Monday, July 12, 2010

Passive-aggressive much?

We share a laundry room with the people in the next apartment. I made a little sign last year and taped it to the dryer after several encounters with a full lint tray. If you've ever done laundry then you know what I'm talking about-- that little tray that collects the lint from your wash in the dryer-- and you know how gross it can get, especially if there's hair in it. I put the note there to remind our neighbors (I don't know if they're young or just really immature) that I'm not their mother and they need to clean out their own crap.

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Today, I went into the laundry room and noticed a pile of lint sitting on top of the dryer. The same lint from our neighbors that I actually removed from the lint tray myself before doing a load of laundry. It was still sitting there two days later. Now, I know I can simply pick up the lint and throw it away, like I usually do and be done with it, but I'm honestly sick of having to touch some strangers' lint-- I shouldn't have to do it. It's nasty, and sometimes you can see pubes collected in the lint. NASTY. So I wrote another little note and left it by the lint, hoping they'd get the hint.

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What do you think? And what would you do if you had to touch your neighbors' pubes on a regular basis?

11 comments:

suki said...

I think that's more than just a hint. It's a note telling them to do it. :P And that's just gross when they don't.

theTsaritsa said...

It's gross and also a fire hazard. Damn kids!

kjpugs said...

LOL you need this to go on passive aggressive notes dot com. I LOVE IT! When I had roommates I was the QUEEN of passive-aggressiveness.

I wasn't grossed out by it til I heard about the pubes.

EmDottie said...

Lmao you bedda tell'um girl!

Emily said...

Trust me this is an issue that pisses me off too. I lived in a dorm for my University for 9 months and everytime I wanted to do washing I had to clean the lint thing and it was horrible.

Good on you for writing the note, the world needs more strongly written notes.

freckleonthenose said...

Ooh, I don't blame you for writing that note. It becomes a common courtesy issue since it's not their own personal dryer. Gross!

Following your blog now, by the way! Thanks for the sunburn tips, too!

Steph said...

I hope the note works. Other people's lint is gross!
Stopping by from SITS!

theTsaritsa said...

Thanks for everyone commenting! I'm glad you all think it was the right thing to do. No one should have to deal with their neighbor's crap, right?

Katie McCoach said...

i saw you on twitter group in 20sb. im a writer networking too. fun blog, its funny because im the type who'd put up signs too. my roommate was worse though, because instead of saying anything to us shed put up signs everywhere. ha, are you like that? i always want to do it but then i hide anyway. my roommate put a sign on the water filter pitcher say please refill with a smiley face. it was my water pitcher. haha passive moves are funnier.

Katie McCoach said...

ps im following you on twitter :)

Grandmother Crone said...

Crap. I'm nauseous. I don't even like to clean my own lint tray. Very gross. The hair part got me. Knock on their door for a friendly (?!?) chat, but bring a very large person or attack dog with you.

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