and leave him be.
When I walked back in to check my comforter, he said " I quit in 2000 when my Mom died. We smoked like fiends but it was easy after she was gone to quit." I told him I abhore people who drink. He said "Yeah, I like to drink once in a while." I told him I knew a lot of people who beat the crap out of someone after drinking but did not know a soul who beat anyone up after smoking a cigrette. The man on the other side is smiling and openly staring at this point.
I called to check on my son and ended the call with "I'll see you in ten minutes." I hung up and my new friend said "OH, was that your boyfriend? I informed him I did not need a man as I was growing my own at home! The man acrost the way laughed out loud as I left.
Goodness gracious!
By the way, back on topic: This laundry mat is clean and maintained well and never runs out of change or soap and takes old and new fives and tens.
14 quarters to run the triple loader for a comforter and a quarter gets you 12 minutes dry time.
Good place to be. Take something to read if you don't want to make new friends and an excellent place to people watch. read more
