Wednesday, October 1, 2008

I don't like the basement

The house that we live in is really old, like this guy down here. Don't ask me who he is, I just found his picture online and boy does he look old.
Our basement is dark and damp, and our washer and dryer are down there. It's a trek every time, and when I'm throwing the clothes into the washer I won't look anywhere but at the washer! I'm sure there's rats running wild having a party fest. The light is located at the top of the stairs, and it has a timer on it. One time last year Eric and I were doing laundry and we didn't put enough time on the timer and pop! The light went off and there we were, stuck in the clammy abyss that was the basement. I'm sure I stifled a scream, while Eric felt along the walls to the stairs (ick, a thousand times ick!). We eventually made it up the stairs and to the safety of our apartment, thank goodness!
I learned a lot from that experience. Mainly to set the timer at 60 minutes just for the sake of being on the safe side (like I'm really going to just decided to "hang out" down there....). I also learned that when necessary, you can get through any kind of trial. Most importantly, I learned that your life can flash in front of your eyes even in the dark. Alright I'm being ridiculous, but c'mon! I can't go through something like that and not tell about it!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I did not know there were such thing as lights on timers. Interesting. Yeah, some basements are just creepy.

Jubilant Johnsons said...

I hear you on the nasty basement thing. Our washer and dryer are down in the basement and it definitely creeps me out every time I have to do laundry. One time I did see a mouse running around and so now I have to keep my eyes closed for a few seconds after I turn on the light to give them all time to run away before I have a chance to see them. YUCK!

B. B. said...

Remember that creepy basement at the Loft with the washer and dryer? I still dry heave a little bit when I think of that place.

Nicole said...

Our basement apartment in Provo had the timed light! It wasn't as creepy as yours, though. We had a window in there and our apartment was right next to the laundry area. Still weird...