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Post by einsteinsdesk on Apr 24, 2012 23:05:30 GMT -5
I found a copy of that book, The Man Who Didn't Wash His Dishes in a box not too long ago. I am going to scan one of the illustrations showing him with all the dirty dishes, frame it, and hang it in my kitchen as a reminder! (Edited to correct an error)
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Post by Di on Apr 25, 2012 18:48:37 GMT -5
I love this thread.... I have only washed dishes in the bathtub when the kitchen was being remodeled, but I certainly toss out plastic containers on a regular basis. I have a very sensitive gag reflex and I have no desire to have to clean up puke as well as nasty containers. Sorry about the TMI. I gave myself amnesty long ago. (And I stopped buying Tupperware and started buying the "disposable" containers)
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Post by Bizzy on Apr 26, 2012 19:34:37 GMT -5
ihave done it several times- have also loaded up things and taken to neighbor to oi in their dishwashers with the excuse that my water is off. dont want to do that again if i can help it
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Post by clutterbuggles on May 7, 2012 8:13:52 GMT -5
I have an entire kitchen of dishes to do, plus zombie soup outside that needs to be dealt with.
My kitchen sink is just barely clean enough to use so I wasn't planning trying to drag stuff upstairs, but the dirty dishes that are upstairs are going to be washed up there I think.
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Post by sidestep on May 7, 2012 8:31:22 GMT -5
Some time ago, one of our members mentioned washing dishes in an ice chest. If I couldn't use my sink, I'd go that route!
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Post by wind on May 7, 2012 14:31:51 GMT -5
About 12 years ago, my sink got the worst it has ever been. It was so bad, it actually STOPPED smelling, because some sort of ecosystem had developed and found a balance of some sort. . But, I washed them eventually in the bathtub in hot water and BLEACH. I'd fill it up, pour in some bleach, gently stir with a broom handle, let soak for a few hours, drain, refill, more bleach, stir, repeated about 5 times. And then they actually weren't that bad to clean with regular dish soap.
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Post by lizziejeen on May 7, 2012 14:53:28 GMT -5
We had a catastrophic water leak a month ago that left our kitchen gutted with just a fridge sitting in the middle of the room. I moved the microwave and some other appliances to the basement to be a temporary kitchen. We have been washing dishes in the bathroom which has been a pain in the butt.
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Post by dayeanu on May 7, 2012 15:23:47 GMT -5
I like the ice chest idea. It's closer in size to an old fashioned metal wash tub, and most have a little drain plug on the side to let the water out.
I have used a large plastic storage tub - but it didn't have a drain.
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Post by clutterbuggles on May 7, 2012 16:12:25 GMT -5
I'm slowly getting the kitchen dishes under control, but I still have a lot outside and in the garage (yes, dirty dishes that lived house with me even) and what I don't throw, I think I'm going to turn the hose on outside before they can even come in and then give them a good clean with dilute bleach before anything can be considered usable.
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Post by dayeanu on May 7, 2012 16:40:35 GMT -5
I'm slowly getting the kitchen dishes under control, but I still have a lot outside and in the garage (yes, dirty dishes that lived house with me even) and what I don't throw, I think I'm going to turn the hose on outside before they can even come in and then give them a good clean with dilute bleach before anything can be considered usable. Sounds like a good plan!
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Post by lizzie on May 8, 2012 4:17:58 GMT -5
Hey clutterbuggles, if you have a spare plastic bucket or two, that would be easier for the upstairs dishes, and if you hold the bucket by the handle and turn it back and forth a bit it is like a proper washer cycle, . If you put the buckets in the bath, you could just pour out the water up there, and probably rinse them a bit as well without having to do a lot of handling, and then bring them downstairs still in the buckets. If you do wash dishes in the bath I recommend a folded towel to kneel on. Remember soaking is your friend! Regards, Lizzie - I have washed dishes in the bathtub myself, but it is hard on the knees.
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Post by clutterbuggles on May 8, 2012 6:41:04 GMT -5
Folded towels or gardening mats are standard in my house... I had a knee op years ago and there's a screw in my knee right on the spot where a person kneels. I'm mentioning this because for years I believed I could not kneel at all, but really it's a matter of positioning something so that the pressure isn't directly on the screw. Gardening foam mats with hand holds are perfect... I just position my knee so the screw is in the hand hold.
It turns out my upstairs dishes weren't as bad as I imagined they'd be or as plentiful, so I managed to carry then downstairs in a box. But they nearly went in the tub!
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Post by Di on May 8, 2012 9:04:57 GMT -5
I have found that a baby bathtub with a drain is the right size and a good shape for washing dishes. When the kids were younger and we used to camp out a lot, it was a part of my regular camping supplies.
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Post by papermoon on Jun 11, 2014 19:57:13 GMT -5
outfromundah ~ Please be careful not to strain your back. I hope you can reclaim the use of your kitchen sink soon. We all deserve to have a functional kitchen.
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Post by lesaulerouge on Jun 11, 2014 23:51:08 GMT -5
Awesomely useful thread! When we lived in the UK I actually paid my neighbour to do my dishes Monday-Friday, and when we moved here we bought a dishwasher before our furniture truck even arrived.
I know things have got better for us because when we redid the kitchen in our English house I washed up in the bath, and the bath was most times full. When we redid the kitchen here the other year I washed up in a plastic basin in the bath, but did it every day.
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