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Post by gar on Jul 10, 2014 9:33:04 GMT
I do like line drying things if the weather allows. Tumble drying things, especially bigger things like towels, from scratch seems so excessive so I line dry them when possible then tumble them just to finish them off and soften them a little bit. U can't be bothered to hang undies outside though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 9:43:24 GMT
I hang the washing outside. If it rains and I have to do a load I hang it around the house. It's very expensive to run a dryer here. It chews up electricity.
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Post by alyssam on Jul 10, 2014 10:24:46 GMT
I do! Dryers aren't really a thing here in Eastern Europe. I don't miss the dryer, surprisingly. I use drying racks on the balcony since we are in an apartment.
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Post by rumplesnat on Jul 10, 2014 11:22:19 GMT
I do every once in a while, especially blankets and sheets. I love the smell.
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Post by sharonoz on Jul 10, 2014 11:23:18 GMT
Line drying is still pretty standard here, especially with climbing electricity costs. I love the smell of line dried sheets I tend to put the socks and undies in the dryer cos I'm just too lazy to hang them all out. And DD's uniforms because then they don't need ironing.
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Post by evnimom on Jul 10, 2014 11:25:55 GMT
I would love to hang my stuff outside; I love the smell and the feel. I used hang everything but underwear and socks. There's not a big enough space to hang anything out where we live now. That makes me sad.
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Post by mallie on Jul 10, 2014 11:35:42 GMT
I could not tell you the last time I saw clothes on a line, but that may have to do with the fact that this town is surrounded by farmland and on any given day, the scent of manure or other farm smells can be quite strong. In addition, for me, the last thing I need is to have my clothes coated with allergens.
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Post by oblibby on Jul 10, 2014 11:42:31 GMT
I line dry whenever possible. I love how fresh everything feels when it has been outside. I use my tumble dryer in the winter when the days are short and if it's a particularly wet summer.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 11:43:48 GMT
For me, it was one of those things that was great in theory but not in real life. I did have a line and hung laundry out for a few months at one point. Our laundry setup is in the basement and a walk to the best spot for a line on the property, we have a gas dryer and gas is our cheapest utility, though, so when the clothesline went down in a storm, it never went back up. That was the end of my line-drying days. LOL
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Post by uksue on Jul 10, 2014 11:56:01 GMT
As I said on the other thread, I can't afford to use my dryer all the time.I also like the smell of clothes dried outside and the roughness of towels dried that way. Sometimes I will part dry towels and bedding outside and finish for a couple of minutes in the dryer to soften them for my kids.
I hate rainy days and having no utility room! I bought some little plastic things from QVC last year, they sit on top of your door frame and make it a proper rail to hang hangers from so they are secure and don't fall when you close the door. During the day when I am home alone the doorways are often full of clothes drying like that if the weather is bad, by the time the kids get home,everything is usually dry and put away.
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Jul 10, 2014 12:14:27 GMT
No, too much pollen in this area.
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Post by Karmady on Jul 10, 2014 12:14:55 GMT
I have 2 large drying racks that I use for most of the laundry 6 months of the year. I don't hang laundry in the winter. It's cold, snowy and not as sunny. I use vinegar as a fabric softener which makes a huge difference when hanging things outside.
I love the smell of clothes that dry outside and solar/wind drying is free. Why wouldn't I use it?
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Post by mdoc on Jul 10, 2014 12:17:35 GMT
I don't hang laundry outside to dry. Clotheslines are prohibited by our subdivision restrictions, most of the year it's not sunny enough, and I'm waaay too lazy to hang my laundry. The most I do is hang some delicates to dry inside.
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Post by jcm28 on Jul 10, 2014 12:19:26 GMT
My HOA prohibits clothes lines. The only time I have hung out clothes was when our power was out for six days after Hurricane Charlie. My dh string a line in the garage for me. (We used a generator for the washer).
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Post by maryland on Jul 10, 2014 12:22:35 GMT
I can make it rain just by putting my clothes out to dry!
For three months, I am able to put clothes outside to dry. I just do it with swimsuits, shorts and a few things that I don't put in the dryer. We don't have a clothesline, I just lay them over the wooden chairs and they dry so fast!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 10, 2014 12:51:04 GMT
I would love to, but there are too many cherry & mulberry trees close by, and the birds eat the berries and then poop right on the clothes. And let me tell you, berry poop is a stain for life. I hang some things in the basement to dry, but mostly use the dryer.
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Post by 1lear on Jul 10, 2014 12:56:10 GMT
Our HOA doesn't allow it, so no. I do like sheets and towels dried on a line, though, so maybe when we move we'll live in a place that does allow it.
