WASHER'S BUT NO DRYER
Jan 31st, 2009, 01:14 PM
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That should be USB stick.
Here's a picture: http://www.victorinox.com/index.cfm?page=157&lang=D
Here's a picture: http://www.victorinox.com/index.cfm?page=157&lang=D
Jan 31st, 2009, 01:18 PM
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Yeah, if it was UBS it wouldn't be worth much... I tried to tell a TSA guy that this was a computer peripheral, like a mouse, not a knife, and he didn't believe me.
Just to bring it back to the topic, no, it doesn't dry your clothes...
Just to bring it back to the topic, no, it doesn't dry your clothes...
Jan 31st, 2009, 01:32 PM
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<i>that kind of progress is wasteful</i>
No disagreement there. But so is much of our so-called "progress", which is why I asked the question, whether the people who hang out their clothes to dry also eschew other forms of 21st-century "progress".
Also, I wasn't at all referring to travel clothes that dry quickly - I think that's a great idea.
No disagreement there. But so is much of our so-called "progress", which is why I asked the question, whether the people who hang out their clothes to dry also eschew other forms of 21st-century "progress".
Also, I wasn't at all referring to travel clothes that dry quickly - I think that's a great idea.
Jan 31st, 2009, 01:43 PM
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Well, I know I made the comment about a washing line being kinder to the environment, but to be completely honest, the main motivation is $. It annoys me to pay for such a lot of electricity, when I live in a warm, sunny climate.
I wonder how much more expensive my electricity bills would be if I dried everything in the dryer - I don't want to think about it!!
I wonder how much more expensive my electricity bills would be if I dried everything in the dryer - I don't want to think about it!!
Jan 31st, 2009, 01:48 PM
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Thank you all for your interesting replies.
I guess I am innocent to the facts that alot of the world doesnt have or use clother dryers.
Hard to imagine clothes draped all over the house or molding in a closet.
I dont consider having a dryer a luxury. I am glad I am spoiled.
I guess I am innocent to the facts that alot of the world doesnt have or use clother dryers.
Hard to imagine clothes draped all over the house or molding in a closet.
I dont consider having a dryer a luxury. I am glad I am spoiled.
Jan 31st, 2009, 01:49 PM
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Hello Everyone,
I for one hang our clothes on drying racks because propane is very expensive where I live. I save a minimum of $200 a month by doing this. Times this times 12 months a year times 15 years and that's a whopping $36,000 I've saved. What is she doing with that money she saved you ask! Well...going to Europe for three months this summer.
So...to sum it up...I dry my clothes on racks in order to go to Europe! Yippeee. It's as simple as that.
Take care,
Michele
I for one hang our clothes on drying racks because propane is very expensive where I live. I save a minimum of $200 a month by doing this. Times this times 12 months a year times 15 years and that's a whopping $36,000 I've saved. What is she doing with that money she saved you ask! Well...going to Europe for three months this summer.
So...to sum it up...I dry my clothes on racks in order to go to Europe! Yippeee. It's as simple as that.
Take care,
Michele
Jan 31st, 2009, 04:50 PM
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we're warped. now we are lecturing the americans about use of dryers.
well here in the uk we heat the cold outdoors so that we can smoke outside at pubs during the winter. that, to me, seems much less environmental than the careful use of a clothes dryer, which at least serves a useful purpose.
which brings me to my main point...the CAREFUL use of a dryer. it's not an all or nothing thing. the fact is that it is very damp in many countries of europe and drying towels or thick clothing is very difficult. SOMETIMES it's possible to dry things by air and other times it is a big problem.
all this talk about space is also a little funny. an erected drying rack in home nearly 100% of the time (for example, if you have children and need to do a lot of laundry) takes a lot more space than a dryer which can be stacked on top of a washer (only 60cm wide). nothing makes a small flat or small house feel smaller than wet clothing strewn all over.
obviously our forefathers and mothers survived without dryers...that is not an argument that we shouldn't have them today. the fact is that we live in the dark ages. here in the UK, MANY people lack dryers and central heat. using archaic devices like 'storage heaters' and strewing clothing all over an improperly heated home is a recipe for mould and stank....we are decades behind the modern world. jesus help us.
well here in the uk we heat the cold outdoors so that we can smoke outside at pubs during the winter. that, to me, seems much less environmental than the careful use of a clothes dryer, which at least serves a useful purpose.
which brings me to my main point...the CAREFUL use of a dryer. it's not an all or nothing thing. the fact is that it is very damp in many countries of europe and drying towels or thick clothing is very difficult. SOMETIMES it's possible to dry things by air and other times it is a big problem.
all this talk about space is also a little funny. an erected drying rack in home nearly 100% of the time (for example, if you have children and need to do a lot of laundry) takes a lot more space than a dryer which can be stacked on top of a washer (only 60cm wide). nothing makes a small flat or small house feel smaller than wet clothing strewn all over.
obviously our forefathers and mothers survived without dryers...that is not an argument that we shouldn't have them today. the fact is that we live in the dark ages. here in the UK, MANY people lack dryers and central heat. using archaic devices like 'storage heaters' and strewing clothing all over an improperly heated home is a recipe for mould and stank....we are decades behind the modern world. jesus help us.
Jan 31st, 2009, 06:54 PM
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I couldn't live without my dryer. I am happily a spoiled american! I was in Austria last summer and spent some time at the relatives and of them had two washers, but no dryer. She hung out and ironed all their clothes. She also washed and ironed our clothes for us, she works full time and has two small kids!
I have two teens who play sports and my dryer runs all year long! I can't imagine drying towels by hanging out. They would be so stiff!
I have two teens who play sports and my dryer runs all year long! I can't imagine drying towels by hanging out. They would be so stiff!
Jan 31st, 2009, 07:23 PM
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I grew up in Europe .
I remember clothes drying forever ( in bad weather) on the balcony. There was no place in the apt. to hang bed sheets , towels etc for the whole family. My poor mother ironed everything for hours to dry it a bit more.
Now ,on our visits to Europe we stay in apartments - there is never a dryer, but for a short trip it does not matter.
I am sure glad I have one where we live ( it was -20C last night)
I remember clothes drying forever ( in bad weather) on the balcony. There was no place in the apt. to hang bed sheets , towels etc for the whole family. My poor mother ironed everything for hours to dry it a bit more.
Now ,on our visits to Europe we stay in apartments - there is never a dryer, but for a short trip it does not matter.
I am sure glad I have one where we live ( it was -20C last night)
