Today is the first day we've been above freezing in a week!! We've
reached the welcoming temperature of 44°F/6°C!!!! Although mine
and everybody else's yards are still covered in lots of snow, the
street is now quite drivable. Very sunny, too.

Rain is predicted for T, W, T, and possibly Friday as well and temperatures
hitting about 62° on Thursday. If I remember correctly, low 50's for
Tuesday.

On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 12:08:17 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> Today is the first day we've been above freezing in a week!! We've
> reached the welcoming temperature of 44°F/6°C!!!! Although mine
> and everybody else's yards are still covered in lots of snow, the
> street is now quite drivable. Very sunny, too.
>
> Rain is predicted for T, W, T, and possibly Friday as well and temperatures
> hitting about 62° on Thursday. If I remember correctly, low 50's for
> Tuesday.

Usenet awaits a report on the surviving bushes. 62F day is laundry drying weather for wet sheets. Yes I own a clothes line and clamps.

On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 5:23:37 PM UTC-6, Laguna Material wrote:
>
> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 12:08:17 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >
> > Rain is predicted for T, W, T, and possibly Friday as well and temperatures
> > hitting about 62° on Thursday. If I remember correctly, low 50's for
> > Tuesday.
> >
> Usenet awaits a report on the surviving bushes. 62F day is laundry drying weather
> for wet sheets.
>
Not when it's raining dipshit and never when the temperature is below 65°.
>
Yes, I own a clothes line and clamps.
>
I have a clothesline and clothes pins. I've never heard of using clamps to
hang and secure clothes to a line.

On 2024-01-22 7:10 p.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 5:23:37 PM UTC-6, Laguna Material wrote:
>>
>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 12:08:17 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>>>
>>> Rain is predicted for T, W, T, and possibly Friday as well and temperatures
>>> hitting about 62° on Thursday. If I remember correctly, low 50's for
>>> Tuesday.
>>>
>> Usenet awaits a report on the surviving bushes. 62F day is laundry drying weather
>> for wet sheets.
>>
> Not when it's raining dipshit and never when the temperature is below 65°.

Not when it is raining is obvious but why not when the temperature is
under 62? I have hung laundry when in subfreezing temperatures and the
stuff tried. you have to get it out early because the sun sets early in
winter. It's kind of neat the way the dried laundry is stiff when you
take it off the line but softens when it thaws in the house.

>>
> Yes, I own a clothes line and clamps.
>>
> I have a clothesline and clothes pins. I've never heard of using clamps to
> hang and secure clothes to a line.

I read clamps as pins. That's basically what they are.

On 1/22/2024 6:23 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 12:08:17 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>> Today is the first day we've been above freezing in a week!! We've
>> reached the welcoming temperature of 44°F/6°C!!!! Although mine
>> and everybody else's yards are still covered in lots of snow, the
>> street is now quite drivable. Very sunny, too.
>>
>> Rain is predicted for T, W, T, and possibly Friday as well and temperatures
>> hitting about 62° on Thursday. If I remember correctly, low 50's for
>> Tuesday.
>
> Usenet awaits a report on the surviving bushes. 62F day is laundry drying weather for wet sheets. Yes I own a clothes line and clamps.

I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
hang stuff in the basement.

On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:24:04 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2024-01-22 7:10 p.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> > On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 5:23:37 PM UTC-6, Laguna Material wrote:
> >>
> >> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 12:08:17 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Rain is predicted for T, W, T, and possibly Friday as well and temperatures
> >>> hitting about 62° on Thursday. If I remember correctly, low 50's for
> >>> Tuesday.
> >>>
> >> Usenet awaits a report on the surviving bushes. 62F day is laundry drying weather
> >> for wet sheets.
> >>
> > Not when it's raining dipshit and never when the temperature is below 65°.
> Not when it is raining is obvious but why not when the temperature is
> under 62? I have hung laundry when in subfreezing temperatures and the
> stuff tried. you have to get it out early because the sun sets early in
> winter. It's kind of neat the way the dried laundry is stiff when you
> take it off the line but softens when it thaws in the house.
> >>
> > Yes, I own a clothes line and clamps.
> >>
> > I have a clothesline and clothes pins. I've never heard of using clamps to
> > hang and secure clothes to a line.
> I read clamps as pins. That's basically what they are.

Yes, I forgot the pin term. Wood things with springs reminds me of clamps.

