It seems the only thing almost everyone hates to do is laundry — especially at the laundromat. But not me. I like going to the laundromat. And why’s that? Well, I’ve got a bunch of reasons. The first is the results. For a mere hour-and-a-half of my free time, a few bucks and almost no effort, I end up with a week’s worth of clean clothes. It’s something most of us take for granted, but if you think of the world before washers and dryers it should be considered a fabulous luxury. But the laundromat does more than just get my clothes clean. Say I’m in there and no one else is? That’s a perfect setting for both work and relaxation. With work, I can correct papers with no fear of distraction (after all, what else can I do, other than watch the action in the front loaders, like the nearsighted Mr. Magoo?). As for relaxation, I can read to my little black heart’s content. But if other people are also in there, it opens up a world of possibilities.