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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/seaofcitrus on 2026-01-13 12:52:41+00:00.
I don’t have a car or a washing machine. To do laundry, I have to carry all my clothes in a duffel bag, by foot, to the laundromat about a mile down the road from me. Today ended up being laundry day, so I stuff all my clothes into the bag and head out. It’s been snowing a lot and -12C (about 10 degrees in freedom units) the last couple of days, but today it’s pretty warm (4C/40F lol) and things are kind of starting to melt into that super slick not-quite-slush icy stuff. The walk that usually takes me 20-30 minutes ends up taking about 45 minutes because this is slowing me down so much.
Get to the laundromat, exhausted, and it’s busier than usual so have to wait for a machine to open up. Takes about 30 minutes or so, not too bad as I’m mindlessly doomscrolling on my phone. Machine opens up and it’s my turn. I’m trying to be as quick and efficient as possible since there’s still more people after me. Still kind of exhausted and running on pure autopilot, I throw my clothes in and start the machine, proud of how fast I was able be. More doomscrolling as my clothes are in the washer and then the drier. I then throw them back in my bag and head back out for the 45 minute walk home through the not-quite-slush icy stuff.
Literally just walked through the front door and see my laundry detergent sitting right by the door where I had set it down to get my shoes on. Was so out of it due to the super slippery conditions outside and then the crowded conditions at the laundromat, I somehow didn’t even realize I didn’t put soap in the machine. So I guess I didn’t actually wash anything, and have to go back out there.
Required TL;DR: slippery walking conditions and a busier than usual laundromat got me exhausted and on autopilot and I didn’t realize I had not used soap while washing my laundry and just wasted about 3 hours of my day (and a couple bucks).