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Title: Who air dries laundry
Post by: gbabesmom on June 15, 2011, 06:55:05 am
At our old house I had a clothesline. We have a dryer in the new place we're at. I asked my husband to put up a line for me. In the Florida heat my clothes can dry in about an hour.  8) And what a money saver. Hey, I want to keep my fusion cash and not give it to the electric company.  ;D
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: dreamyxo on June 15, 2011, 07:09:31 am
Sure do.  Just washed a load yesterday and hung it up on the line.  We have a dryer but in the summertime we always put it outside. 
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: Gerianne on June 15, 2011, 07:15:17 am
One of my childhood memories is of my mom hanging the laundry out in the back yard .....the sheets smelled so fresh.
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Post by: ljrjess69 on June 15, 2011, 07:25:37 am
i remember my mom did whem i was young ,,but i dont,
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: lorettahknox on June 15, 2011, 07:41:15 am
At our old house I had a clothesline. We have a dryer in the new place we're at. I asked my husband to put up a line for me. In the Florida heat my clothes can dry in about an hour.  8) And what a money saver. Hey, I want to keep my fusion cash and not give it to the electric company.  ;D
[I love air dried laundry it reminds me of when I was a child and all the women used to air dry the laundry. You would see laundry hanging in every backyard almost everyday. I would help my mother sometime by taking it down for her. The breeze would be blowing I remember the scent of the clothes and the rustling of the trees it was wonderful. :)  /quote]
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: Joeyramone on June 15, 2011, 07:46:54 am
The Amish.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: aggiebaldaino on June 15, 2011, 07:50:47 am
I do I hang up my clothes in my house and they dry quick.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: gbabesmom on June 15, 2011, 07:53:32 am
The Amish.

I bought a brass line wrapped in vinyl from Lehman's. I'm going to use that for my new line. I would love to have this but it's too much money.

http://image.lehmans.com/lehmans/Images/products/thumbnails/1154445.jpg
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: dreamongirl on June 15, 2011, 08:13:03 am
not really. only when a few pieces don't dry to good
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: diala84 on June 15, 2011, 08:24:45 am
Hardly ever. The weather is hardly ever that nice here and even if it is sunny one minute the next can be a torrential downpour. I used to have a drying rack to use in the house when we had to pay for each laundry trip but it broke and I couldn't fit all my laundry on it. 
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: kapeh12 on June 15, 2011, 08:35:38 am
Growing up we had a clothes line and thought it was great.  Wasn't able to air dry while I was living in an apartment, but am hoping to set up a clothes line now that I have a house with a back yard.  May be a couple years to figure out where to put it...
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: BK_Adores_Chase on June 15, 2011, 09:37:38 am
I'm lazy and prefer a dryer but would hang them up if it was available to me just to save energy and money
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: cloudsoup on June 15, 2011, 09:47:31 pm
i would love to air dry my clothes, but living in
an apartment definitely has its downfalls... that
being one of 'em.

i also remember my mom using the clothesline
in our backyard. i'm looking forward to having
my own backyard someday so that i can do the
same! even just for nostalgic reasons  :heart:
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: noy509 on June 15, 2011, 10:18:26 pm
Sometime I air dry my laundry, but I would hung my clothes outside (including my underwears)  ;)
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: aury076 on June 15, 2011, 11:20:14 pm
At our old house I had a clothesline. We have a dryer in the new place we're at. I asked my husband to put up a line for me. In the Florida heat my clothes can dry in about an hour.  8) And what a money saver. Hey, I want to keep my fusion cash and not give it to the electric company.  ;D



that is so true u save a lot of money airing u close to dry
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: tigerlilly01 on June 16, 2011, 04:54:18 am
I have a clothes line in the garage which is right next to our laundry room so I do hang up all my shirts and anything I don't want to shrink.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: yellahammer09 on June 16, 2011, 05:06:43 am
i would love to air dry my clothes, but living in
an apartment definitely has its downfalls... that
being one of 'em.

i also remember my mom using the clothesline
in our backyard. i'm looking forward to having
my own backyard someday so that i can do the
same! even just for nostalgic reasons  :heart:

My grandmother always dryed her clothes on the line when I was little. I recently moved into a house and i have been thinking about putting up a line because its too hot to run the dryer in the summer. Plus I love the smell of clothes dryed in teh sun! Oh how it brings back so many memories from childhood!
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: noirlupe on June 16, 2011, 05:49:56 am
I cant where I live now we live on a main busy street in city and its just not an option.  I grew up with there alway being clothes on the line.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: Annella on June 16, 2011, 06:57:42 am
I have no place to hang a line, unless I hang them over the balcony of the deck. I also remember hanging clothes out on the line when I was a kid. The clothes did smell clean and fresh. That smell is not possible with a washer and dryer. The sun is known to kill certain harmful bacteria on clothes also when hung out to dry. I've hung out quilts when I was growing up in the hot sun, and it would "purify" them and make them smell fresh, without washing them.

