Line-dry or tumble-dry?

[Redway]

I’ll elaborate a little more on the title when I draw up the inevitable poll but I’m just going to ‘let it rhyme’ for now.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ah hing oot ma washing

[Cherie]

Line dry is the best but sometimes you just have to tumble due to weather conditions :fist:

[Cherie]

Neem killing the planet with her smalls :idc:

[thesheriff443]

Condensing tumble dryer
As soon as you put washing on a line it starts to rain

[Crimson Dynamo]

I like to inform the neighbours that I know exactly when it will rain.

[Redway]

Line dry is the best but sometimes you just have to tumble due to weather conditions :fist:

Yeah but you can’t guarantee that the weather’s going to be permissible for it in this part of the world. Even heatwaves like we’ve had this month bring with them roaring thunderstorms. What are you going to do then?

[Cherie]

Condensing tumble dryer
As soon as you put washing on a line it starts to rain

Its not rained for weeks I believe, how often do you do the washing :hehe:

[Cherie]

Yeah but you can’t guarantee that the weather’s going to be permissible for it in this part of the world. Even heatwaves like we’ve had this month bring with them roaring thunderstorms. What are you going to do then?

you bring it in before it rains, its not rocket science :laugh:

[Redway]

Its not rained for weeks I believe, how often do you do the washing :hehe:

Maybe it’s been different in Ireland but here in England this heatwave’s been 3 parts sunny and one big part rainy as hell.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yeah but you can’t guarantee that the weather’s going to be permissible for it in this part of the world. Even heatwaves like we’ve had this month bring with them roaring thunderstorms. What are you going to do then?

Just learn how to use quality rain radar

[Redway]

you bring it in before it rains, its not rocket science :laugh:

That’s if you can even get to your line before lightning strikes (I’m talking about it in magnified terms because the heatwave’s brought all sorts of weather extremes our way this month). It can start pissing down within the blink of an eye.

[Cherie]

Maybe it’s been different in Ireland but here in England this heatwave’s been 3 parts sunny and one big part rainy as hell.

I live in the UK but have been in Spain for the last month

[Niamh.]

I live in the UK but have been in Spain for the last month

Well! no wonder you're not worried about rain then hhhmmmmm :fist:

[thesheriff443]

Its not rained for weeks I believe, how often do you do the washing :hehe:

I have a lovely tumble dryer in my kitchen so it goes from the washing machine to the dryer, job done.

I ain’t got time for washing lines and broken pegs

[Swan]

I don't even have a tumble dryer now. If i've hung my washing out and notice after a while it's raining, i just bring it in. Not the end of the world. I know it's for different for families, but when there's just one or two of you there's really no need for a dryer. The electricity they must burn through too?!

[Niamh.]

I don't even have a tumble dryer now. If i've hung my washing out and notice after a while it's raining, i just bring it in. Not the end of the world. I know it's for different for families, but when there's just one or two of you there's really no need for a dryer. The electricity they must burn through too?!

The's great if you're home, there's usually no one at home in my house all day so you'd have to take a gamble with Irish weather :laugh:

[Cherie]

Well! no wonder you're not worried about rain then hhhmmmmm :fist:

coming home tomorrow :bawling:

[thesheriff443]

I don't even have a tumble dryer now. If i've hung my washing out and notice after a while it's raining, i just bring it in. Not the end of the world. I know it's for different for families, but when there's just one or two of you there's really no need for a dryer. The electricity they must burn through too?!

I’ve got no idea how much it costs but life is to short to be worried about it

[Kazanne]

Line dry but use a dryer if its raining.

[Crimson Dynamo]

coming home tomorrow :bawling:

We did not vote Brexit for you to swan off to Spain every other week:fist:

[James]

I usually use a line whenever the weather is right. I use https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather and the weather app on my phone to check.

Tumble dryers are pretty expensive to run, about £0.65 for an hour at current prices I think.

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://www.weatherandradar.co.uk/

This is a good rain radar app to use

[AnnieK]

Line....I love the smell of washing thats been line dried.
I don't have a tumble drier and wash most days......it's not been a problem getting it dried and I'm in Manchester :laugh:

[Josy]

I enjoy getting my clothes outside to dry in the good weather and I know most people think the opposite from what I'm going to say but I don't like the smell of them when they dry outside :/ also the spiders creep me out I don't get why those little 8 legged arrogant ****s always have to take up residence on the washing poles :idc:

So I'm in between I guess

[thesheriff443]

Line....I love the smell of washing thats been line dried.
I don't have a tumble drier and wash most days......it's not been a problem getting it dried and I'm in Manchester :laugh:

I knew you would like the wind blowing thru your knickers

[AnnieK]

I knew you would like the wind blowing thru your knickers
:tongue:

[Vanessa]

I have a clothes line.

[Redway]

I enjoy getting my clothes outside to dry in the good weather and I know most people think the opposite from what I'm going to say but I don't like the smell of them when they dry outside :/ also the spiders creep me out I don't get why those little 8 legged arrogant ****s always have to take up residence on the washing poles :idc:

So I'm in between I guess

I guess you could always drop a few lines of cedar-wood essential oil in your washing and hope for the best next time you hang clothes to dry out there. Clothes tend to retain a bit of the smell of whatever essential oil you applied to the wash (if you did) and apparently cedar-wood repels insects/spiders as much as peppermint is supposed to dispel rats and mice. So. Hopefully you can conquer that problem with the little eight-legged bastards.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I hate having to break up webs on my pegs everytime but i am careful to relocate any spiders i find

[Niamh.]

I enjoy getting my clothes outside to dry in the good weather and I know most people think the opposite from what I'm going to say but I don't like the smell of them when they dry outside :/ also the spiders creep me out I don't get why those little 8 legged arrogant ****s always have to take up residence on the washing poles :idc:

So I'm in between I guessI was going to mention the spiders a d other critters too [emoji28] also mostly I can't be arsed

[Redway]

I hate having to break up webs on my pegs everytime but i am careful to relocate any spiders i find

That one is not even the issue now. It’s more about creepy-crawlies finding their way up to your jeans to give you a surprise worse than Jean Slater’s sausage surprise when you put them on. Spiders are the one of the animal I’d ordinarily fearlessly crush in any other context but when they find their way onto your skin it’s different. Creepy.

[smudgie]

I can’t bear the smell of clothes that dry outside.
All my washing gets tumbled! Hubby hangs some of his own out, especially his bike gear.
Plus the tumble dryer means no ironing normally.

[Redway]

I can’t bear the smell of clothes that dry outside.
All my washing gets tumbled! Hubby hangs some of his own out, especially his bike gear.
Plus the tumble dryer means no ironing normally.

Some people live for Sunday night ironing (somehow), to be fair. Still.

[smudgie]

Some people live for Sunday night ironing (somehow), to be fair. Still.

I used to love ironing back in the day….way back in the day.😂