There's nothing quite like fresh sheets. I've always felt that way, even before life on the road limited our opportunities for doing laundry to every couple of weeks. Laundry day always feels so fresh, so productive. But the last time I visited laundromats on a regular basis was in college. And judging from the last 13 states we've visited not much has changed in 10 years.
I've found quite a variety of laundromat arrangements in my travels. There are the strip mall facilities, the stand alone buildings or the campground laundry rooms. I've even made a mini photo project of it. "Laundromats Across America" or something like that. Maybe I'll get around to posting those photos on the website one of these days.
The big thing I've noticed about laundromats is this: I go there to get some pretty personal items (i.e. underwear and sheets) clean. So why are the facilities usually so dirty. I apologize right now to the handful of laundromat owners in America I'm offending with this comment. But this is a widespread problem. I frequently find gunk left in the washers. If something drops to the floor from the dryer, it's probably going to need re-washed or at least brushed off vigorously. And forget about using the bathroom.
The one great thing about laundromats though is that despite the paradox of trying to extract "clean from dirty" I can get this chore done in about two hours. Which means, maybe I've saved enough time to catch a midday nap on those fresh sheets.
~Becky
I've found quite a variety of laundromat arrangements in my travels. There are the strip mall facilities, the stand alone buildings or the campground laundry rooms. I've even made a mini photo project of it. "Laundromats Across America" or something like that. Maybe I'll get around to posting those photos on the website one of these days.
The big thing I've noticed about laundromats is this: I go there to get some pretty personal items (i.e. underwear and sheets) clean. So why are the facilities usually so dirty. I apologize right now to the handful of laundromat owners in America I'm offending with this comment. But this is a widespread problem. I frequently find gunk left in the washers. If something drops to the floor from the dryer, it's probably going to need re-washed or at least brushed off vigorously. And forget about using the bathroom.
The one great thing about laundromats though is that despite the paradox of trying to extract "clean from dirty" I can get this chore done in about two hours. Which means, maybe I've saved enough time to catch a midday nap on those fresh sheets.
~Becky
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