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Oh, no! Crayons in the dryer
It can happen to any of us. That one time you neglect to thouroghly check your kid's pockets before throwing those pants into the washer (and then, the dryer), there is a crayon hidden in the pocket. It happened to me, and wow, was I grateful for the internet. I hopped online and found directions for cleaning the dryer drum (mine was green) and the clothes.
I won't lie: cleaning the dryer with WD-40 was not pleasant. It did work, though.
The clothes? Well, I put them in a grocery bag, which I hung from a nail in the wall near the dryer until I had time to clean them up. By the time I got to them, they were almost all outgrown. I did manage to save one blue sweatshirt, which is now free of green blobs and often worn by my youngest.
What's the worst thing that has accidentally gone through your dryer?
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8-29-2006 @ 9:16AM
Marcia said...A package of Orbit gum that got washed in a jeans pocket and then thrown in the dryer as well. WHAT A MESS! I guess it just happens when you're in a hurry to get things done and you just don't pay attention, eventhough there were shreds of gum and wrappers left in the washer that I hadn't even noticed till after the clothes were dry, sticky, but dry. It comes off much easier from wet clothes (it's happened a few times).
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8-29-2006 @ 9:21AM
Rachel May said...My husband's cell phone. We spent two days hunting for it before I got around to switching out the laundry... and guess what was in the bottom of the dryer! I was proud of us for not sinking to the "whose-job-is-it-to-clean-out-the-pockets!?!?!?" level.
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8-29-2006 @ 10:03AM
Linda said...A tube of lipstick. Dark, purplish lipstick (raisin something...). And even worse, it was in my 9th month of pregnancy when I only had three outfits that fit me. Two of them were in the dryer.
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8-31-2006 @ 8:36PM
Jill said...a disposable diaper-- picture jello bits all over the dryer drum, getting picked off by hand, but then sticking to your fingers... It took me hours to clean!
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8-29-2006 @ 5:15PM
Mrs. Coulter said...A tin of Carmex, which left oily stains all over my husband's BRAND NEW dress clothes. Goo Gone took them out, though.
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8-29-2006 @ 5:45PM
ann adams said...Lipstick and tissues were the worst although I've also managed to launder a driver's license and my ATM card. Both survived as will money.
I've had a stuffed animal or two come apart and spent hours picking the fuzz off the clothing.
I like your solution the best. Hide them until they're outgrown. Wonderful.
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