On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 5:23:37 PM UTC-6, Laguna Material wrote:
Not when it's raining dipshit and never when the temperature is below 65°.
On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 12:08:17 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
Usenet awaits a report on the surviving bushes. 62F day is laundry drying weather
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.
for wet sheets.
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 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 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 6:45:50 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
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.
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:
We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
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.
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"?
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 6:45:50Â PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
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.
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".
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:
We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
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.
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"?
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 isI've found when I hang out laundry when it's below 65° clothes struggle to dry completely.
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.
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
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.
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:
We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
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.
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.
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:
We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
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.
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.
On 2024-01-23 8:57 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-23, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:Tut, Tut!
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:
We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
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.
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.
You don't even iron them first?
What kind of housewife are you?
:-)
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
On 2024-01-23 8:57 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-23, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:Tut, Tut!
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:
We didn't have a basement nor attic, thus the clothesline.
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.
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:Â 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.
You don't even iron them first?
What kind of housewife are you?
:-)
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:41:49 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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,On 2024-01-23, Janet <nob...@home.com> wrote:
In article <WULrN.223206$Ama9....@fx12.iad>,I recognize it's not a thrill. I can't see any difference in
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".
line-dried and dryer-dried sheets in their lack of thrill while
folding.
Cindy Hamilton
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.
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?
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:
True, neither method has me jumping for joy. That being said, when I takeOn 2024-01-23, Janet <nob...@home.com> wrote:
In article <WULrN.223206$Ama9....@fx12.iad>,I recognize it's not a thrill. I can't see any difference in
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".
line-dried and dryer-dried sheets in their lack of thrill while
folding.
Cindy Hamilton
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.
government military cooking pots like Sheldon and Carol always talk about).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
bruce bowser wrote:
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 12:13:10 PM UTC-5, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
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...
government military cooking pots like Sheldon and Carol always talk about).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
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.
On 2024-01-23, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
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.
I do that after I iron my socks. I do all the left socks, then all the
right socks.
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.
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.
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.
"If your dryer has a moisture sensor, use it instead of the timed dry feature. The dryer will shut off when it senses laundry is dry. Not only will this save energy, but it will also save wear and tear on your clothes caused by over-drying."
Eastern Ilini Electric Cooperative
-- https://eiec.org/latest-spin-washer-and-dryer-energy-efficiency
On Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:35:28 -0500, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
wrote:
bruce bowser wrote:
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 12:13:10 PM UTC-5, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
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...
Almost never. And the only smell we could get is if people are burning
wood or garden waste.
government military cooking pots like Sheldon and Carol always talk about).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
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.
You remind me of the boy in the bubble in Northern Exposure.
Bedding is one item that is generally worth spending more money on for
longer life. In the past I thought I got some great deals on sheets the fitted sheet started to tear open in less than a year, and by that time
they had already stated pilling. ... I think that is the word for them
when they get hard little balls of lint that make them very
uncomfortable.
We are currently working on two sets of more expensive
and higher quality sheets that we have had for about 4 years and both
still look and feel great.
Bruce wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:35:28 -0500, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
wrote:
and bird droppings, bugs, etc...
Almost never. And the only smell we could get is if people are burning
wood or garden waste.
we normally have 10-30 different varieties of birds
here in the spring through the fall. if you have any
sort of thing they can perch on they will.
doodoohappens...
it isn't uncommon for me to go outside and find parts
of creatures laying around from the more voracious
feeders. the Blue Herons most likely are the worst
culprits (i usually can't even identify what it is), but
we also have hawks that will come in and go after the
Mourning Doves or any other bird that doesn't find
shelter fast enough. we also have the geese and ducks
that can fly over and drop "stuff" (obligoatory usage
of quoties there).
nature is just as brutal as people Bruce, just not
on the same scale of degeneracy...
On 2024-01-22, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@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.
I just saw on TV where your side streets are an icy, dangerous mess.
On 2024-01-23, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
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.
My wife has a few talents, unknown to me when I married her. She was a >candy-striper in high school
we normally have 10-30 different varieties of birds
here in the spring through the fall. if you have any
sort of thing they can perch on they will.
doodoohappens...
it isn't uncommon for me to go outside and find parts
of creatures laying around from the more voracious
feeders.
the Blue Herons most likely are the worst
culprits (i usually can't even identify what it is), but
we also have hawks that will come in and go after the
Mourning Doves or any other bird that doesn't find
shelter fast enough.
we also have the geese and ducks
that can fly over and drop "stuff" (obligoatory usage
of quoties there).
nature is just as brutal as people Bruce, just not
on the same scale of degeneracy...