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Post by Merge on Jul 10, 2014 12:58:04 GMT
Even if it were allowed in my subdivision, clothes hung outside here in the summer would just mildew and not get completely dry. It's too humid.
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Post by Jockscrap on Jul 10, 2014 13:09:06 GMT
Electricity is very expensive in the UK, plus there is a pretty big green agenda with the nation encouraged to save energy.
In the north east of Scotland, we get pretty excited about a 'good drying day', with folk stripping their beds and washing everything in sight to take advantage of a dry, windy day. If towels get a good blow, it softens them, and clothes are less creased. I line dry whenever possible. If the clothes get rained on and soaked, they normally hang there for days until there is a dry spell - I am a slovenly housewife lol. Good housewives take the load in and re-rinse and spin.
I dry things on a clothes airer inside if the weather is bad, and do the odd load in the dryer.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 13:52:05 GMT
I hang blankets and comforters over the porch rail, but I don't really have a good spot to put up a line. I hang lots of stuff in the shower to dry, though. We have a gas dryer and I never dry stuff for all that long. Love the smell of things that have dried outside, though.
It would only be practical for part of the year, though. We get a lot of snow and a clothes line would be unreachable in winter.
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Post by suzastampin on Jul 10, 2014 14:45:54 GMT
I hang everything for as long as I can from spring until winter. A couple of winters ago, it was warm enough here in upstate NY to hang all winter. Loved it. Every time the dryer runs I see $$ going out the window. I love the smell of fresh laundry off the line. The scratchy towels dry the body better.
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Post by eebud on Jul 10, 2014 15:08:11 GMT
I have never hung clothes outside to dry and don't want to start now. When I was s very poor, single mom with an infant, to save money, I would bring my clothes home to my apartment and lay them all of the place to dry so I didn't have to pay for a dryer. Otherwise, in the dryer they go or I hang things in the laundry room that I don't want to put in the dryer.
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Post by amandad74 on Jul 10, 2014 16:15:42 GMT
I live in a HOA neighborhood - and actually on a golf course - so no line drying here.
For delicate items I have a drying rack, but everything else goes in the dryer.
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Post by MsKnit on Jul 10, 2014 16:38:55 GMT
I love drying things on the line.
However, both my husband and son have allergies. Dh's allergies are ridiculous. So, nothing can be hung outside.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 17:11:27 GMT
Uh no. They would be covered in pollen and make my allergies nuts. No thank you.
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Post by lesley on Jul 10, 2014 17:33:22 GMT
In the north east of Scotland, we get pretty excited about a 'good drying day', with folk stripping their beds and washing everything in sight to take advantage of a dry, windy day.
There's nothing better than a good drying day! Jockscrap, do you also hear of people 'hanging a lovely washing?' My mum used to say this about one of our neighbours, who always ensured that clothes were hung in a particular sequence e.g. all white shirts, followed by other coloured shirts, each item being the logical sequel to the previous item.
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Post by Jockscrap on Jul 10, 2014 18:49:32 GMT
Lol Lesley. I have a pal who is a bit precious about how she hangs hers out, and she would fall in to the 'lovely wash' category.
Recent dialogue with DS16
A good drying day. Me: Please can you hang out the washing (On coming home and finding it still in the machine) DS: I couldn't find it.
A few days later... Me: Please take the washing out (On coming home and finding wet washing sitting in the basket by washing machine) DS: I did take it out.
A few days later...another good drying day Me: Please take the wet washing out of the machine when the cycle finishes, put it in the basket, take the basket outside with the pegs and hang the washing on the line.
This is what I came home to.
Note the sleeve of the blue T-shirt still crumpled in on itself, and the black shirt to the left hung up by the scruff of its neck, but hey...he did it!
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Post by carolynhasacat on Jul 10, 2014 18:51:52 GMT
I live in a HOA neighborhood - and actually on a golf course - so no line drying here. For delicate items I have a drying rack, but everything else goes in the dryer. Forbidden by my HOA, too. I lay out almost everything to dry for myself, though. Jeans, towels, sheets and stuff like that go in the dryer.
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Post by lightetc on Jul 10, 2014 22:08:33 GMT
I don't own a dryer and electricity is crazily expensive.
Because it's just me I tend to wait until it's a sunny day to do the washing - even in winter. If it's wet for long time then clothes go on the airing rack inside, maybe with the dehumidifier running if it's really cold and damp.
The dryer was always a very last resort in my family - it's expensive and we have a great climate for drying clothes outside. I was blown away a few years ago to discover that for many people using a dryer is the default way to "do laundry."
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Post by sharonoz on Jul 10, 2014 23:18:23 GMT
Jockscrap that's how DD12 hangs washing. And you said "pegs". Pegs
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