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From: BryanGSimmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: philosophy and methods of washing dishes
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 06:49:11 -0600
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On 12/9/2024 3:54 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-12-09, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
>>    i do have things to chat about yet it will have to
>> wait until tomorrow, but this evening was great because
>> i finally got Mom to leave the dishes on the counter
>> instead of piling them in the sink.
>>
>>    saves me a lot of time and detergent/bleach water if
>> i can do it myself, etc.
>>
>>    progress is nice when it happens.  :)
>>
>>    if your answer contains things like "dishwashing
>> machine" or "someone else" you can skip on the reply
>> because you're not talking about the same thing and
>> you could just instead be whistlin' dixie...
> 
> When I washed dishes by hand, I favored a double sink or a single
> sink with a dishpan, with a running-water rinse in the hottest
> water my hands could tolerate.  Then into the drying rack to
> air dry.  Naturally it was better if someone didn't randomly
> fill the sink or dishpan with dishes, since flatware and glasses
> came first, then dishes, then pots and pans.
> 
> Now I usually just put some dish soap on a paper towel to
> clean sharp knives or whatever won't fit in the dishwasher.
> 
Yep.  Other than the fancy knives, certain non-stick pans, and the rare 
*too big* item, everything goes in the dishwasher.  In 1992, we moved 
back to StL from FL, and we had enough cash to buy two appliances, so we 
bought a washer and dishwasher, and for the next 7 years we had no 
clothes dryer.  That was OK because our apartment had a large, private 
basement, so I just put up clotheslines.  That was way better than doing 
dishes by hand.

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