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Tinkabell

26-02-2006, 10:31 AM

found the bottom of your wash basket? I know I have not, i'm sure its missing and my washing goes down to Australia.

What I cannot understand is if the wash basket is full, why have I still got a pile of ironing and the wardrobes are full to bursting point.

I must have too many clothes or not enough space to put them all.

LisaPink

26-02-2006, 10:35 AM

Theres a bottom to a wash basket?? Are you sure?? Coz Ive never seen one. Ive got a full washing basket, a HUUGGEEE pile of ironing, a couple of piles of clean washing, no room in any wardrobe & I still have NOTHING TO WEAR!!!!

Bunny

26-02-2006, 10:48 AM

now you mention I haven't seen the bottom of my washing basket in a long time

vikki

26-02-2006, 10:51 AM

wash basket now overflowed into bath! and ironing pile is higher than the border in my bedroom, (about half way) trying to beat a world record should use chalk to mark it really!

LisaPink

26-02-2006, 10:52 AM

Maybe its an optical illusion? You know, just to make you think theres loads of washing still in there when its really empty! Well thats what Im gonna believe, so now I have no washing to do!! I think my ironing pile might be a similar illusion too...............

Bunny

26-02-2006, 10:56 AM

LisaPink

26-02-2006, 11:01 AM

Its a conspiracy, optical illusion washing baskets & ironing piles, obviously invented by a man, to make us feel like we've got even more to do!!

Seren

26-02-2006, 11:07 AM

Ok now to make you all jealous.....

I have seen the bottom of my washing basket about 3/4 times this year....

The secret is too put washing on in relays, and not do anything else, the downside of this is.....

Ironing mountain appears, and we haven't managed to get to the top of that yet :laugh:

So even if you do get to the bottom of the basket, there is a price to pay....:hysterica

LisaPink

26-02-2006, 11:10 AM

See, we cant win!! Unless we win the lottery & then we can pay someone to do it for us!!

Tinkabell

26-02-2006, 11:23 AM

I wash at least two loads a day so why is the wash basket still full?

All three dds are sat in front of my washer at the moment watching it as they have just repaired my teddy bear (he is 32 years old) and put him in the wash for a bath so they are keeping an eye on him to make sure he is ok. :hysterica

kathyhinsh

26-02-2006, 12:49 PM

The secret is too put washing on in relays, and not do anything else, the downside of this is.....

Ironing mountain appears, and we haven't managed to get to the top of that yet :laugh:
I learnt a new trick tho.....
When washing is all done 4 the day, cook T.
When kids r eating T & therefore out of the way, do that days ironing.....therefore (hopefully) avoiding mountain!! :hysterica
Works 4 me anyway!:tcwozerek

(Either that, or doing it when I get in from work after taking the kids 2 skool!:bottomrev )

trai

26-02-2006, 06:39 PM

mine seems to stay half full and i usually try to keep on top of the ironing. I wouldn't recognise the bottom of it if i found it.

lizzie

26-02-2006, 08:14 PM

I gave up with mine along time ago not only is the basket always full i have a small gap just to make my way to bed at night , done 5 loads today alone :ac39: :ac39:

weaselgirl

26-02-2006, 08:18 PM

Tinkabell

26-02-2006, 08:50 PM

I learnt a new trick tho.....
When washing is all done 4 the day, cook T.
When kids r eating T & therefore out of the way, do that days ironing.....therefore (hopefully) avoiding mountain!! :hysterica
Works 4 me anyway!:tcwozerek

(Either that, or doing it when I get in from work after taking the kids 2 skool!:bottomrev )

Your just too organised kathy. Unfortunately I have to do crowd control at t time so cannot do it then. :hysterica

kathyhinsh

26-02-2006, 09:02 PM

ha! Organised, me?!!!! That's a good 1!!!! :hysterica
PMSL:hysterica
'Scuse me while I now go & change my pants!! :hysterica :hysterica

Jen

26-02-2006, 10:20 PM

Never seen the bottom of the ironing pile either.

essexgirl

26-02-2006, 10:28 PM

i allways find the hand washing at the bottom of my washing basket :ac39: it WILL get done some day and as for iron i hide mine away untill i need it:hysterica

Serenity

27-02-2006, 12:03 AM

In think its just an urban myth that washing baskets have a bottom, I have never seen anything to prove it.

