I live in a 2-flat with my roommates. We live on the top floor and our downstairs neighbors are a couple in their 30's with three children under the age of four. We all share a washer and dryer that is located in our basement. Needless to say, this can be a pain in the butt, as they do laundry ALL THE TIME. Our basement has mountains of laundry in every corner and I feel like baby socks and pint-sized pants are everywhere I turn.
While the washer and dryer are almost never available, one day I managed to throw my laundry in when my neighbors' backs were turned. When I turned on the washer, I heard some clinking noises, but I thought nothing of it. I figured it was just the buttons on my jeans hitting the sides. Later, when the cycle was done, I went back and started unloading my stuff. After I had put all the laundry into the dryer, I saw something sitting on the bottom of the washer. I couldn't tell what it was, so I reached down and grabbed it. It was rock hard, about the size of a golf ball, and it was brown. As I rolled it around in my hand and inspected it, trying to figure out what it was, I suddenly realized something.
I was holding a piece of poop.
Not only was I holding a chunk of poop, but I had just washed my clothes with a piece of poop, as well. It seems that the neighbors, who use cloth diapers on their babies, had failed to remove the poop from the diapers before throwing them in the washer. So, lucky me! I get shit-covered clothes!
Because the poop was hard and dried out, my clothes didn't get anything on them (thank god) but I was still pretty effing grossed out. I'm 23! I'm far too young to be dealing with baby poop! Especially baby poop, soaked in soap and water, rolling around with my underwear! UGH.
I never said anything to my neighbors because I'm too much of a wimp to confront them and it has never happened again, but I now check the bottom of the washer every time. Just to make sure I don't end up throwing my laundry in with, I don't know, a huge piece of dried vomit or something.
It wouldn't surprise me...
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OMG, I am seriously laughing my butt off here! Stopping by from SITS. As a mom of two kids (who thank GOD are potty trained by now), I can only imagine what it'd be like to have to share my washer and dryer with other people. I so feel for you! Here's hoping to someday soon having your own w/d so you don't have to wash your clothes in little kid pooh :).
Melanie
www.tutubugblog.blogspot.com
OMG what a disgusting and at the same time unique experience you have been through!Your posts are seriously funny.
Better safe than sorry...totally see the point of double checking the washer before using it.
I'm only 19 and a mommy and you're saying 23's too young for baby poop? Oh what I wouldn't give to have waited to be 23! Ha! Welcome to the club, dear, welcome to the club.
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Oh No that is revolting!! Did you say anything to the neighbours? I have kids, but I asked that they be kept at the hospital until they were toilet trained and had their learner's permit (so they could drive me home when I had one glass of wine too many) - I also made them sign a contract upon birth forbidding them from vomiting in my presence (in Dad's presence was ok).
You need to print up some LAUNDRY ROOM RULES -
Rule #1: NO POOP IN THE WASHING MACHINE!
It seriously made me laugh though.
OMG! How disgusting and rude! I don't like confrontation, and usually take the wimpy way out. In this situation, however, I would've been forced to write them some kind of nasty note to remind them that other people use the laundry facilities and don't appreciate them leaving behind disgusting poop balls. GROSS!
Oh, loverly. LOL!
You might want to wash the washer out now and then too - and your hand if you haven't already :)
I was eating breaskfast while reading - but I lost my appetite... which is okay I guess... I'll just call it the poop-in-hand-from-the-washer diet.
DUDE you should totally do the "warning sign" thing. When shit (HAHAHA) gets sticky here in my apartment complex, I post my needs on a subtle, anonymous note in the hallway....things like "stop puking on the stairs" and "throw your cig butts in the trash, not on me" really make an impact when put in 45-pt BOLD font.
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well i don't even know WHAT to say. at least the poop was 'clean'?
Oh dear.
How did it not dissolve in the water?
Gross.
I love that you were holding it.
That must of been some old poo to be that hard! I have 4 kids and have never seen any rock hard turds. Yuck!
You're smart not to say anything to her...moms are under alot of stress and she'd prob just tell you to go eat some poo. LOL
Oh my gosh, EW!!
Stopping by from SITS.
OH my!
That's nasty!!! I agree that you are far too young to deal with this disgusting kid stuff. You'll get enough of it when you have your own kiddos.
That is really disgusting! Aaargh!! Cloth nappies should be rinsed and soaked in cold water before going anywhere near a washing machine ANYWAY!!! All that washing machine activity is killing the environment just as much as those disposable ones dumped into landfills; if they are too lazy to check 'em first, especially if sharing a washing machine, forkristsake, they shouldn't be using them.
I had three babies under two and this would gross me out. Bleh. Surreptitiously leave them a link to your blog. ;O) cc
wow.
Your neighbors must be completely rude. a.) to not check after their laundry...especially if they share a washer with others. b.) that thye themselves wash all their own clothes in feces.
I can picture the horror on your face when you realized what it was you held in your hand! You should leave something shocking for them in the wash. See if they confront you! Like a tampon, or a condom. Now that would be fun.
:-)
This made me CRACK UP! That's one to add to the list of things you never thought you had to say "Check washing machine for poop"!
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