Busy Bodies

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the lights of Busy Bodies laundry were dimmed and most customers had gone home, a regular noticed something peculiar. Every Tuesday, right around midnight, he swore he heard faint humming coming from the basement. Curious, he tiptoed down the stairs and peered into the darkness. What he saw made him burst out laughing: it was just an old washing machine, humming along to its own rhythm. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned ghosts or strange noises, our ‘regular’ would wink knowingly and say, 'Just Busy Bodies keeping their machines company.'

2. At night, when the lights of Busy Bodies laundry were dimmed, strange noises would occasionally echo through the empty hallway. One evening, a regular’s dog started barking uncontrollably as it sniffed around the dark corner. Suddenly, an old lady from down the street appeared out of nowhere, yelling at the dog to hush. Turns out she was just leaving her clothes for the same late-night drop-off service everyone else used. After that, whenever someone mentioned ghostly howls or mysterious barks, everyone knew it was probably just Mrs. Jenkins bringing in another load.

3. At night, when the lights of Busy Bodies laundry were dimmed, a regular noticed something odd. His young daughter pointed excitedly at the darkened window, whispering, ‘Daddy, look! Is that someone dancing inside?’ Upon closer inspection, they saw only a dusty old washing machine swaying gently to an unheard tune. The regular laughed and explained it was just Mr. Jenkins, the neighborhood handyman, fixing the machines late at night. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Busy Bodies, everyone smiled, knowing there might be a little dance party happening somewhere inside.

4. At night, when the lights of Busy Bodies laundry were dimmed, an odd announcement would occasionally come over the intercom: ‘Please return your dancing socks to the lost-and-found.’ One day, a delivery driver arrived with a mysterious package marked ‘DO NOT OPEN UNTIL NEXT WASH CYCLE’. When he did, out popped a dozen pairs of synchronized dancing socks! Alarmed neighbors started dropping off their own dancing footwear, and soon Busy Bodies became known for its weekly sock dance parties—all thanks to that cryptic intercom message.