I've hauled my laundry to the laundromat a few times in my life, so it makes me thankful for my washer and dryer in my house.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: mary_k on June 16, 2011, 07:10:17 am
I had a clothes line out but my neighbor feeds the birds and they are always swooping down and crapping in the yard, so I stick to using the dryer!
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: mc1962 on June 16, 2011, 07:17:06 am
I do -  it saves energy and keeps the cost down, i will use the dryer if i have a lot of things i need dried fast but 9 times outta 10 i air dry. :o
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: dbreidenbach on June 16, 2011, 07:25:25 am
I had a clothes line out but my neighbor feeds the birds and they are always swooping down and crapping in the yard, so I stick to using the dryer!

My mom feeds the birds, and I wouldn't dream of hanging my clothes outside with them doing their business anywhere and everywhere.  It would make life easier, but like you I'll stick with the dryer :)
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: marcar1008 on June 16, 2011, 09:00:22 am
I used to, but not anymore, my clothesline is messed up, it keeps hanging so low... the ground just doesn't hold the poles...it even has cement. Always  loosen.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: BrokenBeautifully on June 16, 2011, 09:13:54 am
I'm lucky and mom does alot of the laundry, but when it's nice out and the wind is blowing we normally hang them out on the line.
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Post by: bretay on June 16, 2011, 09:25:16 am
I have a dryer,but we hung out clothes on a line when I was a child
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Post by: mrstina08 on June 16, 2011, 09:28:20 am
I only air dry the clothes that does not require the dryer. Back in the days we no other choice but too air dry using the clothes line. I tell ya they sure dry quicker. Thank God for the dryer!!
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: gaylasue on June 16, 2011, 11:51:47 am
My neighbor still does.  I had a clothes line years ago but got tired of it being used to process deer.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: sommap on June 16, 2011, 02:51:52 pm
I always hung out clothes when it was warm, but I now live where we are not allowed to have a clothes line.  I miss the fresh smelling clothes, especially the sheets after they have been hanging in the sun. 
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: Ittai on June 17, 2011, 08:55:06 pm
 :wave:not me..no line to do that
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: Drea11301 on June 18, 2011, 11:58:55 am
We used to have a clothes line. I do miss hanging out the clothes. But we have a lot of farmers here, so we don't use a clothes line. If I lives in an area without farmers, I definitely would use a clothesline.  :)
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: Barbaralynne on June 18, 2011, 12:53:55 pm
I do, my dryer broke down recently so I have beed air drying them, the Jeans turn out a little stiff- any suggestions?
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: thetop31 on June 18, 2011, 07:18:48 pm
now, some clothes and my baby diapers put outside, but the house we are living is we rent, the contract that we can't dry clothes outside. so....
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: ladycasshmere on June 18, 2011, 08:33:42 pm
I air dry my bras to keep the wire from coming out and poking me. Gosh I hate when that happens and since then I noticed that they last a whole lot longer than they use to.I use to air dry my babies clothing too.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: thetotalfool on June 18, 2011, 09:50:13 pm
I do, it helps keep delicate fabrics and knits looking good longer.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: CHANEYLAKEGIRL on June 19, 2011, 05:34:33 am
We do. We are looking for all kids of ways to save money. I would like to sell the dryer, but that has been met with some opposition. We have lines in the basement as well as drying racks.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: lucky382001 on June 19, 2011, 08:10:06 am
I was until I found a dryer that works with my rental ...But some things will still be hung to dry...if it's not raining. It rains alot here.
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: Azanne07 on June 19, 2011, 08:14:15 am
I have no choice my dryer died and we havent had the money to get a new one. I only have off work 3 ddays a week so when it rains i cant do clothes
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: dealdeal1 on June 19, 2011, 08:22:15 am
Country Folks, still living life the way it used to be!
Title: Re: Who air dries laundry
Post by: melinder on June 19, 2011, 05:48:43 pm
I've never air dryed my laundry