AUTHOR: Marty, a.k.a. canape
TITLE: Starchman
DATE: 8/13/2007 09:40:00 AM
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Guy likes to have his work clothes done at the laundry down the street. The shirts are pretty cheap if you take six or more at a time, and they certainly do a better job than I could. It is about $1.20 something a shirt, and considering it would take me around 30 minutes to press and starch said shirt, I think that is a bargain.
The pants, though, not so much. I finally asked on Friday exactly how much the pants were a pair. She said it was $3.90 a pair. Yikes! That is way too much money to be spending on laundry!
I told Guy I wanted to start doing his pants myself and just taking his shirts. He raised one eyebrow at me, wondering if he had ever seen me pick up an iron, and I reminded him that before home renovation hell, I used to press the sheets and pillowcases for crying out loud. I just can't do dress shirts very well. I can press a pair of pants, thank you.
He hadn't actually agreed to this arrangement yet. He also thinks I should have less to do while I'm pregnant. I've tried explaining that if I do any less, I will die of boredom. Not having a kitchen has been torture, and left me making up stuff to do around the house. Getting to press his pants will probably be fun in reality.
This morning, he was in the bedroom getting dressed while I was putting in my contacts and getting ready to take Lovely to school. He lets out a big gufawing laugh, and comes in with a pair of pants that they have obviously heavy starched instead of lightly starched.
He sets them upright on the floor. They stand on their own. He tries to put them on, but they won't bend. Sprawled across the bed, he finally gets them on and proceeds to separate all the pockets while I lean down and pull them apart at the ankles.
As he walked across the room without being able to bend his legs, he decided it might be okay for me to launder and press his pants at home after all.
I just wonder how he got in that tiny car of his with his legs sticking straight out in front of him. That's something I would have liked to have seen.Labels: Guy and Me
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: gail
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 10:44:00 AM EDT
Now that's a mental image.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Candygirlflies
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 12:17:00 PM EDT
Good thing he doesn't send his underwear to the cleaners, too...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR:
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 1:09:00 PM EDT
LOL
I do my hubby's laundry, especially now since the hotel he used to stay at every week (until recently) has LOST his clothes TWICE.
I iron his clothes for Monday, and pack the rest and he has to iron 3 more days of clothes in his hotel.
And be careful ironing with a preggo tummy - I accidentally burned my tummy TWICE while ironing preggo. It's hard to SEE! lol
xoxo
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Paige Jennifer
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 1:46:00 PM EDT
Oh please. My mother sent me off to college with an iron. Four years later, with degree in hand, I returned the iron to my mom. It was still sealed in the original box.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jenn
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 1:49:00 PM EDT
His putting on his pants process sounds like me, about once a month, trying to make my pants fit.
I think they might call it "nesting"; your desire to iron and such. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Clifford
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 2:10:00 PM EDT
Of course. The cleaners knew he was trying to cheat on them. With his wife, even.
As a military member who has searched far and wide for a quality cleaners franchise in every town he's been in, trust me on this. You don't want to mess with a good cleaners. It's just bad for all involved. They could start turning staples inside instead of outside, putting extra-extra starch on the collars, you name it. It's like the mafia with those people.
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AUTHOR: Redneck Mommy
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 2:29:00 PM EDT
I can totally picture that image!
LOL.
Wanna come do my laundry for me...I hate doing it and out in the sticks I don't have a choice...no one to do it for me...
(It's a sad story...)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Debbie, i obsess
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 3:43:00 PM EDT
okay, that's completely hilarious.
laughing is so good. thank you, babe. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: slackermommy
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 4:08:00 PM EDT
OMG, that's too funny!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mamma
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 5:27:00 PM EDT
All I'm saying is I'd have to be VERY bored to even think about ironing.
Though if I'm honest, I'd love to be that bored.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: slouchy
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 7:36:00 PM EDT
Thanks for the laugh. What an image -- his pants standing up on their own!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Liz
DATE:Monday, August 13, 2007 at 8:16:00 PM EDT
that's pretty funny.
Me? I'd let him go and argue with the laundry. I can't remember the last time I actually ironed something. And you? You ironed SHEETS?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Bananas
DATE:Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 1:39:00 AM EDT
This just proves that you're a WAY better woman than I am. I don't care HOW bored I am, I will NEVER volunteer to do my husband's laundry!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Bubblewench
DATE:Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 6:43:00 AM EDT
oh too funny! That image of the pants just standing there mocking him....
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