There are also six potholders
Jun. 16th, 2008 06:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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In his defense, I've never heard anybody, ever, standing in their kitchen suddenly yell that they have too many potholders.
No idea how many dishes and utensils they have, though. It's positively obscene, especially for Mr. "I believe in disposible dishes" over here. That's all right though - he has two containers of dishwashing soap to wash them all. And don't ask me about the rolls of paper towels, all of which are in use.
I didn't bring a toothbrush. Made a shopping list, asked him to pick one up. He crossed it off - he has enough spares. What's enough? Eighteen. Why does he need a score of toothbrushes?
There are six or eight containers of ravioli in the freezer, and on the door is a coupon for two more. Good God.
They have three appliances in the garage for washing clothes - a washer, a drier that sucks, and something else. Well, this is California, why do they need a drier? It's okay that the one is largely broken. But there's another broken machine there too, why not toss it?
There are three CPUs in this room besides the one that's actually hooked up and working, and another one in the room we're sleeping in. There's some three TVs in this house, three for two people. So my grandmother watches TV in her room, and he watches the same program in this room or the living room. Absurd.
He has multiple cars, but he rented one for the sole purpose of bringing us from the airport, don't ask me why.
Mind, my family isn't free from the compulsive hoarding curse. My mother made a special trip already just to buy yarn, and the nieces get new books weekly, and I've got my own set of dishes in my room awaiting the day I move out. But I do like to think that we're more... contained than this, at least right now.
I really want to go home and clean now.
No idea how many dishes and utensils they have, though. It's positively obscene, especially for Mr. "I believe in disposible dishes" over here. That's all right though - he has two containers of dishwashing soap to wash them all. And don't ask me about the rolls of paper towels, all of which are in use.
I didn't bring a toothbrush. Made a shopping list, asked him to pick one up. He crossed it off - he has enough spares. What's enough? Eighteen. Why does he need a score of toothbrushes?
There are six or eight containers of ravioli in the freezer, and on the door is a coupon for two more. Good God.
They have three appliances in the garage for washing clothes - a washer, a drier that sucks, and something else. Well, this is California, why do they need a drier? It's okay that the one is largely broken. But there's another broken machine there too, why not toss it?
There are three CPUs in this room besides the one that's actually hooked up and working, and another one in the room we're sleeping in. There's some three TVs in this house, three for two people. So my grandmother watches TV in her room, and he watches the same program in this room or the living room. Absurd.
He has multiple cars, but he rented one for the sole purpose of bringing us from the airport, don't ask me why.
Mind, my family isn't free from the compulsive hoarding curse. My mother made a special trip already just to buy yarn, and the nieces get new books weekly, and I've got my own set of dishes in my room awaiting the day I move out. But I do like to think that we're more... contained than this, at least right now.
I really want to go home and clean now.
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Date: 2008-06-17 01:51 am (UTC)and bring the extra potatoes. om nom nom.