Toilet Paper Warning, not O/T

My older nephew is 13. He left his expensive mobile phone in his pocket when he washed his trousers! Oops! My sister made him buy the one he has now himself!

My DH sometimes forgets to check his gardening trousers. He light the bonfire with his nifty little lighter, pops it into pocket ... I discover when I take out the washing. Give it to him - he tries it -

- - it lights first time >ggg< . In message , Autumn writes

I usually remember to now as I've washed a couple of cell phones. They don't seem to tolerate the water and agitation very well... I can't imagine why...;-)

They just don't make things to last the way they used to! ;)

On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 18:34:23 -0500, Denise in NH wrote (in article ):

My sympathies. And I'm laughing with you, not at you.

Maureen

What I meant was, the TP wouldn't have fallen into the machine in the 1st place! Roberta in D

"Kate Dicey" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:431c51aa$0$1280$ snipped-for-privacy@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...

Oh, I'm so sorry! No, I've never washed a whole roll of TP, but I did wash and dry a package of Trident Gum. I opened the dryer and these perfectly spherical gumballs rolled out, each neatly wrapped in its Trident wrapper. (For non U.S. folks and non-gum-chewers, the fun of this is that Trident comes in short, thick rectangles.) The washer and dryer had chewed the gum into perfect gumballs and left them still wrapped!!! There wasn't a speck of gum on anything. Weird, huh?

Monique in TX

DS left his passport in his jeans and his girlfriend washed them! It was dreadful to replace - all the security checks etc. - used to be able to get a replacement in a matter of days - or hours if you went personally. Just got it in time for his holiday abroad - fortunately didn't need it for work which was lucky.

But I did >My husand has been so diligent in empying his pockets I've never had to

That once happend with a roll of paper towels. Not fun either. I have felt your pain. Linda who now has a front loading washer and dryer.

I have a jar where I put all the change I find in the washer and dryer. I used to save it for my trips to Vegas. Now I use it at the local carwash for my RHS Purple Blazer. Feels like I'm getting a free carwash - rather than at DS expense. LOL!

I felt bad when I flooded my laundry and kitchen because there was a 5cent piece stuck in the WM pipe. I started diligently checking my pockets for small change, but gradually slackened off.

I felt STUPID when I flooded the laundry and kitchen because there was a

It has also happened when a safety pin got stuck there. As it was one of my quilting safety pins I assume it just got caught up on my clothing.

(. . . and no, I do not walk around with safety pins holding my clothing together (lol) even though I have virtaully given up on dressmaking and associated repairs in favour of quilting time)

The company that releases a washer-proof cell phone will corner the market!

I have a very nosy QI named Ernie, He of the Many Toes. He spent most of his kittenhood trying to get himself killed or trying to get me to kill him (anyone every had a kitty 'ninny' in their hair when fast asleep? or deciding that the bed is an excellent place to stalk and attack unsuspecting toes?). I was loading clothes in the dryer and he hopped right in. I didn't want to fight him the rest of his life trying to keep him out so I closed the door and just goosed the button slightly, enough to have the drum make about a quarter-turn. It worked wonderfully. I've never had to try and keep him out of it again. Not that he'll stay out of the laundry room. It seems to be the Ellis Island of my house for bugs and lizards.

N A H S T AAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

"Anne in CA" wrote > > Snails melt in hot water and all you have left is a pocket full of empty shells and a load of clothes needing to be washed again...

My ex-partner's little brother filled his pockets with tree frogs. Apparently his mother's screams when she found those all over the laundry room were audible for quite some distance. They still talk about that one.

-- Jo in Scotland

We haven't managed to put livestock in the laundry, but James's cousin put muddy rugby boots in the dryer... She may live half an hour away up the motorway, but I swear I could hear Little Sis's screeches from my house!

On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 18:14:54 -0500, Debi Matlack wrote (in article ):

Don't all kitties do that? Pippen used to sleep on my head. He'd also stand on my chest when he'd decided I'd slept enough and stare down at me. As soon as one eye opened the tiniest bit he'd let loose with his biggest meow.

Maggie Belle is convinced that beds are made for her to nap on and to stalk people toes on. And she is very serious about the toes. (And her teeth are really sharp!)

So, any suggestions on how to get it out? Ironically, it wasn't one of the kids, it was me! Had it in the back pocket of my jeans yesterday, threw them in the wash this morning in a hurry.

It's just been one of those days.....

Tina