tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post8742993832617365101..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: Picking up the kids -- and their laundry -- for the holidayThe Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-85423910913622563462008-11-30T06:21:00.000-06:002008-11-30T06:21:00.000-06:00Way off-topic, I know, but your statement, "Curmud...Way off-topic, I know, but your statement, <I>"Curmudgeons shouldn't text. It is a frustrating exercise. My thumbs are too big and the keys are too small. But one does what one must to communicate."</I> raised my dander. Heaven forbid that a cellular telephone be used to, wait for it... making telephone calls. <BR/><BR/>I have little tolerance for the needless nuisance that is texting. Should you have a need to relay a message to me, just call and speak to me, dangit! Texting will cost each of us roughly a quarter - not to mention my priceless frustration. Speaking with me, however, is practically free and vastly more efficient!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-38025109988417674822008-11-26T14:42:00.000-06:002008-11-26T14:42:00.000-06:00Have you considered getting coin meters for the wa...Have you considered getting coin meters for the washer and dryer? Maybe you could make enough money during these visits to cover the additional cost associated with their visits.Steve Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782753143511525884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-49146394727883350452008-11-26T13:57:00.000-06:002008-11-26T13:57:00.000-06:00Curmudgeon –Good story!We my younger daughter firs...Curmudgeon –<BR/><BR/>Good story!<BR/><BR/>We my younger daughter first went of to college (1988), we had the same (laundry) problem. But it was an 85 mile drive each way and I would pick her up on the holidays. The back seat was always full to the hilt. I finally broke down and bought her a car.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand my nephew (much to the chagrin of my sister and her husband) attended Triton College which was a 25 minute drive from their house in Berwyn. My brother-in-law wanted him to attend his Alma Mater, Loyola and live on campus.<BR/> <BR/>Given the choice of doing his laundry 3 or 4 times a year or having him out of the house for 7 months a year, they would have preferred the later. <BR/><BR/>After two years at Triton he transferred to Loyola and lived on campus. He would bring his laundry home every other weekend. My sister didn’t really mind because now she didn’t have to pick up his clothes off of his bedroom floor before washing them.<BR/><BR/>The Beach BumThe Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459921418291067269noreply@blogger.com