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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Main-Coyote3900 on 2024-10-25 06:06:04+00:00.

Burner account as I feel my main profile is too associated with my hobbies/professional work.

I (22 Male) recently just got my first house. A small home, a bit off the beaten path, 1 bed, 1 bath; definitely needs a little work, but I have big plans for it. I’m in the process of moving all of my stuff out of my parents house and into my new abode. So far I’m about 80% done. It’s been hectic for me, but fun as I’m experiencing the world for myself.

When I bought my home, it came equipped with most appliances. MOST. It lacked a washer and dryer. With this next sentence you’ll probably immediately pick up on where I’m going. I have a 3 year old gray tabby cat that I named Tom-Tom. He currently has some sort of stomach bug or something as he’s been having a hard time holding his bladder. And as the lazy sack of potatoes I am, I left all of my clothes in one box.

On October 24th, around 11 at night, when IT happened, I decided to hop into the shower. Being that I live alone I chucked the clothes I had on into the same moving box with the rest of my clothes. I spent about 20 minutes in the shower, got myself cleaned up and dried off. I walked back to the box when a putrid smell slammed into my face. My cat leaked all over my clothes. So much so that there were wet marks on all sides of the box. The only thing my cat didn’t urinate on was my shoes, thank god for at least that.

I stood there trying to figure what I could do. I went ahead and put the damp box full of clothes out on my driveway so the stink wouldn’t fill my house. The night was BRISK. I think it was about 39 degrees F. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about washing my clothes in the sink, but then realized I don’t have any decent way to dry them, not to mention how long it would take to wash and dry all of them. I then remembered that I live a 10 minute walk from a laundromat (I do have a car, but I let my Mother borrow it as I didn’t have anywhere I needed to be the next day.)

I was stumped on how I would get down to the laundromat. I could have just used blankets to cover myself, but that would mean I’d have to hold a laundry bag and at least two blankets around myself simultaneously. I then remembered that I have a tri wetsuit. (I use it when I go swimming at a local lake.) The choice was obvious.

I brought out my Roka wetsuit and got in it. I packed all of my damp clothes into a kitchen trash bag and nervously started my walk down the road to the laundromat. A big part of me was like “Now I’m gonna end up on one of those YouTube dashcam compilations”. For anyone who has never worn a wetsuit, especially a tri wetsuit like my Roka Maverick Comp 2, these things are tighter than the average wetsuit and are meant to feel like a second skin, almost like you’re not wearing anything. So that made me feel extremely awkward as I walked down the road. Thankfully though, this road runs through a forest and is not favored by motorists, especially at 12 at night.

About 10 minutes into the journey a police car pulled over next to me. I got extremely nervous. I’m a man “dressed” in black walking down a deserted street at 12 AM carrying a black trash bag over my shoulder. He asked me if I was alright and I said yes. He inquired about the bag and told him it’s my laundry. He thankfully didn’t give a second thought (probably since the laundromat was in eye distance).

He then jokingly asked if I was going swimming while my laundry was washing. I chuckled and explained what happened. He also had a laugh and offered to drive me the rest of the way. I accepted and he dropped me off at the laundromat. After almost two hours my laundry was done and I started walking back to my house. It was thankfully uneventful despite the eeriness of that road. I got home and finally changed out of my wetsuit and into some normal clothes and let Tom-Tom lie beside me in bed.

Edit: To help paint a picture, this is my wetsuit: Roka Maverick Wetsuit

TL;DR

Moved into my new home that doesn’t have a washer or dryer. All of my clothes in one box. Sick cat pees in the same box while I’m in the shower, all clothes are damp. Only solution was to put on my tri wetsuit and walk down to the laundromat.