So far, I LOVE me some Indiana. But there has been one hitch in the giddyup…
The first night here in Indiana didn’t exactly goes as planned. After finally getting all of our stuff brought in from the cars, I started sorting laundry. I had about five loads to do since I hadn’t had access to a washer for several days.
Laundry + just having moved and driven 800 miles with two (2) small kids = Very stressed Jennifer
I looked at the washer and realized it wasn’t a full size model, but rather one of those space saver types. This meant that instead of five loads of laundry, instead I had about 347 loads since you can only fit about one sock and a bib per load. I thought to myself, “at least I’ll get some laundry done before going to bed. It’s better than NONE.”
Within about half an hour of starting the first (and only) load of laundry, Tate informed me that the washer had overflowed and that there was about two inches of water covering our kitchen floor. I was certain that his alter ego, Captain Exaggerato, had just told me a GIANT lie.
Unfortunately the washer had overflowed and there really was about two inches of water on the kitchen floor and this water was starting to seep into the carpet in the dining/living area.
So our first night in Indiana was spent mopping. And mopping. And mopping some more.
347 loads of laundry + just having moved and driven 800 miles with two (2) small kids + two (2) inches of water on the kitchen floor + mopping (I despise mopping with every fiber of my being) = A very stressed and CRYING Jennifer.
(Just to be clear, I hadn’t overloaded the washer and the overflow was in no way my fault. Apparently the washer was just crappy and old and BROKEN.)
My motto: “When you think it’s gonna be easy…it ain’t”
So sorry.
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EWWW, That is just awful!
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Ugh – I hate that. Things always go wrong when you have a lot to do – our washing machine broke a few weeks ago, of course on Sunday, when I had ALL the laundry to do and nothing to wear to work the next day.
The landlord will be replacing it, right?
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Mopping is the reason we have someone to clean our house. I can do anything – bathrooms, vacuum, dust – except for mopping. I’d rather buy all black socks (so you can’t see how dirty the floor is) every week than mop.
Has the washer been fixed? Please tell me you aren’t currently trapped under so much laundry you’ve lost the children.
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how are you sane right now ??? that would push me over the edge about 40 times over. i hope it gets better soon
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Sorry about the mess – that really would bring me to tears.
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Sorry about the mess – that really would bring me to tears.
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What a sucky way to start your night!!! How ARE you sane?!?! I’d offer you use of my washer/dryer…but with 5 of us our pile never stops long enough.
I would’ve kicked the broken washer…but then ended up with a broken toe.
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What a NICE WELCOME from the previous owners! I wonder if you can TRACK THEM DOWN and “thank” them? Perhaps a call to the realtor?
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ARGH I hate those washers! In our old apt we had a washer/dryer like that and I had a perpetual 3ft mount of laundry in front (it was in its own little room). I would do laundry all day and never get much done because the damn dryer would only dry only like a pair of pants at a time! Everyone thought I was lazy bc I couldn’t get them to understand that I was unable to wash and dry that much in one day! AND our washer had a hole in one of the pipes and leaked behind it as well as the people’s next to us…we had BLACK MOLD in our bedroom closet because of it!!! EWWW. When we moved her, I said I didn’t want a washer if it was one of those tiny ones…I will just walk my butt a few doors down to the laundry room and use all 5 industrial size washer/dryers! I get all my stuff done in an hour or two now!!!
Anyway, dont let it get you down!
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Oh no! I feel your pain (well, not the driving 800 miles first, but still). Our washer sits right next to the litter box and about 4 times over the course of 5+ years this has happened (second paragraph down).
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Oh, that is so awful. All you did was cry? I would have been screaming and throwing things too. Hope the landlord has already fixed it.
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Teach you to try and be domestic. Next time just grab a seat, a glass of wine, and thank goodness you finally made it. Good luck!
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So sorry. I am sure it wil get better. I second tracking down the previous users of said washer and Thank Them in a *nice* southernly manner! Good Luck!
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I HATE teeny-tiny washing machines, they’re so useless! Flooding and all though, I’m jealous, I wouldn’t mind being back in Indiana.
Oh…but now you get a new washer, no? And, that’s awesome, especially since you don’t have to pay far it!
So, yay!
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Well, on a positive note, it can’t get much worse, right? Right?
And yes, I would have cried too.
