Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?



I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/


I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html


They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
can be printed on both sides for $7.52:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq

If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

On Jan 27, 2:26*pm, Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?

I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/

I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html

They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
can be printed on both sides for $7.52:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq

If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

Can't you just open the washer and see if the dishes are clean or not?

On Jan 27, 2:26*pm, Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?

I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/

I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html

They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
can be printed on both sides for $7.52:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq

If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

The only reversible one that a quick Google Products search found was
from magnets.com, and since they do marketing magnets, minimum order
was 500 :-)

This one's rubber, but is a rotate style, not a flip style.
http://www.kitchenworksinc.com/itemD...N/DIRTY-MAGNET

Looks like craft time at casa de Mills.

On Jan 27, 2:26*pm, Heather Mills wrote:
If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

Do you have a large family?
Can they not see whether the dishes are clean or dirty by looking in
the dishwasher?.......well, maybe if you are one of those people who
washes the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher maybe
not......

I just empty the dishwasher really soon after I run it so the only
thing in it till run time are dirty dishes. It's just easier that
way.

If you don't empty the dishwasher right away you will always have that
problem.

Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?

Take one of those flexible magnetic ads that come in the mail/phonebook. Stick
some label material on each time and use a marker to label it.

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:04:02 -0600, Sqwertz
wrote:

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:26:59 -0800, Heather Mills wrote:

Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it.

It's probably still on the dish washer... in the old place.

You're probably right, but what's the statute or limitations of
property contents? ;-)

Heather Mills wrote the following:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?



I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/


I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html


They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
can be printed on both sides for $7.52:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq

If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)


I don't know about the magnets, but I usually find that the inside of
the door is dirty when the dishes are dirty, and clean when the dishes
are clean.
When loading dirty dishes in the washer, drop some scrapings or coffee
spills on the door's inside.
When you open the door next time, if the door is still dirty, so are the
dishes, and vice versa.
Actually, I believe homes should have two dishwashers. One for dirty and
one for clean, which change places pretty regularly.
..

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

"ImStillMags" wrote in message
...
On Jan 27, 2:26 pm, Heather Mills wrote:
If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

Do you have a large family?
Can they not see whether the dishes are clean or dirty by looking in
the dishwasher?.......well, maybe if you are one of those people who
washes the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher maybe
not......

I just empty the dishwasher really soon after I run it so the only
thing in it till run time are dirty dishes. It's just easier that
way.

If you don't empty the dishwasher right away you will always have that
problem.

---

That one really gets me. My parents actually do wash their dishes before
they put them in. I just take off the obvious chunks of food. My dishes
come out clean.

"ImStillMags" wrote in message
...
On Jan 27, 2:26 pm, Heather Mills wrote:
If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

Do you have a large family?
Can they not see whether the dishes are clean or dirty by looking in
the dishwasher?.......well, maybe if you are one of those people who
washes the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher maybe
not......

I just empty the dishwasher really soon after I run it so the only
thing in it till run time are dirty dishes. It's just easier that
way.

If you don't empty the dishwasher right away you will always have that
problem.

I like the clean/dirty idea magnet idea. With just me and my wife at home,
it is usually a day or two before we fill the washer up. Many times we will
turn it on at night before bedtime. Sometimes my daughter will drop by and
maybe the teenage grandson. They may put something in the washer. My wife
usually puts a roll of paper towels over the washer door when the dishes are
being washed and clean.

On 1/27/2011 7:00 PM, willshak wrote:

I don't know about the magnets, but I usually find that the inside of
the door is dirty when the dishes are dirty, and clean when the dishes
are clean.

That's how I know, too.

Heather Mills wrote:

Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

No arguments in my house. I could hide a million dollars in there &
nobody would find it. Clean dishes are in the cupboard. dirty
ones go in the sink. Dad moves them around sometimes.

I swear I'm the only one that has the secret handshake to open the DW
door.

Maybe that's the easy way.

Jim

On Jan 27, 5:26*pm, Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?