On 2024-01-23, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
nature is just as brutal as people Bruce, just not
on the same scale of degeneracy...
<https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330333250112>
For my liberal friends, just watch the first 25 seconds. After that,
your hair will catch on fire.
I just love this intro!
For a while we had a cat (I assume) that was killing rabbits and
leaving the remains without eating them. Nasty animals. Every
time I see a cat in the yard I go out and hiss at it to make it
shove off. Works on skunks, too.
On 2024-01-23, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
nature is just as brutal as people Bruce, just not
on the same scale of degeneracy...
<https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330333250112>
For my liberal friends, just watch the first 25 seconds. After that,
your hair will catch on fire.
I just love this intro!
On 2024-01-24 4:11 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2024-01-23, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:You actually watch Fox News?
nature is just as brutal as people Bruce, just not
on the same scale of degeneracy...
<https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330333250112>
For my liberal friends, just watch the first 25 seconds. After that,
your hair will catch on fire.
I just love this intro!
On 2024-01-23, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
nature is just as brutal as people Bruce, just not
on the same scale of degeneracy...
<https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330333250112>
For my liberal friends, just watch the first 25 seconds. After that,
your hair will catch on fire.
I just love this intro!
On 1/24/2024 6:11 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2024-01-23, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
  nature is just as brutal as people Bruce, just not
on the same scale of degeneracy...
<https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330333250112>
For my liberal friends, just watch the first 25 seconds. After that,
your hair will catch on fire.
I just love this intro!
I watched 2 1/2 minutes and did not see any purpose in it.
On 1/24/2024 9:08 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
Cost to run the dryers is negligible. I put everything in the dryer and
push the Start button.
I use gas for drying clothes,hot water, cooking, grilling. Bill runs $8
to $10 a month. I'm not going to cart wet clothes around and hanging
all over to save maybe $2.50 a month.
Line dried sheets are easy to fold over while on the line. Dryer dried must be held with stretched hands until done.draped over the indoor stationary bike.
I fear bug infestation outside more than birds. In hot weather I'll put wet towels outside. Most partially dried ( with softner sheet) stuff like towels, pants and shirts are hung on the shower curtain bar. Some with wire hangers. A big item may get
The sensor does not account for thick bands of material that take longer to dry. I check periodically and remove dry stuff and examine thick stuff for moisture.
One sheet leaves little wiggle room for laundry schedule. If I want to wait a week to wash the removed sheet I can, and did so today. I got 4 shirts hanging on my curtain rod now. The have fewer wrinkles when hung up partially dry. And a pair of jeanson the bike handles.
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:46:51 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-24 9:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/24/2024 9:08 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
Cost to run the dryers is negligible. I put everything in the dryer and
push the Start button.
I use gas for drying clothes,hot water, cooking, grilling. Bill runs $8 >>> to $10 a month. I'm not going to cart wet clothes around and hanging
all over to save maybe $2.50 a month.
My brother and SiL have a gas dryer and say that clothing and linens
last a lot longer than when they had electric. They say there is very
little ling to deal with.
You have a drier that runs on petrol? Or do youse call everything gas?
On 2024-01-24 9:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/24/2024 9:08 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
Cost to run the dryers is negligible. I put everything in the dryer and
push the Start button.
I use gas for drying clothes,hot water, cooking, grilling. Bill runs $8
to $10 a month. I'm not going to cart wet clothes around and hanging
all over to save maybe $2.50 a month.
My brother and SiL have a gas dryer and say that clothing and linens
last a lot longer than when they had electric. They say there is very
little ling to deal with.
On 1/24/2024 10:05 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:46:51 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-24 9:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/24/2024 9:08 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
Cost to run the dryers is negligible. I put everything in the dryer and >>>> push the Start button.
I use gas for drying clothes,hot water, cooking, grilling. Bill runs $8 >>>> to $10 a month. I'm not going to cart wet clothes around and hanging >>>> all over to save maybe $2.50 a month.
My brother and SiL have a gas dryer and say that clothing and linens
last a lot longer than when they had electric. They say there is very
little ling to deal with.
You have a drier that runs on petrol? Or do youse call everything gas?
Natural gas-- methane
Electric turns the drum and blower though.
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:13:31 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 1/24/2024 10:05 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:46:51 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-24 9:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/24/2024 9:08 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
Cost to run the dryers is negligible. I put everything in the dryer and >>>>> push the Start button.
I use gas for drying clothes,hot water, cooking, grilling. Bill runs $8 >>>>> to $10 a month. I'm not going to cart wet clothes around and hanging >>>>> all over to save maybe $2.50 a month.
