Re: <ALL> cleaning rags

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<< Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 15:59:16 -0700
 From: Joel Marion <zeitguy@domain.elided>
 Subject: Re: <ALL>  cleaning rags
 
 Jack,
 
 My wife prohibited me from using the washer, so I tried to take them to
 the laundromat. The laundromat guy stopped me while I was puttiing the
 rags into a machine and sent me packing. Since then, I've been buying
 the 75 pack of shop rags for $12 at CostCo, and just throwing them away.
 I don't feel great about it, but I don't see another solution. Perhaps I
 can throw the old rags in the recycling (the county collects all our
 recycling mixed in a large garbage can, and sorts it themselves), and
 hope for the best. If you find a better solution, let me know.
 
 Joel Marion
  >>


Hehe!  Same thing happened here!  Except I was almost lynched by the
laundromat "crowd" when my unpopular actions were exposed by the manager.
They were absolutely right, after all.  The reason the home washer was banned
was because of the grease that remained after the wash, and inevitably stained
the next load.  It wasn't right of me to turn a blind eye to the stranger
using the public washer after me, so I can't recommend it to anyone else.  
I checked into a rag service, and concluded that it was still cheaper to buy
new at Home Depot.  I feel really lousy about throwing away good cotton rags
after only one use.  I try to at least get the most out of them before
pitching, and use them to soak up the big spills that happen.  But even that
is technically an environmental hazard, as they only end up in the land fill. 
Anyone with a better suggestion?

Todd
Air & Water
Foreign Auto Service

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