Do you Think a Condo Association has the Rights to Throw Away Clothes Left In Washing

Reba said:
TCS (Hubby) and I were discussing this topic. He told me that when he lived in the bachelor barracks, he stayed with his laundry. He said if you didn't, it either wouldn't be there when you went back, or it would be in a wet heap on the floor, or in the trash. No one complained.

When he was on ships, he couldn't do laundry out to sea. It was only allowed when they were in port. The large ships had laundry rooms, and the smaller ones didn't. The guys had to take their laundry off the ship and to a laundromat or home. Sometimes they didn't do laundry for weeks.

To him, the condo rules seem easy.
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I would imagine that it would be piled up quite high if they were out to sea for six weeks or more. :giggle: Also, in the military, having your clothes thrown in the trash is a minor irritant compared to having to endure training drills that involved sitting or standing in ice cold water for hours. :shock: Heck, they probably took it as a compliment!
 
Dixie said:
I would imagine that it would be piled up quite high if they were out to sea for six weeks or more. :giggle: Also, in the military, having your clothes thrown in the trash is a minor irritant compared to having to endure training drills that involved sitting or standing in ice cold water for hours. :shock: Heck, they probably took it as a compliment!
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If they got desperate, they tied their uniforms to ropes and tossed them off the fantail into the ocean. The clothes got dragged thru the salt water by the moving ship. They got clean but the color faded quicker, and they dried in the sun, stiff as cardboard. :lol:
 
Reba said:
If they got desperate, they tied their uniforms to ropes and tossed them off the fantail into the ocean. The clothes got dragged thru the salt water by the moving ship. They got clean but the color faded quicker, and they dried in the sun, stiff as cardboard. :lol:
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At least they couldn't get points deducted during inspection if their uniform wasn't 'starchy' enough. :lol:
 
I thought that uniforms had to be dry cleaned. Or maybe that was just the cadets at our university? I'd bet that the ship was smelly. :ugh:
 
kristy2078 said:
Then use a laundromat, hang up your clothes to dry, do a small load everyday instead of one big load, wear pants twice before washing, don't use fresh pajamas every night, wash at home then dry in the laundromat, etc. Lots of options.
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Doing a small load that doesnt fill the washer is a waste of water, detergent, electric, and time.
Not good for the environment.:tears:
 
KristinaB said:
She thinks they are unsightly and a sign of "poor" people. Ah well, she forgets that her mother used a clothesline.
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Sounds to me like she is ashamed of her upbringing. If she was ridiculed as a child for being 'poor' and she remembers the clothesline because her family couldn't afford a dryer, then to her she has moved from being poor to being well off and doesn't want to be perceived as being poor because the clothesline represents an outward indicator of one's economic status. To her, because she has 'moved up', that clotheslines are a thing of the past just as her past economic state was growing up.

I know people who CAN afford washers and dryers and will forego the dryer altogether and use a clothesline if the weather is good only because they like the smell of air dried clothes.
 
sallylou said:
I thought that uniforms had to be dry cleaned. Or maybe that was just the cadets at our university? I'd bet that the ship was smelly. :ugh:
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In the Navy, the enlisted dress blues and undress blues were the only wool uniforms that had to be dry cleaned at that time. All the other uniforms (dungarees, dress whites, and summer whites) were machine washable. The daily work uniform on the ships were dungarees or coveralls.

Sometimes showering was also restricted. :eek3:

Hubby says that the berthing area sometimes got gamey. Sweaty shoes sitting out, and clothing hanging up next to the bunk. (They always had to leave a complete uniform, including shoes and socks, out, ready to jump into.)

Ships had good ventilation, which somewhat compensated.
 
KristinaB said:
She thinks they are unsightly and a sign of "poor" people. Ah well, she forgets that her mother used a clothesline.
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They are very "green" and in nowadays. There are a lot of styles available. Some people are stuck in their ideas, so I guess you're stuck in what you can do. :(
 
Dixie said:
Sounds to me like she is ashamed of her upbringing. If she was ridiculed as a child for being 'poor' and she remembers the clothesline because her family couldn't afford a dryer, then to her she has moved from being poor to being well off and doesn't want to be perceived as being poor because the clothesline represents an outward indicator of one's economic status. To her, because she has 'moved up', that clotheslines are a thing of the past just as her past economic state was growing up.

I know people who CAN afford washers and dryers and will forego the dryer altogether and use a clothesline if the weather is good only because they like the smell of air dried clothes.
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I'm not sure about that. I know her family had caboodles of money since they owned almost all of 3 counties worth of citrus groves and businesses. Little by little they sold it off and invested the money. In some instances you may be right, but she has always been concerned about how things look. Right now, she's bugging me about my hair, saying that I wear a hairstyle more suited for a 20 something and not someone my age and that ponytails are for little girls. Ah well, I think she's just jealous since she has crappy hair. :giggle:
 
I am starting to hand wash more clothes just because of the heat. Also, I can't have any bleach on any of my stuff or bleach alternatives. We tried Borax, but I broke out just as bad. It's already bad enough that when washing my clothes, they have to be "double" washed. Once with the detergent and then once without to get all the detergent out. I am allergic to almost all soaps, cleaners and detergents.
 
Reba said:
They are very "green" and in nowadays. There are a lot of styles available. Some people are stuck in their ideas, so I guess you're stuck in what you can do. :(
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Unfortunately, people get set in their ways and aren't eager to deviate too far from that in case things might go wrong.
 
Only one advice : NEVER leave the laundry room. Grab a book, laptop, or portable gaming device to keep you busy while it's being washed/dried.
 
KristinaB said:
3 females, 2 males. Daughter changes daily , I change daily, mother changes every other day, son changes every 2-3 days. Hubby is unusual case since he has uniforms and then another change during the week, but will sometimes wear 2-3 changes on the weekend each day. Depends on what all he has to do.
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By the sound of it, your laundry isn't a nightmare as you explained. That's just a load of laundry. But then that doesn't add up, you say it takes 2-3 days to do all that. :hmm:

Yeah, let's agree to disagree.
 
Google said:
By the sound of it, your laundry isn't a nightmare as you explained. That's just a load of laundry. But then that doesn't add up, you say it takes 2-3 days to do all that. :hmm:

Yeah, let's agree to disagree.
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We do 8-13 loads a week.
 
Reba said:
If they got desperate, they tied their uniforms to ropes and tossed them off the fantail into the ocean. The clothes got dragged thru the salt water by the moving ship. They got clean but the color faded quicker, and they dried in the sun, stiff as cardboard. :lol:
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Awesome! When there is a will there is a way!! :lol:
 
This is the best portable washer, take my word on it :)

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Sometimes on long road trips I put a plastic container with a tight lid in the trunk of the car. I fill it with soap and water, throw in dirty clothes and a couple hours later the clothes are ready to be rinsed and squeaky clean. :)
 
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