Taking "doing the laundry" for granted

Friends of ours are in Holland and we received this bit of "life info" comparison from them the other day . . . .

"Doing laundry is a major hassle. They don’t have ANY laundromats. There is one washer and dryer for all the boats tied up in the marina. It only takes tokens that we get from the harbormaster and it took us days to get him to remember to bring some to us. We got four, for two washes and dries. All our clothes were dirty. Then I put a token in the washing machine and it didn’t start. Rob came down and looked. The light was on, but it just wouldn’t start. We had to use another token. Then another in the dryer. After 35 minutes I walked the block down to the machine to check to see how dry they were. They were not, and if you open the door, the coin drops in the box and turns off the dryer. I pulled out the last token and it was in fact a fifty cent piece that is the same color and size as the token. It didn’t work in the machine. I had to take the clothes out, put them in a box and hang them on the clothes line back at the B&B that evening. While eating dinner it started raining. Great. They are still out there as today is to be cold but clear. It’s all part of the adventure."