I've always wondered if it's better to wash my socks inside out or not. Usually when I take them off they get turned inside out and this is how they are washed. Yet I've been tolde to wash them non-inside out several times. Sure, this makes the outside nice and clean, but don't you want the inside to be clean, since that's where you put your foot in? I'm not lazy - I don't want to put my feet into cloth that hasn't been washed properly!
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Wait a minute... it matters? I didn't know that.
[ June 04, 2004, 09:28 PM: Message edited by: T_Smith ]
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
I am no laundry goddess or anything, but I have never heard of turning your socks inside out before. Who told you this?
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
well the way i take them off they get flipped inside out all by themself. I'd demonstrate it - but it's kind of hard in text
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
He probably does what my kids do (which drives me nuts if they don't reverse it) -- just pulls the socks down from the tops. They end up inside out that way.
As far as getting them clean, unless you have some incredibly tightly-knit socks, or junk CAKED on the insides of your socks, I can't see how it could make any difference to wash them right-side-out.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
I have size 13 and my socks are meant for size 6-12 =/
Posted by tt&t (Member # 5600) on :
I wash all of my clothes inside out. They seem to like it.
I wouldn't worry about it, Kaio. Posted by BlueJacsFan (Member # 6590) on :
quote:I have size 13 and my socks are meant for size 6-12 =/
Hey, I resemble that remark.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
quote: I wouldn't worry about it, Kaio.
All right! If kiwi says I don't have to worry then you KNOW I don't have to worry.
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
Haha, I was asking myself the same question when I did laundry this morning, since I also pull my socks down from the top, turning them inside out... not always, but usually. And I take my shirtf off from the bottom, pulling them over, and in turn, inside out. I wash things how they land in the washer, and they come out clean 'nuff. *shrugs*
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Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
All my clothes enter the washer correct-side out. I amortize the time it takes to arrange them this way across every instance of throwing something in the hamper, rather than having to unfold each piece of clothing back-to-back when unloading the dryer. Same reasons I have separate laundry bags for whites, coloreds, and dry-cleans: it's a lot easier to spend 1/2 second a day putting things where they belong than performing a big insertion sort on wash day.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Doesn't matter which way the sock go in, the dryer still eats them.
Posted by tt&t (Member # 5600) on :
quote: All right! If kiwi says I don't have to worry then you KNOW I don't have to worry.
Damn skippy.
Posted by ak (Member # 90) on :
Insertion sort <snort>
I used to wear my tshirts inside out every other time. That way you never have to turn them at all, and it's still right half the time. It was an effort to delay the heat death of the universe, that I was working on in college. I had a big push for slowing the increase of entropy for a while. I'm uniquely suited (by extreme laziness) for such an effort. Also when you wear t-shirts inside out, you can read the writing in the mirror, which is nice.
If your washer isn't getting both sides clean, then you need a new washer or to choose a longer wash cycle or something. Nothing short of tying them in knots should prevent them from getting clean inside and out.
Posted by ak (Member # 90) on :
And if anyone would like to join my quest to slow the eventual heat death of the universe, there are many simple ways you can help in your everyday lives.
For instance, mow your lawn half as often, in the summertime, and take a nap during the times you would otherwise be mowing. The grass will not be that much longer, on average, but a huge amount of entropy will not be generated.
Taking naps, in fact, instead of doing other busy-work things, is a prime tool in the movement. Cats have pioneered the art of entropy-gain slowing. I learn from them daily.
In fact, all household chores can afford to be done half as often, using the time saved toward more naps. Join the movement today! It's the right thing to do!
Posted by cochick (Member # 6167) on :
Our family should get an award for supporting your ak's quest - we didn't mow the lawn at all since last summer until last weekend - the grass in the backyard was about 4 feet tall and one of my dogs was too frightened to go into it.
Richard Berg - you'd someone a good wife someday - talk about organised - I take my laundry downstairs once a day and dump it next to the basket where the laundry fairy (aka my Mum) comes along and sorts, washes, dries and returns clean to my bedroom.
Haven't had to do my own laundry since I moved back into the family home. My Mum has this thing about no-one else using the machine. My Dad shrunk all my brothers clothes when Mum was in hospital giving birth to me! That was over thirty years ago and she still doesn't trust us!
I'm all for ak's movement too - down with housework! - more naps! - off to make up some placards!
[ June 05, 2004, 07:04 PM: Message edited by: cochick ]
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
I had a laundry fairy for 17 years. I hated it -- she could fold/iron way better than I, but my clothes always disappeared into other siblings' closets or into neverland. Since striking out on my own I have only to appease the Sock Monster and inventory stays constant.
As for ironing, I have a simple litmus: most clothes will not wrinkle if you fold/hang them immediately after removing them from a hot dryer. Everything else goes to the cleaners.
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
Just through your socks away and buy new ones.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Summary of long years of laundry experience:
NEVER put a pair of red socks in the same load as white underwear.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Not if you actually like pink jockey shorts.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
As I said, not that there's anything wrong with that. [insert: silly pop culture reference ]
Hey Stephen, my love and I might be able to make it to the blues fest next weekend. You and yours still going?
[ June 05, 2004, 11:24 PM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
YES!!!!!
Tentatively, the plans go like this:
Diane is out of from Wednesday afternoon to Saturday evening.
I'm taking Friday off and going to the fest for the day.
On Saturday, I'll go for at least a few hours, but will have to make sure to leave early enough to make it back to Bensenville to pick Diane up at O'Hare.
Sunday, we both plan on going for the day.
Probably take the Metra in from Bensenville and take a bus from Union Station to get us close.
/thread hijack
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I like the way you think, ak!
I never iron. It's against my religion. In fact, I don't believe I currently own an iron -- my ex got it in the divorce.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
*wonders how many people besides me read this as meaning rivka hit her ex with the iron*
*figures that was the wrong interpretation as rivka has never mentioned being brought up on assault charges*
Posted by ak (Member # 90) on :
Yes, rivka! I knew we shared religious convictions! I have considered ironing to be an offense against all that is sacred for years. My only concession is to hang things up when they're hot out of the dryer. Ironing is of the devil!
Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :
quote: I never iron. It's against my religion. In fact, I don't believe I currently own an iron -- my ex got it in the divorce.
What's an iron? Seriously, I can't recall the last time I ironed a piece of clothing. Anything that wrinkles gets put on a hanger right out of the drier. Anyway, as my mom says, "It'll just wrinkle when you put it on and sit down, anyway". That logic works for me. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
BWAHAHAHAHA! sndrake
No, I never threw anything THAT heavy at him.
quote: Ironing is of the devil!
Absolutely!
Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :
Great minds think alike. ak, you and I must have been posting right about the same time.
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