People might have a laugh at this (lighthearted) episode of mine yesterday but, I also have questions!

[PersonalityofaVacuum]

Background, I was made redundant about 14 months ago and have only just found work. Although I've survived without a wage I obviously had to let some luxuries go until now-so I booked myself a massage at the first opportunity, which was for yesterday. Not just a luxury really, I have an old shoulder injury and a lot of back pain.

I also had picked up a load of logs in my car the day before yesterday, but when I returned home it was a bit dark so they were still in my car yesterday.

I returned from home, yesterday had a shower and went to go for my massage. At this point my friend was walking past my house and we stopped and had a chat. I mentioned the logs and he offered to take them out of the car and put them in the shed for me. I thanked him and went off to my appointment.

And then the period from hell arrived as I was walking down the street. I had no option but to continue to my appointment but I was wearing a pair of light-coloured jeans and a small jacket, and short sleeved top so I was just hoping and praying that nothing would show through!

Got to my massage lady and told her what had happened, apologising profusely and she said 'Don't worry! I am a woman! I understand! I'll put an extra towel down, not a problem!' I've never been to this therapist before, she was so lovely.

But as you can imagine my massage was not the relaxing experience it should've been! Luckily I managed to get a lift back home from my Mum.

It might be worth noting that on the way there, I walked under a ladder where an oblivious bloke was blocking the path with it and had gone to rummage in his van.

So I arrive home and I mention to my Mum that I have a lovely cake in the fridge that I won't eat, does she want it? She does. I go to get it. She asks me to put it in the boot of her car I do this, close boot and my Mum just drives off. With my handbag, phone, coat etc all still in the passenger seat of her car. So I have to chase her down the street in my blood-soaked jeans, and she doesn't see me until the end of the road.

Anyway with my belongings retrieved, as there's still a touch of daylight left I decide to go to my car and see if I can vacuum out any bits of twig etc that may have come off the logs as they're now all removed.

I open the boot-and it is still full of logs.

Turns out, my friend didn't look in the boot, just cleared the ones off the back seat. Why?!

I ring him and (after thanking him for his help) as him why he has only cleared half of them from the car and it transpires that he just didn't think of looking in the boot.

My questions are;

1. if you were my friend, would you have not looked in the boot? I mean who doesn't utilise their boot first, when they're picking up something like that?

2. how do I get blood out of my jeans they're dry clean only. What I've done so far is soak them in cold water. I don't want to ruin them-Can I send them to a dry cleaner with stains from blood not envy?

1. It was a communication error. If somebody was helping me unload my car then I’d say “there’s more in the boot as well.”
2. Shout stain remover spray works miracles, you need something with enzymes which break down blood. Dry cleaners will charge significantly extra for large stains.

Sorry you had a shit day!!

No, it wouldnt have occurred to me to look in your boot, presumably you would have told me some more were in there. Also, if you phoned me to thank me then ask why I only did half a job, that would have annoyed me. You should have just said thank you, then left it at that.

Yes, get some stain remover, you can but try! Hopefully today is a better day for you.

I wouldn’t have pointed out to my friend that he missed the ones in the boot. He was doing you a favour. Comes across as a bit ungrateful.

Also, why at any point could you not have nipped into any shop and grabbed a pad or tampon?

What kind of jeans are dry clean only? Just use an enzyme-based stain remover and stick them in the machine at 30 degrees.

Thank you all, points taken. I shouldn't have asked-I was genuinely confused however but I understand!
@RunningFromInsanity how do you know there were any shops on my route? There aren't. Well unless you count a cafe that closes just after lunchtime. A tampon wouldn't have solved the issue of my jeans being marked anyway, and I'd have not been comfortable inserting one in the middle of the street.

@AffIt thank you-I am not sure what kind they are? Quite a bit of stretch to them. I am going to try these tips to get the stain out-appreciated all!

Dry clean only jeans boggles my brain.

i wouldn’t have thought to look in the boot OP and given your friend was doing you a favour I wouldn’t bring it up.

Use tepid water for blood stains and lots of soap.
it will come out with a bit of elbow grease.

Friend did you a favour. Why would he assume you had more logs in the boot?

I'm guessing you don't carry pads/tampons with you then otherwise you could've used something at the massage place. Also, why didn't you go and clean up/use a pad/tampon/whatever before going to hoover out your car, that seems a bit bizarre to me, weren't you leaking?

Sorry yes, I did sort myself out before going to the car-I should have included that bit.
I usually get pains and 'signs' the day before a period but for some reason my body decided not to bother this month.

I thought he would check as there weren't so many on the backseat-he used to live with me so knows how many I buy at a time but yes, I made assumptions, that most people would use their boot first to transport things like that, maybe then use the back seat if necessary but that's where people sit, the boot is for 'cargo'? But obviously I am misguided!

Goodness, I thought you'd be getting sympathy and similar stories. I feel like you're being mildly scolded instead!

Very unreasonable of you OP to give away a nice cake when you have your period! What were you thinking?!

I wouldn't worry about the dry clean only label unless they are silk, suede or leather. Most stuff that is dry clean only is about preserving the life of the garment and can take an occassional gentle wash.

Biotex will get blood out of your jeans in a 24 hour cold soak but you have to buy it from Dutch suppliers now as they stopped selling in the UK.

Also (sounds bizarre but works) spit on it before washing it and let the saliva soak in. There is something in the enzymes of saliva of the person who's blood it is that gets out a blood stain. Not that you'd be asking strangers to spit on your blood stained jeans, but it needs to be the saliva of the same person.

https://realdutchfood.com/en/biotex-washing-power-booster/?utm_source=Google+Shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google+_UK&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pmax_en&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiOjruP-HhQMV8JNQBh1h7wCrEAQYBCABEgK8f_D_BwE

Well OP sounds like she was a bit rude to her friend who was doing her a favour

Elbow grease cleaning spray is excellent for removing blood stains and doesn't lift any colour from the fabric

That's fascinating about saliva @QuestionForHelp ! I think because it hadn't dried on, it came out fairly easily. Still a couple of very faint marks, and my jeans are drying on the line now. I think I'll be fine to take them to the dry cleaners now.

Haha @Raccaccoonie I am a teacher (of adults) and as it was the last day of the course yesterday everyone brought in some food-and nobody had had any so they donated it to me and I just don't like cake! heathen, I know

What.

Mountain out of molehill re the logs incident. He just happened to be walking past when you needed his help, offered to help you out and did so, but your main issue is that he missed a bit. I would have thanked him and not mentioned the rest of the logs which presumably you would have had to move yourself had he not been conveniently walking past. How did he get your car keys and house / shed key back to you?

Sorry you had such a crap day. Is your mum usually that ditsy, just driving off like that?

This might be a daft question but If you've already washed the jeans and they've come to no harm. Why would you take the to the dry cleaners?

How is everyone ignoring the fact you carried on to your massage without using any sanpro and just opted to bleed onto the poor womans towels instead of cancelling the appointment ?!

Thats absolutely grim, i dont care about 'caught short', the massage therapist is just as batty.

Salty cold water for your jeans.

What do you mean you had no option but to go to the massage appointment?
You're walking down the street, your period starts, you've no sanpro, so you turn around and go home pronto, clean up and get sorted!
I can't understand why you carried on, went to a massage therapist you've never met before and continued as usual? If it was "the period from hell" you needed to get clean and comfortable asap.