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Sep 5^th, 2008 at 12:17am

Laundry night ... UGGG! I hate it!

BUT, as I was folding the new jersey sheets that I bought (I think I am really going to like them!) I got to thinking, "Well at least I don't have to iron them, as I had to do, as a kid!"

Does ANYONE iron sheets anymore?

And how about that monstrous (and VERY dangerous) mangle that we use to use? Do they even make those monsters anymore?

I LOVE wash and wear!!!

Chuck

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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #1 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 1:47am If you've gotta iron it, I don't want it. I suppose we've got an iron around here somewhere, but I'm not acquainted with it. And yes...I do the laundry. Best, George
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #2 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 2:14am My wife talked me into 400 count sheets for the bed, if you don't iron the pillow cases, you wake up looking like you slept on corduroy. Guiseppi (Who also does the laundry!)
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Barry_T_Coles CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2073 Karratha\|,West_Australia Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #3 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 3:10am I don't do the laundry. The last time I tackled an iron it took me a full bottle of scotch to work the damn thing out.
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BarbaraD CH.com Alumnus Offline Hugs to ya Posts: 8333 Douglasville, TX Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #4 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 5:41am It says "Wash and Wear" -- I'm a trusting person - I believe what it says! My iron collects cobwebs - I sprinkle glitter on it at Christmas and use it for a decoration. Hugs BD
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Re: Totally NON-ch question ...
Reply #5 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 5:59am

LMAO.....I remember mangles. My Grandmother used one on all flat work.

I don't iron sheets but do iron pillow cases....linen tablecloth and napkins too. Guess I'm part of a dying breed. I still iron shirts (use spray sizing and/or light starch too) and jeans....even give the knits a quick 'once over'.

Chuck...have you tried the bamboo sheets? I love them.

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Reply #6 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 8:13am

I do the laundry, but Brew folds and puts away (the most evil part, imo).

His dress shirts go to the cleaners to be laundered and ironed and starched. You won't find me doing it!

Iron sheets? Why would I iron something I'm going to sleep in?

The only thing I iron is a few of my own cotton dress shirts. And those of you who know me know I don't dress up very often. Wink

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DennisM1045 CH.com Alumnus Offline One wave at a time! Posts: 3437 Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #7 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 10:05am No ironing here either. I sleep on nothing but Satine sheets. The stuff is awesome... -Dennis-
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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #8 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 10:25am DennisM1045 wrote on Sep 5^th, 2008 at 10:05am: I sleep on nothing but Satine sheets. On, or IN nothing but satin ?? ?? (I think I am getting EXCITED!) <fans self> Chuck
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #9 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 10:49am Okay, I'll chime in! I iron everything BUT the sheets. I even ironed baby clothes. I have this really great cordless iron made by Oreck. I love it. I guess I'm old school too (but not that old ) What is a mangle? Jeannie
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Re: Totally NON-ch question ...
Reply #10 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 11:37am

I USED to iron when my son was little...

One morning I had MS PERFECT over for coffee... He came running in yelling, "Mom, I need my jeans ironed!" I looked at them and calmly told him, "They are ironed!" He looked a little puzzeled and said right back, "No they're NOT - the zipper is cold!"

That was when HE learned HOW to iron his OWN damn clothes or wear them wrinkled! One more Labor Saving Device learned in my youth!

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Karl Ex Member	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #11 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 12:28pm thanks everyone i needed a good laugh, this post is hilarious. I wear uniforms and such and i am looking at steaming devices rather than iron. i am with chuck SATIN SHEETS OHHHH!!!!
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gizmo CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 522 Germany Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #12 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 12:33pm Ironing? Only shirts and only the parts not covered by the waistcoat. Yes, I'm lazy.
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Em CH.com Alumnus Offline I wanna go... Posts: 830 St Peter Port, Guernsey. Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #13 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 12:48pm I iron everything but pants and socks. And yes, that includes the duvet cover and pillowcases. I don't iron the fitted sheets though. I tend to set up the board on a Sunday evening in front of Desperate Housewives and iron away. It's not too bad a job. I'll take that over dishes any day of the week!!
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #14 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 2:07pm I still wanna know what a mangle is! Jeannie Never mind..... I Googled it. Glad I don't have to use one of those. I'd seen one before but didn't know what it was called.
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Re: Totally NON-ch question ...
Reply #15 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 2:30pm

LMAO BD!!!! i grew up with my mom using a Mangle AKA Wringer...........I can still remember it snapping every time she tried to wring out one of those throw rugs!!!! And my dear "grammie" used one up until she died 14 years ago in her 80's, even tho she had an automatic washer!! When i was first married, 27 yrs ago, I thought since my mother ironed everything, so would I!! u name it i ironed it, on the 3rd floor of our apartment, even in the summer with no AC!!!!!!!!!!!!! Little by little, i ironed less and less, i can know say i iron very little!!!

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Reply #16 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 4:25pm

ClusterChuck wrote on Sep 5^th, 2008 at 10:25am:

DennisM1045 wrote on Sep 5^th, 2008 at 10:05am:

I sleep on nothing but Satine sheets.

On, or IN nothing but satin ?? ??

(I think I am getting EXCITED!)

<fans self>

Chuck

On and under ... depending on how HOT I am Grin

Ohhh ... my bad. They are spelled SATEEN, not SATINE. They're awesome and I'll never sleep on anything else again!

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Re: Totally NON-ch question ...
Reply #17 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 5:25pm

LOL>.Satin sheets slide off the bed, along with the inhabitants.....makes for a loss of sleep........

I used to iron the pillowcases.tablecloths and napkins go to the cleaners, so that leaves pants and some shirt touch-up. I don't mind ironing.a little!

I found we like the 650-800 threadcount egyptian cotton sheets. The feel like satin, do nicely going from dryer to bed, and they last forever!!
If I could have ONE wish from a Genie.just for me, I would LOVE to climb into freshly laundered bedsheets every night of my life!!!

But, that's just me.......Cathi

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Reply #19 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 9:00pm

I'm still trying to get over the Post Traumatic Stress from having to iron a household's laundry as chore when I was a kid...and I mean, my mother wanted everything ironed...like towels...what the???

I have shared my plight with Gordon and he is very compassionate - and besides the cleaners is walking distance from our house. I have an iron somewhere collecting dust as it should be.

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KJ CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 596 Indianapolis, IN Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #20 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 9:15pm Barry_T_Coles wrote on Sep 5^th, 2008 at 3:10am: The last time I tackled an iron it took me a full bottle of scotch to work the damn thing out. Amen, brother! Then ya gotta fold that midevil torture device they call an "ironing board". I'd rather try to fold a map. (LOL....I'm a guy.....like I got a map!)
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Jonny Ex Member	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #21 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 9:33pm I only do three things. 1) Work seven days a week. 2) Fix the house and yard work. 3) Grill'in. Anything else depends on me getting some kind of sex.......Ive been doing ony three things for ten years!
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superhawk2300 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 901 New Berlin, WI Gender:	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #22 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 9:36pm I am going to show my age but what are "jersey sheets"? Sounds like sheets that have really bad stains on them from Jon Bon Jovi sleeping in them. Jonno - I hope by "some" you mean "good" my man!
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Jonny Ex Member	Re: Totally NON-ch question ... Reply #24 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 9:42pm superhawk2300 wrote on Sep 5^th, 2008 at 9:36pm: Jonno - I hope by "some" you mean "good" my man! Some = Nada. But I have many frequent flier miles getting what I need....and thats even sadder.....LMAO!
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