I have not Ironed a shirt since March

TheValeyard

Thanks to the lockdown and work from home routine,
I have not ironed a shirt since March.
Can I just say, I am very pleased about this!

yerwanthere123

Ok.

TheValeyard

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Ok.

Yeah its great. The amount of time saved from weekly ironing is brilliant.

TheValeyard

TheValeyard wrote: »

Yeah its great. The amount of time saved from weekly ironing is brilliant.

The body itself is a natural iron, haven't used one in years.

TheValeyard

TheValeyard wrote: »

Thanks to the lockdown and work from home routine,
I have not ironed a shirt since March.
Can I just say, I am very pleased about this!

I've not ironed a shirt since about April... 2013.

Non-iron shirts are the future.

Darc19

I've not ironed a shirt since 2004.

I got married then

The ironing service she provides is first class.

Sheep Shagger

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I've not ironed a shirt since about April... 2013.

Non-iron shirts are the future.

Even decent non iron shirts need a very quick iron. A non ironed shirt is a dead give away and doesn't leave a good impression in a meeting etc.

I can do 5 shirts in under 20 minutes, hardly a chunk taken out of my Sunday night - although haven't had to since mid March because of WFH.

Have barely worn socks since mid March either.

Greyfox

TheValeyard wrote: »

Thanks to the lockdown and work from home routine,
I have not ironed a shirt since March.
Can I just say, I am very pleased about this!

Same here. Usually I iron 1 shirt a day 6 days a week which is a pain. Feel like I can't leave the house without an ironed shirt and ive never had the disipline to iron more than 1 shirt at a time

I think I've worn long trousers twice, or a maximum of three times since March.

Wouldn't be surprised if my muscle-memory has forgotten how to button a shirt.

Lillyfae

Greyfox wrote: »

Same here. Usually I iron 1 shirt a day 6 days a week which is a pain. Feel like I can't leave the house without an ironed shirt and ive never had the disipline to iron more than 1 shirt at a time

Just put it on a hanger as soon as it comes out of the machine and hang it in the bathroom when you’re having a shower. I use this method for various clothing items and haven’t had to iron a thing in years, unless I was traveling for work and things had been in a suitcase or something.

Poochie05

I think I have worn shoes maybe 5 times since March

Leg End Reject

I've been existing like Waynetta Slob because of working from home.

I'm getting my hair done tomorrow and I hope that motivates me to make more of an effort.

Capt'n Midnight

Deleted User wrote: »

The body itself is a natural iron, haven't used one in years.

You should use one.

Bodies are great.

I've only started ironing shirts since about march..

I haven’t ironed a shirt for about 10 years, In fact I haven’t ironed anything for years. Shirts get dropped to the dry cleaners for pressing every now and then (I’ve lots of shirts and don’t wear a shirt very often) and nothing else actually needs to be ironed.

I can’t believe people still waste their life ironing.

Dr. Bre

Iron them as you need them

Atlantic Dawn

I've not worn a shirt since March, I have a feeling they will need some modifications to accommodate my new less aerodynamic working from home layout :pac:

Rodney Bathgate

Darc19 wrote: »

I've not ironed a shirt since 2004.

I got married then

The ironing service she provides is first class.

I hope you are planning to get her a new iron for your 20th anniversary.

Ronin247

Darc19 wrote: »

I've not ironed a shirt since 2004.

I got married then

The ironing service she provides is first class.

Wash
Iron
F#@€;
Etc

WIFE

y0ssar1an22

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I think I've worn long trousers twice, or a maximum of three times since March.

Wouldn't be surprised if my muscle-memory has forgotten how to button a shirt.

its great.

think ive worn shorts every day since mid march.

italodisco

I've got into a terrible habit of getting up, putting dressing gown on and turning pc on, sitting around like that til midday.

I'm gonna be fecked when we're told to come back to the office.

Terrible habits forming

Bubbaclaus

Kason Uptight Wall wrote: »

I haven’t ironed a shirt for about 10 years, In fact I haven’t ironed anything for years. Shirts get dropped to the dry cleaners for pressing every now and then (I’ve lots of shirts and don’t wear a shirt very often) and nothing else actually needs to be ironed.

I can’t believe people still waste their life ironing.

Doesn't your mother do your washing?

Lockheed

im the opposite, I miss having opportunities to dress up. I wear shirts and slacks around the house sometimes just out of boredom.

Leg End Reject

italodisco wrote: »

I've got into a terrible habit of getting up, putting dressing gown on and turning pc on, sitting around like that til midday.

