I needed some new socks. The old ones are stretched out around the ankle and thinning on the bottom. So I bought myself two packages of three pairs of socks. 2x3=6. Six pairs of socks, two pairs of each trim color. I got them specifically to bring on my trip. I washed them before I packed. I put all the socks, 12 individual socks, into one load in the washing machine. There were other items of my clothing in that load, but I made sure it was all my stuff or Superman's stuff. In that load there were no other random pieces of clothing belonging to any other member of the household.
I myself moved the load from the washer to the dryer. It's a short transfer: 26 inches at the most. And I checked the washer for any remaining items before I started the dryer. I removed the load from the dryer, placed it in a basket, and carried the basket to my room. All by myself.
Even with all that personal attention, one of the socks got lost. When I folded the laundry, only 11 individual socks were there. Why? What happened? I tried so hard!
My Dear Darling Diva brought me the 12th sock later in the afternoon. I don't know where she found it, but it was somewhere in the laundry room. I had 6 full pairs of socks when I left home. As far as I know I still have 6 full pairs of socks, only 4 of them are dirty now. I'm almost afraid to surrender them to the washer and dryer now.
Updates as the situation warrants.
2 comments:
every time a sock disappears, a lighter pops up to take its place....:P
First of all, your new socks are lovely.
Socks are, by nature, nomadic things. They like to go places. Once your new socks feel safe and comfortable in their new environment, they'ff stay put (or at least leave you a note when they go off exploring).
The good news is that your lost sock was found! Sadly, this is not the case for many poor socks.
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