On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:45:45 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:

>On 1/22/2024 6:23 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 12:08:17 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>>> Today is the first day we've been above freezing in a week!! We've
>>> reached the welcoming temperature of 44°F/6°C!!!! Although mine
>>> and everybody else's yards are still covered in lots of snow, the
>>> street is now quite drivable. Very sunny, too.
>>>
>>> Rain is predicted for T, W, T, and possibly Friday as well and temperatures
>>> hitting about 62° on Thursday. If I remember correctly, low 50's for
>>> Tuesday.
>>
>> Usenet awaits a report on the surviving bushes. 62F day is laundry drying weather for wet sheets. Yes I own a clothes line and clamps.
>
>I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
>60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
>hang stuff in the basement.

How can you tell you're flying over Scotland? You look out of the
window and you see toilet paper drying on clothes lines.

On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:24:04 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2024-01-22 7:10 p.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >
> > On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 5:23:37 PM UTC-6, Laguna Material wrote:
> >>
> >> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 12:08:17 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Rain is predicted for T, W, T, and possibly Friday as well and temperatures
> >>> hitting about 62° on Thursday. If I remember correctly, low 50's for
> >>> Tuesday.
> >>>
> >> Usenet awaits a report on the surviving bushes. 62F day is laundry drying weather
> >> for wet sheets.
> >>
> > Not when it's raining dipshit and never when the temperature is below 65°.
> >
> Not when it is raining is obvious but why not when the temperature is
> under 62? I have hung laundry when in subfreezing temperatures and the
> stuff tried. you have to get it out early because the sun sets early in
> winter. It's kind of neat the way the dried laundry is stiff when you
> take it off the line but softens when it thaws in the house.
> >>
I've found when I hang out laundry when it's below 65° clothes struggle to
dry completely.

When I was a kid my mother would hang out laundry when it was 30° and
the stuff would freeze dry. I was a kid, but I thought it was incredibly stupid
because she had a clothes dryer but scared to death it would increase the
electric bill by a dollar. How I hated those sandpaper towels. GRRRRRRRR

On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>
> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
> hang stuff in the basement.
>
We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as the chore
is quickly done. But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.

On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>>
>> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
>> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
>> hang stuff in the basement.
>>
> We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
> I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as the chore
> is quickly done. But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.

Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?

--
Cindy Hamilton

In article <WULrN.223206$Ama9.184503@fx12.iad>,
hamilton@invalid.com says...
>
> On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
> > On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
> >>
> >> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
> >> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
> >> hang stuff in the basement.
> >>
> > We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
> > I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as the chore
> > is quickly done. But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
>
> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?

Tut, Cindy, not like you to miss the vital "not".

Janet UK

On 2024-01-23, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:
> In article <WULrN.223206$Ama9.184503@fx12.iad>,
> hamilton@invalid.com says...
>>
>> On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>> > On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
>> >> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
>> >> hang stuff in the basement.
>> >>
>> > We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
>> > I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as the chore
>> > is quickly done. But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
>>
>> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
>> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
>> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
>
> Tut, Cindy, not like you to miss the vital "not".

I recognize it's not a thrill. I can't see any difference in
line-dried and dryer-dried sheets in their lack of thrill while
folding.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 1/23/2024 7:41 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-01-23, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>> In article <WULrN.223206$Ama9.184503@fx12.iad>,
>> hamilton@invalid.com says...
>>>
>>> On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
>>>>> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
>>>>> hang stuff in the basement.
>>>>>
>>>> We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
>>>> I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as the chore
>>>> is quickly done. But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
>>>
>>> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
>>> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
>>> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
>>
>> Tut, Cindy, not like you to miss the vital "not".
>
> I recognize it's not a thrill. I can't see any difference in
> line-dried and dryer-dried sheets in their lack of thrill while
> folding.
>
It depends on who you're folding them with. Folding sheets alone is
definitely not a thrill.

--
--Bryan
For your safety and protection, this sig. has been thoroughly
tested on laboratory animals.

"Most of the food described here is nauseating.
We're just too courteous to say so."
-- Cindy Hamilton

On 1/23/2024 4:45 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>>>
>>> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
>>> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
>>> hang stuff in the basement.
>>>
>> We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
>> I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as the chore
>> is quickly done. But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
>
> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
>

They sometime come out twisted. I have a simple solution though. My
cleaning lady folds them. She put together the fitted sheet, top sheet,
pillow cases, then puts the bundle in the linen closet.

Next time she comes, I take the bundle I want on the bed and put it in
the bedroom and she puts them on. I tool the old ones off and put in
the wash.

On 2024-01-23 12:49 a.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:24:04 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:

>> Not when it is raining is obvious but why not when the temperature is
>> under 62? I have hung laundry when in subfreezing temperatures and the
>> stuff tried. you have to get it out early because the sun sets early in
>> winter. It's kind of neat the way the dried laundry is stiff when you
>> take it off the line but softens when it thaws in the house.
>>>>
> I've found when I hang out laundry when it's below 65° clothes struggle to
> dry completely.
>

There are a number of factors that affect drying time. I think that
wind and humidity matter a lot more than temperature.

