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Topic: The Laundromat


  
  Laundromat (Ftrain.com)
Because doing laundry at a laundromat is a special kind of hell, the kind of hell that is other people.
I have been yelled at countless times in the laundromat for filling the last dryer too high, for putting in my quarters too quickly, for scooting a chair across the floor.
There could be an amiable atmosphere in the laundromat, a polite deferment to one another.
www.ftrain.com /LaundromatArgh.html   (992 words)

  
 The Laundromat Project
Believing that tools of self-determination lie within creative practices, The Laundromat Project will provide broad access to visual art as a tool of personal and social transformation, especially in communities of color who have been under-served by mainstream art institutions.
In order to make visual art more broadly accessible we will build art centers with dynamic public programming in laundromats that we own and operate.
Using the familiar physical space of laundromats allows us to overhaul the way art is exhibited.
www.laundromatproject.org   (250 words)

  
 A Myke Produkt | Laundromat Review
I lived next to this laundromat for three years and it just kept going downhill, so I was happy to see that they are finally starting to renovate it.
The area around the laundromat is amazing and one of my favorite places in the city to live, Duboce Triangle.
They are also one of the only laundromats that I have found to have water extractor machines, however they are always broken and haven't worked in at least a year.
www.mykeprodukt.com /Laundromats/Noeandmarket.htm   (275 words)

  
 The Laundromat Ecosystem
Laundromats in Ohio were best visited during the wee hours of the morning when they were completely emptied of customers cleaning the cooking grease off their Nascar #3 smocks.
He can be identified the moment he walks into the Laundromat by the strange bag he is carrying his laundry in and the confused expression of someone in a world that they are unaccustomed to.
He is one of the most rigid adherents to the code of the Laundromat, and immediately after jamming his moon clothing into a washing machine he will stand in front of the TV and begin to switch channels.
www.somethingawful.com /d/news/the-laundromat-ecosystem.php   (2167 words)

  
 Feature:Laundromat Etiquette
Self-serve laundromats are unquestionably a necessity in a city where two-thirds of the population rent their homes, many of which offer inadequate or no laundry facilities.
While the power play for dryers is perhaps the most pervasive annoyance to the coin-op crowd, the lack of bathrooms can create an even more pressing situation, especially for parents.
What she finds particularly unpleasant are those patrons who can't get through a wash cycle without lighting up a cigarette, subjecting everyone else -- including little children and pregnant women -- to second-hand smoke.
www.newcolonist.com /laundromat.html   (1080 words)

  
 SFMOMA | Exhibitions | Steven Pippin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The SFMOMA exhibition will feature a selection of the resulting photographs, along with a videotape of the procedure, and equipment that the artist handcrafted as sculptural objects in their own right.
A trip wire connected to both the flash and the shutter was laid across the floor of the laundromat.
After preparing and priming all twelve machines, Pippin, dressed conservatively in a dark suit, walked through the laundromat, hitting the wires and causing the shutters to open and the bulbs to flash, thus exposing the film in the drum.
www.sfmoma.org /exhibitions/exhib_detail/98_exhib_steven_pippin.html   (363 words)

  
  How To Meet A Woman (Or Women) At A Laundromat
Ok, you’ve probably heard that laundromats can be great places to meet women, better than a singles bar — that may be true...
If you meet someone that eventually makes it back to your place and discovers you have a machine at home, just tell her it was broken, or better yet, be honest and say you went to the laundromat hoping to meet someone, and that was the best decision you ever made because you met her.
One last thing, be ready with an explanation of why you’re using this particular laundromat if it’s not in your neighborhood, just in case she asks.
www.justforfunpersonals.com /meet-women-at-laundromats.html   (855 words)

  
 The Pawtucket Times - Alleged burglar flew to the coop
At the officer's approach, the man took off, at one point leaping off the roof of the laundromat to land, headfirst, atop a nearby chicken coop.
Ashworth had observed the suspect make his jump off the roof of the laundromat headfirst into the chicken coop.
But the suspect continued to struggle with arresting officers, allegedly kicking and punching them, and had to be subdued with pepper spray.
www.pawtuckettimes.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=18037656&BRD=1713&PAG=461&dept_id=24491&rfi=6   (314 words)

