While back in sunny Florida for the holidays I was rudely welcomed with extremely cold weather. Instead of being able to wear little shorts, shoes that let my feet breathe, and tiny t-shirts I was forced to wear all the same sweaters and jeans I have been bundled up in the UK. This brings me to my latest laundry disaster...
As I put on my favorite thick, long, brown, cardigan I noticed something on the sleeve. It was hard white and glued onto the sleeve. So I took it to my mom, crowned the laundry queen after years of experience, and showed her this hard “spot” which I have gotten on so many of my clothes. I proceeded to tell her what it was...
Every time I hang my clothes on the radiator to dry, soap get stuck on them! I have told Andy we NEED to buy a new brand of soap because it doesn’t wash all the way out. So many of my shirts, sweaters, and pants have this white, hard, “soap” stuck on them. I can’t seem to wash it off or pick it off or scratch it off. It is just glued on my clothes. It is as if the soap dries like super glue on my clothes! Andy, knowing my laundry past, has paid no attention to my need of new laundry detergent, more so one that will wash out and stop sticking to my favourite pants, sweaters, and tops!
As I am telling my mom my detergent problems she is just staring at me in amazement. She asks, “Is the radiator on when you are hanging your clothes on it?” to which I respond, “DUH of course!! One, it dries them faster and two, it is too cold to not have the heat on!” Then laughing she tells me to check my label ... I tell her it is part cotton, part cashmere, and part spandex... Then the light clicked on...My clothes are not soapy they are melting!! The spandex in the clothes melts on the hot metal radiator!! Who would have ever thought clothes could melt!?!?! And that the radiator gets that hot!! Since growing up in a climate that has a range of season of hot and very hot, I have never known the rules of the radiator!
I have to say that this is one of my favs - mostly because something similar happened to me this last week during our "hard freeze". Our a/c unit apparently has completely died from what the repair man told me so we had to resort to some space heaters that the landlord dropped off for us. The lowest our thermastat registers is 50 degrees and when I got up last week for work, it was well below that line! While I was in the shower dreading getting out into the frigid air, I laid my tights on top of the heater so they would be nice and warm when I put them on - big mistake. When I went to put them on they were melted together. So, my poor legs had to brave the cold until I got to Target on my way in to the office. Who would have thought such things?? haha
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA I know us Florida girls are not taught these important cold weather tips!!!
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