You know you're married with children when...

[DinbinFanfoom]

...your week's entertainment is seeing "Spiderman" 2 months late using movie-pass coupons cut off the back of a Shreddies box while your brother-in-law babysits...

[Caranthir]

Heh, I've experienced that from the other side of the situation: I am the brother-in-law. My sister and brother-in-law use me as a munchkin herder for a couple of hours every so often so they can see a movie.

[Shiz]

74/\/\3r. :P

[Serani]

74/\/\3r. :P

And when was the last time you saw a first run movie in the theater?

Or wore a shirt that didn't have spit-up stains on it?

Or didn't smell like a diaper?

Hmmmmm????

[DinbinFanfoom]

And when was the last time you saw a first run movie in the theater?
To be honest, I saw The Bourne Identity the first week. That's the closest I've come in a year. I saw LoTR about 5 months late. :oops: I know, sacrilege... :(

Or wore a shirt that didn't have spit-up stains on it?
Haha, too true. Oh wait... the child's? I'm thinking of installing a rubber pad over the shoulder of each of my good suits to handle the drool. Thing is, when a tired/hot child falls asleep on your shoulder and commences drooling and sweating and cramping your backbone, the first thing on your mind is NOT the drool 'n discomfort, it's "good golly please help me not do anything to wake her/him up!" :lol:

Or didn't smell like a diaper?
I can safely say I have no smell-induced gag reflex anymore. It's been conditioned out of me.

I'm more exhausted than I've ever been, but it's a GOOD tired. I love it.

[Shiz]

/em runs and hides.

April 2002....boo hoo.... :cry:

[Lycos]

And when was the last time you saw a first run movie in the theater?


I think it was Ice Age. It really should be "And when was the last time you saw a first run adult movie in the theater?"


Or wore a shirt that didn't have spit-up stains on it?


I can't remember that far back!


Or didn't smell like a diaper?


Well, I'm glad I don't smell like a diaper most of the time. If those things had the staying power of cigarette smoke, I would be shunned at work constantly. :lol: Most of the time I smell like me. I think! :?

Don't get me wrong. I love my kids and I wouldn't give up my kids for anything. Ok..ok...maybe for Draagoe's Epic Weapon, but nothing else. just kidding.

[Raveneye]

Having one that's 11 and one that's 2 1/2 I get the best of both worlds. I can go see Men In Black II with the older one and come home and play in the sandbox with the little guy.

Though sometimes it feels like a burden to spend so much of my time on my children, it's realy more of an investment. My father never really spent alot of time with me when I was young, and our relationship suffers for it. He'll never know the kind of joy I do at the simple things like riding go-karts with my older boy or letting my little guy use my lap as an easy chair for watching TV. In return, I know that when they're older my boys will feel like they are close enough with me to share anything they may be feeling. It makes me feel both angry (at what I was denied) and happy (for the opportunity I've been given) at the same time. I think in some way I'm a better father because of it.

OK, enough personal sharing for today! :)

[Shiz]

That's cool, Raveneye. Most people repeat their parents' mistakes with their own children. It takes a lot of self-awareness to break the pattern.

[DinbinFanfoom]

That's cool, Raveneye. Most people repeat their parents' mistakes with their own children. It takes a lot of self-awareness to break the pattern.
I aim to make all new ones. :lol:

[Lycos]

I aim to make all new ones. :lol:

If there is one thing that you can count on while being a parent, it's that you'll make mistakes. It's what you do after making them that really shows what kind of a parent you are. :)

[Anna T]

And when was the last time you saw a first run adult movie in the theater?

...

watching them at home is best, no PeeWee Herman situations for me thanks :twisted:

[Biaxin]

[/quote: Anna T no PeeWee Herman situations for me thanks :twisted:[/quote]

Hey,

Oh, poor Paul... Y'know he was doing some great stuff, there, until he got nabbed (about 6 mo.s before home video pron became readily available), and it totally screwed his career.