> When I was a kid my mother would hang out laundry when it was 30° and
> the stuff would freeze dry. I was a kid, but I thought it was incredibly stupid
> because she had a clothes dryer but scared to death it would increase the
> electric bill by a dollar. How I hated those sandpaper towels. GRRRRRRRR
>

Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the feel of
stiff towels.

On 2024-01-23, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> I recognize it's not a thrill. I can't see any difference in
> line-dried and dryer-dried sheets in their lack of thrill while
> folding.

Depending on humidity and fabric composition, static electricity can
give a teeny tiny bit of thrill if you're into that sort of thing.

On 2024-01-23, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
> On 1/23/2024 4:45 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
>>>> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
>>>> hang stuff in the basement.
>>>>
>>> We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
>>> I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as the chore
>>> is quickly done. But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
>>
>> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
>> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
>> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
>>
>
> They sometime come out twisted.

Oh, the humanity!

I untwist them and put them right back on the bed.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 2024-01-23 8:57 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-01-23, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
>> On 1/23/2024 4:45 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
>>>>> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
>>>>> hang stuff in the basement.
>>>>>
>>>> We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
>>>> I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as the chore
>>>> is quickly done. But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
>>>
>>> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
>>> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
>>> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
>>>
>>
>> They sometime come out twisted.
>
> Oh, the humanity!
>
> I untwist them and put them right back on the bed.
>
Tut, Tut!
You don't even iron them first?
What kind of housewife are you?
:-)

Graham wrote:
> On 2024-01-23 8:57 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2024-01-23, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
>>> On 1/23/2024 4:45 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in the
>>>>>> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
>>>>>> hang stuff in the basement.
>>>>>>
>>>>> We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
>>>>> I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as the chore
>>>>> is quickly done. But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
>>>>
>>>> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
>>>> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
>>>> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
>>>>
>>>
>>> They sometime come out twisted.
>>
>> Oh, the humanity!
>>
>> I untwist them and put them right back on the bed.
>>
> Tut, Tut!
> You don't even iron them first?
> What kind of housewife are you?
>:-)

a smart one.

i consider sheets torture devices and i don't ever use a
top sheet as an actual top sheet (instead i use them as a
layer underneath the blankets so i never have to see them
unless i'm washing the bedding).

in drying sheets i rarely fully dry them in the machine
because it's pointless. i will dry for a few minutes to
get them to almost dry stage and then take them out and
toss them over a rack to finish (no static), by the next
day they're dry enough to fold and do not require ironing,
i have no concern about what they look like or if they
might have a wrinkle in them. i also never make my bed
more than once (when i wash the bedding and put it back
together).

the same with blankets or other bedding. ironing is
completely not required and if someone would judge me
based upon that they can take it all and stuff it up their
bums or arses.

songbird

songbird wrote:
> the same with blankets or other bedding. ironing is
> completely not required and if someone would judge me
> based upon that they can take it all and stuff it up their
> bums or arses.
>
>
> songbird
>
Is that how mom feels about it too?

On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:41:49 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> On 2024-01-23, Janet <nob...@home.com> wrote:
> > In article <WULrN.223206$Ama9....@fx12.iad>,
> > hami...@invalid.com says...
> >
> >> what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
> >>
> >> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
> >> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
> >> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
> >
> > Tut, Cindy, not like you to miss the vital "not".
> >
> I recognize it's not a thrill. I can't see any difference in
> line-dried and dryer-dried sheets in their lack of thrill while
> folding.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
True, neither method has me jumping for joy. That being said, when I take
dried sheets off the clothesline I can practically fold them to be put away
with minimal effort while in the yard. I do highly appreciate my dryer, but
coming out of it they are certainly a jumbled mess that requires a little effort,
just a little, to have laying flat and smooth to fold up neatly and put away.

I know many people put those freshly washed sheets right back on the bed
eliminating that folding dance, but I'm a "rotate the stock" kind of person..
Using a different set each week prolongs their life plus I get to look at a different
pattern each time I change them.

