#131

Used to live with a very good friend who is also incredibly bad at washing up. Just ended up splitting it so I always did the washing up and she did some other jobs I hate and she doesn’t mind like taking the bin out, so I could enjoy the clean plate life.

#132

Washing up while cooking is absolute madness

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#133

Is.It.Fuck!

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#134

Nah. If you get the chance - say if you’re waiting for something to simmer down or slowly browning some onions or doing something that requires no action then get that sink filled up and do the first tranche of washing up.

It’s madness NOT to.

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#135

can’t this that enough^

#136

loving the use of the word “tranche”

you have my full support and alignment with your washing up approach

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#137

I mean you can’t always do it. Say if you’re rustling up an omelette you’re gonna be all hands on deck until it’s done. Be suicide to ditch that half way to wash up.

But yeah also say if you’re doing something in the oven. 20 minutes on 200. Absolutely perfect window to blitz the lot and get it in the drainer in time for serving. And you can chow down knowing that when done all you’ve got to wash up is a couple of plates and possibly a heavy soak of a baking tray.

Some of you people are fucking crackers.

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#138
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#139

Never wipes down the sandwich toaster until it’s all hard on there

#140

lol hard on

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#141

Also is just generally perfect in every way looking radiant and gorgeous while I’m waking up bleary-eyed and hedgerow-haired with a hangover. :love_letter:

#142

All very valid irks Lo-pan. My TV is incapable of watching a film or tv episode with me without going on her phone or loosing concentration. Yet when alone managed to watch the whole 2 series of narcosin a week without me

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#143

What’s the point of owning more than one (or two, I suppose) plates if you wash everything immediately after it’s been used? Lunacy.

#144

yeah, we haven’t been doing it much recently, but it seems to be starting up again gradually as we’ve got a spare room again at the minute. nice people usually but it’s kind of annoying having to ‘entertain’ rather than just be at home, though at least it’s usually only for a night or two.

worst thing was in our old house the spare room had an ensuite bathroom which we all used cos the main bathroom was shit (hot water took a lifetime, toilet didn’t flush properly) so when people were staying i usually couldn’t have a shower before work unless they were up super early. we had a Spanish couple come to stay for 5 days while they house hunted and ended up staying 2 weeks, it was a nightmare.

worst thing was my housemate signed us up cos then you can go and stay with them, etc. but as i predicted, she never does!

#145

Absolute monster.

depending on what I’m cooking, the washer upper will only have the plates we ate off, cutlery and maybe a soaking pan that was used to cook up until that point.

Chopping boards, measuring spoons etc will be cleaned as I go, if something is simmering or in the oven for 10 - 40 minutes it absolutely makes sense.

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#146

Worst thing is she is the opposite of this and means I have a lot to do after eating.

Also she doesn’t see clutter or untidiness quite like I do, so I’m always the one having to sort shit out.

Also if people use a tea towel to dry their hands - that’s what hand towels are for.

#147

It’s been a while since I lived with anyone. This thread makes me think I’ll never be able to cope with it again.

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#148

No problems at all actually

#149

Living in the same house as me. Irks me.

#150

When someone, lets say a housemate, apologises, and there is a legit reason for them to be sorry e.g. they woke you up at 5am because they came home very pissed and started swearing and bashing things, what do you say?

“I accept your apology” sounds a bit formal but “no worries” kind of minimises how pissed off you were at the time. Help me out here guys I need to reply to a text.

also, lol 1 year old thread bump