Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
To be fair, I've banned her from running the dishwasher because she absolutely sucks at stacking dishes (places them the wrong way and all that).
I get yelled at for not stacking the dish washer correctly. I jsut jam things in there and wash it as soon as it looks full. Apparently I waste a lot of space....
But the dishes get cleaned.
Yeah, she'll place bowls and plates with the grime facing the walls instead of center, cups and glasses on the bottom, etc.. It's one of the few things I'm anal retentive about and it absolutely drives me nuts when I see it done "incorrectly".
Same problem with me. (And, strangely, I also have a track record of destroying clothing in the wash...but I myself do not own any items that require special washing for precisely this reason!)
Regarding the dishwasher, in my wife's defense she is used to her parent's dishwasher which is 30 years old or something and a tank. Everytime we visit for a few days I am amazed at how piles of incorrectly stacked dishes and silverware, all caked with food, can be overloaded into that thing and still come out clean. My POS dishwasher occasionally decided to super-fuse sandy food particles all over the glasses, leaving them in a state that is dirtier then they went in.
My real complaint with my wife is the kitchen pots, pans and dishes she picks out. I would personally be fine eating on a set of mismatched plastic bowls, cups and dishes that were purchased at a yard sale so I gave her the task of picking them out. Seems simple right? Unfortunately, the only criterea she seems to select on is that they look pretty. She also followed this list I think for picking them out:
1) Is item dishwasher safe? If yes, choose an item that is not dishwasher safe.
2) If only dishwasher safe items are available, either choose an item so large it cannot fit in the dishwasher, or choose an item that has a porious surface that food clings to unless soaked.
3) After selecting an item that is not dishwasher safe and must be sink washed, choose an item that is to big to fit in the sink.
4) For bonus points, when selecting an item that is to big...assure that it is also extremely heavy and difficult to manuver with one hand.
I have several questions that I had not thought to ask after seeing this selection list put to action. Like, why is this cutting board made out of wood? Or, why do they make half glazed plates? Why do they make crock pots that the pot cannot be removed from the heater system?