The sock on the stair!! Is there anything more annoying!!

But the appearance of the lone sock on the stairs is as nothing compared to the discovery of the red T shirt in the washing machine with the white pink laundry.

DD1 did invest in a washing machine with a little door to add the reluctant sock...or the' I need my PE top tomorrow' ..She says she is more relaxed now?

My daughters have their washing machines in the bathroom, which gives socks fewer opportunities to escape.

My mother could never understand why I used a basket to transport the washing down from the bathroom (our laundry is in the basement). So I thought I'd try just carrying the washing down without, which would also prevent me grazing my knuckles on the walls. But I was forever running up and down stairs picking up knickers and socks.

Our machine can be stopped and added to up until a certain point in the cycle which is a great help.

Nowadays when I take socks off, I roll the tops over together to hold them together until I get to the laundry. I then fix them together with one of those plastic things and put them in a mesh bag. Since I started doing that I haven't had a single odd sock to contend with.

I use a small zipped laundry bag for socks and undies. They keep everything and so much easier for sorting when drying.

kitty yes they are with the teenagers in my family ☺

I thought odd socks were fashionable nowadays. Well, that's my excuse.

This thread made me laugh, the flow of explanation is brilliant.

Right, have i experienced the lone sock?

Yes.

Did it annoy?

!@#$$$#@!!#@! ( haaa THAT is a yes )

Teaspoon in the sink!

Grrrrrrrrrrr.

Isn't the rule that a single missing sock will finally reappear as a plastic lid that doesn't fit any of the plastic containers?

I was recently infuriatingly deficient to the tune of one (new) sock. I hunted high & low, retraced steps and, as I chuck my dirty laundry over the bannister, searched all around the chair upon which it usually lands. 3 days later while folding a recently washed T-shirt, a lump in the armpit revealed itself to be the missing sock ?

I solved the problem of my teenage boys odd socks by only buying plain black sports socks which were identical. I kept then in a basket in the airing cupboard on the landing. All I did was dump clean dry ones in it, not paired up, and the boys grabbed two random socks each morning.

Here's the very thing!
Snap the socks together before putting in the laundry basket and that's it sorted!

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It’s amazing how annoying the dropped sock is. To avoid total nervous collapse I keep socks paired together until I am loading the machine. Then if some get dropped at least it’s a pair. Though, maddeningly, very occasionally, I find one on the floor in front of the washing machine ?

I also have a bag of single socks. I must investigate as I haven’t checked it since my sons left home pandemic so I’m sure many can be binned.

This happened to me yesterday except the rogue sock was on the bedroom floor. It hadn't even got to the stairs. I wanted to wear that particular pair today so hand washed it.

Dont talk to me about partnerless socks! For years we had a big bag, more like a sack, where I put clean odd socks. Life was busy, seven of us wore clean socks every day, the boys were
messy and we had a dog! We ended up with more odd single socks than I could ever admit to!!

I often use the pause button on my washer. I’m always finding something I’ve forgotten. Tizliz I have a “sock monster” too ?

Tizliz

In my house it would be in the dog’s mouth and he would be making a rush for the garden

Even worse if it’s a pair of pants and the dog delivers them to the electrician who has just arrived!

Thankfully I live in a bungalow, I retrace my steps to the laundry basket to pick up stragglers.

I regularly use the pause button on my washing machine to add a rogue sock, but we still end up with odd socks! For an extra £200 or so you can get a washing machine with an extra door. I’d rather wash it by hand than do that.

I was going down the stairs for my second mug of tea and fell on the last four stairs. My husband's hat was the guilty party I am still sore four weeks later. However I cannot make a fuss of it because he has many a time nearly broke his neck. I have the wash basket on the landing and have a habit of chucking it down the stairs!

You ask if there's anything more annoying? Yes! Same scenario, but adult daughter (not renowned for her laundry capability) points out to me that the washing machine I've had for years has a pause facility which unlocks the machine door to pop in the truanting sock and then off it goes again. How did I not know this??????

The teaspoon left in the sink when the washing up was thought to be done? It’s always there ...

Yes, these stairs have a lot to answer for. Yet again, I am not alone. Hearty great cheers!

In my house it would be in the dog’s mouth and he would be making a rush for the garden