My grandmother's kitchen changed how I load glasses

I was at my aunt's house in Cleveland last Thanksgiving helping with dishes and she pulled out half the glasses I'd stacked in the top rack because they were touching. She said my grandma always left a finger width gap between each glass so they'd dry properly and not chip. Has anyone else learned a loading rule from an older relative that totally flipped how you do things?

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felix14726d ago

Cleveland tap water is basically liquid rock, so leaving a gap just means more hard water spots on every glass. I've been cramming mine in for 20 years and never had one chip.

jadew6326d ago

Noticed this same thing with my mom and laundry, she folds socks a specific way so they dont stretch out. Little stuff like that adds up over time I swear.

mark36126d ago

Oh man, that's exactly the kind of thing I notice too. My grandma was the same way with towels - she'd fold them a certain way so the edges lined up perfect. I always thought she was just being picky but now I see how much longer her stuff lasted compared to mine. It's wild how those tiny habits really do make a difference over years and years. Your mom sounds like she knows what she's doing with the sock thing, that elastic can get ruined so fast if you're not careful. I bet she's got a whole bunch of those little tricks she doesn't even think about anymore.