I’ll tell you what makes me cringe – finding out a pubic that would be public (thanks, Marsha) toilet seat is wet AFTER you sit on it. I check each time, but sometimes wet is clear. Eeeewwww. My knitting buddy, Marsha the nurse, tells me no worries, urine is most often sterile. Phew, I feel better now.

Img_0105_1I may have solved the problem with my Touch Me scarf. I stopped into Marilyn’s yarn shop in Bellingham, to see if they possibly had one skein of the red. Although there was none in the store, she offered to sell me one from her personal stash at the price she originally paid for it. She’ll call me this week if it indeed matches. While I was there, I bought a skein of Socks That Rock in the Lagoon colourway. Marilyn’s is one of three stores in WA that sells STR.

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10 responses to “What makes you cringe?”

  1. Marina Avatar

    That’s no “yarn shop”! It looks like what I imagine Heaven for knitters would be like 😉

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  2. Dorothy Avatar

    Uhh – thanks for sharing that with us. But I do agree, it makes me cringe too. However, I have noticed that some of the new toilets flush so forcefully that sometimes it’s just water on the seat. Or at least I tell myself that. Are you going to start right in on the STR?

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  3. leah Avatar

    nice sock yarn! hopefully she’ll get back to you with good news!

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  4. Uli Avatar

    I really want to go border hop some time just to check out that store one day. Maybe when I’m back to work. More so, when I can convince Evan that a trip across the border to a yarn shop is an important thing…… 🙂

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  5. Emma. Avatar

    Ewwwwwwwwwwww !
    I always wipe with one of those cleaning wipes. I confess to absolutely hating public toilets. Worst thing about being pregnant was,by far,having to ‘go’ so often. Driving across Europe was awful ! Well,it was great,except for the toilets.
    You started it !
    Also,what is it with women who don’t wash their hands,but put on lippy,after they’ve used the loo ?

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  6. Christine Avatar

    Non-hand washers (after toilet time) gross me out. Dogs licking themselves too! Especially my own dog and then wanting to lick the baby’s face right after. YUCK!!

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  7. Val Avatar

    Marilyn’s has STR? I drive through Bellingham probably once a month….

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  8. Marsha Avatar
    Marsha

    Was that a Freudian slip? You said ‘pubic’ toilet. If you had added the letter ‘l,’ you would have had the word ‘public.’ Interesting how the words are nearly interchangeable but with very different meanings! Signed, an indifferent typist myself

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  9. Laura Avatar

    Hi! I was wondering if I could have your herringbone rib scarf pattern. One of my commenters suggested it to me as a good pattern for gift knitting. Thanks!

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  10. Jennifer Avatar

    Lagoon looks like a colour I may have to search out! mmmm!

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