Comments on: Of all the things to take for granted

By: pickles & dimes

pickles & dimes — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:24:56 +0000

I would much rather load the dishwasher than unload it. The end. Our dishwasher is a piece of crap; you have to pre-rinse everything. AND, we never put glasses in it because they get cloudy (and we’ve tried EVERYTHING, believe me). The whole inside has a ton of lime and other disgusting deposits, and I just want a new one. Ick.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:30:12 +0000

Similar to TMF – when Clinton loads the dishwasher not to my satisfaction, I just rearrange it when I load the next time. My complaint is that when he unloads the thing, he doesn’t turn the knob to let someone know that the dishes are dirty and because he compulsively washes the dishes prior to putting them in the dishwasher it’s kind of hard to tell if they’re clean or dirty – although if one eats off a “dirty” plate that Clint pre-washed – it’s really already clean, so it’s not the end of the world or anything.

By: The Modernish Father

The Modernish Father — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:48:35 +0000

Actually, you don’t handle the bottom rack to my satisfaction, but I’m not willing to pick a fight about it. I just rearrange things the next time I put stuff in there.

In general, though, we’re on the same page in the dishwasher.

By: BB

BB — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:21:18 +0000

Yes, do not take your dishwasher for granted. Mine was just a big drying rack for several months and I HEART the new one. YAY!

And also – my spouse CAN NOT LOAD IT CORRECTLY. THE END. And I have no special particular order or place for things other than put in as much as possible and don’t put in things you know there is no way will get clean. I could not tell you his philosophy. And I think that is the problem. He does not bother to think while he is loading IT! he just throws stuff in with no thought. Not cool. He is just not a spacial thinker I guess… this same thing applies to loading the car.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:46:26 +0000

No…this is good. This is thought-provoking. Seriously. Being single and living alone for MANY YEARS, I have a special relationship with my dishwasher.

I LOATHE unloading it. In fact, like laundry, unless I unload it immediately after it’s finished, I just take the items I need out of it while the sink piles high with dirty dishes. Inevitably, I tire of the pile of stinky stuff in the sink and load the dishwasher BEYOND CAPACITY and run it immediately. I put things wherever they fit. Pots on the top, wine glasses on the bottom (because they just. won’t. fit. on the top rack). I have a new appreciation for HAVING one, however. My friends in St. Louis don’t have one at all. OH, THE HORROR.