Accidentally made enemies with my neighbor

[lizardth]

I don't mind people taking my laundry out of the washer esp. if I'm not around. What I can't stand is when I walk back in the laundry room to find some creep sniffing my panties!

 

[lxskllr]

LoL!

Has that really happened?

 

[SlitheryDee]

I don't mind people taking my laundry out of the washer esp. if I'm not around. What I can't stand is when I walk back in the laundry room to find some creep sniffing my panties!

Well I figure since I'm already handling them and all...

 

[Brigandier]

I don't mind people taking my laundry out of the washer esp. if I'm not around. What I can't stand is when I walk back in the laundry room to find some creep sniffing my panties!

Laundry soap choice is a very important choice, how can you be assured he wasn't doing Quality Control on the garments?

 

[MikeMike]

Okay, of all the people saying OP is a douche... DID YOU NEVER LIVE IN A GOD DAMN DORM ROOM?

 

[Numenorean]

yea you are a dick for doing that, i'd be pretty pissed too.

you could have just waited like 5 minutes for someone to come and take their shit out.

<-- has shared laundry room.

Hey fuck you. I've had the shared laundry years ago and some of those fucking degenerate assholes would let stuff sit in there for 30 fucking minutes. I once took someones finished stuff out and put it on the table and it was still there THE NEXT MORNING!

 

[Brainonska511]

If I saw laundry finish its cycle, I'd wait 5 minutes. If I didn't see it finish and there were no other open machines - fuck that, I'm moving it to a clean spot. I wouldn't go vandalize people's clothes with bleach, even though it might teach them a lesson about wasting other people's time and minding their own property.

When I was living in a dorm during college, there was one dryer which had finished - it just had a small coat and a pair of gloves in it (I assume it was a girl's). It clearly had been done for some time, so I took it out and put it on a chair and proceed to use the dryer. I come back about ~40 minutes later (time it takes to run) and find my clothes thrown all over the place. What a fucking bitch.

 

[OutHouse]

when i lived in a dorm and had a shared laundry room, nothing would piss me off more than to find all the dryers full of dried clothes. i would take their clothes out and mix them all up on the laundry table.

fuck em. i was down there the whole time while my shit was in the washer and nobody came down to check on their dryers. im not waiting around for somebody to finally show up and get their clothes out of the damn dryer.

 

[Brainonska511]

when i lived in a dorm and had a shared laundry room, nothing would piss me off more than to find all the dryers full of dried clothes. i would take their clothes out and mix them all up on the laundry table.

fuck em. i was down there the whole time while my shit was in the washer and nobody came down to check on their dryers. im not waiting around for somebody to finally show up and get their clothes out of the damn dryer.

The only problem with moving clothes is then you potentially have to stay. Some vindictive asshole might come back down for their clothes and then take it out on your stuff.

 

[Saint Nick]

Watching and reading Anandtech Off Topic is hilarious.

 

[dawp]

leaving your laundry unattended is a good way to get it stolen.

 

[Pepsi90920]

you'd like going down to the laundry room seeing some idiot putting your clean damp clothes on some dirty ass table?

Oh NO, not a TABLE!

 

[sandorski]

Oh NO, not a TABLE!

Yes, a table, a dirty ass table!

 

[dr150]

Taking out somebody's clothes out of the machine is perfectly fine.

I do it and everybody in my apt. complex does it without any bad attitude. Pure harmony at my place.

That guy was a douche for getting upset about that. When a load is done and somebody is waiting for it, it's normal protocol to take it out.

 

[Blayze]

I've never shared a washer/dryer like that before, and I'm pretty picky about my laundry so I'd be upset (yes I'm a germaphobe).

However the neighbor should have been there to check on them.

 

[Ichinisan]

My brother has a different problem where he lives. For some reason, people CONSTANTLY check the dryers and open the door on the one he's using. They close it and don't push the "Start" button, so the wet / damp clothes sit until the timer runs out. He's had to pay 4+ times to finish drying one load because people keep opening the door after he steps out.

