the pleasures of cold weather dishwashing

[Cassandra]

No, no a thousand times no! Beatings all around. I can't have you all spreading those lies.

(however, putting a good lotion on your hands and wearing the rubber gloves and washing in really hot water is great for grubby old winter paws.)

Cassandra

 

[keljonma]

Is it just me, or do other people likewise ENJOY handwashing dishes...

Pat

Washing dishes by hand? Is that even allowed? I thought that there was a Federal law or something...

Women are weird!

As well as LIKING to hand wash dishes, Women are also known to check the weather before hooking the boat to the truck!

 

[FarmerChick]

I rarely use the dishwasher. Just Tony me and Nicole so why bother.

YES I like the OOh SOOo Warm water also! As much as I enjoy that warm water though, I do want to get them done fast.

 

[punkin]

I like it too. When we have a large family gathering (read:stress city) I always try to get on dish duty. I find it very relaxing.

Funny! That's a tradition at big family dinners for my family. Even though everyone (besides me! ) has a dishwasher, the family does dishes together.

It's very social when we all do the dishes together. It's also nice when everyone comes to your house. They don't leave a huge mess when they leave.

Huh, at our family gatherings, it's always a fight to get the dishes done.

 

[chicknwhisperer]

HAHA my dh and I check the weather to see when the ducks and geese will be moving I like handwashing dishes but when I don't feel like I have my kids do it hehe

 

[the simple life]

I have never owned a dishwasher so have always done the dishes by hand, never thought about the winter versus summer thing though, I guess its all the same to me.

 

[keljonma]

HAHA my dh and I check the weather to see when the ducks and geese will be moving I like handwashing dishes but when I don't feel like I have my kids do it hehe

When my siblings and I were growing up (mid-late 50's to late 70's), my dad always said he had 5 dishwashers already, so he wasn't going to purchase one that required electricity!

 

[patandchickens]

I have never owned a dishwasher so have always done the dishes by hand, never thought about the winter versus summer thing though, I guess its all the same to me.

then either your house is warmer than mine or your hands are less arthritic <vbg>

I look at it as "cold hands spend ten minutes in the spa hot-tub"


Pat

 

[the simple life]

Hmm, the only thing I notice is that if my hands are really cold and then I put them in warm or hot water it feels like pins and needles and is really uncomfortable to me.

 

[Helena]

I tend to put off doing dishes. But, then the warm water feels so soothing, that I've started doing smaller batches more often.