I'm gonna be fecked when we're told to come back to the office.

Terrible habits forming

I'm the same, not getting showered and dressed until later in the day, and getting dressed is now wearing slobby about-the-house clothes.

Getting dressed properly, jewellery etc. seems like a huge effort to me now.

heroics

Can’t remember last time I ironed a shirt. Every 2 weeks or so drop to cleaners and collect washed and ironed.
Went to get a shirt last week and they were all in a ball waiting to go to the cleaners when it opened.

Lillyfae

Leg End Reject wrote: »

I've been existing like Waynetta Slob because of working from home.

I'm getting my hair done tomorrow and I hope that motivates me to make more of an effort.

Ah you will. One thing I'm really thankful for now is that since the lockdown (and reopening of salons etc) I'm finding I have more time to get a bit of pampering done so getting bimonthly facials and found a nail bar that takes last minute bookings. I've always wanted to do this but time/ money have always been a factor. Money stopped being a factor a while ago but just had no time, and with the new global situation it's really helping me look after myself and unwind.

Kason Uptight Wall wrote: »

I can’t believe people still waste their life ironing.

I actually don't mind it at all, I find it kind of therapeutic. I just don't have any time to do it.

One eyed Jack

Kason Uptight Wall wrote: »

I haven’t ironed a shirt for about 10 years, In fact I haven’t ironed anything for years. Shirts get dropped to the dry cleaners for pressing every now and then (I’ve lots of shirts and don’t wear a shirt very often) and nothing else actually needs to be ironed.

I can’t believe people still waste their life ironing.

It’s not exactly splitting rocks?

In all fairness if you don’t wear a shirt too often I can understand why you’d only have a trip to the dry cleaners every so often, but for people who wear a shirt and tie every day - ironing the shirt and pressing the tie and pants the night before takes about half an hour maximum, it’s hardly wasting ones life, just feels better too after a shower to step into fresh clothes in the morning.

I didn’t have to make an appearance much in the office anyway before all this so it made no odds to me, I’d still get dressed for the day as normal while I’m working at home.

Lillyfae

italodisco wrote: »

I've got into a terrible habit of getting up, putting dressing gown on and turning pc on, sitting around like that til midday.

I'm gonna be fecked when we're told to come back to the office.

Terrible habits forming

Try and develop a routine. I try (a lot of the time unsuccessfully) to get up with the alarm, get breakfast for everyone, then do a bit of yoga- just 15 minutes or so, nothing major. Then I make a coffee and drink it in the back garden listening to the birds. Whenever I manage that I'm set up for the day, get a huge amount done. Last week was a write off and I was running to stand still the whole week. I'll do better this week

Potential-Monke

I'd hate to go back to a job where I have to wear a shirt and pants. Haven't had a job like that in 4 years. Prior to that it was the Garda shirt, and shur they were feckin horrible. Clip on tie thankfully. Still horrible. But even before that, having to wear a shirt and pants into work in a call centre used to kill me. Completely pointless and unnecessary. Even most jobs where you've to wear a shirt, it's pointless imo and to me gives off a sense of 'holier than thou' in the workplace.

Comfortable casual clothes are where it's at. You can still looked dressed up without looking so formal. And then when I used to go out, wearing a shirt wasn't a big deal because I was so used to wearing them. Took the fun out of it.

Anyway, I've replaced the 15 odd shirts I used to have with about 70 Qwertee's!

Gael23

Me neither and working from home for the foreseeable future as I’m high risk medically

Subacio

One day I put on a pair of jeans and a jumper to go out and the wife said to me "oooh, look at you getting all dressed up."

Duke of Url

I learned something during Lockdown

If I wash a Shirt by itself and put it in the tumble dryer by itself, it comes out without creases aka ironed.

ahnowbrowncow

Duke of Url wrote: »

I learned something during Lockdown

If I wash a Shirt by itself and put it in the tumble dryer by itself, it comes out without creases aka ironed.

You're the sole cause of global warming.

Gael23

Duke of Url wrote: »

I learned something during Lockdown

If I wash a Shirt by itself and put it in the tumble dryer by itself, it comes out without creases aka ironed.

Tumble drying avoids ironing the majority of things but shirts need ironing

Duke of Url

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

You're the sole cause of global warming.