  
 News: Stonewashed: At the Laundromat (Seattle Weekly)
So in 2005, they indeed went out and bought a Laundromat, the venerable Queen Anne Maytag Center on West Boston Street atop Queen Anne Hill.
According to Plowman's October 2006 plea agreement, the lawyer paid for the washing machine business with a $60,000 check and $100,000 in cash—cash that Plowman had earlier received from Ford at the cocaine dealer's West Seattle home and stored in a safe at his Bellevue law office.
Stonewashed: At the Laundromat - Sentencing time for a Seattle attorney whose literal approach to money-laundering got national laughs.
www.seattleweekly.com /2007-01-17/news/stonewashed-at-the-laundromat.php   (498 words)

  
 FILE Magazine Project - Laundromat by Rachael Ashe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Laundromat is a selection of images by photographer Rachael Ashe, in which she explores an everyday location: the laundromat.
I'd never used a laundromat previous to living in Vancouver, and I don't mind the experience because I find it a relaxing place to hang out for the hour or so it takes to wash my clothes.
I like the repitition of shapes created by the dryers, and how laundromats often look as if no modern advancements have taken place since the sixties.
www.filemagazine.com /galleries/archives/2007/01/laundromat.html   (189 words)

  
 The Laundromat (1985) (TV)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Two lonely women coincide at midnight in a laundromat, where they reveal their secrets.
I saw that again in the past few years and it held up for me, so perhaps "The Laundromat" would as well.
My inclination would be at least a 7 out of 10 since it stuck with me all these years as worthwhile.
imdb.com /title/tt0089464   (325 words)

  
 Laundromats Pick Up Lines
First of all, pick a good Laundromat — meaning one where you’ve seen lots of attractive women who aren’t dragging a bunch of kids with them or wearing wedding rings.
If you meet someone that eventually makes it back to your place and discovers you have a machine at home, just tell her it was broken, or better yet, be honest and say you went to the Laundromat hoping to meet someone, and that was the best decision you ever made because you met her.
And one last thing, be ready with an explanation of why you’re using this particular Laundromat if it’s not in your neighborhood, just in case she asks.
www.datingclass.com /dating/laundromats-pick-up-lines.shtml   (852 words)

  
 How to Start a Laundromat, Start a Laundromat Business - SmallBizBooks.com
As a laundromat owner, you have to check in on your business to make sure machines are always in working condition, collect your profits, and keep your premises clean, inviting and safe for customers.
If there are already enough laundromats in the neighborhood to serve their needs, they’re not as likely to patronize your store.
The average-size laundromat will cost you in the neighborhood of $200,000 to $500,000—whether you choose to purchase an existing laundry or build one in a retail space.
www.smallbizbooks.com /cgi-bin/SmallBizBooks/00089.html   (2254 words)

  
 I Write In The Laundromat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I write on the toilet and in the bathtub and when I appear to be talking I am often writing.
I write in the laundromat while the kids soak with scrabbled ears and beans in the office and frozen toilets and in the car between wash and dry.
And your words and my words and her words and their words and I am a woman and I write in the laundromat.
marcysheiner.tripod.com /iwrite.html   (157 words)

  
 How the Colonel came to love the Laundromat by Colonel Possum — laundromats, random musings, quantum mechanics | ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I am sure there is a corollary extended to Laundromats: the speed at which clothes dry cannot be altered.
For example, if you enter the Laundromat with an even number of socks there is a finite (and fairly good) probability that you will leave with an odd number.
There are folks at my Laundromat that wear expressions of loss that suggest something deeper than an inability to prioritize the tasks of home repair.
www.gather.com /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976917627   (1019 words)

