For the first time evah, I decided to give the extra-large washer a try at the laundromat. (I didn't go to Laundry World this time, though; I went to LAUNDRY. That's all the sign said: LAUNDRY. No photos--sorry.)
First, I amused myself by taking this photo:
That one's for you, Dr. Monkey!
Then I started loading a ton of white clothing and sheets and stuff into the thing. I really crammed it in there, probably three loads' worth for only $3.50. After I shut the vapor-lock and battened down the hatch and fastened the safety belts and everything else on this little Fort Knox-ian vault, I noticed this sign:
TWIST OFF ARMS!? Holy shit!And for those of you in Old Mexico or La España:
You can imagine my hesitancy to open the door and take my laundry out. 
8 comments:
Holy cow, that's not a sign that's hesitant about the postential danger, now is it? Seeing that you managed to post it, I'm assuming that all of your limbs remain attached.
D- you have guts baby girl, reaching in that thing.
Yo tengo miedo!
(I said miedo not mierda!!)
Cool photos and you make the laundry inviting in a weird sort of way.
That warning is why lawyers will always make money. Someone has to write that crap. And I say this as a former lawyer.
Laundry as an extreme sport. Only in America.
Glad to see your survived the danger.
You should invest in an industrial-sized pair of BBQ tongs.
Bubs--"The Mangler!" that's awesome. I'm putting a sign on it next time I'm there.
CDP--I guess, as Willow says in Buffy, "a vague disclaimer is nobody's friend."
Fran--hee hee.
PiNY--if terror and lawsuits are the goals, perhaps PHOTOS of mangled arms would help? I mean, why not, right?
Barbara--no kidding!
Zip--don't think I didn't wait a few minutes for even microscopic movement to stop.
Randal--always the pragmatist.
Thanks for thinking of me!
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