tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post4129380945424413249..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Keeping it cleancarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-29672250421288356532009-07-25T08:43:58.488-04:002009-07-25T08:43:58.488-04:00ah, nice story carmi! reading it makes me miss the...ah, nice story carmi! reading it makes me miss the laundry cafe - they used to have good bagels and coffee. it is a good people watching place.<br /><br />your new red duo sounds like a turqouise blue frontloader set we have our eye on because our washing machine is on it's last rinse cycle.<br /><br />thanks for a sweet saturday morning read with my coffee.charlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-28196736249537771062009-07-24T01:52:50.841-04:002009-07-24T01:52:50.841-04:00Life has squeezed my priorities recently - so I...Life has squeezed my priorities recently - so I've just found a few minutes to read - and possibly comment on a few.<br /><br />So glad I perused your list on my feed -- this was a great post.<br /><br />I remember a few winters ago - when I had to visit the laundromat - and watched very similar things. Even a guy who carried his dog bed in -- leaves, mud, etc all still matted into it -- and threw it into a washer.<br /><br />I never wanted to wash my clothes at a mat again.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-66302142312093093602009-07-17T13:42:10.585-04:002009-07-17T13:42:10.585-04:00"Mundane, forgettable glory" is a great ..."Mundane, forgettable glory" is a great way to describe all the magical little moments that life contains. <br /><br />Also I love the exchange with Brian (aka shaved heard cargo pants guy?). Such a great little bit of serendipity added to an already magically mundane experience. :)Phronkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130514499521837002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-40209582691310399172009-07-16T08:38:16.376-04:002009-07-16T08:38:16.376-04:00on a memorable Christmas eve, I met a mother and d...on a memorable Christmas eve, I met a mother and daughter at my local laundromat, they were washing EVERYTHING in their house because the daughter had just come from 70 days in the hospital ( leukemia) and had an impaired immune system from all the Chemo. I managed to stay in touch with them for years, until they moved last fall. <br /><br />you typed that on your blackberry? DUDE!David Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690273066219097101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-60626584154633053112009-07-15T19:18:27.823-04:002009-07-15T19:18:27.823-04:00I know exactly what you mean. Our washer and dryer...I know exactly what you mean. Our washer and dryer fritzed, and have been replaced with whiz-bang super duper R2D2 computer controlled, flashing light, steam cycle electronic marvels of the future.<br />All Hail the laundry machines !invisiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772375005034797148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-44379960189341126592009-07-14T17:04:47.437-04:002009-07-14T17:04:47.437-04:00When we were building our house and living in temp...When we were building our house and living in temporary accomodations with no laundry I had to use the local laundry. I never really minded the time at the laundry mat it was the time hauling the laundry there and back that bothered me. There was a young friendly man who worked there and he always seemed so willing to be helpful. Imagine my surprise about a year later when he was put away in prison for murdering another local man by shooting out his kneecaps. It was quite a while ago and I'm sure he's out and about again. <br /><br />I must say though Carmi you must be a true romantic if you can even find romance at the laundromat. Good for you.NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411419545912589126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-12513012048053241852009-07-14T12:33:09.471-04:002009-07-14T12:33:09.471-04:00hi... just dropping by!
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Wait until you retire; you'll be peopl...Carmi,<br /><br />Wait until you retire; you'll be people watching everywhere you go.<br /><br />The Black Walnut and Red Roaster (found at the corner of Coffee and Hardware in The Village) offer hundreds of opportunities per day.<br /><br />And photo ops. (I'm w mojo: where's the camera?)<br /><br />though I must admit, a pen and pad are less intrusive, and side stories abound,as you proved quite handily.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />GAHG. Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188849799366728069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-75673018456396754592009-07-13T22:54:38.966-04:002009-07-13T22:54:38.966-04:00I love this.... ! Told you so. :) I had a simila...I love this.... ! Told you so. :) I had a similar experience/feeling one Sunday morning when my dryer decided to give it up..... <br /><br />It truly is a cross section of humanity.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-82303776093501884712009-07-13T22:13:04.575-04:002009-07-13T22:13:04.575-04:00Laundromats have a special place in my heart too. ...Laundromats have a special place in my heart too. Having gone to Cape Cod for weeks on end, every summer of my first 25 years, laundry was done in the laundromat; rented cottages didn't come with their own machines. Laundry became an adventure for at least 2 of the 3 kids in the family, my mom and her mom, going out on muggy Cape Cod nights to do laundry at the local strip mall. Sometimes it was even after 9 p.m., after we'd go for pizza, or shop till we closed the mall. We always got yodels, or ring-dings at the 7/11-type store, sometimes if it was early enough, we'd get to go across the street to the big mall while the clothes got done, but mostly, we'd just enjoy each others' company. In my younger days, coloring books and crayons were a staple to bring to the laundromat. Later, it was a good novel.<br /><br />I can remember the smells, the sounds, the sights and the feel of heated air on top of the humidity the Cape is famous for, and it still brings a smile to my face.<br /><br />As for my personal magic found in ordinary places? The book store. Familiar titles already read make me smile with the knowing of their contents, new titles jump out at me and tempt me to buy, I discover sections never before visited (graphic novels are a new interest) and new additions in favorite sections excite me (must-visits include the technology section, the writers' reference corner, and the young adult fiction, not to mention adult sections, both fiction and non). <br /><br />I can walk into Chapters, or the US Barnes and Noble, or Borders, and feel the tingle in the air. Even browsing the bookmarks can make an ordinary day magical.<br /><br />Thanks for making me smile, Carmi - and mazel-tov on the new addition to your basement, may you have many many years of good, clean and DRY laundry ahead!!lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505435869876658799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-31122150326440118302009-07-13T22:08:48.419-04:002009-07-13T22:08:48.419-04:00I have to confess, when I think of "date nigh...I have to confess, when I think of "date night", the laundromat is <i>not</i> the first place on the list. But having spent quite a few evenings watching the clothes go round and round during my brief army career, I <i>sort of</i>understand the attraction. Living in a base town of course, the "cross section of humanity" wasn't nearly as broad, but the army provides a pretty diverse cross section of its own... it just strips away the differences after the fact.<br /><br />I note that this post isn't -- directly -- in support of this week's thematic prompt, but all that's really missing is the picture. The distance is metaphorical, but there nonetheless. Next time, you really need to take the camera along!<br /><br />A bit of that metaphorical distance factors into this offering... as well as some more conventional physical distance. (Nice segue huh?)<br /><a href="http://mojo11.blogspot.com/2009/07/thematic-photographic-57-distant-v60.html" rel="nofollow">Thematic Photographic 57: "Distant" v.6.0</a>Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498213932233245032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-30042797992705782102009-07-13T22:08:13.887-04:002009-07-13T22:08:13.887-04:00If you do return I hope you tell us more. I love p...If you do return I hope you tell us more. I love people watching. And composing background stories for all the charactersStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021041066225678236noreply@blogger.com