[Lycos]

http://slate.msn.com/?id=2068059

I don't usually read Slate, but for those of you with little ones, this is good! :lol:

[Draknor]

totally screwed his career.

Ironic choice of wording, too.

[Shiz]

I figure Stone can wear whatever the hell he wants as long as it is season appropriate. Of course my wife will probably disagree. :lol:

[Serani]

I'm about to get drummed out of motherhood. But after ten years of dealing with kids and clothes...

I couldn't care less what my kids wear with a few restrictions.

It can't be dirty. No ketchup spots, no mud spot. Now, I'm not talking stains - as in the stuff that will never come out again. I'm talking spots that will come out when it gets washed next.

It can't smell. That's a no-brainer. If I can smell my daughter before I see her, she goes back and changes. Same goes for my son.

It must work with the current weather. In other words, no sun dresses when there's six feet of snow outside.

It must match in SOME way. What I mean by this: Bright red does NOT go with pale pink. No, those neon green shorts, orange top and purple vest do NOT look good together. No, I would really prefer you didn't wear the plaid pants and polka-dotted shirt together.

Pants and a t-shirt? Fine. A dress? No problem IF they're not dressing to go play in the dirt, literally.

Other than (what I hope is) basic common sense, I really don't care what my kids wear except for special ocassions. My daughter threw a fit when I told her she couldn't wear her denim sneakers to the wedding. Sorry. Color me picky. I told her she could wear the slippers I was making her or she didn't have to go to the wedding. Guess what she's wearing. :lol:

Now this little girl. Oh, boy. Okay, all toddlers go through tantrum stages. But I'm here to tell you I would NEVER let my kid dish that to me. Thankfully, she never did to my ex-husband either. He flat didn't put up with it. Rubi wouldn't, either. There is NO WAY a kid dictates to me what they wear, not like that. EsPECially when they want to wear a hula costume to school. Uh uh. No way. Sorry, kid. If you don't like it, I've got a GREAT cooking spoon with your name on it.

Like I said, this'll probably get me drummed out of motherhood. /shrug ;)

[Sir Rubi]

... was that I enjoy hunting the kids down to kill and eat, erm, punish them :twisted:

Well, at least threaten to kill and eat. They're really sweet when they're not being contrary.

Being a (step)dad isn't so hard - you just have to know when to be, um, :twisted: insistent :twisted:

/em laughs maniacally

[Straxus]

You nice, decent folks go on raising your nice, decent families. :)

Now, if you will excuse me, I have a wad of cash, a cooler of beer, and a carload of friends 'n females to entertain...

Laterz~ 8)

[Sagar]

It can't smell. That's a no-brainer. If I can smell my daughter before I see her, she goes back and changes.

This reminds me of when my older sister discovered perfume. We could smell her 5 minutes before she walked in the room. My mom told her she had to strip and shower and wear something else. Hang the blasted school bus, she would drive my sister to school late. Oh.. and she showed my sister how to apply perfume PROPERLY. :lol:


Bright red does NOT go with pale pink.

It doesn't? Really? I mean, they are both the same base primary color.
/em looks confused.
:P

Pants and a t-shirt? Fine. A dress? No problem IF they're not dressing to go play in the dirt, literally.

Does this apply for the boy too?

[DinbinFanfoom]

It must match in SOME way. What I mean by this: Bright red does NOT go with pale pink. No, those neon green shorts, orange top and purple vest do NOT look good together. No, I would really prefer you didn't wear the plaid pants and polka-dotted shirt together.
That's the hardest part for me. Maybe it's a "man thing" but 75% of the time I get it "wrong". :lol:

[Drax]

My big thing is the comfort. Do "comfortable" first, then if it's comfortable, try to coordinate it somehow (minor concern, but with dating now, I have to be more conscious.... Not to mention that if I fail, I'll hear about it and it will be "suggested" that I change into something else... And my GF actually has a decent idea of what's in my wardrobe after nearly 11months dating... :roll: *sigh*)

