Laundromat
Jan. 16th, 2023 05:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
asakiyumeI like laundromats; I always have. Even having my own washing machine, there are times when I've needed to use a laundromat. Last weekend my dad and I had to use the laundromat in his town because his ancient (dating to my childhood) washing machine had finally given up the ghost.
The laundromat in his town--well, one of them; a woman I talked to in it said there was at least one other--is very cute. Behold: device to help you get into bleach containers. (We didn't need this as we brought our own detergent and didn't use bleach, in any case, but it was good to know it existed)
Olde-style art:
Helpful cleaning tips:
Humor about cleaning symbols (above the driers):
And who knew that this particular method of inserting coins was called "Vendmaster" or that it was made by a company called "Vend-Rite"?
In the laundromat that day was a mother/grandmother/guardian and a little girl: the woman was crocheting a blanket as she waited. Also some older men (not as old as my dad, though), plus some twenty-somethings. No one was chatting with each other, but I had a companionable feeling, doing the same task side by side with other people. It was like being part of a flock, or at the very least like wandering through one.
How do you feel about laundromats? Are there any spaces like a laundromats that you enjoy?
The laundromat in his town--well, one of them; a woman I talked to in it said there was at least one other--is very cute. Behold: device to help you get into bleach containers. (We didn't need this as we brought our own detergent and didn't use bleach, in any case, but it was good to know it existed)
Olde-style art:
Helpful cleaning tips:
Humor about cleaning symbols (above the driers):
And who knew that this particular method of inserting coins was called "Vendmaster" or that it was made by a company called "Vend-Rite"?
In the laundromat that day was a mother/grandmother/guardian and a little girl: the woman was crocheting a blanket as she waited. Also some older men (not as old as my dad, though), plus some twenty-somethings. No one was chatting with each other, but I had a companionable feeling, doing the same task side by side with other people. It was like being part of a flock, or at the very least like wandering through one.
How do you feel about laundromats? Are there any spaces like a laundromats that you enjoy?
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