I Was Wrong – Again
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This time it is about one of my Compulsions. When I load the dishwasher I have to have it loaded a certain way. If it is not, I will take everything all out and then reload it the correct way. My wife and I have had major arguments over this topic and it has been really ugly at times.
My biggest peeve is how the silverware is loaded. I have to have all the spoons in one section of the silverware basket, all the knifes in another, and all the forks in yet another. They also have to all be handles down. This makes it easier to unload too. Then I can grab a handful of spoons and BAM! they are away. Grab a fistful of forks and BAM! they are away. Quick, easy, simple and efficient!
So last night, my wife approaches me with a huge grin on her face and in her right hand is a rolled up magazine. I thought that I was about to get hit for something and I get ready to take evasive action when she tosses me the latest Consumers Report.
She told me to turn to page 41 and read the bottom about loading a Dishwasher. As I read through it, everything I know about loading is holding true until I get to the last 2 items. “… mix spoons, forks, and knives to prevent them from sticking together.” As I get done reading it all I look back up to my wife who starts yelling, “See! See! I am not an idiot! The silverware is supposed to be all mixed up! You have been complaining and reloading for years for no reason! Don’t you feel stupid!”
So I am wrong. Again. And I don’t feel stupid about it. I guess that this is one compulsion that I can scratch off my list and get over. No more stressing about how the dishwasher is loaded.
Now about that toilet paper…………………..
I’m lucky if my husband puts it handles down, if it isn’t handle down I will flip it around prior to washing.
It’s good to see that you admit your wrongness. I just throw them in there, and if they land in a silverware comparment, then good . .
I hate it when I take a utensil (or any type of dish) out of the dishwasher and find that it isn’t cleaned completely. I guess that makes sense to keep the utensils mixed up for that reason. I never thought about it – but I also like your idea of being able to put them away faster. But cleaner is better than faster in the long run.
I still think spoons should go together, forks together, etc. regardless of what a magaine says! I’ve never had a problem with them sticking together when I’ve arranged them that way…
I say just load the dish washer like you want to, when we had a dish washer at the last house I was the same way, now that we have to hand wash everything, all the forks get washed, then the spoons, then the knives, and then the plates and pots/pans, it sounds like a weird system, but it works for me
OMG I thought I was the only one who put the silverware in the dishwash like that, but do you all put the knives pointing down…yeah so you don’t cut yourself. See I have a system. Most times my family will push me out of the way so they can load the dishwasher and I wait until they turn their backs and reload… it pisses them off. lol