Scene: family room and game area downstairs. 40 inch landing, laundry room immediately to the left. Two sons entertained their friends downstairs, almost daily. I leave town for a week to visit famiy, come home to find hubby had sons throwing daily dirty clothes to bottom of steps. After s several weeks of me going down and putting dirty clothres in laundry area, I rebeled. I left the clothes where they tossed them, wondering how long before they got my message. The stack was about three feet high, the landing was covered completely , except for just enough room for them to place a foot. Then one of them told me I really needed to put the clothes in the laundry room!! Needless to say, after I @#$%^^&* for awhile, they got the message. Even hubby!! He was guilty too. LOL PS Both sons do all their own laundry, they cook and clean, and even iron. My DIL had it easy. I love this thread!!