Mrs Frugal Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Gorgeous sunny day here yesterday. Not a cloud in the sky. My next door neighbour spent the entire day sat outside in the garden next to her rotary washing line while her tumble drier rumbled away in the kitchen. Why??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) That drives me INSANE!!!!!!! I have a tumble drier (inherited from the last owners) and I've used it about 3 times for emergency uniform drying! From a purely selfish point of view- why pay for the electricity when you can get wind power for free? Edited June 13, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 We have one parked in the garage from when the children were in nappies, that gets used for towels if I can't get them dry anyother way, (too wimpish to use it for many other things incase I shrink them ) Anyway, I like clothes to line dry! karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 And things smell soooo lovely when they're line dried Clean sheets, fresh from the line on to the bed - nothing beats it! Cookie. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I don't have a tumble drier and I am surviving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 I have 2 teenagers (well one of them is almost a teenager), a husband and myself to do the washing for and I've not had a tumble drier for 12 years now. I manage quite nicely. If I can't line dry (and let's face it, you can line dry for half the year, can't you), I use airers in the house. I've been able to wash coats and get them dry for the next day when the boys have come home muddy or wet, jeans dry overnight in the airing cupboard which is the size of a cutlery drawer but in an emergency it does fine, duvets dry overnight hanging on the airer or in an afternoon on the line. There is absolutely no need for her to use a tumble drier in this weather! She lives alone for goodness sake ! How much washing can one woman make which would justify having the drier on all day when it's blazing hot outside and there's a rotary washing line just a few steps from the back door. Aaaaaargh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I do have a tumble drier,& I do use it,but NEVER when its warm enough to line dry I use my drier mostly for knickers & socks,& for the girls non-iron school shirts. I hate to have dripping washing everywhere,it means I don't have to iron & also some friends who drip dry have their heating on more than I do just to get the clothes dry. I think its a case of finding a happy balance & working out what works for your home & lifestyle. Bizarre to do it when its so hot though.there is nothing like the smell of line fresh clothes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 MENTALIST.......I have a tumble dryer but only because we have a very small house without much room for drying....It has'nt seen action for nearly 3 months.... because our house is so small i use it for storage during the summer ....i can't get some people, i bet she was too lazy to hang it out (wastes precious tanning time) :oops:should'nt be nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Be as nasty as you like! She's not a nice person ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) I do have a tumble drier,& I do use it,but NEVER when its warm enough to line dry I use my drier mostly for knickers & socks,& for the girls non-iron school shirts. I hate to have dripping washing everywhere,it means I don't have to iron & also some friends who drip dry have their heating on more than I do just to get the clothes dry. I think its a case of finding a happy balance & working out what works for your home & lifestyle. Bizarre to do it when its so hot though.there is nothing like the smell of line fresh clothes I'm with Sarah on this one - I have a tumble dryer too, but only use it if the weather isn't good enough to dry outside. I don't have any space to dry inside and I'm not around in the day to take it in if it rains. Mine is a condenser dryer, so I use the water it expels on my plants - makes me feel less guilty for using it. Edited June 13, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 My drier is donkeys years old and on its last legs. OH is a sparky and has repaired it many times. Sometimes it overheats and other times it does not heat up at all I do use it in the winter for drying bedding and towels. It gets very damp up here in winter and our garden does not get any sun between October and March as the sun does not high enough. Not sure how I will dry things when it dies, I haven't got and airing cupboard, ceilings are too low for a Sheila maid and no utility room. Towels always go crispy when dried on the radiators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 I'm not ranting at the use of tumble driers . Years ago we had one and it was on all the time over winter so I'm guilty of tumble drier abuse . I've not got one now because it went pop and we never got round to replacing it. The rant was because it was a perfect drying day and there she was, sat right next to an empty rotary clothes line with the tumbler tumbling! Throwing money away and wasting energy - my two big bugbears ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 We use the tumble drier for our school uniform but we have a line thing for the rest of the stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Be as nasty as you like! She's not a nice person ! dealing with neighbours - the topiary way... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 thats fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Where can I get one, Phil? Outstanding! Where do you find all these things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 That is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Phil,where do you find them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 Hope it wasn't in your garden, Phil ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Matthew 5:39, I think. Richard T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 aye - give 'em both cheeks! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 I don't have any space to dry inside and I'm not around in the day to take it in if it rains. I'm with Cinnamon & Claret on this. I hang most clothes on the backs of doors or over radiators to dry, but sheets are a bit of a problem... Starting to feel guilty now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 I hate having clothes hanging round the house,a nd they take ages to dry that way. I had to think long and hard before getting a tumble dryer because of the extra expense and the cost of the extra electricity, but now I wouldn't be without it. I use the water from the condenser to water my plants and I only use it when the weather stops me from drying outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I had to think long and hard before buying a drier as well. There was so much building work going on in the village that for three years, anything outside was always covered in a dusting of cement or nice orange sand - or smoke from the continual bonfires I also use the water from the condenser to water the herbs by the back door. We don't have a washing line here at the farm, but as soon as we decide where everything is going we will have one and use it. I also find that using the drier means I have even less ironing to do (I don't iron much) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I have a lovely image now of a long line with white stuff flapping around over the piggies! Just make sure you peg it on really well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Yup, or it'll be in the mud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