I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/

I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html

They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
can be printed on both sides for $7.52:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq

If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

Stick the words you need on some of those flat magnetic things on
which lawyers are wont to advertise. Frugal and keeps em out of
landfills.

( I don't get it - I KNOW when the dishes are done and unload
promptly.)

On Jan 27, 8:01*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

No arguments in my house. * *I could hide a million dollars in there &
nobody would find it. * * * *Clean dishes are in the cupboard. *dirty
ones go in the sink. * Dad moves them around sometimes.


HEY!! THAT'S where I'll hide my chocolate chips from now on. The SO
will NEVER think of that.

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:06:15 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
wrote:

On Jan 27, 8:01*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

No arguments in my house. * *I could hide a million dollars in there &
nobody would find it. * * * *Clean dishes are in the cupboard. *dirty
ones go in the sink. * Dad moves them around sometimes.


HEY!! THAT'S where I'll hide my chocolate chips from now on. The SO
will NEVER think of that.


I hide my $7 chocolate bars under the fruit in the refrigerator. So
far it has proved impenetrable.

Jim

Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.


That sounds like a good idea.

My scheme is this: If the door is shut completely, the contents are clean
and need to be put away.

If the door is ajar, the stuff inside is dirty and the washer is waiting for
more dishes to make a full load.

Aside:

I've been adding a teaspoon of TSP to the washer to make up for absence of
phosphates in the newly compounded detergents.

WOW! What a difference!

When I exhaust my current supply of liquid Cascade, I'm gonna get powdered
detergent and add the TSP to the box.

In article ,
Heather Mills wrote:

Many years ago, I used to have

Yeah, yeah, we all used to have stuff many years ago. How about this
then? Sorry it's not in the shape of a flower like your old one.

http://www.thekitchenstore.com/cldima.html

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:03:19 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
wrote:

On Jan 27, 5:26*pm, Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?

I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/

I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html

They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
can be printed on both sides for $7.52:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq

If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

Stick the words you need on some of those flat magnetic things on
which lawyers are wont to advertise. Frugal and keeps em out of
landfills.

( I don't get it - I KNOW when the dishes are done and unload
promptly.)

With that system one would need a sticker to remind to flip the
sticker, to remind to flip the sticker, to remind to flip the sticker,
into infinity. My dishwasher has two little green lights that come on
when the washing is done, they go off when the door is opened...
that's all the reminder one should need... but... not everyone has
functioning brains, now do you get it? Someone named Heather (airhead
name) would obviously need a "Wiped/Unwiped" sticker on her ass. LOL

"HeyBub" wrote:

Aside:

I've been adding a teaspoon of TSP to the washer to make up for absence of
phosphates in the newly compounded detergents.

WOW! What a difference!

That simply means that your water is too hard... you need to install a
water softener before all the plumbing in your house suffers chronic
arteriosclerosis and your horrendous plumbing repair bills far exceed
the cost of a water softener.... just the savings from using half as
much cleaning products alone will more than pay for the softening...
and you'll never again need to decalcify your plumbing/bathing
fixtures.

On Jan 27, 4:34*pm, Chemo the Clown wrote:
On Jan 27, 2:26*pm, Heather Mills wrote:





Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

Does anyone know where I can find one?

I did find a craft project, but I'm not that crafty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2423583659/

I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

http://www.duramag.com/flexible.html

They referred me to McMaster.com, which sells a 12" x 24" sheet that
can be printed on both sides for $7.52:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#flexible-magnets/=arzkgq

If I can't find any ready-made, maybe I'll buy a couple of sheets and
make my own! ;-)

Can't you just open the washer and see if the dishes are clean or not?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -



That's what I was thinking. Do you run your dishwaser 14 times a day
and you don't remember if what's in there now is clean or dirty??

On Jan 27, 5:26*pm, Heather Mills wrote:
I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

Avery makes a magnetic sheet for inkjet printing. Do some searching to
see if you can buy just one sheet somewhere.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

Jim Elbrecht wrote:

No arguments in my house. I could hide a million dollars in there &
nobody would find it. Clean dishes are in the cupboard. dirty
ones go in the sink. Dad moves them around sometimes.


