I threw a couple of sponges into the wash while doing laundry this weekend, and I got back one and a half sponges. Half of one of them has disappeared without a trace. Checked the lint trap; zero green residue. Checked the washer’s tub; zip fragments. Checked the entire dryer compartment; nada. Checked all the clothes while folding; nothin’.
Hmm.
Update: Mystery solved! It had migrated into the right leg of a pair of Mom’s sweatpants, and she discovered it after wearing them all day!
Same thing happened to me last Thursday, only not with a sponge. I somehow lost a long-sleeve dress shirt. It was there when I started the laundry and shouldn’t go into the dryer, so when I saw I hadn’t pulled the shirt out to hang on the line, I unloaded the dryer. 5 times. No shirt. Checked all around the washer and dryer, including behind. Nothing. It’s uncanny.
Sock heaven has diversified!
Shouldn’t be a problem unless you find it attached to a large plumbing bill.
Best of luck
Ah yes, Cassie; I should probably check the dryer’s exhaust outlet.
Raye, you think that’s it? A merger between sponge and sock spiriters?
Bunny, half a sponge is one thing; an entire shirt? Weird.
Linky,
You’re washing sponges????
Do you need money for new sponges??????????????????????????????????????????
You don’t periodically wash sponges? Cleanliness is next to Godliness, doncha know? 😉
I put my sponges in the dishwasher. 😉