tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post5259713785154115959..comments2023-12-20T23:37:21.297+09:00Comments on Taniwa: LaundryTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-607957986519329012008-11-16T20:33:00.000+09:002008-11-16T20:33:00.000+09:00Sadly, there are so many places here that don'...Sadly, there are so many places here that don't allow laundry to be hung out. But lately there is a backlash against homeowners associations in general and dumb rules like that specifically. Thank goodness.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12561892583686450813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-52622894533733486562008-11-14T22:43:00.000+09:002008-11-14T22:43:00.000+09:00I haven't hung out laundry since I was a flat-...I haven't hung out laundry since I was a flat-broke college student! I too had one of those washing machines with separate compartments for the washing/agitating and the removing water/spinning. It had two small tubs in one rectangular case (and was avocado green, so that tells how old it was). It fit in my small bathroom, was cheap, and it and the clothesline saw me through college. I had never seen or heard of another one here. This post took me down memory lane!<br><br>Many housing developments here don't allow hanging out laundry. (The snooty ones, usually.)The Calico Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772374749065425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-39428639749868502292008-11-14T08:42:00.000+09:002008-11-14T08:42:00.000+09:00My friend in US was amazed to find that we regular...My friend in US was amazed to find that we regularly have a function with the washing machine to recycle the left over hot bathtub water afterwards. I always enjoy and learn a lot from your blog how to introduce Japanese culture in English. <br>Thank you for the woven quilt issue,too.<br>Always waiting for it updated!<br><br>YumiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-27414934898634477672008-11-14T06:53:00.000+09:002008-11-14T06:53:00.000+09:00We have a combined washer/dryer, which is just as ...We have a combined washer/dryer, which is just as well as there'd be no room for two machines in our kitchen. I dry my laundry outside whenever I can in the summer, but this time of year it would never dry, our weather is too unpredictable, and the days are too short. I always shake things before I hang them up - I'd never thought of spanking them though. Seems like a good idea for releasing any frustrations.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459871513482076398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-28270011157952007542008-11-14T05:51:00.000+09:002008-11-14T05:51:00.000+09:00Your post made me laugh! I shake mine vigourously,...Your post made me laugh! I shake mine vigourously, before hanging it out. Gom often hangs it for me, & he never shakes it. Sometimes I sneak out to take out some of the wrinkles. He does always fold it when he gets it off the line, so that helps. I hate ironing!!meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-50710412765737048512008-11-13T21:45:00.000+09:002008-11-13T21:45:00.000+09:00I use the solar powered dryer, always have. Around...I use the solar powered dryer, always have. Around here most of the people are Amish so I fit right in with my laundry on the line. One time last year the wind blew so hard it ripped a sheet and Shreed's shirts were blown into the pasture. They weren't so clean after that.Mart Brighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849363619758125115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-55231200548447555662008-11-13T16:48:00.000+09:002008-11-13T16:48:00.000+09:00ooh, you used to have two machines just to do the ...ooh, you used to have two machines just to do the washing? aiyee. definitely lots of the newer places in the US forbid drying clothes outside. Be interesting to see if that changes as people get more concerned about the environment.Lazy Gal Tonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-505101004158513132008-11-13T14:41:00.000+09:002008-11-13T14:41:00.000+09:00Tanya, Your laundry had NO wrinkles in it....I don...Tanya, <br>Your laundry had NO wrinkles in it....I don't know how you do it! When I hang mine out in is always wrinkly. I DO NOT iron (except when quilting!) and have been known to run a load of wrinkled clothes again in the dryer with a damp washcloth.BrendaLouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611007122517409941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-66543045831666822432008-11-13T13:47:00.000+09:002008-11-13T13:47:00.000+09:00I always use my dryer and I could blame it on the ...I always use my dryer and I could blame it on the fact we live in a townhouse and there's nowhere to hang clothes out but I've always dried them in the dryer.<br><br>I have to do laundry tomorrow and clean the house - I'm not looking forward to it but we're having company this weekend too. I've been doing little bits here and there all week but I still have the bulk of the cleaning to do so I doubt I'll get any quilting done tomorrow.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801947879882584734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-13549390438104555702008-11-13T13:01:00.000+09:002008-11-13T13:01:00.000+09:00I often hang out my clothes on the line but it'...I often hang out my clothes on the line but it's not usual here in our development. Just 3 years ago, we left my brother-in-law in charge of the kids for 10 days when we went to bring home another child from overseas. When we returned he'd bought us a dryer. He said he did it for his sanity.<br><br>There have been several articles I've read recently concerning laundry. There are many developments where you are not allowed to hang laundry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-41848893128908836852008-11-13T11:23:00.000+09:002008-11-13T11:23:00.000+09:00hanging out clothes to dry when one suffers from h...hanging out clothes to dry when one suffers from hayfever can be interesting to say the least -- must admit to using my line off and on in the summer months, but never in the winter (at -40 C the idea of wet and outside are very unwelcome in the same idea....)Quilt Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15763869971803840742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-39918116083536301542008-11-13T11:13:00.000+09:002008-11-13T11:13:00.000+09:00I used to love the smell of clothes dried outside ...I used to love the smell of clothes dried outside too. But things change when you live in the woods and also feed the birds. Had to give up outdoor drying 30 years ago when we moved to this house. There are trees around here that have small berries and you can guess what happens to the sheets when the birds fly by!!! Before that I'd dry clothes outside summer and winter. When the clothes are frozen hard as a board alot of the moisture is already out of the fabric. When brought inside, thawed a bit and rolled, everything is the perfect dampness for ironing. Of course that was many years ago when we still ironed EVERYTHING. Sheets, dish towels, boxer shorts etc. etc.G'G'mahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05219555579054985607noreply@blogger.com