I run out of pants. Often.
As a result, it’s not uncommon to find me tossing a load of laundry into the washing machine late at night in the hopes that I stay awake long enough to switch them into the adjacent dryer.
But apparently my newest neighbor — who resides beneath my apartment, on the second floor, and is the ONLY neighbor who shares any wall with my humble abode — would rather I go pantless to work on occasion.
He (or she?) recently issued a “noise complaint” against my boyfriend and I for drying clothes at 3 a.m.
There was no issue when a rowdy group of 20-something men were drinking and wrestling in our apartment. Nor was there a problem when beer cans accidentally* found their way into the bushes below our balcony. But the simple 80-minute tossing of my soaking-wet clothes was enough to grumble about our laundry-ways to complex management.
Thus, I will now become more diligent about keeping my clothes clean. How does an entire Sunday of laundry sound? After all, that is my only day off and I can’t think of anything more fun than ensuring my whole wardrobe is fresh and tidy before the start of another six-day work week.
And as I spend my tiny-bit of free time doing laundry — because we are now supposed to do so during a “reasonable” hour — perhaps Sophie (my dog) and I can play fetch? She truly does love when I bounce a tennis ball against the wall. Ooo, or maybe I can take up the drums. I have wanted to learn how to play for years.
* So my boyfriend claims, anyway.
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You must have really thin walls. I can’t believe someone would complain about that! People always find something to complain about.
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You know what this means? SHOPPING FOR NEW PANTS!!
I *may* have an addiction to buying things.
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Mindy Reply:
July 13th, 2010 at 8:32 am
@Marie, Hm, that might be a good solution!
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So stealing your neighbor’s laundry is out of the question huh?
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Mindy Reply:
July 13th, 2010 at 8:33 am
@phampants, Unless I find his/her key and get into the apartment, yes, sadly out of the question. Lol.
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Be sure to place lots of loose change in your laundry! Or belts. With metal clasps.
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Mindy Reply:
July 13th, 2010 at 8:33 am
@[F]oxymoron, Sneakers, too.
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Hey there, I just happen to stumble upon your blog via 20sb.
I’m a new follower!
Just to be an ass, I would continue to do laundry at an inconvenient time for that person who complained and even make more of a ruckus.
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Mindy Reply:
July 13th, 2010 at 11:42 am
@Kristine, And I am an ass, so that just might happen…
Thanks for following! New folks are always welcome. =)
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If I were you, I would have some seriously loud sexy time EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT. Then they won’t be able to hear the washer over your loudness. : )
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Mindy Reply:
July 13th, 2010 at 11:43 am
@Sara, Now that is a plan I can easily work with.
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I’ve always liked the process of drying one garment with tennis balls to ensure it gets dry.
I’m also one that has been famous for running the w/d from 12-4am.
If neighbors have a problem with doing routine household chores, they have issues and thus, they can go fuck themselves. If the complex was built so that they can hear your w/d – that’s the complex’s problem, not yours.
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