btw: I dislike stinky clothes as much as anyone else, but it is a bit weird our common idea that human beings should be these squeakyclean, odourless aliens.
Anyone else heard the story of Napoleon, who wrote home to Josephine: "Don't wash, I'm coming home!" I'm betting they didn't have to do much laundry around then
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11-17-2006, 05:14 AM #1
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11-17-2006, 12:10 PM #2
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How rude was that person who wrote on the website about you smelling
Originally Posted by lph
Of course we smell when we exercise. Der. I really cant believe that out in the open air when you're cycling it's that noticeable... and i have a damned good nose for smell 
Try the vinegar and the good friend ideas. Sounds better than believing this other unpleasant person. So sorry you have been the target of her angry little personality!To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived — This is to have succeeded - Emerson
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11-18-2006, 06:04 PM #3
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I want to thank everyone for their responses. I washed the tights again in vinegar after letting them soak all day yesterday while I ran errands. It did the trick. I never use fabric softner on my cycling clothes so I knew it wasn't softner, but I think I'll be using vinegar in my rinse from here on out or if I have to wash the tights separately, I'll do that too. Weird thing is it's just those tights (same fabric as the shorts I've made) and it's only since I moved the crotch insert from where it was. The instructions had said to sew it in strangely so they fit weird and were uncomfortable. I took it out and sewed the seam like I would any other pants then sewed the insert OVER the seams. Since then, I've started having the problem with them not smelling clean after washing them. Looks like I will be investing in a BIG bottle of vinegar just to keep in the laundry room.
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11-18-2006, 06:12 PM #4
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Mary,
I am glad you were able to save the tights.
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11-18-2006, 06:16 PM #5
What's next? A half iron?
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Yay Mary! People are ignorant and thoughtless and just plain rude sometimes. I'm sorry you had to go thru that embarrassment...
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11-18-2006, 06:29 PM #6
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Glad to hear that the vinegar did the trick! I keep a gallon of it next to the washing machine, and pour a little bit in when I wash towels. I read somewhere that it will help remove soap residue. I don't like the strongly scented detergents and dryer sheets, so vinegar is a staple in my house.
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11-18-2006, 08:14 PM #7
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That's just tacky of someone to say that. To paraphrase my dad, I'm sure that the person who posted that doesn't smell like Chanel No. 5. We all smell after a ride. I probably smell just from a normal day at my office job.
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