tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post1685789634000166907..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: My #1 housework pet peeveSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-76039580524892859782012-01-09T15:25:19.431-05:002012-01-09T15:25:19.431-05:00Gah! Me too! Granted, my "dirty dish side&q...Gah! Me too! Granted, my "dirty dish side" is also the best food prep location, so I understand my husband's gripes about being squeezed out by the dirty dishes (though, it would help if others in the house saw fit to put their dishwash-able dishes in the dishwasher).kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206478948267638645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-4395489833068273102012-01-09T10:26:51.937-05:002012-01-09T10:26:51.937-05:00Dave does the same friggin' thing. I keep tel...Dave does the same friggin' thing. I keep telling him not to, but he has been trained from an early age that dirty things belong in the sink. Now I can't fill my Brita filter. :(Conquistadorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578730646460628620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-47428157724864028822012-01-03T11:45:39.270-05:002012-01-03T11:45:39.270-05:00My mom likes to pile dishes in an empty/dry sink t...My mom likes to pile dishes in an empty/dry sink to get them off the counter. I hated this because then when my sister and I went to do the dishes we'd have to take all the dishes OUT before we could put the plug in, fill the sink with water, and start washing.<br /><br />I admit I do that sometimes because my apartment has so little counter space. I can forgive myself for that one. But the thing that drives me insane (and yet not enough for me to stop doing it, obviously) is when I leave a dish in the hot soapy water "to soak" (like, I've done all the other dishes and this is the last and nastiest) and then I go do something else and don't get back to the dishes until the next day, by which time the water is, as you mentioned, cold and gross. I need to stop doing that to myself.The Sojournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559244806125834569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-30328197102489479802012-01-02T18:04:14.079-05:002012-01-02T18:04:14.079-05:00Wonderful post. I have to do kitchen work myself. ...Wonderful post. I have to do kitchen work myself. I cannot trust a single other member of my family with the task. And as long as I am the one doing it, keep the #$@!& dishes out of the sink.Dave Hodgeshttp://davehodges.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-51615333115673398432012-01-02T08:44:49.442-05:002012-01-02T08:44:49.442-05:00In fairness, we don't have a dishwasher. But ...In fairness, we don't have a dishwasher. But there's a spot to the left of the sink where I think dirty dishes should be piled. Given the size of our kitchen, we overrun that area in about 24 hours, but it's still better than having them in the sink.<br /><br />'Akaterina, in my opinion, if everyone just picked up their own mess, we wouldn't NEED a house fairy. Except to pick up after the little kids .... ;)Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-37256118879065729422012-01-01T22:55:27.319-05:002012-01-01T22:55:27.319-05:00You sound exactly like my husband. Personally I wa...You sound exactly like my husband. Personally I want the counter space clear so I tend to pile up the sink. He's the opposite. I've heard him muttering about this a lot especially when I just don't get around to the dishes even if I think I'm going to, and so I don't take care to leave them the way he likes it left. :) I have to show him this link, he'll be nodding along the whole time. :)Sarah Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08878664620465280344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-71493593041105494672012-01-01T21:54:08.867-05:002012-01-01T21:54:08.867-05:00Lol!!! This was funny...I hate when people put di...Lol!!! This was funny...I hate when people put dishes in the sink. It's a dirty spot to begin with, and then people go putting dishes in there. Also, annoying when the dishes are left on the counter, but on the CLEAN DISH side of the sink, instead of the dirty side nearer the dishwasher (and away from the drainboard, hello??)...yeah.<br /><br />Perfect description of a sink, btw. Gives me the willies. I also hate pulling the plug in the tub if the water was allowed to get cold after I pulled Vincent out. Gross. Cold filmy bubble water all over my hand.Fideliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153940948852223051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-9196943703014684162012-01-01T19:52:51.366-05:002012-01-01T19:52:51.366-05:00Dishes are a big thing for me to. I can understan...Dishes are a big thing for me to. I can understand if the dishwasher if full/running and you need a place to place the dishes - so place them on the lovely counter next to the sink. But what really burns my cookies is when the dishwasher is EMPTY and yet people (ahem, my hubby, bless his heart) stack dishes IN the sink. The less virtuous side of me comes out and I usually quip "Well, thank goodness I emptied that dishwasher so you could leave your dishes in the sink!" (On better days, I just keep my mouth shut and clean up.)<br /><br />Dishes and the laundry. We have THREE laundry baskets: one in the kids' room, one in ours, and one in the bathroom. So there is no excuse for laundry on the floor. <br /><br />Some day I will have a house fairy who will go around cleaning these things up. Till then, it is a great way to practice restraint of the tongue and patience. :)'Akaterinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565471800660067407noreply@blogger.com