Dry Your Clothes in the Fresh Air!
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If there is an item that you absolutely need to wear, hang on hangers in your house or apartment. Just make sure it's not dripping all over everywhere. If it's still pretty wet hang it in your shower until it's not dripping. Most places will allow you to buy an extra uniform. It is part of being an adult to think about this, do not call off work because you were lazy. Wear something similar, even if you get reprimanded. Not working is worse.
There's no excuse for the clothes dripping water after washing. You just bear down on the clothing to squeeze the water out, don't twist and wring the clothing- just bear down on it to squeeze the water out. This exactly the same motion the automatic washer uses in spin, the centrifugal force pinning the clothes against the inner tub squeezes the water out. The clothes will dry much faster when you hang it up, and no dripping.
No one can control the weather. Is this a joke? If it's supposed to rain, then don't put your clothes out. And, duh, it could rain unexpectedly as that's life. It's probably not smart to rely on weather if you need the clothes the very next morning. Hang in a garage or inside if you don't have a garage. Or, go to a laundromat to dry them if you are desperate or call a friend. I can't believe your work doesn't fire you.
These comments really have me wanting to use the two old metal poles that came with the house. Was using them for hanging wind chimes and bird feeders and such. The thing that stops me is the stinkbugs, yuck! Those gross little buggers crawl on everything (eastern Ohio) and leave little poo marks. This year also is the 17 year cicadas emergence so it's not looking like my junky whirlpool dryer gets a rest this year.
If you have a dryish basement hang some clotheslines in it. If not get a small retractable line for your shower. Or maybe a drying rack that can be folded up and stored away when not in use.
Looking for advise . . . I've been hanging out my laundry for years, and I've had my lines attached to the huge maple tree in my backyard and my fence posts. Unfortunately, I've lost my tree and my fence posts are rotting away and now -- no more clothesline. So I am in need of recommendations on a new clothesline. Attaching a line to a tree and a fencepost was easy!! So I not only need recommendations on a new clothesline but also on "how to put it up." I look forward to great advise (as I sit hear and listen for my dryer to beep . . . ugh!)/ Thanks!
First, get a metal clothesline encased in vinyl. Most places now sell it as "guy wire" at about $7 or $8 per foot. The cloth lines are cheap, they sag, can't be made taught enough, and degrade in the sun's UV.
Second, always run a wet washrag down the length of the line to remove any residual dust, dirt, cobwebs, or bird poop that might have accumulated since the previous washing/drying.
Third, hang shirts with two clothespins, one clipped at the outer end of each top shoulder seam where the arm joins the shoulder. The seam gives strength when things start flapping in the wind. Hang pants with two pins just below the belt seam with the legs pointing down. I always use two pins also on towels, washrags, and everything else to expose as much drying area as possible, speeding things up.
Fourth, when hanging, turn everything inside-out, with pockets also inside out for faster drying. This exposes the inside of the garment to the sun's UV and saves the outside from color fading.
Hope this helps. ( I've spent time in Scotland and know there is much wind and rain. (Also the accursed midgies)
I live on my own and throughout the spring / summer / autumn, I hang clothes out. As many have already said, the smell of freshly dried clothes cannot be replicated. I hate winter when I usually have to dry clothes over my radiators. By the way, I live near Glasgow in Scotland and I use a square of four clothes poles strung with 6mm plastic/ nylon core clothesine.
These clothes are not hung right. You never fold the top over the line. It makes a crimp in the clothes. You clip to the wire. Lol get an old timer to show you. lol
You're right. Never fold over the line.
Years ago an old woman who lived next door to me commented "you know, for a young person, you hang a really nice wash". One of the nicest comments in my young life at the time.
