In which I adimt that I should have worn a longer robe to take out the trashFebruary 25th, 2008 @ 7:01 am
After The King gets out of the shower, and before he gets completely dressed, he likes to joke about taking our trash out. You see, our building has a trash chute in a little room right outside our front door. In the two+ years that we’ve lived there, I’ve never run into anyone while taking out our garbage. Hence The King’s desire to test fate and take out the garbage, partially clothed. He’s always like, “dude, nobody will see me!” and I’m always like, “someone would see you, be assured!”
And thus, The King has never taken out the trash without his undies on.
This last Saturday was busy at my house. I was cleaning and crafting and engaging my son. When nap time finally rolled around, I was ecstatic. I hopped in the shower. There is nothing like a shower where no ending is required. I had time to shave my legs and deep condition my hair. After I got out of the shower I decided to keep thing breezy and finish up the mopping of the bathroom floor with just my short little pink robe on. So what is my butt hung out, I was cleaning. And really, you don’t need a bra on to mop a floor. Besides, who needs pants on to take out the garbage, when you’ve got on a robe?
Plus, nobody will be in the trash chute room. They never are.
That is, until the one time I chose to actually take the trash out while wearing my shorty robe. Yep, my overweight, pothead neighbor was there, taking out his own trash. All I could do was laugh and tell him “the one time I decide to take my trash out in my robe and here you are!”
His reply?
“Don’t worry, I didn’t see anything!”
My reply?
“It’s cool.”
First off, he didn’t see anything? Of course he did. How could he not see anything? And, it’s cool? What in the hell does that mean? Does it mean that I’m cool with him seeing something? Does that mean I want him to follow me inside my apartment and see some more something? Or does it mean that I’m an idiot and not good at being breezy under pressure?
I ran back inside my apartment. Thankfully the pothead neighbor did not follow me. I called The King and told him of my bad luck. He laughed and reminded me that it was inevitable. He’s right, it was.
But dude, why didn’t it happen to The King and not me?
So tell me, have you ever been caught in your robe?
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I rock
heidikins
said,
February 25, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Hahaha! Absolutely fantastic story. Our washer/dryer is in the basement of our building, and my neighbor may or may not have seen me last week as I ran down there in jeans and a bra to grab the REST of my outfit out of the dryer. Sigh. What’s a girl to do.
xox
Corey Moser
said,
February 25, 2008 at 6:56 pm
My wife and I sometimes spend time in the hot tub nude. Locked ourselves out of the house once. I had to run around to the front of the house and use the code for the garage door opener to get back into the house. I’m sure my neighbors know me more than they ever wanted to.
Kim
said,
February 25, 2008 at 7:13 pm
My morning routine includes letting the dogs out into the back yard, then I go shower, and by the time I’m done Maddy should be up and should let them in (operative word being should). However, I usually wind up letting them back in while wrapped in a towel. There is an apartment building next door and the second story balcony looks into my yard and right at my back door. I’m sure I’ll eventually give my neighbors a show. I’ve been lucky (knock wood) so far.
Operation Pink Herring
said,
February 25, 2008 at 7:32 pm
I go outside in my slippers all the time, but that doesn’t really count. Joel is always making fun of me for changing without putting the blinds down, but I maintain that no one bothers looking up at the third story. Plus, it’s not like I stand in front of the window waving to people. Plus plus, who cares?
Christar
said,
February 25, 2008 at 7:33 pm
What a great story! And what a creepy neighbor. I’m always so paranoid about people following me or stalking me. Probably because it’s happened too many times in the past.
Lisa B
said,
February 25, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Have never taken the trash out in a robe but all of my nearby neighbors have seen me scurry around in jammies trying to take out the trash. Last week I was even out there shoveling snow off the drive way in sneaks, jammies and a winter coat. I’m sure THAT looked super sexy. (NOT!)
Bet you gave your neighbor the thrill of his YEAR!
Steph
said,
February 25, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Dude. I totally own Party of 5 seasons 1 and 2 and I have been swooning over Matthew Fox since I was like…14. **sigh….
good thing he’s getting hotter as he gets older. or maybe as I get older.