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Go pour yourself a cold one. And then another.
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What a nightmare. I think I may have had that washer in an past house…
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OH MY GOD! I would have run outta there screaming and crying. Hope things get better soon!
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Oh No!! I am sorry that happened to you!! Try not to blame it on Indiana
Stupid washer.
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oh, i would have cried to…but then again, laundry of any kind pretty much makes me cry.
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this happened the last time we moved….the barrel had rusted through in some spots! We ended up just replacing both W/D after that.
Hope today is better.
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Oooo., yikes, that sucks. Yes, I would be crying too.
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we had one of those washing units…ONCE!
I still am amazed my SIL still uses one.
I hate mopping too so I feel for you and hope things can only look up.
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When our washer broke, I discovered the laundromat. I may permanently break ours just to get to go there. Picture this: large capacity washers and dryers, all the laundry going at once, done in an hour. Meanwhile you are reading their trashy magazines and watching whatever soap opera the laundromat worker is into. And- you get to leave your kids at home- or at least I did. It beats the spa since you aren’t sitting there thinking of all you should be getting done- you are getting something done!
i’d say crying is an appropriate response… as long as it is accompanied by throwing things and foot-stamping.
lots of wine, hon. lots and LOTS of wine….
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I think it’s time to buy Knuffle Bunny for Carson & show him what the laundromat is!!
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Well that completely BITES the big one. I hate mopping too. I wouldn’t even know what to do with all that water.
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That so sucks! I hope they will get you a replacement washer quickly, because those little loads will multiply even faster than big loads!
It took a week for our washer to be replaced last month and Little Elvis was down to his last pair of socks before they arrived.
I would have just thrown all the dirty clothes into the standing water and gone to bed. The clothes can soak up the mess.
In case you can’t tell, I don’t handle laundry or stress well.
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At least it wasn’t your fault. Right?
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I think I would have done more than cry at that point.
On a positive note, at least you aren’t minding your new home in Indiana!
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I cued up the Tornado sirens JUST FOR YOU.
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Those rental people need to get on that, stat.
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Have you considered vodka as an alternate food source during these times of stress?
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ACK.
I would be in the fetal position sucking my thumb.
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Oh, I’m sooo sorry. If you want to ship me your laundry I’d be happy to do it! We’ve got a new mega-capacity — gift from my mom.
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Welcome to Indiana!!
UGH!!! Hope your fingers didn’t get too wrinkled.
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ew. sorry. I hope you get a nice new one!
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I’m like Ali – any laundry makes me cry – so if this would have happened to me I would have had a total breakdown.
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Bummer!
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Oh no!
It can only get better?
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Oh, honey! I’m so sorry! I would be in tears, too!
I think you should spend the money and go to a wash and fold place….SOOO worth it in this instance. The place I used to go to was 83 cents a pound…I’m sure in IN you can find it for that cheap! Right???
Hope things get better for you!
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Wow. That sucks big sucktacular suckiness. Seriously. I wouldhave walked off the job. Or, wait. No, I guess that’s not an option. UNFAIR!
At least there’s more SNOW in the forecast! YAY! Snow!
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I had 2 inches of water in my apartment kitchen when I was single. But it wasn’t my washer – it was the neighbor’s washer, unfortunately. And they didn’t realize they were flooding my kitchen.
Hope the washer is fixed and in (tiny) working order soon.
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Don’t you just hate laundry? I have a tiny little washer too, and the laundry is endless.
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UGH!
What you need is a laundromat and a bar. Preferable in the same building.
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What a way to kick it off! But it can only get better from here, just keep reminding yourself of that.
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I just HAD to comment on this one.
When we moved states almost 18 months ago (about 500 miles) we went through a relocation package with my husband’s new firm. I’ll admit, it WAS awesome to have companies come in to wrap and pack every last thing in my house (including the bloody TWISTY TIES) and having another company ship one of our cars for us and everything else–but what I didn’t know I was letting ourselves in for was this:
We have a front loader. A company came in AND CLAMPED THE DRUM tight so it wouldn’t budge in transit. All well and good, you say. Yes, I would agree. However, we moved to Montana where people are laid back and donkey slow at everything. I waited E-I-G-H-T days to get the use of my washer back. Can I also mention, I had a 2-year-old at the time and I was 26 weeks pregnant? Yeah.
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