Posted on 10/17/2008 10:18:01 AM PDT by PERKY2004
My wonderful DH and I have been married 5.5 years. He is currently deployed to Iraq, so I decided to take inventory and straighten out his dresser drawers, plus the drawers in the closet. (With his blessing and permission, mind you.)
He has socks in 4 different drawers. He has over 80 pairs of socks. Most of his socks are black (work) or white (non-work), with a very few pair of other colors.
Ummm.... is this normal? Socks in 4 different drawers? Over 80 pairs? Or am I just married to a guy who loves his socks?
Molly
Oh, dear...this is quite dire indeed. I'm most alarmed about the fact that he is here in Iraq right now, because in almost all cases, we just don't have that much room for things and must be space economical.
80 pairs of socks is impressive. I don't imagine he has that many over here, but I certainly recommend about 14 pairs to start. You see, we walk a lot here and socks can wear. You always want to have those backup pairs on hand for that dismaying morning when you find that a toe or heel is beginning to wear slightly. And we all know that the PX stocks pretty crappy socks.
What I would do is suggest to him that he start an online account at Hanes. And as his socks wear, he should throw them out. Do not insult our local hosts by offering them less-than-stellar socks.
80 pairs of socks is great for the U.S. (perhaps he should maintain a separate closet back home for his socks so as to make the daily color and style selection a little easier?), but here in Iraq, it just isn't practical.
I hope this has helped you and anyone else who may have a similar problem.
Uh huh, sure. That's what they tell YOU. What it really means is: Damn Husband! :)
If he took his socks with him on a long deployment, well I could explain that one.
I think you can handle this one
I have a hole in my sock, darn it.
The number all depends on how often he does laundry.
Living in a house of “girls” I do my own. That way it gets back to my closet and drawers - not in some basket at the end of a dark hallway.
My dirty cloths hamper holds just shy of a load so when it gets near the top I grab it and any dirty towels I can grab on the way and run it through.
Now if I can only train them to put the lid down when they’re done. :-)
80 pairs is a little out of the ordinary, but the color selection is about right.
Never mind I pinged you at 12:35 and you were here at 12:34
Always Late I am
— Guys rules of socks —
No one looks at socks, but they can smell them, so change them when they stink.
Have enough socks to survive without doing laundry for more than one month. (80 pairs is good for about 30 days for an active, single male.)
There are only two kinds of socks. Black and white.
White socks are for running and athletics.
Black socks are for formal occasions and work.
All socks should be functionally identical so when folding, any two random black socks will always make a pair. (the same goes for white socks.)
You shouldn’t be concerned about him having 80 pairs of socks; rather, be concerned that you didn’t disturb his “lucky” socks. Same for his underwear.
LOL - got it covered. Post 41. ;-)
Well - I’m a guy. And I can’t imagine, even back when I was single - a months worth of stinky socks! (A month of dirty dishes? Thats another story!) However, my son does have about 40 pairs of socks I bet. Although he probably only wears 5 or 6 pairs.
“Well what’s wrong with these?” (Too short, too long, too loose, too tight, too bumpy....)
Now I’m more like in the post with the variety of socks. Some white, some dark, but where it really adds up its the heavy wool, med wool, light wool, wool liners, poly liners, etc.! And with the wool socks - when they get worn out I cut the toes out, and make them into wrist/arm warmers (cut a little hole for the thumbs in the heal).
Always make sure you’re wearing clean underwear in case you get hit by a car.
Maybe he really likes socks. Every guy needs a hobby.
Your query made me laugh and reminisce. I lost my husband a few years ago at a young age - to brain cancer. Packing
up his clothes was difficult enough but the sock drawers were the toughest.
Like your guy - he loved socks - he was a neat / clean freak and had socks to go with everything.
One lady took them and made big huggable critters using the socks as stuffing for some of them - so they were recycled in a good way.
Still: I’d rather have the sock drawers full again! Be happy you do. Trouble
It is my understanding that socks are very important to military peeps.
Leave the socks alone unless you decide to replace them with new and improved socks.
I’m a guy and I ditch my worn out socks. I cut em up, save the good parts and use them for cleaning rags.
>it’s bad luck to have a hole in a sock.<
Not if the hole is on the top of the sock! You need to learn to turn your socks over. It makes for more beer money
I keep one drawer for socks. There are black socks for everyday business wear and white socks for running around in my sneakers when I get home from work. I’ve never counted how many pairs there were in that drawer. I am certain there are many singles looking for their mate. I guess even socks lose their socks.
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