It takes 5 minutes to make a mess

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

It takes 5 minutes to make a mess.

It takes 5 minutes to clean it up.

It takes 25 minutes to clean it up if you leave it until later.

True or false????

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

@Sooner Liquid - true Solids - false

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

@Sooner - In my experience, "messes" tend to grow if you don't deal with it right away. So - TRUE!

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

@Sooner

TRUE.........and it takes even LONGER if your "mess" is a pile of debris left by a sudden whirlwind (because it spreads!)

♥Surface of the Sun♥

kitcat51 · ‎09-15-2016

True & False.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@beach-mom wrote:
@Sooner - In my experience, "messes" tend to grow if you don't deal with it right away. So - TRUE!

@beach-mom Exactly! I had this experience yesterday, and started thinking about it and wondered if it is a usual thing for others.

Made a mess on top of my bathroom counter--not a spill just clutter. More joined it through the day. At the end of it all, walking around and putting things back, getting it all neat and clean, was way more trouble than if I'd picked it up to begin with!