Duke of Url

Gael23 wrote: »

Tumble drying avoids ironing the majority of things but shirts need ironing

Nope. Mine came out crease free

un5byh7sqpd2x0

I haven’t worn trousers since the first week in March

Edgware

Muhammad Prehistoric Rear wrote: »

I haven’t worn trousers since the first week in March

And they say romance is dead

PHG

I hate wearing stuff that is not ironed. Even with lockdown I still iron my t-shirts, hoodies, shorts and give the tracksuit a quick go over (depending on the material)

One things my mates think is weird is that I iron my bedsheets and pillowcases but again, I hate getting into a bed where the bed clothes haven't been ironed.

I would not let my previous gf's do the iron and I would happily iron their stuff (they were and will admit, that they were awful at ironing and took ages). My current gf has the same mentality about ironing and enjoys doing it too. She is really good at it so we split it. The biggest obstacle is a good iron and ironing board, not the cheap **** ones. You can fly through it then.

recyclops

i used to love a big bundle of clothes to iron and watching the footie on a sunday, havent done that in months

Seamai

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

its great.

think ive worn shorts every day since mid march.

I'm pretty much the same, the only time I've worn long trousers was when I was spraying weedkiller.
On the foot front it's been flip flops and sandals most of the time, my toenails have never looked so good from all the fresh air and sun.

Seamai

recyclops wrote: »

i used to love a big bundle of clothes to iron and watching the footie on a sunday, havent done that in months

Do you want to come over to my house? You can watch whatever you want. I hate ironing with a vengeance, though apart from the last few months I always iron shirts and trousers before wearing them.

Seamai

PHG wrote: »

I hate wearing stuff that is not ironed. Even with lockdown I still iron my t-shirts, hoodies, shorts and give the tracksuit a quick go over (depending on the material)

One things my mates think is weird is that I iron my bedsheets and pillowcases but again, I hate getting into a bed where the bed clothes haven't been ironed.

I would not let my previous gf's do the iron and I would happily iron their stuff (they were and will admit, that they were awful at ironing and took ages). My current gf has the same mentality about ironing and enjoys doing it too. She is really good at it so we split it. The biggest obstacle is a good iron and ironing board, not the cheap **** ones. You can fly through it then.

It's definitely worth shelling out on a decent iron, makes the job a lot easier.

Sheep Shagger

Duke of Url wrote: »

Nope. Mine came out crease free

You think they are crinkle free but people know....

Badly Drunk Boy

I haven't ironed anything since the 90s. What's the point?

Badly Drunk Boy

And I think I own two irons...

Bubbaclaus

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Doesn't your mother do your washing?

Sometimes.

One eyed Jack wrote: »

It’s not exactly splitting rocks?

In all fairness if you don’t wear a shirt too often I can understand why you’d only have a trip to the dry cleaners every so often, but for people who wear a shirt and tie every day - ironing the shirt and pressing the tie and pants the night before takes about half an hour maximum, it’s hardly wasting ones life, just feels better too after a shower to step into fresh clothes in the morning.

I didn’t have to make an appearance much in the office anyway before all this so it made no odds to me, I’d still get dressed for the day as normal while I’m working at home.

I never pressed a tie in my life, not even on my wedding day. Never know it was a thing. A suit gets pressed in the cleaners and I other than that I only have jeans and chinos neither of which need ironing imo.

To be honest even if I was wearing a shirt everyday I'd still bring them to be ironed, its only 3 shirts a week if you get two days out of each as I would well worth it not to have to iron.

Someone visiting the house a while back looked for the iron and we had one still in its plastic, don't even remember buying it (I doubt it was me) and never used it.

As for working at home I wear t-shirts/polo's similar to I would in the office but usually a pair of football shorts or beach shorts and slippers otherwise. Covers me for zoom calls as you can't see below my waist and absolutely no need to be dressing up at home.

ChikiChiki

Used to dread 9pm a Sunday night when it was time to iron 5 shirts for the week. Gave me the "Glenroe" type of feeling that the weekend was done.

Tis great now sitting here typing in shorts and a hoody, 0 fcks given.

Bubbaclaus

Kason Uptight Wall wrote: »

To be honest even if I was wearing a shirt everyday I'd still bring them to be ironed, its only 3 shirts a week if you get two days out of each as I would well worth it not to have to iron.

Wait, so you combine not washing yourself every day with wearing shirts multiple days before washing them?

I'd say work colleagues that worked nearby are thankful for working from home.

Purple Mountain

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I think I've worn long trousers twice, or a maximum of three times since March.

It's not that warm.

Ginger83

Just jocks most days :cool: