Amethyst
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
- Joined
- Dec 21, 2008
- Messages
- 12,704
We didn't even have a clothes dryer until I was about 5. I grew up with clothes hung outdoors, even when it was cold enough for the bed sheets to freeze. When we moved to Florida in the 70's, the first thing Mom and Dad did was set up a clothes tree outside.
I didn't use dryer sheets until I got married in 1986. My husband used them, so I took up the practice. I did notice the coating on the dryer drum, and there was a Consumer Reports article (I think) about potential health issues. So, some time in the 90's we quit using dryer sheets and never went back. We also hung the clothes outside on the deck railings, 9 months of the year. In Florida, I use the solar and wind dryer all year round.
The main reason I use the electric dryer is to soften the bath towels. But bear in mind, those gobs of lint after drying towels, used to belong to the towels before they got roasted and battered in the dryer drum. Drying clothes in a dryer greatly shortens their life.
I didn't use dryer sheets until I got married in 1986. My husband used them, so I took up the practice. I did notice the coating on the dryer drum, and there was a Consumer Reports article (I think) about potential health issues. So, some time in the 90's we quit using dryer sheets and never went back. We also hung the clothes outside on the deck railings, 9 months of the year. In Florida, I use the solar and wind dryer all year round.
The main reason I use the electric dryer is to soften the bath towels. But bear in mind, those gobs of lint after drying towels, used to belong to the towels before they got roasted and battered in the dryer drum. Drying clothes in a dryer greatly shortens their life.