 

[IcePickFreak]

You're going to make enemies at some point no matter what. Making enemies with a dumbass like your neighbor is a good pick.

 

[CZroe]

yea, cause something NEVER comes up or people NEVER lose track of time by a few minutes in the real world.

forgot this is ATOT where everyone is perfect, MY BAD!!!

Listen to yourself. Just as often, something comes up and it's a half hour or more. How often is it conveniently just a few minutes? If something comes up-OH WELL-your crap gets touched. Big deal. Otherwise, others don't get their clothes done in time for work or school all because you were too much of a girl about people touching your clothes.

you dont.

but what if you took a shit right before you went downstairs to get your laundry, and it ended up being one of those nasty ones that keep you on the toilet for 10 minutes?

you'd like going down to the laundry room seeing some idiot putting your clean damp clothes on some dirty ass table?

That's what the table is there for. You are supposed to put your clothes on it for folding and such. Do you never let your clothes touch a seat or a table while you wear them? Stop being a sissy.

1. Touching someone else's clothes: BAD
2. Putting clean wet clothes on a dirty table: BAD
3. Telling the person its their fault: BAD
4. Doing all 3 of these to your neighbor: SUCKS TO BE YOU

1. Leaving clothes in a shared washer: BAD
2. Acting territorial over @!$!ing woven fibers: BAD
3. Not admitting that you do hold some/all blame: BAD
4: Do all three to your neighbor and blindly ignore his perspective: BAD

My brother has a different problem where he lives. For some reason, people CONSTANTLY check the dryers and open the door on the one he's using. They close it and don't push the "Start" button, so the wet / damp clothes sit until the timer runs out. He's had to pay 4+ times to finish drying one load because people keep opening the door after he steps out.

I also have the problem in the OP. I have to move clothes because I'm on a deadline and I have seen neighbors get snippy with each other about it. Oh well. The dryer issue is understandable though. When you push the button to start it again, it makes a convincing click and the drum starts turning until you let go. If there is another dryer running, you can't tell if it is continuing or not. You have to hold it for almost a second for it to stay on after you release it.

 

[Malak]

you dont.

but what if you took a shit right before you went downstairs to get your laundry, and it ended up being one of those nasty ones that keep you on the toilet for 10 minutes?

you'd like going down to the laundry room seeing some idiot putting your clean damp clothes on some dirty ass table?

When I had an apartment, my landlord told me to throw away clothes left in the washing machine. We had a neighbor that would leave them in both washers for 2 days if nobody bothered to take them out. The #1 rule of shared laundry rooms is BE THERE WHEN YOUR SHIT IS DONE. It is perfectly normal and accepted practice to remove someone else's stuff if they aren't there.

 

[Nebor]

There's nothing wrong with moving people's stuff if they're not around to do it. I don't understand why some people get so angry about it. One time, in an Army hotel, I moved someone's stuff out of the dryer and placed it on a table (it was all completely dry,) putting my things in the dryer. I came back to find someone had chucked a couple of ink pens in the dryer with my clothes, ruining all of the civilian clothes I had brought with me to that school.

 

[Zebo]

You should not have let your warez unattended Nebor. Sucks to be sure since you ran into an asshole but ultimately your fault for not being there to curb stomp someone throwing pens in your dryer.

 

[Malak]

I was lucky in my apartment. The only thing separating me from the laundry room was a small storage room. Enough that I didn't hear anything, but close enough that I could check my laundry any time.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

Sounds like OCD. It's not like your hands were covered in peanut butter.

 

[Nebor]

You should not have let your warez unattended Nebor. Sucks to be sure since you ran into an asshole but ultimately your fault for not being there to curb stomp someone throwing pens in your dryer.

Eh, there's no way I'm sitting around monitoring my laundry.

 

[timosyy]

OP's neighbor never went to college?

Edit: Holy crap, never experienced some of the vindictive stories I'm reading in this thread.