On 1/23/2024 11:07 AM, Graham wrote:
> On 2024-01-23 8:57 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2024-01-23, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
>>> On 1/23/2024 4:45 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I remember clothes lines, an ancient tradition. We had one back in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> 60s but once we had kids, bought a dryer. In the winter, people would
>>>>>> hang stuff in the basement.
>>>>>>
>>>>> We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
>>>>> I appreciate my dryer, especially on the bitter cold winter days as
>>>>> the chore
>>>>> is quickly done.  But what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in
>>>>> the dryer, not.
>>>>
>>>> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
>>>> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask:  what makes folding
>>>> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
>>>>
>>>
>>> They sometime come out twisted.
>>
>> Oh, the humanity!
>>
>> I untwist them and put them right back on the bed.
>>
> Tut, Tut!
> You don't even iron them first?
> What kind of housewife are you?
> :-)

I do that after I iron my socks. I do all the left socks, then all the
right socks.

On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:41:49 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >
>> On 2024-01-23, Janet <nob...@home.com> wrote:
>> > In article <WULrN.223206$Ama9....@fx12.iad>,
>> > hami...@invalid.com says...
>> >
>> >> what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
>> >>
>> >> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
>> >> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
>> >> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
>> >
>> > Tut, Cindy, not like you to miss the vital "not".
>> >
>> I recognize it's not a thrill. I can't see any difference in
>> line-dried and dryer-dried sheets in their lack of thrill while
>> folding.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
> True, neither method has me jumping for joy. That being said, when I take
> dried sheets off the clothesline I can practically fold them to be put away
> with minimal effort while in the yard. I do highly appreciate my dryer, but
> coming out of it they are certainly a jumbled mess that requires a little effort,
> just a little, to have laying flat and smooth to fold up neatly and put away.
>
> I know many people put those freshly washed sheets right back on the bed
> eliminating that folding dance, but I'm a "rotate the stock" kind of person.
> Using a different set each week prolongs their life plus I get to look at a different
> pattern each time I change them.

It prolongs their life only in the sense that, say, four sets of sheets
will last four times longer than one set of sheets. I buy sheets four
times as often, but the same number of sheets.

I don't care about the pattern. My eyes are closed while I'm using
them. My sheets are plain white.

--
Cindy Hamilton

bruce bowser wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 12:13:10 PM UTC-5, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>> On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:41:49 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > >
>> > On 2024-01-23, Janet <nob...@home.com> wrote:
>> > > In article <WULrN.223206$Ama9....@fx12.iad>,
>> > > hami...@invalid.com says...
>> > >
>> > >> what a thrill to fold sheets when dried in the dryer, not.
>> > >>
>> > >> Since I am ignorant of drying things on clotheslines and relatively
>> > >> inexperienced at folding sheets, I have to ask: what makes folding
>> > >> dryer-dried sheets a "thrill"?
>> > >
>> > > Tut, Cindy, not like you to miss the vital "not".
>> > >
>> > I recognize it's not a thrill. I can't see any difference in
>> > line-dried and dryer-dried sheets in their lack of thrill while
>> > folding.
>> >
>> > Cindy Hamilton
>> >
>> True, neither method has me jumping for joy. That being said, when I take
>> dried sheets off the clothesline I can practically fold them to be put away
>> with minimal effort while in the yard.
>
> Yet, clothes dried out on the line take on outdoorsy smells, sometimes.

and bird droppings, bugs, etc...

>> I do highly appreciate my dryer, but
>> coming out of it they are certainly a jumbled mess that requires a little effort,
>> just a little, to have laying flat and smooth to fold up neatly and put away.
>>
>> I know many people put those freshly washed sheets right back on the bed
>> eliminating that folding dance, but I'm a "rotate the stock" kind of person.
>> Using a different set each week prolongs their life plus I get to look at a different
>> pattern each time I change them.
>
> Though they shrink, clothes dried in the drier never have the smells. Unless they are clothes from some people in here where the fentanyl can never ever be washed out (even if boiled for a whole day with detergent and Shout in one of those big US government military cooking pots like Sheldon and Carol always talk about).

we're pretty sensitive to various stinks used in laundry
detergents and fabric softeners. we have found detergent we
can tolerate but we don't ever use fabric softeners.

Shout makes me rather sick. i have to close my door to my
room when Mom gets it out.

with the amount of laundry Mom does for her quilting we get
a lot of fabrics that others have washed and treate and that
stuff stays in the garage until Mom can wash it all again. in
some cases whatever stinky stuff they've used it cannot be
washed out and Mom will complain about it and even a few times
she'll pass it along to someone else because she can't cope
with it either.

songbird

Johnnie Moxley wrote:
> songbird wrote:
>> the same with blankets or other bedding. ironing is
>> completely not required and if someone would judge me
>> based upon that they can take it all and stuff it up their
>> bums or arses.
....
> Is that how mom feels about it too?

she does her own sleeping arrangements more in the
traditional way. she doesn't do mine.

songbird