This looks like a pretty nice laundry room doesn’t it? It was clean and bright with nice windows. Kirby helped me carry my two loads up; it wasn’t very far. I knew the code to the door because I had called the office the day before to ask what it was. I couldn’t find it anywhere in all the papers they gave us. “Oh, it is the same as the restroom!” he said. “Which restroom, the men’s or the womens? They have different codes.” I said. “Either one”, said he. Now why didn’t I just know that? Dumb me.
I had also asked how much they cost so that I would have
enough quarters. I had counted them out
and had just enough! Yea! So, Kirby gave me his load of dirty clothes
and went on to walk our dog. There were
two standard washers that I dumped it all into.
There were also two super washers but one had clothes sitting in
it. I didn’t want them anyway – I didn’t
have enough quarters even if I had wanted the big heavy duty ones.
I put my quarters in the first machine and pushed all the
right buttons and the water started flowing just like you would expect. Then I moved on to the next one – put my
quarters in just the same, pushed the buttons, closed the lid and nothing! Nothing at all happened. Even when I slammed the darn thing.
So up to the office I walked. They were very nice about it and mentioned to
each other that they really need to get that fixed. I was so angry. They KNOW it doesn’t work and yet they let me
think it would. That darned machine ate
my money.
In the end they refunded my quarters and threw in a couple
extra for good measure. I had to wait
for my first load and then start my second so it all took longer than it should
have.
Oh, and then when I went to put it in the dryer a nice old
lady showed up with her laundry. I asked
one nice question of her and now I know everything:
They have been full timing in their RV for 2 years. That is when they sold the house.
They just adopted their dog last Saturday and they were
given the Senior Rate and it really didn’t cost them that much. She had wanted a Teddy Bear but did you know
they cost about $450?
They have four grown children. One is a policeman here in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota and his picture is on a billboard.
One lives in Texas and teaches at Rice University.
One lives in Omaha and has a 29 year old daughter and……..
One lives in Clovis, New Mexico and oh, the wind there is
terrible.
This park used to be a mobile home park. They used to stay at the little one up the
road and one time……..
That is doing the laundry my way!
