Laundry Day

Spinning . Bubbles . Water . Cute . Soap . Quarters . Bounce . Music . Smile . Magazines . Uptown Girl . Time . Industrial Noises . Add .

Okay no washer/dryer at the new place yet so I get to go to the laundry place. Yes, I could have came over to your place and did it there... But, then I would have missed out on something I hadn't done in a while... Laundry Day.

I walked in and was greeted by a young lady. I asked her if she had room for one more, she smiled and said "yes of course". I headed to the endless row of washing machines, picked out the two I wanted to use and sixteen quarters later I was in business. Pour a little soap, squish in the clothes (No, I didn't separate whites from colors... I'm a guy). Push the slot in and here comes the water.

How long do I wait now? I guess like my old machine about a 1/2 an hour? Crazy "Eye Of The Tiger" is on now... Carl, do you hear it? Yes, you may already know, I think... Well, I met the guy who wrote this song, Jim P? is his name; a real nice guy with a great outlook on life - see Jazz Fest Pics '09 - He is playing guitar with a great outfit.

Back to the laundry... Gotta check on clothes...

It takes less then 1/2 an hour 'cause they are already done washing. Oooh, the fun part comes next. You've seen those big dryers with the round doors. Only $2 (8 quarters) for thirty siz minutes of fun tumbling

clothes. Shirts, jeans, socks, underwear... Repeat. Walking back to my set the lady complimenting me by saying that I was the 1st one who didn't have any question. That I had figured it out all by myself. Go figure... I may sometimes not be as dumb as I look.

So the clothes are spinning; I'm getting a few texts from friends. One about feeding a heron and tasting seaweed. Now, I don't have to taste it... I still think I want to taste a jelly fish though, is that crazy? "Food Channel made me do it" is what I'm going to say.

So it looks like six bucks and an hour of time is what it costs to wash two loads of my clothes. You can drop your clothes off and they weigh them, clean them and bag for you to pick up. I bet it's more than six bucks. I'm kinda liking doing this, it gives me some time to write in a different place from the norm, plus other than watching the clothes spin in the dryer or dancing to the 80's... I get to see/meet new people. I'll see what come out in the wash and may be back in a week or so.