All things Redneck: Ear plugs

Most people don't have a regular need for ear plugs in their day-to-day lives, unless you work in construction, that is. Wise construction workers utilize ear plugs regularly to prevent hearing loss. My father is one of the biggest advocates for ear plugs. In fact, ear plug companies should pay him royalties or something for all the business he has pushed their way over the years.

As a result of having construction workers living in the house, a peculiar thing happens. Like most men, they leave things in the pockets of their dirty clothes, which ends up coming out in the wash. There is always the usual; coins, paper, the dreaded tissue that disintegrates into pieces that attach to everything, and then, there are ear plugs. It is unusual to empty the washer and not find ear plugs sitting at the bottom. As a result of frequent findings of washed ear plugs, a jar was set in place to collect these ear plugs, to be recycled (oh, how green of us!). I never thought much of this feature in our laundry room, until a few people noticed and commented. And I thought 'wait, what? You don't have an ear plug jar in your laundry room? Isn't that totally necessary?! Where do you put the ear plugs you find at the bottom of the washer?' But then it dawned on me, other households don't have that problem. They don't use ear plugs, so they don't find that treasure.

So, if you ever need a fresh set of ear plugs, you know where to go. Don't worry, they are clean!

(Wendy, I wish I had your camera to better capture this! My digital camera just doesn't cut it!)