Patti odoors

27-02-2006, 10:51 AM

ha! Organised, me?!!!! That's a good 1!!!! :hysterica
PMSL:hysterica
'Scuse me while I now go & change my pants!! :hysterica :hysterica

Thats it - more washing. Wouldn't it be nice if the wash basket could change places with your purse, I can always see the bottom of that!!!

inchtwinkle

27-02-2006, 11:05 AM

i symapthise with you all, i really do, but i have 3 baskets of washing, i have a whites basket, colour basket, and a delicates basket, heres the picture and a picture of the washing/ironing i have to do 20061008 cryingsmil

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/inchtwinkle/february2006057.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/inchtwinkle/february2006060.jpg

Patti odoors

27-02-2006, 11:07 AM

Inchtwinkle - you are to organised! :clapping:

inchtwinkle

27-02-2006, 11:13 AM

i'm not, bob got them for me, otherwise the clothe's are all over the kitchen floor, whilst i'm trying to seperate them lol,

stokey

27-02-2006, 11:17 AM

i think the latin word for washing basket is 'TARDIS'.:wacko:

Tinkabell

27-02-2006, 11:22 AM

i think the latin word for washing basket is 'TARDIS'.:wacko:

:hysterica

vikki

27-02-2006, 11:25 AM

I feel humble in the presence of masters!

kathyhinsh

27-02-2006, 11:43 AM

lol

vikki

27-02-2006, 01:18 PM

***party** I found it, I found it, the bottom of the basket!......

But I cheated and tipped all the washing into the bath!....

Does that count?........

At least I can say I have seen it :clapping:

storm35

27-02-2006, 01:39 PM

Nope never lol. Aswell as that, i can never match up socks, loads of socks that are not in pairs lol.
Chrisxxx

Daffs

27-02-2006, 01:42 PM

Hmm, I don't own a basket but I do have one of those erm, what are they called? The plastic type box things that kids usually put toys in for storage. Well anyway, we have one of those by the washing machine and it always has someting in it that I can't put in a whites or dark wash ie something bright red or bright yellow :unsure:

sanjan

27-02-2006, 02:10 PM

2 more loads of washing and that will be it and they are by the machine ready to do - I have a load in and

:party05: ***party** Yes I know what the bottom of my laundry box looks like as well as Cam's and madams ***party** :party05:

When it comes out if time permits it will go on the line as it seems like a good drying day today (if not it will go over the airers on the radiators as I don't have a tumble dryer)

As for ironing it

how do you turn on an iron?

I only do it when really necessary

kathyhinsh

27-02-2006, 04:58 PM

lol @ u san,
my neighbour doesnt iron either...
I on the other hand HAVE 2, cos I cant bear ANY creases in r clothes...
EVEN if they're MEANT 2 be there!!!!!!

Tinkabell

27-02-2006, 05:57 PM

I iron the clothes as we need them, girls are always emptying all their clothes out trying them on as can never make a decision what to wear, then stuff them back in the drawers. So dont see the point in ironing until they decide what they are wearing.

Do you think if the men were in charge of doing the washing the wash basket would be fuller or empty?

inchtwinkle

27-02-2006, 06:12 PM

neither, they can't ever seem to find the basket and as for the washing machine, i don't think they know that one lol:hysterica :hysterica

wokkies

27-02-2006, 07:54 PM

dont ask about men been in charge of the washing basket, after dh found about 8 loads of washing in ds's bedroom he said he would do the washing then 2 hours later i asked y he was washing on 90degrees and tumble drying on hot, lol, maybe he will have to buy us all new clothes and not do the washing anymore, lol, he thought i did all the washing at number 1, lol