This reasoning is why for most of the past 9-10 years, I wear shorts for ~10.5months of the year but short-sleeved shirts for only ~5months per year. :D

[DinbinFanfoom]

My big thing is the comfort. Do "comfortable" first, then if it's comfortable, try to coordinate it somehow (minor concern, but with dating now, I have to be more conscious.... Not to mention that if I fail, I'll hear about it and it will be "suggested" that I change into something else... And my GF actually has a decent idea of what's in my wardrobe after nearly 11months dating... :roll: *sigh*)

This reasoning is why for most of the past 9-10 years, I wear shorts for ~10.5months of the year but short-sleeved shirts for only ~5months per year. :D
Heehee, I hear ya. I wear shorts for as long as possible. If I lived in an apartment building and was single (IE didn't have to go outside as often for various trips to various stores) I'd wear shorts all the time indoors. Too comfortable. Frig, your legs are the last to freeze anyway, right? :lol:

[Draknor]

I tend to wear shorts around the house, too. I'm a t-shirt and jeans type, I'd be happy if that's all I ever had to wear.

But guys, c'mon. It isn't that hard to dress yourselves. The real reason is that you have no *interest* in doing so.

[DinbinFanfoom]

I tend to wear shorts around the house, too. I'm a t-shirt and jeans type, I'd be happy if that's all I ever had to wear.

But guys, c'mon. It isn't that hard to dress yourselves. The real reason is that you have no *interest* in doing so.
Actually, I have no problem dressing myself. It's my CHILD that I have no idea about. Too many different damn floral prints that don't work together. Gimme plain solids any day, man!

[Greebo]

I tend to wear shorts around the house, too. I'm a t-shirt and jeans type, I'd be happy if that's all I ever had to wear.

But guys, c'mon. It isn't that hard to dress yourselves. The real reason is that you have no *interest* in doing so.
Actually, I have no problem dressing myself. It's my CHILD that I have no idea about. Too many different damn floral prints that don't work together. Gimme plain solids any day, man!
Don't you know about Grranimals?

[DinbinFanfoom]

Don't you know about Grranimals?
*blink blink blink*
Nooooo...?

[Lycos]

Actually, I have no problem dressing myself. It's my CHILD that I have no idea about. Too many different damn floral prints that don't work together. Gimme plain solids any day, man!

Just remember no 2 items with prints and your fine. Oh, and in the print somewhere the color of the solid item has to be in there... somewhere! The more of the color in the print the better.

The problem with my 3 year old right now is that she insists on wearing Winter clothes in the Summer. It is not uncommon for me to come home and find her wearing 2 sweat shirts and sweat pants on a 90 degree day. My wife and I figured that it would be fine because she would get hot and take it off. Nuh Nuh. She keeps it on until she gets too sweaty and then takes them off and puts on a whole new sweat suit. Now, if I were my wife, I would've put those clothes away for the Summer, but I guess she likes to do laundry.

Tis the life I lead! :roll:

[Raveneye]

This is why they created Grranimals (sp?) and the knock-offs they spawned. I have no trouble dressing my little guy in the mornings (I'm in charge of getting him up, fed, drand taken to daycare) because all his little stuff is coordinated for me. He wants to weat the shirt with the dump truck on it (his favorite)? Fine, there are two pairs of pants that go with it, jeans or the shorts with the tiny dumptruck on the leg. EASY!

I think they should come out with a line of clothing like that fro grown men, only more subtle. On the tags inside the shirt and pants they simply have a little color coded picture of a guy.

Red casual guy on the shirt tag, goes with red casual guy on the pants tag.

Blue dressed up guy on the shirt tag, goes with blue dressed up guy on the pants tag.

Og course, we'd still have guys wearing blue dressed up guy shirts with blue casual guy pants. And if you're colorblind....oh the humanity.....

