Laundry room ethics

Sprig wrote:
Do you want your laundry handled by others if the machine for some reason quits a minute before it normally does?

At an RV park, please be courteous and give a person 5 minutes after the machine quits before removing their clothes.

At a public laundromat, all bets are off if it is a small one that is busy; in which case I never leave my laundry unattended.

Also, please apply some common sense. If ALL the driers are full and running, and a washer just stopped, leave the persons laundry alone till one of the driers stops; especially if you intend to use a drier yourself.

Think about it, the person will find all driers full, and your own laundry in the washer...

Sooo since I rarely dry clothing in a machine I have my "approved out"?:D.

I simplify my life at most laundromats, public or private, by being one of the first people to enter the place when the doors open. Not only does it clear up my day for less mundane tasks I can bypass this whole crazy laundry ethics stuff. In fact, my building laundry room just opened at 8:00 AM and my 2 machines are already in motion; I'll be finished with the whole nonsense before 10:00 AM. Would've finished early but some L.I. single house raised person in my life fervently believes that machine dried clothing is a birthright. Fine by me as long as it's not my clothing getting baked;).


I will say that IF I was in a situation where I left my clothes in the room longer than needed I'd mentally kick self in butt for finding them in a basket or the countertop and not assume that it was anyone else's piss poor planning beyond my own.

I learned this quickly when living in my first apartment. I would go do something else and if they were still in the dryer I'd remove them. Some people didn't give any additional time and that's your own fault if you leave clothes in the dryer.

If a person doesn't have the time to tend to their clothes they should wait until another time when they do. One person's time is just as important as another's. :E

Be there when the machine stops. It is that simple. Especially at a CG laundry where there are only a few machines. Not being there to take care of your laundry is inconsiderate, plain & simple. It wastes other peoples time.

Cell phones have timers! No excuse for being late.

Zero tolerance! If you are not on time to remove your clothes you get what you get.

Oh I just realized I don't have to play that game any longer! :B

Do you want your laundry handled by others if the machine for some reason quits a minute before it normally does?

At an RV park, please be courteous and give a person 5 minutes after the machine quits before removing their clothes.

At a public laundromat, all bets are off if it is a small one that is busy; in which case I never leave my laundry unattended.

Also, please apply some common sense. If ALL the driers are full and running, and a washer just stopped, leave the persons laundry alone till one of the driers stops; especially if you intend to use a drier yourself.

Think about it, the person will find all driers full, and your own laundry in the washer...

Just curious. If all the baskets are full of clothes, and the folding area is small, how long should you wait until you empty one of the carts onto a chair, or the floor? Just kidding.

I'll check in on the side of "it's everyone's responsibility to either hang out, or be there when the machine stops (your rental payment has run out) to take care of their clothes or suffer the consequences of how another views the situation".

So on a Navy ship you get about 3 nanoseconds of grace before your clothes get pulled out. Self-service laundry is full close to 24/7. But, most people - ie. smart people - leave their laundry bag on top of the dryer and most are courteous enough to put the clothes in the bag. If you dont want people touching your clothes, then be on time. every once in a while someone pulls out clothes before they are dry which is really irritating.

3oaks wrote:

TucsonJim wrote:
Here's another pet peeve. If there are six washers in the laundry room, do you really need to take all six of them?

If all six are vacant and nobody else is preparing to do their wash at the time, I see nothing wrong with using all six. Public laundry rooms are first come, first serve. Why would I use less machines than I needed if they were not in use at the time? :@

Let's see....there are six washers and I have six loads of laundry. Am I going to use only five and wait another 40 minutes or so to start my last load JUST IN CASE someone wants to use the sixth washer?

I'm nice, but I'm not THAT nice. ;)

When there's a need, I have combined my loads in the dryer to free those up for others.

OhKaye wrote:

TucsonJim wrote:
If you're not there when the dryer is done, or at least courteous enough to leave a note when you'll be back, I'm taking it out and using the machine if it's the only one available.

Here's another pet peeve. If there are six washers in the laundry room, do you really need to take all six of them?

I like to leave at least one, and let someone get in at least the load that contains what they want to wear soon. :)

That sounds nice :).