Am I expecting too much?

If we lived in the perfect world, where everyone did as we expected, there'd be no chance to have
fun complaining, right?

;-)

sf said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up
in the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in
the first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

Perhaps they don't want to do kitchen chores and do them wrong so you'll ban them from kitchen duty.

sf said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up in
the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in the
first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

Grrrr.

"They" have got you surrounded. It would be interesting to make it difficult to find the things in
the first place by putting them where they don't belong, but that would punish you as well.

Sue(tm) Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

sf said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up in
the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in the
first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

My mother said my great-aunt came for Sunday dinner for years and and always said, "I'd help with
the washing-up, but I don't know where things go." One SIL would rather eat bees than have anyone do
*anything* in her kitchen. Different strokes. Yes, you *are* expecting too much. My silverware
drawer has spoons, forks, (silver) knives, and knives-that-don't-go-into-the-knife-block, as well as
a perpendicular section with a couple of veg peelers, can opener, churchkeys, measuring spoons, and
garlic press. Plus the wooden spatula without a hole to hang it up. This is where they *live* and
where I look for them. The utensil drawer has the lemon reamer, pizza cutter, bulb baster, candy
thermometer, pumpkin-carving tools. springerle roller, plastic spatulas, lemon zester, and fondue
forks. Among other stuff. If anyone offered to put away my dishwashing, I'd just say "leave the
vertical stuff -- I know where it goes." In fact, if anyone offered to help in any way with the
washing up, I'd be happy to stand around and supervise.

Quoted message said:

From: sf [email hidden]

Quoted message said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

No, but anytime someone wants to clean up my kitchen it's okay by me. The thing that does slightly
annoy me is when the house chef puts something in a bowl and stores it up high. I'm always looking
for my pyrex measuring cup. 😉

Ellen

sf said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up in
the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in the
first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

Whether you're asking too much depends entirely on who the culprit is. If it's someone who only
comes to your house occasionally, then yes, you're probably asking too much. If you're talking about
a roommate/spouse/kid who lives there year round and knows where things are kept, then no, I don't
think so. If that's the case, I'd ask once politely for them to put things away properly and if they
didn't, I'd consider a well placed note/sticker to remind them. If that didn't work, then stuff they
use frequently would probably start getting put away in unusual locations until they took the hint.

Regards, Tracy R.

In article <[email hidden]>, sf

Quoted message said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up in
the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in the
first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

Grrrr.

Who are "they"? And WHY have they been so *enabled*.

---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon
```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

sf typed:

Quoted message said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up
in the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in
the first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

Grrrr.

LOL!

I used to do similar...Mom told me not to unload the dishwasher any more. Problem solved.

BOB

Chris said:

If we lived in the perfect world, where everyone did as we expected, there'd be no chance to have
fun complaining, right?

;-)

if we lived in a perfect world we wouldn't loose socks in the washing machine... :-)

ciao, anna maria

www.annamariavolpi.com

sf said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up in
the utensil drawer?

What do you mean 'why'? Because that's the SYSTEM!! I mean...yer FINDING them, aren't you? Then
that's the SYSTEM!

If that WASN'T the system, the cycle would end...you wouldn't find things...and you wouldn't need to
worry about washing them again! lol

I just don't think you understand the system! I think the other people in the kitchen need to
explain the system to you. lol

Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season...

Trent

Cat...the OTHER white meat!

sf said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up
in the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in
the first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

Grrrr.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Whats a dishwasher? :-)

--
JakeInHartsel

sf <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher) isn't
brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up
in the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in
the first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

Grrrr.

Because if they f'it up enough times, you will ask them not to do it anymore, at all. This is the
result of a null gene on the Y chromosome.

-L.

SportKite1 said:

Quoted message said:

From: anna maria

Quoted message said:

if we lived in a perfect world we wouldn't loose socks in the washing machine... :-)

Anna, it's LOSE, not loose.

Ellen

:-) typing too fast

SportKite1 said:

Quoted message said:

From: anna maria

Quoted message said:

if we lived in a perfect world we wouldn't loose socks in the washing machine... :-)

Anna, it's LOSE, not loose.

Ellen

She loses 'em because they are loose... <G>

Try pinning them together prior to washing.

This discourages the house gnomes from stealing them to use as sleeping bags! ;-D

K.

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ravinwulf said:

sf said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher)
isn't brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up
in the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in
the first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

Whether you're asking too much depends entirely on who the culprit is. If it's someone who only
comes to your house occasionally, then yes, you're probably asking too much. If you're talking
about a roommate/spouse/kid who lives there year round and knows where things are kept, then no,
I don't think so. If that's the case, I'd ask once politely for them to put things away properly
and if they didn't, I'd consider a well placed note/sticker to remind them. If that didn't work,
then stuff they use frequently would probably start getting put away in unusual locations until
they took the hint.

Regards, Tracy R.

Thanks for understanding...unfortunately, that olf <who all my friends thinks is loveable... but
they just don't know the torture he puts me through> wouldn't get the message.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On 08 Dec 2003 01:47:09 GMT, [email hidden] (PENMART01)

Quoted message said:

In article said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher)
isn't brain surgury.

So, why do cooking utensils end up in the silverware drawer and (silver) serving utensils end up
in the utensil drawer?

1. The utensil drawer is by the stove
2. The silverware drawer is by the kitchen table

Hello????? The lights are on, but nobody is home!

* If "they" (I KNOW who it is, but I'm not naming names) can find the danged things to use in
the first place why can't they go back in the same place when they are clean?

Grrrr.

Who are "they"? And WHY have they been so *enabled*.

They do it in spite of my directions and original placement... come on, if they cared they do it
right because they know where to find the utensils in the first place.

If they were enabled, I wouldn't be complaining because I'd be busy undoing what they didn't do
properly every day. As it is, I have plenty of time to [censored].

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Vox Humana said:

"sf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
passive-aggressive behavior

I suspect this... we have a history with this type of behavuior in the verrrrry distant past.

Quoted message said:

that is completely unrelated to kitchen maintenance.

That part I don't know... and I don't care. Put the utensils back where the belong.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

maxine in ri said:

sf said:

Putting the dishes away in their proper place (after they've been washed in the dishwasher)
isn't brain surgury.

Quoted message said:

What was my husband doing at your house??? He always has new and different places to store my
graters...

At last... a soul mate!

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 14:12:03 GMT, "Vox Humana" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

First, you might simply ask the person what the issue is. Maybe they don't realize that there is a
system. I know that seems impossible to you, but if you ask, you might get an unexpected reply.
Just by asking, you might make the person conscious of your expectations. So far, you have
indicated that putting the utensils in the silverware drawer is acceptable. After all, they have
been doing it for years and you haven't said a word. That is the definition of acceptance. If you
get a reply that indicates that they don't care about your system then you can address that issue.
It could be a simple lack of awareness or a passive-aggressive behavior that is completely
unrelated to kitchen maintenance.

Can you imagine the mayhem if they started putting things where they actually belonged? She'd never
be able to FIND things again!!! lol

Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season...

Trent

Cat...the OTHER white meat!