That would drive me bonkers! I sure don't want to see a bunch of dirty
dishes sitting around the kitchen when they could surely sit out of
sight in the dishwasher waiting until the machine was filled and ready
to go. It doesn't drive you nuts?

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:37:43 -0800, Smitty Two
wrote:

In article ,
Heather Mills wrote:

Many years ago, I used to have

Yeah, yeah, we all used to have stuff many years ago. How about this
then? Sorry it's not in the shape of a flower like your old one.

http://www.thekitchenstore.com/cldima.html

Perfect. Thanks.

On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:38:33 -0500, Goomba
wrote:

Jim Elbrecht wrote:

No arguments in my house. I could hide a million dollars in there &
nobody would find it. Clean dishes are in the cupboard. dirty
ones go in the sink. Dad moves them around sometimes.


That would drive me bonkers! I sure don't want to see a bunch of dirty
dishes sitting around the kitchen when they could surely sit out of
sight in the dishwasher waiting until the machine was filled and ready
to go. It doesn't drive you nuts?

Nope. I 'do' dishes at 5am. By the time I have more, the washer
is ready to be emptied. Dinner dishes go in the sink-- and I'm not
in the kitchen until 5am the next day. . . and we repeat.

Sometimes I do 2 loads in a day- but it is rare. If I'm in the
kitchen I'm cooking, not looking into the sink.g

Jim

On Jan 27, 10:06*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

That sounds like a good idea.

My scheme is this: If the door is shut completely, the contents are clean
and need to be put away.

If the door is ajar, the stuff inside is dirty and the washer is waiting for
more dishes to make a full load.

Aside:

I've been adding a teaspoon of TSP to the washer to make up for absence of
phosphates in the newly compounded detergents.

WOW! What a difference!

When I exhaust my current supply of liquid Cascade, I'm gonna get powdered
detergent and add the TSP to the box.

TSP isn't TSP anymore (unless you've got a stash of the old stuff).

Cindy Hamilton

wrote:

[snip]

My dishwasher has two little green lights that come on
when the washing is done, they go off when the door is opened...
that's all the reminder one should need...

Then you open the door to let them dry, and while they're drying someone
sticks some dirty dishes in among the clean ones.

[snip]
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us

"DO! or DO NOT! - there is no TRY." -- Jedi Master Yoda

Melba's Jammin' wrote:


On Jan 27, 5:26 pm, Heather Mills wrote:
I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

Avery makes a magnetic sheet for inkjet printing. Do some searching to
see if you can buy just one sheet somewhere.


Put in regular paper to use until you're sure your design is right, bufore
printing on that one sheet.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us

"DO! or DO NOT! - there is no TRY." -- Jedi Master Yoda

On 1/27/2011 5:06 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.


That sounds like a good idea.

My scheme is this: If the door is shut completely, the contents are clean
and need to be put away.

If the door is ajar, the stuff inside is dirty and the washer is waiting for
more dishes to make a full load.

Aside:

I've been adding a teaspoon of TSP to the washer to make up for absence of
phosphates in the newly compounded detergents.

WOW! What a difference!

TSP sounds like a good idea. You're probably putting in a whole lot more
phosphates than the old formula detergents ever had. OTOH, that's not
being very green.

OTOH, just as long as everybody else is not doing this, I suppose you
and I can do it with very little environmental impact. My guess is that
this would work great with the laundry too.


When I exhaust my current supply of liquid Cascade, I'm gonna get powdered
detergent and add the TSP to the box.

Thanks for the tip. :-)

dsi1 wrote on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:16:27 -1000:

On 1/27/2011 5:06 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the
shape of a flower. It was green on one side with the
word "clean" and yellow I think) in the other with the word "dirty".
It was made of that flexible magnetic-infused
rubbery material. We kept in on the door of the dishwasher
to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were clean or
dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you
rotate. Both the "clean" and the "dirty" are on the same
side. And they are metal, not rubber. I'd really prefer one that is
reversible and made of that soft magnetized rubber
material.