[DinbinFanfoom]

This is why they created Grranimals (sp?)
I think I'm gonna have to check these out...
Of course, we'd still have guys wearing blue dressed up guy shirts with blue casual guy pants. And if you're colorblind....oh the humanity.....
I'm not too bad with dressing myself. I just buy things as "sets" (ie: khakis and a shirt) and ALWAYS wear em together from then on. You can't go wrong that way, unless you don't wash them the same day... :P

[Lycos]

I think they should come out with a line of clothing like that for grown men, only more subtle. On the tags inside the shirt and pants they simply have a little color coded picture of a guy.


I think Sagar would benefit from such a product line.

[Sagar]

If you just wash em all together on the HOT setting, the colors bleed and everything begins to look the same. Then you can wear anything with anything.


NOTE: This kind of reasoning will often get you a reprieve from laundry for YEARS at a time.

[DinbinFanfoom]

NOTE: This kind of reasoning will often get you a reprieve from laundry for YEARS at a time.
This brings up an interesting topic: which household chores do you prefer to do. I personally like doing laundry (sorting, loading machines, folding, someone else put em away please) and don't mind doing the dishes at all. Yardwork is good too. I HATE HATE HATE vacuuming/sweeping/dusting.

[Greebo]

If you just wash em all together on the HOT setting, the colors bleed and everything begins to look the same. Then you can wear anything with anything.


NOTE: This kind of reasoning will often get you a reprieve from laundry for YEARS at a time.
I was perma banned from doing laundry when I washed my then girlfriend's (now wife's) Irish wool sweater. I mean Irish as in she bought it in London, England - it was REALLY Irish.

It came out approximately Barbie sized.

[Sagar]

Smooth move, G-man. You are now my hero :P

I tend to do more of the cooking. I do alot of the yardwork but Miette likes to do that too (even though she has allergies - silly LoML).
I used to do the budget until we finally gave up 'cause we didn't follow it anyway. Oh.. I usually drive too.

Miette tends to do the laundry. I can do it (despite my protestations to the contrary) but she usually gets to it first. Ditto with the dishes. She also balances the budget and reconciles the bank statement. She actually LIKES doing that stuff :o

Both of us split the critter care and housecleaning. We both prefer to vacuum and we both hate to dust.

[Aananla]

I just take what ever the mannequin is wearing. If you are ever travelling through Foleys and see those mannequins with no clothes on, you'll know I've already been there. :P

[Greebo]

Smooth move, G-man. You are now my hero :P
It wasn't intentional. :(

[attriel]

The kiir broke my simple wardrobe technique.

Black pants, black tee, black overshirt.

It worked GREAT for like 4 years at georgia tech! I mean, my biggest problem was making sure the blacks matched!

OKOK, so I'm partially colourblind, but I can 90% of the time separate "bluebase black" from "greenbase black" correctly. B/c you don't want to wear a greenbase with a bluebase, that just looks tacky.

But nooooo! Now she has me wearing clothes with colours like green and brown and khaki (kakhi?) ... sigh.

I was perma banned from doing laundry when I washed my then girlfriend's (now wife's) Irish wool sweater. I mean Irish as in she bought it in London, England - it was REALLY Irish.

It came out approximately Barbie sized.

OK, the only thing that comes to mind is ... You imbecile!!!! (no offense) You don't wash wool like that! I mean, JEEEZ. If I were her I'd've beat you bloody!



And on chores -- I cook, I do the dishes, I do the laundry most of the time, no one vacuums, no on dusts, and we're avoiding yardwork like the plague ...

