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Laundry. Why do each of us need to have a machine and space to leave clothes to dry when we could have a common space for that?
Iโve had clothes stolen in shared laundry rooms. Not a fan.
Counterpoint: laundromats are some of the most boring and depressing places. Harsh fluorescent lighting, always some TV droning away with an annoying channel you'd never choose to watch and don't want to have to hear, commercial machines that vary from one laundromat to another so as an occasional user, you never know if you need to bring quarters or if it'll take a card, plus sometimes people feel entitled to take your clothes out of the dryer if they want the specific machine you're using, etc etc etc. Plus you can't just run a load at your leisure, you've gotta schlep all the way to the laundromat with your clothes and detergent. I get why they're necessary but I'm glad I've got my own washer & dryer.
Yeah laundromats are annoying. I was rather thinking to have some space in the apartment building to share with neighbors.
It sucks to have drying racks taking up all my living space.
Don't you have a dryer?
No
Just curious, why not? It seems like the obvious solution. And if your space is limited, there are machines that do both washing and drying.
Yes, very limited space. Also the cost of running it. And I don't want to invest in anything really because I don't want to stay here. I'll wait until I have a better place.
Communal laundry rooms are quite common on some places.
This is considered standard equipment in all apartments in Sweden, both co-op and rentals.
When I hear about the washing rooms where women would go to do their laundry, they sound so fun. A lot of work of course, but just a great place to sit back and gossip.