Comments on: You Did it TWICE, Kimberly?

By: Cheryl Wilcox

Cheryl Wilcox — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:51:04 +0000

LOL – laughing WITH you, not at you… I did the same thing in August. Spilled something on my pants, so threw them immediately in the washer. I pull the clothes out to go in the dryer, and to my horror, there's my cell phone, on the bottom of the drum. Wet. Soaked! Here's the thing, though – I had gone grocery shopping earlier in the day wearing those pants, and guess what? The receipt from the store, which was in the SAME pocket the phone had been in… was sitting on the shelf above the washer. I DID check the pockets before throwing those pants in, but I guess I didn't go deep enough to find the phone. Blonde moment… but I'm not blonde… so, semi-senior moment? Loved your story!

By: Holly Denghel

Holly Denghel — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:26:27 +0000

Some of them never grow out of it. My husband has washed a bluetooth headset two or three times!
Suggestion for your son … get one of those armband holders so that it's not in his pocket anymore!

By: Julie Davison

Julie Davison — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:46:05 +0000

Wow!! Hang in there!!

By: Kathy Simpson

Kathy Simpson — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:51:01 +0000

I have to admit I'm forever finding objects in the bottom of the washing machine, but I've said to hubby and son that it's their job to check before it goes in the laundry hamper.
Thank goodness it's not been electronic items,,,yet. At least I'll know how to come to the rescue, thanks for that!!

By: Sherylee

Sherylee — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:52:01 +0000

Oh my goodness! It was the "I'll never EAT white rice again" that got me LOL!
Your life is nothing if not an adventure. Here's hoping for the second Apple miracle!

By: Tammy Jackson

Tammy Jackson — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:37:35 +0000

God bless you Kimberly. There is never a dull moment at your house. (smile)
You and your stories gives my face a smile everyday. I LOVED the Trinity story and still smile just thinking about it..
I do hope the i-pod survives a 2nd trip through the washer.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:30:03 +0000

sorry, but you can only do so much; the kid needs to take a little responsibility & check his pockets; you can't do this forever, or can you? oh, well, another laugh!

By: Susan Zbacnik

Susan Zbacnik — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:08:43 +0000

Thanks for the laugh!!! When we can laugh at ourselves we will never be left un-amused! I am not blond but I did something like this a long time ago when I was in my twenties. I locked my keys in my car and while trying to get in with a wire coat hangar, a nice telephone line repairman came down to help me do the job. Then I had to run back into the store to give the hangar back to the lady who lent it to me and managed to lock my keys in a second time!!! Two times in the same parking space let alone the same day. So I had to go back into the store to borrow the mishapen hangar again and the same repairman came down the pole again to help and I was soooooooooo embarassed. I don't think you should be so hard on yourself, though… it was an accident AND the kids have to learn to empty their pockets. I'm glad the rice worked the first time and I hope it works the second time, too!

By: Wanda Johnson

Wanda Johnson — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:03:37 +0000

OMG! Good luck this time around – I hope it dries out and works in the end. :-) About three weeks ago I accidentally threw my Blackberry (from work!) in the washer, but it was only in a minute – still long enough for the buttons not to work and the screen to be dark on one side, etc. I also put it in a bowl of rice, but a friend then told me to put it and the rice in a plastic bag instead. After a couple of days it was working fine again – I was so happy because I sure didn't want to tell this story to our Asset Mgmt. dept!
Love seeing your work! Thanks for sharing.

By: Laura P.

Laura P. — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:39:17 +0000

Oh goodness, Kimberly, too funny! I thought we were done with this conversation last week! Sending you some iPod -sushi drying out wishes!!