Friday 2 April 2010

Nearly A Disaster at the Launderette

When I opened the dryer that I thought was empty, I noticed that the drum was going round - and that it actually wasn't quite empty. There was a black plastic bag in it. That is to say, there was a lump of fused plastic which had once been a plastic bag, and was now stuck to the drum. When I pulled it off, it came away like soft toffee.
It belonged to the other lady in the launderette. She had been drying it off because it was damp, and she didn't want her washing to get damp again when it came out of the dryer. Since it was now completely unusable, her washing probably got soaked by the time she got home - but what a stupid thing to do! The thing could have gone up in flames!

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