This afternoon, while discussing a change of location for our clothes dryer with my husband, I noticed a black smudge on the inside wall of the washing machine drum. King Richard speculated that the stain might have come from a pen that he left in the pocket of a shirt that he had included in the last load of laundry. Slightly panicked, I checked the dryer, where that last load of wash had just finished its cycle. When I opened the dryer door and removed the clothes, this is what greeted me (see photo at right).
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| Sharpie marker vs. dryer |
After a few seconds of dismay, I just laughed. What else could I do? I called my family from the house (our dryer is currently in the garage), so they could enjoy the sight, too. We all laughed, even my husband. After cancer, what is so threatening about an appliance full of scribbles? Frankly, I'm a little surprised it didn't happen when my daughter was younger. Following the adage, "There is no problem so big that it cannot be solved," Katherine the Great and I headed to the Internet for advice, landing on the suggestion of
Krud Kutter Graffiti Remover. Unable to find any today, I tried removing the marks with rubbing alcohol and acetone to no avail. Consequently, I now have solvent shopping on my list for tomorrow. I will let you know how I fare.
Oh, and it wasn't a pen that did the damage to our dryer, as you might have suspected from the photo. No, it was a Sharpie marker: the large, wide-tipped, industrial-strength variety that King Richard uses at work to write on big cardboard boxes, shipping containers, and the like. You gotta love a man who does his own laundry. :)
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