  
 Laundromat by the Safeway - Associated Content
I scored (by swapping out to anempty laundry basket two loads of wet laundry that had finished)for two washers at North Bay Apartment Complex but when my wash had finished, no luck there, all the dryers were busy.
I had to hustle over to, and use, those at the laundromat by the Safeway.
There, only after the dryers had finished their cycles and I had removed and neatly folded the last piece of my clothing, did Inotice that, in the second one, was a now neatly cleaned anddried condom stuck to the upper right of the inner walls, round andflattened.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/1686/laundromat_by_the_safeway.html   (277 words)

  
 Hippocrene - Fall 2004: A Journey to the Laundromat
You stand in front of the sign in the hot Louisiana sun, and try to sound out the syllables as you squint through the condensation fogging up your thickly rimmed glasses.
“Laundromat,” you read in relief as you lift your big duffle bag stuffed with clothes with an audible grunt.
You inwardly groan as you see two more signs, one with an arrow pointing inside and the other with an arrow curving around.
medicine.wustl.edu /~litmag/2004_fall_prose-shortstory_02.html   (346 words)

  
 The Laundromat (1985) (TV)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Two lonely women coincide at midnight in a laundromat, where they reveal their secrets.
I saw that again in the past few years and it held up for me, so perhaps "The Laundromat" would as well.
My inclination would be at least a 7 out of 10 since it stuck with me all these years as worthwhile.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0089464   (325 words)

  
 Digg - Solar Power Runs "World's Largest Laundromat"
Digg - Solar Power Runs "World's Largest Laundromat"
One of Tom Benson's claims to fame, proclaimed in five-foot-high letters across his storefront, is that he owns the "world's largest laundromat" - complete with 153 washers, 148 dryers and 15 flat-screen TVs.
DIGG, DIGG IT, DUGG, DIGG THIS, Digg graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and other service names are the trademarks of Digg Inc.
www.digg.com /general_sciences/Solar_Power_Runs_World_s_Largest_Laundromat   (392 words)

  
 Starting a laundromat business - Contact Speed Queen
Speed Queen is recognized as the laundromat business leader because they provide customers with everything they need to succeed when starting a laundromat operation.
If you're starting a laundromat business, Speed Queen is the right place to begin.
That's why our experienced network of authorized distributors is in place to provide you with the time and attention you deserve when expanding or starting a laundromat.
www.speedqueen.com /laundromat.htm   (432 words)

  
 GOING TO THE LAUNDROMAT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
You discover that your apartment complex has a Laundromat in the next building.
If you are not fortunate enough to have your own washer and dryer, you will have to do as many Americans do - either take your clothes to a Laundromat where you will wash them yourself or take them to a commercial laundry where they will be done for you at a relatively high cost.
A "coin machine" is sometimes called a "change machine," "coin changer," or "changer." "Detergent" is also called "laundry soap." The word "Laundromat" is considered a proper noun and is capitalized.
members.tripod.com /pivrnec/english/14.htm   (611 words)

  
 JG-TC.com > Opinion > Column: Get off the road and out of the laundromat -- I’m a grouch today
If you go to the laundromat like I do, you know what I mean.
When I go to the laundromat, I take something to read, and I quietly find my own “space” and wait for my clothes to wash and then dry.
Then some ingrate -- and this is a polite version of my mental griping on bad-mood days -- comes along and brings a rowdy kid to the laundromat and can’t bring something to keep the kid busy.
www.jg-tc.com /articles/2007/03/10/opinion/columns/column002.txt   (1237 words)

  
 THE LAUNDROMAT
We know that those deep blue bikini jockey shorts are good for almost a fortnight a shot: Three days frontwards, three days inside out, three days backwards inside out, three days backwards right side out.
Given the frequency of gang-related laundromat drive-by shootings in LA, the most important first item on the list is a 9mm Beretta semiautomatic pistol with the 19 round extended clip loaded with Silvertip Express hollowpoints.
Most laundromats only carry soft nose rounds, which are ridiculously overpriced and tend to jam in the loading ramp of a semiautomatic during rapid fire.
members.cox.net /xemist/launder.htm   (753 words)

