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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Washer woman

Would you sneak your laundry into a neighbours washing machine? My one bedroom sublet overlooking the local chinese restaurant carpark also a laundry down the 4 flights of stairs.

Everyone in the building has their own washing machine and designated power outlet. One mistrusting neighbour has bolted their washer up with two locks so no one else uses theirs but all the others are free range on the honnor system of laundry.

So, what's my problem? Well, the guy I'm subletting from (Dr Stubble) said he'd leave his top loader for me to use so when I saw it with a wet load in it I thought the people from apartment 11 was doing an illegal wash. How blatant of them to have it plugged into their power socket. What a brazen criminal so I unplugged it and juiced it up to number 12.

Boy was I wrong. Dr Stubble did a shifty on me and took his washer with him and didn't tell me so it was me who was actually illegally using someone elses washing machine. I wish I hadn't done it on a Sunday then I wouldn't know I was in the wrong and could do my laundry without the guilt.

I had a crack at using the $1.60 communial speed queen but nope. Doesn't work and stole my coins. So, I can either find a laundrette somewhere and haul my clothes around town on public transport or get up in the middle of the night and do a quick 30 minute wash and madly hope I don't get sprung.