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neilruns .

17/09/2002 at 16:29

Tim

When you say you'll iron "while I am here" is that a sort of metaphysical approach to the value of ironing; i.e. "in the short time I have in this temporal plain I will iron as and when possible" or is it more of a "while I am here" in a sense of before I go to Sainsburys.

I like Tim's First Law of Ironing and will have to think of something. A shirt is actually quite easy and pleasurable to iron, if done properley. There could be a Law here:

Each section of a multi-sectioned garment must be ironed in order of size, from the smallest to the largest.

Example: a shirt must be ironed as following: collar, yoke, cuffs, sleeves, front, back.

Xerxes

17/09/2002 at 16:31

I said while I am there, actually.
Disagree with shirt ironing method for two reasons:
(i) no idea what a yoke is.
(ii) should be collar, sleeves (inc. cuff); sides, then back.

neilruns .

17/09/2002 at 16:32

Cougie,

Maybe I've got your socks. You never know. Synchronisity and all that.

Must say that your comment about them being absolutely useless for running does cause me some concern. Tell me it ain't so.

neilruns .

17/09/2002 at 16:35

Ah, a dispute over ironing technique. You seem to follow my smallest bits first routine, which is good. The yoke is the bit at the top of the back that you run across your shoulders - i.e. between the back and the collar. This needs to be ironed seperately from the main back and sleeves, otherwise you will get tiny creases at the top of the sleeves which are hard to remove.

Hildegard

17/09/2002 at 16:36

Cat socks - my mum gave these to me many Christmasses ago, they are for humans but with cats printed on them. Rather tastefully I might add. But one of them ran away. Probably with my nice black lacy bra that went at around the same time. Either that, or some pervy boy who also lives in my house (student accommodation thingy) has been taking them. Urgh!

cougie

pirate

17/09/2002 at 16:38

Neil - are they the black thick ones ? I think they have different ones. In my experience I had a blister or two with them on my longer runs. OK for short ones, but give them a go - maybe it was a shoe/sock/foot interraction that went wrong.

They are great for after running though :-)

(Then again I do have a thing for snuggly socks after long cold wet bike rides and runs)

Xerxes

17/09/2002 at 16:39

Ah, indeed I iron the yoke just after the collar. Phew.

Now tricky things are dresses. My daughter (only 18 months) has a few, and they require a bit of dexterity.

T-shirts can be particularly frustrating, as many appear not to naturally lie along the seams. I have no idea why, but it is very frustrating!
Some socks also seem to get stuck by static in odd positions, requiring a hand down them to separate the two sides, then a deft whizz with the iron.

I used to iron Y-fronts, doing the but betweeb the Y first, then the edges. Mostly I have briefs now, but have stopped ironing undies now.

cougie

pirate

17/09/2002 at 16:41

If I print out the Ironing techniques and give them to my wife, do you think she'll hit me ? Or take it as a genuine helpful hint ?

neilruns .

17/09/2002 at 16:52

Tim, glad to see that your technique is in line with best practice after all. However, it does look as though you need to brush up on your terminology.

Dresses are difficult. My eldest started school last week and one of her dresses is pleated - let's not even go there! She also has a couple of school skirts that are Teflon coated. Getting the temperature right for those is where ironing ceases to be a science and enters the realms of art.

Cougie, regarding your wife: all ironing related issues need to be handled with sensitivity. I suggest you engage her in a general chat about the topic and, if the moment seems right, raise a few more technical views. But be careful, you cannot push these things.

Hildegard

17/09/2002 at 17:03

Isn't Teflon the stuff they put on cooking equipment in order to make it 'non-stick'? If so, then what on earth is it doing on a skirt? Waterproofing?

neilruns .

17/09/2002 at 17:18

Hildegard, yes, it is that Teflon. This skirt is indestructable, so should last about three months.

cougie

pirate

17/09/2002 at 17:29

I've got Kevlar in my new socks. Dunno why - I have no problems with snipers as yet.
Or maybe I do, and owe my life to my faithful bullet proof socks ?

Skwerl

17/09/2002 at 17:39

I can't believe you iron your socks!

Xerxes

17/09/2002 at 19:24

Kevlar is also used to make lightweight slalom canoes.

Skwerl, you must be new. By Jove you've got a lot to catch up on.

Pleated skirts - sounds a nightmare - I think I have a few years respite before that comes along.

I guess ironing socks that have those individual toe thingies would be a bit trickier.

AmandaP

18/09/2002 at 12:53

Hooray for women in vans picking up ironing! Hooray Hooray. Third on the list of things/people to worship after red wine and chocolate...

Xerxes

18/09/2002 at 13:09

We have toyed with the idea of getting someone to do the ironing - but where does one find such a person.

Yet to use new tumble dryer with min iron feature.

AmandaP

18/09/2002 at 13:27

Looking through the classified ads in your local paper / postcards in post office windows / word of mouth eg asking other mums/dads at the school... Or you could try putting a postcard in the shop window?

What will you do without your ironing Tim? It sounds vaguely like you are on the first step to recovery...it is possible to live without ironing (she says having been up at 6am ironing long sleeved school shirt for small boy who marched into my bedroom at 5.30am clutching said shirt and saying "I think I'll wear this today mummy". My response was slightly less cheerful, but I still got up because I was feeling guilty about you ironing at ridiculous hours in the morning!)

Xerxes

18/09/2002 at 13:30

What will I do w/out the ironing, well probably read a bit more and run a bit more.

I wonder how much money it costs in electricity to iron?

Will start perusing for ads.
Could not face ironing nor running this morning owing to cold (see General), so had a lie in until 6am again.

Xerxes

19/09/2002 at 09:47

Right. First, it appears that our particular tumble dryer does not have the min iron option - my fault. However, we used it for first time last night, and I had to admit that some of the clothes (socks, for example), could porbably escape and iron. SOoo....I have given my wife permission to do the washing and drying, and to let her select what needs ironing, and what doesn't,, and I would just iron what is in the ironing basket.

I'm getting shaky aleady....

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