If you’ve read the Deodorant Bandit you know that recently a long tenured roommate of mine moved out. In talking with others, it turns out I’m not the only one whose encountered a roomie from hell. Given this commonalty with others, I’ve been inspired to write the Roommate Diaries. Consider this Chapter 1, titled Towels.
The smell of mold would often lurk on my clean towels. I’d bring a fresh towel to my face after a shower and launch it across the room as if I was a quarterback and my career was dependent upon this throw. Here’s why: my super thoughtful roommate [from hell] thought it was okay to take my clean, wet laundry out of the washer and set it on top of the dryer to mold. Here’s a nice tip for anyone out there who doesn’t already know this. If you take out wet clothes from the washing machine, promptly put them in the dryer and turn the dryer on. Be sure to set the dryer long enough so the clothes, towels or whatever dries completely. Other times, the roommate [from hell] would take out clothes that were drying in the dryer and put them on top of the dryer to mold. The roommate [from hell] would “iron” his outfit of the day in the dryer everyday! Tree huggers, brace yourselves for what I am about to divulge. Not only would he mold out my laundry and cause me to have to re-run the washer and then the dryer and use another scoop of laundry detergent and bleach to kill the mold, but he’d also run the dryer for a single pair of pants and shirt everyday for at least 45 minutes! Needless to say, the situation was Green in a mold sort of way, not Green in an energy conservation way. I’m relieved my towels are fresh the first time around and can’t wait to see how low the energy and water bill will be next month. 
