Guest hallyscomet Report post Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) Hi, Moderators, I have a serious problem, this sight has caused me a backlog or ironing, at least 4 hours The thing is I really havent worked out how I can take this with me while I do the ironing. Your urgent help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. I guess you can empathise with this serious dilemma You see I have half a dozen girls sleeping over and I have quietly filled up the spare room so no one notices, now the truth is out, I have a messy room in my house Regards Hailey. Edited January 25, 2006 by hallyscomet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smallworld Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Hailey, that's nothing, we went on holiday LAST OCTOBER and I haven't reached the bottom of my ironing pile since I lay the blame totally on krism but it's a small price to pay for my ever-shrinking sanity, wac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hallyscomet Report post Posted January 25, 2006 I empathise and agree totally, on sanity levels come on lets knock over that ironing. Hailey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Hi, Moderators, I have a serious problem, this sight has caused me a backlog or ironing, at least 4 hours The thing is I really havent worked out how I can take this with me while I do the ironing. Your urgent help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. I guess you can empathise with this serious dilemma You see I have half a dozen girls sleeping over and I have quietly filled up the spare room so no one notices, now the truth is out, I have a messy room in my house Regards Hailey. Hi Hailey, I'm afraid I can't advise. What is ironing?? I tend to get round this problem by wearing jeans all the time - gravity causes the creases to drop out eventually. I only iron solidly for two weeks in the year - when Wimbledon is on telly. It's how I offset the guilt of watching TV during the day. So you could try watching a bit of tennis while you do it, but be careful not to burn yourself during moments of high tension - like when Lleyton Hewitt serves for the championship (is he still in it by the way??) On the other hand, you could draft in additional resources. You have half a dozen girls in your house - they should get through it in no time. Hope this smoothes out your very difficult dilemma - (sorry about the pun: at 2:15 am that's the best you're going to get. ) night night K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phasmid Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Hmmm.... Best I can suggest is to inform said visitors that you wish to teach tem a vital life skill and present each of them in turn with a share of the iorning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barefoot wend Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Hmmmm Afraid I can't help - all my kids used to think the toy irons in The Early Learning Centre were boats as they'd never seen a real iron. Barefoot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamsmum Report post Posted January 25, 2006 The ironing is a form of tortur. It is band from my house. If crease free clothes are needed to go out we buy new Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaisyProudfoot Report post Posted January 25, 2006 I don't do ironing if I can help it - just tend to tumble dry everything. Having Lupus means my joints are too painful to hold an iron most of the time. Anyway what's the point - you iron clothes put them in the cupboards and the kids crinkle them up again! Daisy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neda Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Don't do ironing either if it can be helped. If I need to iron anything it is done with great angst. Don't quite see point of ironing things, to fold them up and put them away, they end up with creases from the folding. As for hanging them up, the amount of times things fall off hangers in my wardrobes and lie there can't be counted, so its a big no no for me too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brook Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Ironing, whats that? Absolutely hate it! wish I could afford for one of those ladies who do it for you! Then again, I might train hubby up. on second thoughts, I'd end up having a moan at him for not doing it right and do it myself anyway. Brook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Confession time ........I do ironing I have my laptop in the kitchen right next to where I iron. I just flit between the two...........mind you, it takes about 3 hours to iron a couple of shirts, but I do get it done........eventually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted January 25, 2006 It is Soooooooo refreshing to see all you ladies posting that you DON'T iron... I always feel slightly guilty 'cos ben's school uniform is drip ironed, tumble dry ironed or run my thumbs down the creases and hang up by the leg bottom (trousers) ironed... as for me - stopped wearing shirts when I stopped wearing suits!! long sleeve/short sleeve tees of various weights and i'm done!! So, thankyou ladies, you've made an old young man very happy A very wrinkled (but only the clothes) BD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Just do what I do fold it into a pile as neat as you can manage and sit on it "while your on the computer" ........see it,s easy you can squash press your clothes and be here at the same time.I,m doing 4 t-shirts ,a skirt and a pair of pjamas as we speak....multi tasking at its finest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Thanks for that Suze. Great idea I brought a side-step machine today, thought it was about time I did some sort of fitness type thing, so now I can exercise while I'm on here too ........ even if I do have to stop exercising every now and again at least until I've mastered the art of reading threads while like this . All these hints and tips are great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted January 25, 2006 I'm into multi-tasking too... I've got a sandwich on a piece of string dangling from the peak of my cap, a flagon of red and a long straw next to the keyboard and I'm sitting on my bike with it propped on housebricks... Guess which bit I'm lying about As for that ironing Suze, NEMO said you could be getting on with smoothing the creases out of your six-man tent for the summer holidays!! He did! Honest! ###### rude, I say...... go on, hit him!! <'> <'> BD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lil_me Report post Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) Wish I was a rich girl, la la la la la la la la la http://iron-maidens.com/ Could have it all done for me, at a price. I HATE IRONING !!! Until then I will use Suze's idea I think, I do usually iron whilst on the internet, of course I don't take the blame for any burns Edited January 25, 2006 by lil_me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted January 26, 2006 ................Baddad this is really creepy, how did you know about the six man tent . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted January 26, 2006 I'm into multi-tasking too... I've got a sandwich on a piece of string dangling from the peak of my cap, a flagon of red and a long straw next to the keyboard and I'm sitting on my bike with it propped on housebricks... Guess which bit I'm lying about The flagon of red. From where I sit it looks distinctly like a chardonnay. You really must disconnect that webcam!!!! K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted January 26, 2006 ................Baddad this is really creepy, how did you know about the six man tent . To paraphrase Kathryn, you really MUST turn that web cam off!! If you really do have a six man tent my info is wrong... Annie said you had a couple of three manners... well, she said you were 'Too Tense', anyway She did. HONEST... Go on, hit her Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted January 26, 2006 ..............ooh you lighten my mood ...........Annie is the sweetest kindest little hunny bunny, who ever skipped through a field of daisies........she would never do that. Cos I knows..cos she,s my friend she is ......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted January 26, 2006 ..............ooh you lighten my mood ...........Annie is the sweetest kindest little hunny bunny, who ever skipped through a field of daisies........she would never do that. Cos I knows..cos she,s my friend she is ......... awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! (and i WASN'T being sarcastic) <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted January 26, 2006 I've been trying to reply to this since last night.......every time I click on something, I get cut off Badders - go and sit on the moderator's naughty step six man tent Suze - <'> Just going off to skip through another field of daisies .....nearest I could get to skipping Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted January 26, 2006 Well, I haven't ironed for years, unless it's a poshnob affair I hang things up to dry and then fold them meticulously, and that does for us!! Bid (where is the 'slut' emoticon??) Kathryn...do I look crumpled?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted January 26, 2006 Well, I haven't ironed for years, unless it's a poshnob affair I hang things up to dry and then fold them meticulously, and that does for us!! Bid (where is the 'slut' emoticon??) Kathryn...do I look crumpled?? But you are always immaculately pressed when you visit me, surely?? Are you telling me I'm not posh enough to iron for?? Gee thanks. K xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted January 26, 2006 Shows you ladies are far nicer than us blokes... Cos when bid said 'Do i look crumpled?' I WOULD NOT have been able to resist 'Well your clothes don't!'... Of course, I'm sure that any bits that DO look crumpled are supposed to be that way (i.e. inside of earlobe, back of knees etc), and all else is crease and blemish free... I may be , but I'm not <'> BD PS: 'Poshnobs' - i like that! Not in my thesaurus though, so please inform... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hallyscomet Report post Posted January 27, 2006 Hey Guys I forget you are in winter mode. The truth be known I iron as little as possible in winter as we can get away with it. But you know those summer cottons even if you hang them up they still look crumpled you start walking down the street looking all stiff errrrrrrcreak I must say I do love those non iron items but aren't those knickers and bras I would surely get arrested walking down the street like that, maybe I buy Lycra, will go to the Batcave to inquire but that can be a very scary experience, for some of us Hailey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaisyProudfoot Report post Posted January 27, 2006 Hailey, When you get into the Batcave I'm sure Cinders would be more than happy to lend you one of his sooperdooper lyrca irons and if you're doing the smalls ....... JT will be more than happy to assist Daisy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted January 27, 2006 Bads 'Poshnob' is a brilliant invention of my 10 year daughter!! Bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted January 27, 2006 Daisy... I hope you not suggesting I'm a dirty old knicker nicker I'm a clean new knicker nicker Arnold Layne... had a strange... hobby....... Bid - POSHNOBS!! You could market those... Hobnobs, only posher! finest belgian chocolate instead of cadbury's (not that there's anything wrong with cadbury's if any cadbury's employees are looking in), Organic oats, acacia honey -you get the idea... Orlrite darlin' this time next year we'll be millyonares... you do the packaging, I'll drive the three wheeler Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted January 27, 2006 I've always wondered who 'Mr Gusset' was Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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