AIBU in thinking that men are irksome in their dishwasher loading methods

[Minimammoth]

1. They are always bloody right
2. Insist on re loading with strange priorities
3. Are unwilling to learn new ways.

Your experiences?

My husband didn't see anything wrong with putting the scissors used to groom the back end of the dog in with all the knives and forks. [vomit]

Another unashamed male dishwasher loader here.

DW also makes me a bit bananas by putting a handful of crockery and a couple spoons in and then running the machine. Seriously, either wait until it is more than half full or wash by hand!

thirdfromleft - but it IS half full for us inadequate dishwasher stackers!

Ah, I can see dishwasher issues are prevelent in partnerships. Curlyboy if you always unload then you have the 'Power'. Ok, all men round my place and I'll start an Irk register.

dh insists on putting something entirely unsuitable on top of the top rack - a frying pan, say, or large dish. Thereby preventing the water circulating. I have suggested, many times, that this is Not A Good Idea but he prefers to do it his stupid ineffective way. Also drives me crazy by putting knives in blade up which is ruddy dangerous.

My DH refuses to take anything out once it's in. So no repositioning once something is loaded. I fear this is a man ploy to ensure that he never has to load the thing as he can only fit in half of what I can fit in it.

ah, knives up is the best way. Can't quite remember why....oh yes! 'cause it's ruddy dangerous.

Pan... Dinner knives should go facing up because they aren't that sharp and might not get clean facing down. Sharp knives go on the top shelf between rows.

Unless you're lucky enough to have a Miele in which case you have a whole drawer at the top.

Dare I open the Pandora's Box labelled How To Hang Laundry?

thank you third - I don't have a d/washer, so bow to your insights.

Pan.... if you slip in the kitchen and land on the upturned knifes you won't be able to post on Mumsnet

Dh leaves the dishes scraped and piled neatly on top of the cooker. He is afeared of the dishwasher

Now laundry I know about.

I am rubbish at laundry.DH much better than I. Army trained.

So..you slip on the floor, grab the handle of the opening mechanism of the d/washer, open it down fully, quickly seek out the knives as you fall, and then impale your hand on said pointy thing....and then blame your dp for his irresponsibility!!

A friend of mine ( female) sliced her finger tendons on stacked knives in a d/washer..she had stacked it...but still blamed her dh!!

Men loading the dishwasher???
AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Northcountrygirl my DH is also a really good dishwasher stacker and keeps the rinse aid and salt sorted.

The dishwasher only works at all because he's fudged a spare part for it, so I can't complain.

in our house... dh is always convinced his way is the best soooo i always throw the dishes in as i know whatever way i stack he will unload and re load... sooo no point really! just chuck it in!!! ;)

Honey... How do you fall specifically on the knives and not the dishes which are much higher? How do you avoid stopping on the handle of the cutlery box (at least on my model)? Why dont you have the cutlery box removed and next to sink for separate loading / unloading which is a damn sight easier?

So much to understand

No one is allowed to even breathe in the kitchen at the same time as my dishwasher is open. Otherwise they will transfer bits of rice into its inner workings where they will stick like glue inside the little holes in the rotor arms. I am the Goddess of the Dishwasher, mine all mine. As I bloody well paid for it.

2kidsintow are you me or is my DH leading a double life?

And don't get me started on bins - if it's full, don't push stuff down to fit more in or worse, leave stuff on the lid. Empty the damn thing. Same goes for the washing basket. And definitely don't ask "What kind of wash are we doing?" when it's me who does all the bloody sorting, loading, unloading and hanging up of said washing.

And breathe :)

erm....

ok scenario....

Pan, has previously loaded dishwasher knives up. Pan's DW goes to empty that evening after a long day. She pulls out the bottom drawer sees the washer inadequately loaded. Goes "OH FFS*!" and decides to have a glass of wine whilst unloading. Having filled a glass she spills a drop on the floor on her way back to the dishwasher.

ENTER Pan.

Who walks over to Dw intending a loving embrace, but OH NO! He has slipped on the wine on the floor skidding hopelessly forward into a fall. He grasps helplessly for purchase, only grasping a empty pom bear packet on the edge of the bench that he hadn't binned earlier, and then THUD impaled.

*in the house of Pan they swear in acronyms

But Pan split wine, which.is the worst tragedy in that scenario :)

DH - bowls at the back, plates at the front. Fine, but (a) he rarely loads it (b) almost never unloads it and (c) ignores my "forks with forks, spoons with spoons etc" rule. Petty - yes. Irritating - oh yes.

Winkly So glad I am not the only one who has that cutlery rule. DH thinks I am mad. Not only that but the knives go at the back, then forks, then big spoons, then little spoons and DS' forks at the front of the cutlery box. I re-do it on the rare occasion DH puts stuff in if it's not in that order. Makes perfect sense, no?

This thread has two pages? I thought you had to be rich to own such things as a dishwasher :P

No Boomerwang you just cut back on non essentials, like an iron, ironing board, skirting board cleaner and lettuce