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May 22, 2005

Open letter to housemates

Esteemed housemates:

I know that this is officially a "laid-back" household, and it's a good thing,
too. It seems to me, however, that the kitchen could be so much more pleasant
for all of us with a minimum of sustained effort by all. Everyone is good
about doing all their dishes eventually anyway, so making that eventuality
sooner after an outing in the kitchen is a small thing that would make a big
difference. With the exception of the occasional dinner party and so forth,
it really doesn't take more than about five minutes to completely wash
all one's dishes and put everything away, including food containers and
peels and so forth. I know this because, as you know, I'm a little obsessive
about doing this after my meals. The only really annoying site for me is
the sink, and I wish everyone would solemnly promise that, even if no other
cleanup can be done, the sink will be left empty after cooking and eating.

The problem, it seems to me, is that when the sink and counters are full of
dirty dishes, the easiest route is just to leave one's own dishes until later
too. Eventually, I think we forget whose is whose.

The other little thing is the blender. Blake. <:-/ Your only annoying habit
among many endearing ones. We all use the blender a lot, and sometimes it's
out of commission for days at a time unless someone is willing to wash it,
which, after three days like at the moment, is decidedly not easy. When we
can find it. Ahem.

Sorry for the email format, but we're so rarely all together. Feel free to
respond with your own pet peeves or counter-arguments or throw coffee grounds
on my door or whatever. All will be received in a happy and generous
spirit! :-)

Cheers, John

Posted by John at May 22, 2005 11:39 AM

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Posted by: Illiana at May 22, 2005 08:13 PM

Posted by: JohnN at May 22, 2005 08:25 PM

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