[Lycos]

Laundry - Cindy, she insists, the care requirements are too much for me.
Childcare - shared depending on who needs to do what that day.
Animal Care - Me
Dishes - Shared, usually Cindy, she's home all day. She's usually there when they get dirty.
Cooking - Mostly Cindy, but I give her a break depending on what is going on, or if I am in the mood for something that she doesn't like to make. Oh, and the grilling job is mine. :twisted:
Dusting, Sweeping, Vacuuming - I don't mind, but again she is usually home and able to do it before I get home.
Cleaning the bathrooms - We both hate it equally, but we share in that.
Checkbook balancing - Me. I don't enjoy it, and I am usually 6 months behind before I do it.
Driving - I do it. I prefer to do it because Cindy takes care of the kids needs while I cruise. It works for us.
Yard Work - Me, standard mowing and other maintenance.
Other Home Maintenance - Me

Overall, if there is a project that Cindy wants done, and she knows how she wants it done. She does it. I learned early in our marriage that we are much happier without my wife telling me how to do everything. It sounds bad, but she has this view that her way is the only way. I prefer to avoid that like the plague on home projects, it's not worth it.

[DinbinFanfoom]

Laundry - Half and half. She hates it but is home, I don't mind it but am at work 8-5.
Childcare - She has her all day, and I'm more than happy to keep her busy evenings.
Animal Care - I feed the cats and change their box 90% of the time.
Dishes - Me.
Cooking - 80% her in the winter, 50% her in the summer. I do the BBQing.
Dusting, Sweeping, Vacuuming - Her. Yay!
Bathrooms - Her.
Checkbook/Budget - Me. My l33t Excel skills means I have every expenditure planned out 2 years in advance. No, we don't stick to it perfectly but we never bounce a cheque or miss a bill and with online banking, my record is accurate back 2 years in the sheet. Paper? Feh.
Driving - Me. I'd classify myself as a "below average" driver because I don't think far enough ahead, but I've yet to hit anything, so there's always that... :roll:
Yard Work - Me: lawn, trimming Her: flowerbeds, veggie garden
Fixing stuff - Me.
Home Decorating - Her, her, her. :lol:

[Shiz]

laundry - 20/80 me/wife.
cooking/dishes - 10/90 me/wife
mowing/sprinklers/pruning/gutters/weedwacking - me
weeding - her
driving - me. I am excellent at predicting boneheaded moves by others, 99% recall if I have driven to a place once, fast.
dusting/vacuuming/bathrooms - her
childcare - I do less than half the diapers, bottle feed him when she needs a break, hold him whiule she cooks.
checkbook - me. trying to teach her quicken.

[Raveneye]

Our home is neatly divided:

Lisa-
Laundry (has to be done her way)
Grocery Shopping (again, it's a control thing)
Home Furnishings / Decorating needs
Gardening (planting a few flowers and whatnot)
Cooking (with the exception of Grilling, which is all me)
Care of the Kitchen and Family Room (mopping, vacuum, etc.)
Pickup Evan from daycare and feed him dinner.

Me-
Yardwork (grass and such)
Bathrooms (too gross for her!)
Vacuum and Dust (rest of house excluding Kitchen/Family Room)
Care and Maintenance of Dog ("He's your stupid dog!")
Home Improvement / Fix-It projects (she will help paint on occasion)
Evan Morning Duty (Waking, Feeding, Dressing and drop-off at daycare)
Swift, Merciless Execution of any bugs or critters discovered (Aiieeee!!!)

Shared-
Dishes (though I'll volunteer most nights since she cooks)
After dinner amusement of the 2-year old
Bedtime for Evan (the 2 year old)
Diaper Changes (I just don't get guys who won't do this....)
Finances (we trade off every so often on the checking account care)

It works OK most of the time. My wife does tend to be a bit of a control freak about these things sometimes (I can sympathize with Lycos!), so we have an understanding that I do my stuff in a timely fashion, in the manner I choose, and she respects that (usually). :lol: Sometimes she tends to feel like she's doing more work than I, but I remind her she also has twice the time I do at home (she only works 3 days a week) so it's going to feel that way no matter what.

[Sagar]

Doh.. forgot about grocery shopping. That would be me.

Miette hates the stores around where we live and I drive by a nicer one on the way home from work.

