Lost money

[Oma]

This morning I was putting the darks in the washer and I emptied GS's trouser pockets, he had left his golf trousers so I thought I would wash them
Tissues receipts etc, general crap men put in their pocket,
Just as I was putting it in the bin I noticed something orange wrapped in a tissue,
It was a £10 note

It got me wondering how much money is thrown out each day without being noticed,
I rang him and he said he wondered where it was 🙄

[Gemini]

I'm sure my ex must have lost a lot of money that way over the years. I was always finding it in different pockets like that.

[Daisy]

Oma, it was a good job you checked the pockets. I bet there is a lot of 'lost' money around, down the sides of sofas, in the nooks and crannies of handbags, pockets, money put in a safe place that we then forget about! There is also a lot of money deposited in bank accounts that haven't been used for years.

Perhaps I ought to check OH's pockets before putting his trousers in the wash - I rely on him to do that.

[Oma]

I was telling DD she said that's why she always checks his pockets ,
Apart from that he always has a lot of golfing tee's in his pockets😁

[Daisy]

Oma, many years ago when our DSs were in their teens I always got them and OH to check their own pockets. It saved me a job. So OH still does his things, and usually the only things that escapes his notice are spare pooh bags. They sit in the drum of the machine in a sodden lump.

But sometimes he also misses Screwfix pencils and I put them in a little tray on the windowsill - he knows where to find them, and so do I!!

[Gemini]

Oma, golf tees are I ever find in OH's pockets, and occasionally screws or nails!

[Nanto2girls]

I always check pockets when putting things in the washer, but never found anything.
Whenever i wear a coat that i haven't worn for some time,i usually find money in one of the pockets.

[Clover]

Isn’t it annoying when you somehow miss a tissue in a pocket!🙁

[Nanto2girls]

Thats certainly true Clover.

[Oma]

Oh I hate finding a tissue that's missed and you can guarantee it's in something dark.

[Lizzie48]

Clover I did that just the other day, very annoying!! The strange thing is some tissues stay intact, others don't. A few years ago I was decorating, I wear a dust coat?? If that is what they are called, I had finished and was shattered, my dog was in the kennel so I wanted it finished, I put the coat etc in the washer, with my phone in the pocket!!! I did manage to get it out before it got soaked, it took a few days to dry out but it still worked. I still check that my phone can be seen before I put the washer on, just thinking, not so long ago I put the display of my E bike in the washer, same story!!!! It survived! I expect they are made to survive a heavy rain shower so a turn in the washing machine was no problem.

[Gemini]

When GS1 was a baby DD1 washed the video baby monitor in a pocket.
It did not survive.

When the kittens were small and adventurous I was terrified of them getting into the washing machine without me noticing

[Daisy]

It's amazing how some things survive the washing machine. You'd think even if the water didn't 'get' them the spin cycle would.

Gem, that would be very scary. I always leave the door open a bit, luckily Eva is too big to even think about getting in.

[Oma]

Like this Gem , Tallulah likes to sit in the washer 😁

[Daisy]

Oma, she looks very safe and cosy in there. xx