Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Dishwashers

[WOLF1GDSFM (WOLF1GDSFM]

We have 40 households and a commercial dishwasher.  If we had two slower 
home-type dishwashers, the dishes would take a very long time to finish.  
Furthermore, if we had two dishwashers, we'd have to give up something else; 
there just isn't room for two dishwashers.  

One thing that I wish we had is a handwashing sink.  Both of our sinks are in 
use during cleanup, and since I am a nurse and also had a food handler's 
class, I am always wanting to wash my hands between dirty and clean jobs.  As 
it is, I borrow the use of the pot washing sink several times.  Sometimes I 
can get someone else to take the clean jobs while I do the dirty ones, but 
usually it does not work out that way.  I do not want to let the dishwasher 
be idle (extends cleanup time), so I wash my hands and put the dishes away to 
make room for more.

Nevertheless, we have four common meals most weeks, plus we just had a great 
Mardi Gras party in the Common House.  There is always something that is not 
quite ideal, but people manage to live with it and have fun besides.

Jan Ankney
Sunward
Ann Arbor, MI
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