There is only one "self-serve," "coin-operated" landromat in Beirut. I say "coin-operated" because you have to pay the attendant, and then he operates it for you. It is "self-serve" in the sense that there are, in fact, two washers that you can pay the attendant to use. That is, you can if they are not broken or down due to one of the daily power outages. I quickly began to understand why people just drop off their laundry rather than trying to do it themselves. The only trouble is that when you drop it off, they jam all the laundry from your huge bag into one tiny machine, and it doesn't get very clean. Add to that the fact that the laundromat is quite expensive and a long, awkward walk from home, and I started to earnestly desire the ability to do laundry at home while working. So Jeff and I took a cab to the big home appliance place in Beirut and bought one! It just got delivered today, and it seems to be doing fine. Like most Beirutis, we're just hanging it up inside to dry.
It feels very festive to be able to do laundry at home. Yay!
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Of course, I might be tempted to start buying clothing because of how it would look hanging up to dry.
Yes, I might have to start buying clothes that match the furniture!
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