Friday Funny 06/09 (Laundry)

The truth!

What's iron? (other than a mineral)

Whether you do it yourself, or have someone else do it, everyone has laundry. 

When I saw Denali Rose had a washer/dryer combo machine in the Yachtworld ad, I thought that would be a nice luxury to have. I have since changed my mind. A washer/dryer is not a luxury, it's on the "must have" list. (Check out this link to see how the previous owners had to cut the new unit in half in order to get it into the boat.)  I also asked my internet friends on the Facebook group, Women Who Sail, whether I should keep my iron. They all said no. So it's yes to the washing machine, and no to the iron. It's also pretty much "no" to sorting, I'm not fussy with our mostly dark clothing, and it's "kinda" to folding, (more like rolling it up). 

These descriptions crack me up! 

I laughed when I saw this cartoon, does anyone really know what these symbols on the clothing tags mean anyway?

My t-shirts rolled up in the  drawer.

I have to confess that I cleaned up my drawer before I took that photo. This was a good incentive to get on the stick and do it.

You're welcome.

Denali Rose has a midship cabin right behind the pilothouse, it has an upper/lower bunk bed in it, and access to the engine room. This cabin has been turned into the laundry room, workroom, and tool storage. There is absolutely no room to sleep in there now.

The washer/dryer is installed at the head of the lower bunk.

I don't want to show you a current photo of the workroom, it's a bit upside down at the moment. We are in the middle of an electronics refit, and the tools, and the new equipment are everywhere. We're getting new inside and outside chart-plotters, new gauges, new compass, relocating some of the current equipment, and connecting the forward-looking sonar that Bill installed during our time in the Marine Yard. Life here is kind of a mess. 

Plenty of wire spaghetti.

We keep a mesh bag hanging in the workroom for our dirty laundry. It only holds so much, and when it gets full, it's time for a load or two. For fun, Bill kicks his socks under the door at night, (instead of putting them in the bag), so Gus has something to play with when he should be sleeping. 

Gus, caught in action with a flash photo. "Who me?"

It's pretty funny hearing Gus scrabbling under the door with his paws trying to reach anything he can get ahold of, (except when you're trying to sleep).

We rarely use the dryer on the machine. We usually hang up the clean laundry and let it dry overnight. Our dehumidifier, that Bill has written up in "stuff we have and use", puts out just enough heat, and pulls in the moisture, so that most of it is completely dry by morning.

Overhead hatch in the forward cabin, (v-berth), these bars drop down to become a ladder for emergency egress.

Overhead hand holds in the lower dinette area make great places to put hangers for drying clothes.

That orange bag hanging to the left holds bread, and the fabric piled below is the new main sail cover I'm working on. 

I actually enjoy laundry, it's almost instant gratification to see the dirty laundry bag empty. (At least for those 17 seconds anyway.)

This would really make doing laundry completely worthwhile.

Do you enjoy getting the laundry done? Do you iron? Do your animals drag your used socks all over the floor?

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Friday Funny 06/02 (The Vet, again)

Food sometimes does the trick.

Gus has been sort of gnashing his teeth on one side of his mouth, and the vet is in town, so an appointment was made to get it checked out. Bill put on a denim coat to protect himself, put Gus's harness and leash on him, and off we went. There are no photos of this, due to the process of getting him in the car, and delivered downtown. Gus doesn't like change, most people, cars, vets, noise.... you get the picture.

This is not Gus, but it is the face he was making.

He, of course, had no idea where he was going, and sort of cooperated in the car while Bill held him. He settled in, and watched out of the window. I think he was wondering, "where is my shark to hide in, and why the heck isn't Elsie joining me on this excursion". (as in previous road trips)

Everyone is in their shark, enjoying the truck ride. (!!??)

We arrived at our destination, I went in ahead to see if the coast was clear of obstructions, ie dogs, people, etc, and motioned for Bill to bring him in. Gus was unhappy, but let the vet poke and prod, and check out his mouth. We were happy to find out that Gus is a heathy, though somewhat disgruntled cat. No problems were found anywhere, including his mouth. Apparently, he just likes to gnash his teeth.

If Gus could accomplish this, he would.

When we got back into the car, Gus was a bit less cooperative on the drive home. He was probably thinking, "what fresh hell awaits me now!" We arrived back at  the marina, and Gus, for a moment smelled the sea air, and relaxed, but then started to struggle. Bill thought if he put him down on the dock, he would walk on his leash back to the boat, but he tried to dart off in the wrong direction, so he was picked back up. Bill unclipped the leash when we got to our dock finger, and Gus darted into the boat, so fast, that you could have called him "The Flash".

"I'm back where I belong."

Starting to relax again.

"Sleeping off my ordeal in safety."

What's kind of funny, when I sat down on the settee to pet Gus, Elsie snuggled up on the other side.

"I'll be sweet, and kind, just don't take ME to the vet."

To be fair, the vet, Judge, is actually a very nice man. He is a kind, gentle, thorough professional, and we are glad we have him come to town on a regular basis. When he is in Wrangell, he lives on his boat, which is just 2 down from us on the C dock, and I know for a fact, that he knows how to bbq a fresh salmon steak. (yummy)

All's well that end's well!

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