Chas
said,
February 25, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Not too long ago, I was to receive some medicine by mail that had to stay refrigerated. When the doorbell rang, I had on no pants. I knew that if I were to find pants and then answer the door the delivery person would be gone, and I’d risk my meds going bad from not being refrigerated. So, I answered the door in a t-shirt and panties, and tried my best to hide my bottom half behind the door, which is kind of hard when you must open the door wide enough to take a big box and sign for the box. My only response was “Thank goodness you’re a girl”….I was lucky they delivered with DHL; all of their drivers around here are women.
I loved Party of 5 back in the day. The first season or two were good, then it went down the toilet.
Laurel
said,
February 25, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Last St. Patrick’s Day I forgot that my roommates were having a party and got in the shower… the guests arrived as I was finishing up and I had to scoot through the entire party in my short robe! Luckily, I got lots of positive feedback from the (mostly female) group.
Rachel
said,
February 25, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to get up and go unlock and open the door for a certain husband all the while hiding behind the door becuase I have on NOTHING! Good morning neighbors! This is me. ALL of me.
Jill
said,
February 25, 2008 at 10:43 pm
My hubby and I always dare each other to do stupid things, so late one night I dared him to take the trash out naked. Our 27 foot travel trailer was parked in the driveway and the gabage cans were in front of it, really close to the road. He got the garbage and went running. I then locked the door and turned on the porch lights! It was a good thing it was summer so there wasn’t any shrinkage for the neighbors to see!
Fraulein N
said,
February 25, 2008 at 11:25 pm
“It’s cool.” Hee hee. You might as well have followed that up with, “I’m breezy!” I’ve never been caught in my robe because I have just that kind of luck and have decided not to tempt fate.
metalia
said,
February 26, 2008 at 2:08 am
I’ve never been caught in my robe, but I take the laundry out to the trash room (it’s a city apartment thing) in a tank top and braless ALL THE TIME. It’s okay, though–I see my weird old neighbor taking his trash out in his ratty boxers. Hott!
Anth
said,
February 26, 2008 at 5:10 am
Ooh, he’s probably tossing and turning in his bed tonight, dreaming of the hottie in the pink robe down the hall. You WERE freshly shaved after all.
Who IS suave in that kind of situation anyway?
Frema
said,
February 26, 2008 at 5:44 am
It happened to you because you are HOTT!
Elizabeth
said,
February 26, 2008 at 6:45 am
How funny! I’m so glad creepy guy didn’t follow you back to your apartment, yikes!
I haven’t done anything recently. I don’t have the need. Though I guess one time I answered the door for the UPS guy wearing one of my husband’s ratty undershirts and holding the baby. All while braless. I think the baby was sort covering up my boobs, though. But what the heck are you supposed to do?
Back in college, it was alway inevitable if one took a shower in the afternoon in the dorm that some guy would be walking down the hall because those girls on my floor? Some of them were hooches.
And my first year, the one end of the floor was girls, the other end was guys, the bathrooms were in the middle and the elevators were right there in the middle too.
kerrianne
said,
February 26, 2008 at 6:48 am
Is it just me, or are you genuinely surprised when you see other people in your building? I sometimes literally jump! because, it’s my apartment building, and oh yeah, OTHER PEOPLE live here, too. And have to do laundry. Dammit.
Carrie
said,
February 26, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I think it’s hilarious that The King would want to do that! I sat here cracking up for the longest time after reading this post. I’ve never been caught in my robe, but when my MIL and SIL were staying with us for 3 months (ugh) I caught them WAY too many times WITHOUT their robes on. And they didn’t even care. EW EW EW!!!!!!
HollowSquirrel
said,
February 26, 2008 at 7:13 pm
You saucy minx, you.
SJ
said,
February 27, 2008 at 4:39 am
Ha! Totally funny and totally something that would happen to ME. So glad your neighbor didn’t follow you back to your apartment!
Becky
said,
March 5, 2008 at 8:17 am
I have always walked from the shower to my bedroom in just my underwear. I live in a house, at the end of a dead end street, backed to a greenbelt. My bedroom is in the back facing the green belt. There is one house you can see a small part of the roof from our bedroom window. So, I’ve always believed no one could see me although my husband always said it was inevitable that I would be seen. So, of course, one day I walk into my bedroom in only my underwear and there’s a work man on that small part of the roof replacing the gutter . . .
Sometimes I hate it when my husband’s right. Sometimes it’s just too funny.