Clothesline vs Dryer

Clothesline vs Dryer is a controvesy that will never end I believe. There are people who feel that line dried clothes are just to stiff. Then there are those of us who are diehard line driers. My personal saying is they can have my clothesline when they pry it from my cold dead fingers. I very rarely ever use my dryer, in fact I know I have not used it since mid February of this yr. We moved out of our old manufactured home since we would have no heat in there anymore & into my parents motorhome. We finally moved into our new manufactured home in mid April & my hubby has not hooked up the dryer yet. I love the way my laundry smells & feels coming off the line. Not to mention that my clothes last longer since the dryer does break down the fabrics faster(where do you think all the lint comes from?). Of course there are a few things I do have to iron after hanging them on the line, but my iron uses a lot less electricity then a dryer does. And I iron after the children are in bed at night so no interuptions or worries about little ones getting hurt. Then all the creases are in the correct places & nice & sharply defined too. But I firmly believe it is a personal choice everyone has to make for themself. there really is n right or wrong decision in this matter. But for those of you who choose to use a dryer might I offer some advice to save you some time & elec usage? Never pack your dryer full to the top, dry them in smaller loads & each one will dry faster. Dry like materials together also, that way one item won't get dry before the others. Never dry on high heat as that ruins(shrinks) clothes faster & uses more elec, always use the med setting for towels & lower settings for more delicate clothes. Another advantage to line drying the sun bleaches my whites for me & I use no bleach in my laundry at all.

So happy drying whichever way you choose to dry your clothes.

Freecycle isn't it great?

I love Freecycle & all the wonderful things people offer on it. We have gotten a mirade of things off there & offered a few too. We have gotten chickens, a clothesline, clothes for my daughter & a Halloween costume to just mention a few things. We have gotten rid of a few things that people posted a want or need for that were just sitting around collecting dust. After my mother in law passed away last year we had some things to find new homes for like some of her medical equipment that the supply company could not take back. Plus a local organization that was looking for yarn to make blankets & hats for sick babies in the hospital got a full box of yarn too. It feels so good to be able to help someone else out even though you have no extra money, you may have something sitting around collecting dust that someone else could get some use out of. If you haven't tried Freecycle yet I would encourage you to give it a try. I have read posts where people got refrigerators, washers & dryers too, even a car once. Who doesn't like free stuff? That's the best price for me. And with the countries economy the way it is right now what better price for most people to pay than free? I think it is the best way we can help our communities right now especially those in real need & not have to stretch our wallets any more than they already are.