Since Miette and I both work all day (we actually work in the same place now :D ) there is no one around during the day to do cooking, cleaning, etc. We tried to talk the cats into doing some of it... but their idea of "cleaning" the bathroom is covering the dirty towel with freshly shredded toilet paper.

[Drax]

This is coming from an as-yet single guy. (Marriage is still a li'l less than 2yrs away. Heck, I've not even proposed yet... ;))

Laundry - I don't mind.
Animal Care - N/A. Tho' GF and I have already discussed having a li'l shorthaired dog once we begin our home.
Dishes - Either or.
Cooking - Not much experience yet, which is why I really want to move into an apt very badly. I need more practice with this before I'll feel comfortable subjecting my GF to my ... creations.
Dusting, Sweeping, Vacuuming - I don't mind, tho' I've not much practice sweeping, unless you're using it as a synonym for vacuuming. ;)
Bathrooms - Where'd I put that pole again? The one that says Ten Apostrophe...?
Checkbook/Budget - Me. I'm sure once I'm married it'll be a joint effort, but I hope I'm responsible for this. I feel fortunate that she's a highly thrifty person, but nonetheless, I'd rather have control of balancing the book.
Driving - So far, primarily me. My GF drives like my dad - very cautious, willing to take few risks (by risks, I mean she'll sit for 5 or more minutes waiting to right-turn out of the driveway, instead of timing it so that she can merge with litlte disruption to the other drivers :) ... Maybe that didn't make sense, but it does to me... So neeners to you! ;))
Yard Work - N/A yet. I think mowing will be my responsibility, along with trimming and such. Flowers, more her than me. The Garden, both of us. (I grew up with a garden of tomatoes, green beans, peas, cauliflower, rhubbard, and in my early years strawberries (and in the fall, pumpkins), in my backyard, and want to have that again, once I get my household going)
Fixing stuff - Me, I think.
Home Decorating - If she has it her way, I'll get to make suggestions that she'll take to heart while planning to ignore them. I hope most of the house is a joint-effort, but we'll see... She's already made a comment to me that the basement and the den/study will be mine to decorate along with maybe the game room (consoles, entertainment center, darts, pooltable, etc ... I hope :)) and the rest of the house will be hers. Ugh. We'll see...

[Asharad]

I actually loves clothes.

I like shopping for them, I like figuring out outfits, I dig clothes.

I have personal relationships (not like that) with half of the sales girls at the two big malls in town.

[DinbinFanfoom]

I actually loves clothes.
I like shopping for them, I like figuring out outfits, I dig clothes.
I have personal relationships (not like that) with half of the sales girls at the two big malls in town.
Tell us something we don't know. 8)

[Sir Rubi]

Chores and resposibilities for said chores in the Pantless Household consist mainly of:

Me

Taking out the trash
Vaccuuming
Dishes, much of the time (though it is shared, as well)
Occasional Cooking (she cooks more than I do)
Shared child responsibilities
Shared grocery-shopping responsibilities, usually done in tandem ("Rubi, go fetch" /em pants like a dog and charges off through the grocery store barking, growling at the stock-people and peeing on the security guards)
Shared laundry responsibilities
Stud-service


The Better Half
Organizing the house
The Budget (*insert ominous music here*)
The Network
Cleaning (which I share with her, as well, though she seems to get it done more often than I can get in to help)
Shared laundry (though, again, she does more than I do)
Grocery shopping and the pantry
Shared child responsibilities
Clothing
and many other things that I could list that would probably make me look like I do nothing in that house :oops:

She's much better at her stuff than I am at mine :wink:

[Drax]

Stud-service

Sir Rubi, Pimp-daddy extraordinaire ...

Rather disturbing, if you ask me...

But we all need to make a living somehow. *shrug*

[Serani]

Um, that stud service is for me and me ONLY. No one else gets to experience it.

/sigh

Silly rogue.

[Greebo]

Um, that stud service is for me and me ONLY. No one else gets to experience it.

