So I decided to move out of my residence... after 5 years in the same place, its time for some different scenery.
I've been looking at places near the beach (so I can feel like I'm finally in a coastal city)...and in the downtown area (so I can feel like i'm not that old yet).
I looked up apartments on Craigslist, and found some really interesting places.... of course, the ones i liked would break the bank..but still worth a shot.
High on my criteria have been a renovated apartment, and central air/heat.... but for some reason, in every ad, the most highlighted aspect is "In-suite laundry".
Not really sure how I feel about that. I've had a personal laundry machine for the past 6 years, and never really thought much about it.. but is it really that big a deal to carry your hamper to the laundry room, and put in a load or two? Sure, its a hassle to leave your apartment, but to walk a few feet and push in some coins doesn't seem that bad.
well, apparently its a big deal to enough people, just not to me.. and I'm actually quite the picky Canuck..
Great battles are found in the laundry room.. territory is marked.. you "call" your washer.. you fight with the coin-vending machine, you browse the classifieds on the cork board..and every now and then you might chance upon a bunch of mafia guys discussing the next "hit".
How could you possibly turn that down :)
The Canuck "InHouse Launderer" Engineer
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I can think of a few moments when out-of-residence laundering can get to be a pain the ass:
1. when you're sharing a machine with the neighbors and their clothes are in the washer when you want your clothes to be in the washer
2. if you have to walk upstairs or downstairs with a bag of dirty/clean clothes and detergent
3. if you have to walk a block outside in the streets of Harlem to get to the nearest laundry, to find that they have decided to close early that day.
4. when you really need the job done, but don't have enough quarters!! The result: going to the nearest CVS to get change for $1 bills. :(
But honestly if the new place and location are nicer, it might be worth the trouble! :) Cheers!
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