Laws of nature

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

I have a new one, derived from years of careful experimental observational experience:

'In every load of washing that contains a duvet cover, by the end of the final spin cycle all the other items in the load will be contained within the duvet cover.'

As it relates to washing, I'm considering calling it Suds Law.

 

[Eyebroughty]

Not if you fasten the buttons or poppers at the bottom of the duvet cover they don't

 

[Stemcor]

I’ll confirm S-P-T’s observations. I thought it was Mrs S having a laugh at my expense. She doesn’t let me near the washing machine but happy to let me put the duvet cover on the duvet (after recovering socks, bedsheets etc…).

 

[gintonic]

perhaps i'll ask the company that does our washing.

 

[Seeker_UK]

These continental (quilt) types are nothing but trouble.

 

[wow&flutter]

These continental (quilt) types are nothing but trouble.

When I were a lad it was a horse hair mattress I slept on and could only dream of continental quilt covers

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

You were lucky…

 

[Stemcor]

perhaps i'll ask the company that does our washing.

Surely your butler retrieves your socks etc from the duvet

 

[gintonic]

Surely your butler retrieves your socks etc from the duvet

a) we sacked him
b) we havent wore socks in over a year

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

a) we sacked him
b) we havent wore socks in over a year

I imagine if you were in the habit of going sockless, he was probably keeping an eye on alternative employment opportunities anyway…

 

[gintonic]

habit of going sickles

eh?

 

[Thorn]

Not if you fasten the buttons or poppers at the bottom of the duvet cover they don't

Smart Alec.

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

eh?

Autocorrect. You were too quick. I edited a few moments after posting

 

[gintonic]

I imagine if you were in the habit of going sockless, he was probably keeping an eye on alternative employment opportunities anyway…

i did him warn he'd have more chance handling hose in a garden centre

 

[Yank]

I have a new one, derived from years of careful experimental observational experience:

'In every load of washing that contains a duvet cover, by the end of the final spin cycle all the other items in the load will be contained within the duvet cover.'

As it relates to washing, I'm considering calling it Suds Law.

This applies for fitted sheets as well.

 

[ks.234]

Surely if all the contents of the washing migrate to the inside of the duvet, all you have to do is to turn the duvet inside out before you put it in the washing machine? Easy.

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

See, this is why I love this place. Simple, elegant solutions just for the asking.

 

[Hook]

If it really is a law of nature, then you should leave the socks alone. It’s their natural habitat. Who knows, maybe the duvet cover is their traditional breeding ground.

Must ask David Attenborough for advice on this one…

 

[seagull]

Sock's Law

The washing machine will consume a single sock from each load.

We have a collection of single socks which we keep in the forlorn hope that their partner will eventually show up.

Recently, I found evidence to verify this law. Our machine failed to drain, so I opened the filter to find a blackened 20p coin, a hairgrip and a partially digested black sock.

 

[Joe Hutch]

Just get socks that are all one colour. Mine are all black, so if one of a pair goes missing I don’t even notice. But I’ve been sockless since the warmer weather started.