Reality Check by Dave Whamond for October 01, 2024

Dishing it out

Buy one or be one, Dave

His wife had a “touch” word and the rest was a police call

All my fine china is soggy.

Wait for rain, then take ‘em outside.

he’s a pro…

So you can soak the dishes for 20 minutes and wash for 10, or not soak them and scrub ‘em for 30 minutes. Looks to me like Dave’s working smart, not hard.

I used to work as a cook (They called me “chef Jeff”) and when I did closing shift the first thing I did was let the pans and knives soak. By the time I finished my other duties, dishes were a breeze.

This is part of his process … or technique.

I just “season” the dishes. Scrape off the chunks, add a very light layer of vegetable oil, and put them away. If you wash them it takes off the patina.

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NAH

So how do you explain the puddles on the floor? Get over here…..

He’s fixing to have a black and blue button…

I have to admit that in 1992 we once needed the bathtube to soak the dishes. Ok, we were freshly in love back then and working 60-70 h per week… But still it was a tad bit embarrassing ;-) (blush & hide)

That’s what you get putting a TV and an recliner in the kitchen.

… so she grabs the panhandle and screams:

”SOAK THIS!”

I worked in a restaurant for 30 years…soaking dishes was part of the process…breakfast dishes with eggs, let them soak before running thru the dish machine or you’d end up running the same dishes thru a few times. We kept a sink of hot water just for soaking dishes before running them thru the machine. Pans we’d put water in them and set them aside to soak, made them easier to scrub and run thru the machine. My wife doesn’t like it when I soak dishes at home, then wonders why I don’t like to help with the dishes more often.

As a 24th year retiree, I see absolutely no reason for that button. I’m at the 72% point of my AT&T career. And the cradle-to-grave rumor is coming true.

Clearly, they need a much smaller sink. :)

People who have only a few dishes never have this problem.

Yeah, me too, I need an auto loader to go with the rest of the automation !

Dave dye his hair blonde?!?

I recall things “soaking” in the sink for days.

I do this and it drives my wife crazy

You won’t need to soak them if you let the dog clean them!