Comments on: Unusual Rat Laundry Day

By: Mr.Rattitude

Mr.Rattitude — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:19:00 +0000

Reading this comment helped make this a better day. I can really appreciate, and imagine, your view.

By: LilOakTree

LilOakTree — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:30:37 +0000

Hm. In my area, at least, this would be a gross violation of etiquette on their part. I don’t think you need to explain yourself at all: unless the family in question would like to provide you with an overview of their own laundry.
What a funny situation.
You could experiment with different responses, if the situation arises again? “Oh, these are just my ritual sacrifice rags” “I’m so sorry–how rude of me–would you like some?” “OH MY GOD I’m washing RAGS!” >:D

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:16:31 +0000

Or maybe they all had sinus infections? Gas? Diarrhea?

Yeah, I’m reachin’ now.

By: Mr.Rattitude

Mr.Rattitude — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:55:21 +0000

You got me there, I had not thought about people waiting that long to do their laundry that all they would have left to wear was their “nice stuff”, but the look of disdain on their faces was in no way mistakable.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:28:02 +0000

C’mon, how long you been doing laundry at a laundromat? You never saw anyone wait until all they have left to wear that’s clean is the nice stuff?

And hell yeah you ask! Sorta. You bring it up somehow, anyway. Because did it ever cross your mind that maybe THEY are rat owners and recognized the laundry?

By: Mr.Rattitude

Mr.Rattitude — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:43:32 +0000

Thank You for your comment. I enjoyed reading your insights.
I also do the same thing, picking up the bits and pieces that fall to the floor while I’m doing the laundry, I think that is just a common courtesy that everyone should observe, regardless of what they are picking up.
It’s interesting how you bring dogs into this, as some of the things being picked up are the pieces of dry dog food we feed our pet rats … although I still think I would tell someone it was rat laundry I was doing.

By: Cambridge Rat Mom

Cambridge Rat Mom — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:30:06 +0000

I, too, do my laundry in a public laundromat and spend the same kind of devoted time and effort on my ratties’ laundry. Frankly, it looks like rats have chewed it, but no one has ever asked. I’m torn between answering who the laundry is for and possibly having people turn me in (or out) or making something up about how poor I am. Mostly I count on people minding their own business. I won’t ask about your underwear if you won’t ask about my hole-y laundry. I do pick up all the little rattie raisins off the floor because I KNOW that would freak people out. I guess you could just say your dog chews it because people have less trouble with the word dog than they do with the word rat.