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Local man breaks ranks from other men in their 20s by bravely buying a 2nd set of bed sheets (chaser.com.au)

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Local man Jeremy Philips has taken a major step to become the first man he knows in their 20s to buy a second set of bed sheets.

This comes as Jeremy was walking through the shops and on a whim decided to pick up a second set of the exact same sheets he already has, which are the cheapest ones he can buy in his area.

“This is a big step for mid-20s man-kind,” he said of the purchase, “this must have been what Neil Armstrong felt like.” [...]

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[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 15 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I have summer and winter sheets, but why would you need 2 of the same sheet? It doesn't take 24 hours to wash and dry bedsheets.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago

That's a dangerous game. More than once I spent a week sleeping on the couch because I forgot to finish drying my sheets on Sunday.

[–] Havald@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't take 24 hours to wash and dry bedsheets.

Lol, must be nice

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Plus that person's forgetting you need to minus the time of one of the sleeps

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Meh. A washer dryer combo with a 60C express wash is a bit over an hour and if there's only a set of sheets and duvet covers in the dryer (and they're cotton not synthetic so you can run it on hot), the drying doesn't take much longer.

So easily under 4 hours, I'd say.

And there's even a 15 min express express wash. That and just the sheet and duvet cover in the dryer and you're looking at less than 2 hours I'd say.

I'm not a wealthy person, but I am lazy, so I invested in tower combo when I moved here as I'd prolly never wash anything otherwise. Or I would, but then I couldn't be arsed to hang it to dry.

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I like having a spare because I can quickly change the sheet whenever, throw the dirty one into the laundry machine, and deal with it tomorrow. I don't have to start the wash/dry cycle in the morning, I can do it whenever I feel like it. It facilitates my laziness.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

When I take out the trash I put the new liner in before I leave the room. When I wash sheets I put the new set on before I leave the room. Motivation is a fickle and fleeting thing.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yes, but wanting to sleep on sheets is rather motivating

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I duuno, I've raw dogged the mattress out of laziness many times. Now my wife handles it all. (And before you call me sexist, I actually get in trouble for doing "women's work". Cultural thing, but she's come around a bit.)

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This can have the other effect: instead of making you want to get the sheets ready quickly, you might just not do it at all 🫠

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Thankfully I'm not a heathen that's willing to sleep on a bare mattress. To me, that's almost as bad as wet socks or soggy food sticking to your hand while washing dishes

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Haha, I meant not willing to wash it in the first place so that you still have sheets on the mattress (just, you know, old ones :P)

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Oh, yeah I thankfully have a good habit of doing all my laundry on Sundays, but I see your point

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Plus if you have a second set of sheets then you need space to store them.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

That’s what the bottom drawer of my dresser is for.