LOL! Gun Grape, thanks for that reminder!
P.S. I have successfully convinced my wife not to "mess with" our camping gear out in the shed in our yard--it's "my responsibility." So, guess where I go to retreive the old canteen cup that I use on those occassions that I want a "really good" cup o' "joe"? & no, I don't rinse it out--I store in upside-down on a shelf, & might bang it on the wall of the shed before carrying it into the house--just to knock the bugs out.
Might be just the trick to get around your wife's "cleaning habits."
I figure my Oma & Opa were correct, when they told me that I'll "eat a peck of dirt before I die" anyway. They've been correct about sooooo many other things in my life...