  
 Laundromat - Moviefone
Synopsis: Based on a 1978 play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman, The Laundromat was made for cable by acclaimed director Robert Altman.
Laundromat - Moviefone Asian Cinema Drifter - Laundry Movie Review and Image Gallery The plot about the laundromat is only a fragment of the film, as it soon feels like a road...
The Laundromat (1985) (TV) The Laundromat on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
movies.aol.com /movie/laundromat/1093933/main   (139 words)

  
 Laundromat Finder - Maps and Locations and Free Laundry Information
Laundromat Finder - Maps and Locations and Free Laundry Information
I'm not going to tell you one magic correct method to do your laundry here.
Statements that a product is or seems suitable for any purpose indicate only that it has been so for me. The reader is expected to exercise their own judgment about what products they should use and in what manner to best care for their laundry.
www.laundromatfinder.com   (395 words)

  
 best of craigslist : The Blonde at the Laundromat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
You were the sexy blonde at the laundromat on Polk and Filbert last night.
First and foremost, it’s nice to come back to laundromat and find your freshly dried clothes folded neatly by a stranger.
It’s even nicer to come back to find your favorite t-shirt folded in the shape of a swan (even if that one does require a few staples), or your underwear folded in the shape of the Spanish Armada.
www.craigslist.org /about/best/sfo/1511911.html   (198 words)

  
 Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates the Laundromat - TV.com
Chris (narrating): At the laundromat, even a nice woman would smack your mother twice for an empty machine.
When Julius and Rochelle are T.V shopping Julius says that the last time Rochelle was in someplace looking around he ended up buying a house, but in "Everyone Hates the Pilot" he said that he rented their apartment.
Laundromats and purchasing TVs - sound boring but put into this show and they become very entertaining
www.tv.com /everybody-hates-chris/everybody-hates-the-laundromat/episode/506463/summary.html   (378 words)

  
 Laundromat Liability Lawyers & Legal Information
Laundromats, or self service laundries, are places where customers can bring their dirty clothes and wash and dry them in machines provided for a fee.
Slip and fall accidents from wet floors or dangerous conditions on the premises.
If you have been hurt or injured during a visit to a laundromat and want to assess the viability of your claim, the advice of a personal injury lawyer can be extremely helpful.  An experienced personal injury lawyer can help you investigate your injury and recover damages.
www.legalmatch.com /law-library/article/laundromat-liability-lawyers.html   (144 words)

  
 Beloit girl, 8, killed in laundromat accident | The Janesville Gazette | Janesville, Wisconsin, USA
Police were withholding the name of the second girl-a 10-year-old cousin of Mendoza's who lives in Janesville-until they were sure that Janesville school officials were properly notified and could provide grief counseling if they thought it necessary.
The Laundromat is near the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Fifth Street.
A surveillance tape at the laundry showed that within seconds of entering the building, the kids began playing near a long, two-tiered table used for folding clothes, Tyler said.
gazetteextra.com /laundromataccident010407.asp   (330 words)

  
 the little rubber ninja homepage
In the fall of 1995, my friend sven and I went to a laundromat because I needed to do laundry.
As of December 1996, the laundromat also no longer carries the ninjas.
The machine at the laundromat had a bubble pack of a couple of ninjas in the front.
www.unsuave.com /ninja   (759 words)

  
 Part 2 of 2, Open API at the Laundromat: Towards a working definition of an open API - Non-Profit Tech Blog
Part 2 of 2, Open API at the Laundromat: Towards a working definition of an open API
These cleaning symbols have been agreed upon as the open standard to be shared by those who wash their own clothes and laundromats all over the US.
As soon as we can get the vendors to admit that all these are just cleaning symbols to help us do our washing perhaps then they’ll get it.
www.nonprofittechblog.org /part-2-of-2-open-api-at-the-laundromat-towards-a-working-definition-of-an-open-api   (1714 words)

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