nor a dryer at home. Ann’s apartment is too small and
Carol and her husband can’t afford a washer and dryer yet.Ann and Carol are at Chris’s Laundromat. Neither one has a washing
nor a dryer at home. Ann’s apartment is too small and
Carol and her husband can’t afford a washer and dryer yet.
They come here to do their laundry once a . Ann has
a car but Carol hasn’t. Carol has to carry her bags of laundry about one
kilometre to the laundromat. This is quite difficult, especially in the winter.
But, because there is no public transportation, she has to .
Carol’s four-year-old daughter comes to the laundromat with her. At this
age she loves to help her mother.
Carol and Ann enjoy the friendly atmosphere at the laundromat. They talk
to each while they are doing the laundry. This helps the
time pass more quickly.
They also find out about many bargains and jobs by reading the
board. Sometimes they meet people who have just
moved to town. They try to make them feel because they
remember how they felt when they first came to Red Lake.
Sometimes a few men will come in and jam all their clothes into one or two
washers. They don’t separate the light and the clothes and
they don’t check the pockets. They pour some soap in, put three
in the slot and rush out to drink a
next door at the bar while they wait for their laundry. They say they don’t
understand why women complain about doing the laundry. Carol and Ann
just laugh.
Norton, M. (1990). Preparing literacy tutors: A trainer’s manual. Cold Lake, Alberta: Lakeland College. ISBN 0-980683-10-X. Used with permission.
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