That sounds like a good idea.

My scheme is this: If the door is shut completely, the contents
are clean and need to be put away.

If the door is ajar, the stuff inside is dirty and the washer
is waiting for more dishes to make a full load.

Aside:

I've been adding a teaspoon of TSP to the washer to make up
for absence of phosphates in the newly compounded detergents.

WOW! What a difference!

TSP sounds like a good idea. You're probably putting in a
whole lot more phosphates than the old formula detergents ever
had. OTOH, that's not being very green.

OTOH, just as long as everybody else is not doing this, I
suppose you and I can do it with very little environmental
impact. My guess is that this would work great with the
laundry too.

When I exhaust my current supply of liquid Cascade, I'm gonna
get powdered detergent and add the TSP to the box.

My dishwasher has a light that comes on when drying is complete. So, I
know I must empty the thing before putting in more dishes.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:53:42 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

wrote:

[snip]

My dishwasher has two little green lights that come on
when the washing is done, they go off when the door is opened...
that's all the reminder one should need...

Then you open the door to let them dry, and while they're drying someone
sticks some dirty dishes in among the clean ones.

When opened in the morning the dishes are dry.

On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:36:41 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:


On Jan 27, 5:26*pm, Heather Mills wrote:
I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

Avery makes a magnetic sheet for inkjet printing. Do some searching to
see if you can buy just one sheet somewhere.

So they do. For some reason, they did not come up on any of my
searches. Thanks.

Heather Mills wrote the following:, which was deleted.


How can I tell if my car is dirty?

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

wrote:

On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:53:42 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

wrote:

[snip]

My dishwasher has two little green lights that come on
when the washing is done, they go off when the door is opened...
that's all the reminder one should need...

Then you open the door to let them dry, and while they're drying someone
sticks some dirty dishes in among the clean ones.

When opened in the morning the dishes are dry.

Even when some plastic dish has gotten turned over and is full of dirty
water?

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us

"DO! or DO NOT! - there is no TRY." -- Jedi Master Yoda

On Jan 28, 6:03*pm, Mark Lloyd wrote:
*wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:53:42 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

wrote:

[snip]

My dishwasher has two little green lights that come on
when the washing is done, they go off when the door is opened...
that's all the reminder one should need...

Then you open the door to let them dry, and while they're drying someone
sticks some dirty dishes in among the clean ones.

When opened in the morning the dishes are dry.

Even when some plastic dish has gotten turned over and is full of dirty
water?

--
Mark Lloydhttp://notstupid.us

"DO! or DO NOT! - there is no TRY." -- Jedi Master Yoda- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

We have a lot of coffee cups that have recessed bottoms, holding about
a teaspoon each. 4 or so of those upturned before drying them with a
towel can get the whole bottom level splattered and too wet to put
away without drying with a towel. We have been known to put a dirty
dish in with the clean ones, about once a month or so I would guess.
Usually we figure it out, but I'd be willing to bet that a couple of
not so clean dishes got removed by the next person who came to the
kitchen and saw the timer at the end of the cycle. Such is lifeG

On Jan 27, 9:25*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:06:15 -0800 (PST), Kalmia



wrote:
On Jan 27, 8:01*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

No arguments in my house. * *I could hide a million dollars in there &
nobody would find it. * * * *Clean dishes are in the cupboard. *dirty
ones go in the sink. * Dad moves them around sometimes.

HEY!! *THAT'S where I'll hide my chocolate chips from now on. *The SO
will NEVER think of that.

I hide my $7 chocolate bars under the fruit in the refrigerator. * *So
far it has proved impenetrable.

Jim

Hmmmm......maybe in my bottom drawer in an old tortilla package?
Thanks - I was running out of idea.

In article ,
Heather Mills wrote:

On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:36:41 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:


On Jan 27, 5:26*pm, Heather Mills wrote:
I found a place that sells sheets of flexible magnetic material that
can be printed on with an inkjet printer, but there is $100 minimum:

Avery makes a magnetic sheet for inkjet printing. Do some searching to
see if you can buy just one sheet somewhere.

So they do. For some reason, they did not come up on any of my
searches. Thanks.

You *might* even want to phone them and ask if you might have a sample
before shelling out the $15 or whatever it is they want for the package
of them.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

On 1/28/2011 5:28 PM, willshak wrote:
Heather Mills wrote the following:, which was deleted.


How can I tell if my car is dirty?


Show it a copy of Hustler Magazine and see if it smiles. :-)

TDD

On 1/28/2011 7:12 PM, hr(bob) wrote:
On Jan 28, 6:03 pm, Mark wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:53:42 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

wrote:

[snip]

My dishwasher has two little green lights that come on
when the washing is done, they go off when the door is opened...
that's all the reminder one should need...

Then you open the door to let them dry, and while they're drying someone
sticks some dirty dishes in among the clean ones.

When opened in the morning the dishes are dry.

Even when some plastic dish has gotten turned over and is full of dirty
water?

--
Mark Lloydhttp://notstupid.us

"DO! or DO NOT! - there is no TRY." -- Jedi Master Yoda- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

We have a lot of coffee cups that have recessed bottoms, holding about
a teaspoon each. 4 or so of those upturned before drying them with a
towel can get the whole bottom level splattered and too wet to put
away without drying with a towel. We have been known to put a dirty
dish in with the clean ones, about once a month or so I would guess.
Usually we figure it out, but I'd be willing to bet that a couple of
not so clean dishes got removed by the next person who came to the
kitchen and saw the timer at the end of the cycle. Such is lifeG

Lordy, such a long thread for such a trivial question. Buy a couple of
kid's magnets, like for holding pictures to a fridge, one green and one
red. You can figure out the rest.

Personally, I keep the clean dishes in the dishwasher. When there are no
more clean dishes in there, I move the staged rinsed dishes from that
half of the two-hole sink to the dishwasher, and run it. Only thing in
the cabinet are the seldom-used items.

--
aem sends...

On Jan 28, 10:40*am, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:
On Jan 27, 10:06*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:





Heather Mills wrote:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".

It must have gotten lost in a move, 'cause I can't find it. I've
searched for something similar. I've found hundreds of clean/dirty
magnets, but they are all the kind that you rotate. Both the "clean"
and the "dirty" are on the same side. And they are metal, not rubber.
I'd really prefer one that is reversible and made of that soft
magnetized rubber material.

That sounds like a good idea.

My scheme is this: If the door is shut completely, the contents are clean
and need to be put away.

If the door is ajar, the stuff inside is dirty and the washer is waiting for
more dishes to make a full load.

Aside:

I've been adding a teaspoon of TSP to the washer to make up for absence of
phosphates in the newly compounded detergents.

WOW! What a difference!

When I exhaust my current supply of liquid Cascade, I'm gonna get powdered
detergent and add the TSP to the box.

TSP isn't TSP anymore (unless you've got a stash of the old stuff).

Cindy Hamilton

TSP branded cleaner probably isn't what it used to be but trisodium
phosphate the chemical is still the same. Oddly enough, that's still
around - I think.

First, since you are Heather Mills, why don't you take some of the $40
million you got in the divorce from Paul McCartney and hire someone to
do you dishes?
But seriously, folks, what we do is this: If the dishwasher is
locked, the dishes are clean, because, after all, it won't run if it
isn't locked.

Heather Mills wrote the following:
Many years ago, I used to have a little magnetic sticker in the shape
of a flower. It was green on one side with the word "clean" and yellow
I think) in the other with the word "dirty". It was made of that
flexible magnetic-infused rubbery material. We kept in on the door of
the dishwasher to tell everyone whether the the dishes inside were
clean or dirty. It stopped a lot of "arguments".


But a hasp and staple and a padlock.
Screw the hasp and staple to the door and case.
When running the dishwasher, lock the door and put the key nearby.
If the door is locked, the dishes are clean and you can't put dirty
dishes in it until you unlock the door.
If you lose the key, buy a new dishwasher.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @