I'm sorry but lazy people irritate me!!! I go a bit overboard sometimes with cleaning (nervous energy) but my Mom has a small apartment in our home and honestly it would take 10 minutes to clean it, I mean vacuum and dust that kind of cleaning. The caretaker that comes in doesn't even see what needs done I get tired of putting the sweeper out the furniture polish etc., just hoping she'll get the hint No Way. I have to tell her tomorrow but I would be sooooo bored to just sit there and watch tv I mean it just drives me crazy. I know that's how some people are I used to be in buz for myself and had so many employees like that, but this is different it's such a cute small place, that would be like playing house, just keep it nice you know? So when she leaves I clean, how crazy is that?

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Okay all that talk about bacon, I made it this morning for my family and guess what I fried the eggs in? You guessed it...bacon grease yummy! We make halushki (not sure of spelling) fry bacon crispy, make little dumplin noodles, and slice or chop up head of cabbage and cook it in the bacon grease, I am so hungry for that. Think I'll make it this week.

I'm Ukrainian and that is "MY KIND OF FOOD!". YUMMY!!!

Bg, You bet I'd invite you for dinner, I think we'd have a lot to talk about!!! I feel like this shouldn't be in the"Anger " section, ha. You make me smile, Love it.

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Okay all that talk about bacon, I made it this morning for my family and guess what I fried the eggs in?

Thats a girl! Show um what bacon fats for!
Now uh babygirl you ARE invitin us over for some of that there din din when you make it right?!

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But BG, I'm still trying to figure out how in the world can anybody "do laundry backwards"

Well lets see here M its been a minute since I was there but if I recall not only did this woman have 5 baskets for laundry (I have 3 darks whites an colors and sometimes 4 for delicates although not very many delicates in this house if yanowaddimean)
Well anyhow if the item touched her sons peri area then this was put into a bleach wash and it didnt matter if it was dark (she ruined more Russel sweats this way those are 25 bucks a pop here) which means if the sheet was soiled no matter the color it went into the bleach load but separate from the sweat pants.
Washcloths had to be line dried FIRST then put into the laundry same thing goes for them if it touched peri area it was bleached she had a separate stack for peri cleansing but they were all at one time or another in a bleach load so they got mixed up BUT she could tell the difference!
I honestly couldnt and if I put them away wrong I got yelled at for my trouble.
Now this same woman had the unmitigated gall to call up my boss about 6 months ago to tell her I had ruined some sheets with bleach....problem was I hadnt been there in months so it wasnt me!
This woman had some of the more serious OCD traits I have ever seen in my life.
I reported it to my boss because she was by way of her disorders causing too much trouble for anyone who took the case.

Okay all that talk about bacon, I made it this morning for my family and guess what I fried the eggs in? You guessed it...bacon grease yummy! We make halushki (not sure of spelling) fry bacon crispy, make little dumplin noodles, and slice or chop up head of cabbage and cook it in the bacon grease, I am so hungry for that. Think I'll make it this week.

I DO remember wringer washers. I've never seen a mangle at work. This has all been very interesting! But BG, I'm still trying to figure out how in the world can anybody "do laundry backwards" ???

I recall having a wringer washer and regular washer.I had a double sink and all in the cellar.I would wash my daughters school dress in the wringer as it would be gentle and could wash them in the time frame I wanted.I used both kinds at one time in my life.Use to do bblankets etc in it.Also garages use to have them to wash their greasy rags

I use a very we bit of back grease to fry my meatballs before putting them in sauce.Also at thanks giving cook my stuffing in a little bit

I wish I had a mangle.My aunt use to take in wash and she taught me how to use it.They are great and if you know how to use them you can make irioning a breeze.I once worked in a lady and we had a big commercial mangle.I use to know how to use the presses and would take my kids jeans to work and press them.Did they have sharp creases

We used to dry them on the line, then bring them in and sprinkle them with a special scented water my mom used, then put them in this heavyweight blue plastic bag with a zipper for a while (maybe 30 min or an hour) before ironing them. I need to ask mom about that scented water. Not sure if it was something she bought, or something she made.

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Now I bet you remember saving the bacon grease right?I admit I did it till recently my kids made fun of me but man did that make some good eats.

LOL escuuuse me! I STILL collect bacon grease how da heck you s'pose to cook pan fried gravy without it?! Nevermind chicken fried steak!
I dont care who comes in my house that bacon grease stays kids need to learn how to cook the good old fashioned way and what a pop of that mess feels like on tender skin

microwave....HAH microwave bacon WTH IS THAT?!
Thats like a tease to me hunny uses that crap pfffttt! gimme a break get the dang cast iron skillet outta da oven an do it the right way dammit!
And dont you DARE put soap in that skillet lessen ya wanna feel it upside your head!
(he made that mistake ONCE 12 years ago **look at that I remember the day well** it was the LAST time he ever did that!)

Oh Torp! ahhhhh cotton percale sheets fresh off the line semi damp straight to the mangle ooohhhhhh!

Ok so heres what I do today to get that same smell and stiffness (its a little crazy I know but its worth it) I wash like usual (Im a Gain original scent user cant beat that fresh smell)
anyhow wash like usual hang it out on the line and rinse them down with the hose leave to dry for 24 hours out in the sun and waaalaaa!
Not only do they fold a heck of a lot better that smell is like no other

My mom had a mangle. Hated that thing; I was always burning my fingers on it. But, you know, there are times when I wish we had one. It sure was nice sleeping on freshly pressed cotton sheets, but that's just such a chore to do on an ironing board.

Bunnygrl, darn right I know what a mangle is!!!We never owned one but my aunt did all her pressing on one and was pretty good at it. Talk about a nice crease in pants!!! Now I bet you remember saving the bacon grease right?I admit I did it till recently my kids made fun of me but man did that make some good eats. Fun to talk about that stuff, it makes me smile, thanks.

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You were talking about a wringer washer before wow I remember my Mom having one many years ago and you know i remember putting a rug in there and got my finger pinched not real bad but I never did that again!!! I wonder how many people even know what those were like?

Not many LOL Im a little unique in that Im in my mid 40's (oh crap that sounds....oh nevermind! LOL) but I grew up without electricity in a pretty rural area by my grandparents who used it all till you couldnt use it no more then found another use for "it".
Its a good thing though since I can relate to most of my patients on a level a lot of city people/coworkers cant.
Now waitaminute if you know the ole wringer washer....(pre release lever or post )
We had the one before the release that you had to shove a screwdriver in to get your finger out an lemme tell ya dungarees were a bitch! They dont make jeans that thick anymore thank the stars above but those lil pissers were the things that got my fingers smooshed in the first place so I feel ya there!
And back to the waitaminute do you know what a mangle is then? lol
I usually get a blank stare from youngins and a cackle from the oldies but goodies
I was just reminiscing with someone today about the subject believe it or not...so she says "Its refreshing to chat with a gal your age that knows what I went through instead of these babies that dont know crap from crisco" **chuckle**
She aint nothin if not honest

Bunnysgrl, That was just plain wrong!!! I would love to have seen her face when she opened her eyes. You were talking about a wringer washer before wow I remember my Mom having one many years ago and you know i remember putting a rug in there and got my finger pinched not real bad but I never did that again!!! I wonder how many people even know what those were like?

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well I hired people to come in and stay with my Dad at night after his surgery and they asked me (the agency) do you want a sleeper? Or one to stay awake...I was like yes I want them to stay awake to make sure Dad doesn't try to get up after his surgery and guess what? The home called me 3 times (3 different people) and caught them sleeping1 I was really upset at that. When I told the agency they said well they are allowed to doze off, how do you respond to that comment?

There are "sleep shifts" which is a 12 hour shift, so like 8pm to 8am, they are allowed to "sleep" on their shift but if its an 8 hour shift oh hell no! You are not allowed to sleep/doze off for any reason its an 8 hour shift fercryinoutloud
(If a patient wakes and ambulates more than 2 times during a sleep shift then it is required they have 8 hour shifts if there is any type of problem ambulating safely.)
Next time someone from an agency tells you that say thank you and go somewhere else.
Mine was doing an 8 hour shift passed out on the floor feet up on a lounge chair (talk about disrespectful!) at 1/4 to 3 in the afternoon I stood there quiet as a church mouse till she finally opened those baby browns shocked as all get out (I stood there for 5 minutes Im not kidding!)
My patient was on the couch asleep an could have rolled off...livid doesnt even begin to express what I was feeling at the sight of that.

Like I said before I got her brochure and she is to be cleaning, laundry, cooking, it says housekeeping. I don't really want her to do all that stuff, I'd rather she watch Mom more, but, vacuuming and wiping counters was more what I was talking about again, these are 2 rooms, not a whole house!!! Anyhow i wanted to reply to Bunny g about the one sleeping, well I hired people to come in and stay with my Dad at night after his surgery and they asked me (the agency) do you want a sleeper? Or one to stay awake...I was like yes I want them to stay awake to make sure Dad doesn't try to get up after his surgery and guess what? The home called me 3 times (3 different people) and caught them sleeping1 I was really upset at that. When I told the agency they said well they are allowed to doze off, how do you respond to that comment? I was never allowed to doze off on my job and get paid for it. .

If she is just a sitter,thats all she is supposed to do,CNA she can bathe her & other things for her.Cleaning is not in a CNA job description......

Bg, Iam Boss Hear me roar................ I'm getting there, I will try to keep it up in a nice way though, I guess I am sorta like you I always went beyond the call of duty no matter what job I had. Its not easy to find people like that anymore..rare breeds I guess., thanks for your input