/sigh

Silly rogue.
Now you've got Drax all disappointed. But thats ok - cause if Drax got to experience it, Shiz would be jealous. :lol:

[Shiz]

Not to mention angry at being cuckolded.

[Biaxin]

Hey,

I used to, not so much dislike laundry, as dislike having to take the time to do it. Now, it's a snap. I got a combo (one unit, not over-and-under) washer-dryer, and I just throw stuff in, fire it up, and come back 2 hrs later to clean, dry clothes. Way cool.

I mowed my parents five-acre lawn (with 30-some trees that had to be carefully mowed around) all during nursing school, in NTX summer weather. I, now, refuse to do it. I live in an apartment these days, but, even when I was in a house I'd leave it 'til the local entrepenuer would come around. I'll pay a kid to do it in a heartbeat.

I've worked ironing into my pre-work routine, to where it is just a mildly mindless task I use to ease the transition into full conciousness.

I love to cook, but hate to shop. It's better, now, that I do my shopping at 0300, I own the grocery store at 0300. But, I still know that I'm likely to forget something I'm going to need, or have to walk the length of the store three times because this is not over by that as surely gwad intended, or get stuck behind some poor dumb guy who's wife apparently just stuck a wad of coupons in his hand and sent him to the store, and has never worked a checkbook before in his life. The only thing I hate more than the grocery experience is the verdammt mall.

Kitty litter! Ack! The only real downside to kitty housemates, and they won't do a thing about it. It gets to be a contest of wills that I invariably lose.

House keeping is something I don't do until I absolutely have to, to maintain walkways and such. That noone is around to care except for me makes it all the more easy to ignore a teetering stack of magazines or six months worth of junk mail. If I didn't have a dishwasher I'd be eating off paper plates by now. I take care of the things that I care about or annoy me, and the rest can hang. I mean, how much time do I spend in the bathroom, anyway?

[Greebo]

I used to, not so much dislike laundry, as dislike having to take the time to do it. Now, it's a snap. I got a combo (one unit, not over-and-under) washer-dryer, and I just throw stuff in, fire it up, and come back 2 hrs later to clean, dry clothes. Way cool.
I had NO idea they even MADE these!? That's way too cool! What do they cost? I think Stringlady would finally forgive me for the sweater incident 7 years ago if I got her one of those!

[Shiz]

Maytag talked about introducing a new line of these on their earnings call yesterday.

[Biaxin]

Hey,

Apparently, the combo units have been around for years, in Europe, but have never made it big in the US.

Mine is an Equator, made in Italy, distributed by a company here in Austin (though warehoused in Houston :? ).

I found it and several others by searching washer-drier combos and prowling around. Here's their site: http://compactappliance.com/compactappliance/comwasdryer.html

I've had mine for a year, totally problem free. The only maintenance is, occasionally, cleaning out the filter.

[Serani]

DROOL.

Um, DROOL.

I've been looking at the Neptune series washers and dryers and drooling over those. They're really neat, VERY high capacity and are extremely water and energy efficient. The downfall? One set costs approximately $1600. Ouch.

I LOVE these! To not have to switch loads? WOW.

[Sagar]

You know how I said I wanted a dog when I graduated?

Well, Jennifer wanted a washer/dryer. I'd better not let her see this thing.

[attriel]

You know how I said I wanted a dog when I graduated?

Well, Jennifer wanted a washer/dryer. I'd better not let her see this thing.

Wow. When I graduated, what I wanted most was to not have to move again for more than 9 months!!!

So I lived in the same apartment for the next 3 years and couldn't find a job to save my life b/c atlanta sucks for programmers :(

I did get a nice washer dryer (still 1000$ combo in the stores!) for my apartment, and then I moved them to DC with me (even though people kept telling me "but the house has a washer dryer!" I don't care, it's not mine and those suck!) :)

You people must do your laundry more often than I do if one load is all you need ... I usually have one in the dryer, one in the washer, and at least one waiting for the washer to move to thedryer! I'd end up with two of the ... ooh, that'd be neat :) but still! :roll:

[Greebo]

You know how I said I wanted a dog when I graduated?

Well, Jennifer wanted a washer/dryer. I'd better not let her see this thing.
I did get a nice washer dryer (still 1000$ combo in the stores!) for my apartment, and then I moved them to DC with me (even though people kept telling me "but the house has a washer dryer!" I don't care, it's not mine and those suck!) :)

If I'd known how much you loved your washer and dryer, I'd have not deprived you of the joy of MOVING THE DAMN THINGS YOURSELF!!!!!!

Guess who it was moved both the old W&D and new W&D when Dan and Sarah moved in...

[Sagar]

That's what I am worried about.

But we have room for TWO!

We could have the dark load and the light load going at the Same Time!

Hmm.. this is starting to sound almost tempting. I better get out of this thread while I still can!

[Greebo]

That's what I am worried about.

But we have room for TWO!

We could have the dark load and the light load going at the Same Time!

Hmm.. this is starting to sound almost tempting. I better get out of this thread while I still can!
Me too. I just opened a Sears charge account when we replaced the DVD player. This could get dangerous...

[Sagar]

NOOOOOO!!!!

Not SEARS!!!!

Burn it! Cut it up! FAST!

When I was in college, Sears tanked my credit with that stupid card.

I got a letter in the mail - you card is overdue and we've submitted it to a collection agency!

??? I haven't used that card in YEARS!

Go to Sears.

I owe you $35?
Why didn't you send me a bill?
:?
Well, where did you send them?

What?? I haven't lived there in 3 years!! :shock:

If that is your address of record, how come I got this notice at my CORRECT ADDRESS?!? :!: :x

OKokok.. fine
Let me pay the $35.

What do you mean, I can't pay it hear?
Yes, I know we are in North Carolina now.
Yes, I know I got the card in Atlanta.

What do you mean, its after 7pm and you can't accept payment for an out of state issued card at this store?!? :evil:

I tell you what.
Here is your card.
And here is your check.
No, I don't know what you should do with them until tomorrow, but if you say one more stupid thing, I will give you a suggestion you will not appreciate! :evil: :twisted: :x

Nope. No more Sears card.

[Lycos]

Sears turned me down when I applied for their card years ago. I didn't have a credit history.

They didn't want to give me a chance. I don't give them a chance anymore. I don't need it.

You won't believe how hard I worked to get a credit card when I was in the Navy. My step-father had to write a personal letter to the credit card companys asking them to give me a credit card. :shock:

6 years later, I'm in college when I don't have money, and they are throwing them at me! Go figure! :roll:

[DinbinFanfoom]

I have $15,000 in credit line/card debt (long story) and I'm SLOWLY paying it down. I recieve offers weekly in the mail about such-and-such credit card wanting to sign me up with a lovely $100k limit. No way, Jose.

[Cygnet]

I have no American credit :( In Hong Kong my bank loves me, and even though it's the same bank here they don't seem to share stuff like that. Annoying.

[Draknor]

More like ridiculous. Your Hong Kong bank can't send a credit history/report to an American bank if you want to get a card in the US?

Good lord, if I applied for every credit card I get an application for, I'd have to carry the cards around in a wallet the size of my truck.

[Raveneye]

I have good credit from my personal cards, but the real kicker is my work card. They put it in my name, so it makes it look like I purchase thousands of dollars worth of stuff monthly and pay it all off in 30 days. This leads to all sorts of amazing credit offers for "Ultra-Premium Adamantite Cards with perks like triple miles, free hotel nights and car rentals, and, if you sign up now, Mercedes here will be right over to give you a backrub!" Whoa.

If only I could perfect my plan to get 5 of these cards at once, go on a $500,000 spree, then flee the country to someplace with really lax extradition laws......
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