My brother and SiL have a gas dryer and say that clothing and linens
last a lot longer than when they had electric. They say there is very
little ling to deal with.
You have a drier that runs on petrol? Or do youse call everything gas?
Natural gas-- methane
Electric turns the drum and blower though.
Youse have a device that dries clothes and that runs partially on
methane gas and partially on electricity?
On 2024-01-24 5:34 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/24/2024 6:11 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2024-01-23, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
  nature is just as brutal as people Bruce, just not
on the same scale of degeneracy...
<https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330333250112>
For my liberal friends, just watch the first 25 seconds. After that,
your hair will catch on fire.
I just love this intro!
I watched 2 1/2 minutes and did not see any purpose in it.
That's because you have a measurable IQ.
On 1/24/2024 10:21 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:13:31 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 1/24/2024 10:05 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:46:51 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-24 9:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/24/2024 9:08 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
Cost to run the dryers is negligible. I put everything in the dryer and >>>>>> push the Start button.
I use gas for drying clothes,hot water, cooking, grilling. Bill runs $8
to $10 a month. I'm not going to cart wet clothes around and hanging >>>>>> all over to save maybe $2.50 a month.
My brother and SiL have a gas dryer and say that clothing and linens >>>>> last a lot longer than when they had electric. They say there is very >>>>> little ling to deal with.
You have a drier that runs on petrol? Or do youse call everything gas?
Natural gas-- methane
Electric turns the drum and blower though.
Youse have a device that dries clothes and that runs partially on
methane gas and partially on electricity?
Sure, gas provides the heat. Electricity is for the motor turning the
drum and the fan that moves air to the vent. Others are all electric
and use resistance heating elements.
On 1/24/2024 10:05 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:46:51 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-24 9:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/24/2024 9:08 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
Cost to run the dryers is negligible. I put everything in
the dryer and
push the Start button.
I use gas for drying clothes,hot water, cooking,
grilling. Bill runs $8
to $10 a month. I'm not going to cart wet clothes around
and hanging
all over to save maybe $2.50 a month.
My brother and SiL have a gas dryer and say that clothing
and linens
last a lot longer than when they had electric. They say
there is very
little ling to deal with.
You have a drier that runs on petrol? Or do youse call
everything gas?
Natural gas-- methane
Electric turns the drum and blower though.
On 2024-01-24, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
For a while we had a cat (I assume) that was killing rabbits and
leaving the remains without eating them. Nasty animals. Every
time I see a cat in the yard I go out and hiss at it to make it
shove off. Works on skunks, too.
But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:13:31 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 1/24/2024 10:05 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:46:51 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-24 9:38 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/24/2024 9:08 PM, Laguna Material wrote:
Cost to run the dryers is negligible. I put everything in the dryer and >>>>> push the Start button.
I use gas for drying clothes,hot water, cooking, grilling. Bill runs $8 >>>>> to $10 a month. I'm not going to cart wet clothes around and hanging >>>>> all over to save maybe $2.50 a month.
My brother and SiL have a gas dryer and say that clothing and linens
last a lot longer than when they had electric. They say there is very
little ling to deal with.
You have a drier that runs on petrol? Or do youse call everything gas?
Natural gas-- methane
Electric turns the drum and blower though.
Youse have a device that dries clothes and that runs partially on
methane gas and partially on electricity?
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
Ed P wrote:
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
it's sad that people do that to them. we don't normally
see them around here, but they feed on about the same sorts
of things that raccoons and possums go after (minus the
mudbugs). hmm, in fact, i've never seen them because they
are nocturnal and i'm rarely outside at night. i do smell
them. they dig up grubs from the grass and probably also
eat worms and slugs. harmless.
songbird
On 2024-01-25 16:30:50 +0000, songbird said:
Ed P wrote:
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the >>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
 it's sad that people do that to them. we don't normally
see them around here, but they feed on about the same sorts
of things that raccoons and possums go after (minus the
mudbugs). hmm, in fact, i've never seen them because they
are nocturnal and i'm rarely outside at night. i do smell
them. they dig up grubs from the grass and probably also
eat worms and slugs. harmless.
 songbird
Hissing at 'em seems rather harmless...but they should have to eat it if
they kill it. I see them often just before daylight and they are rather
fun to watch. I hope the skunk gasses the dude that gasses them.
On 2024-01-25 12:15 p.m., bob wrote:
On 2024-01-25 16:30:50 +0000, songbird said:
Ed P wrote:
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the >>>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
it's sad that people do that to them. we don't normally
see them around here, but they feed on about the same sorts
of things that raccoons and possums go after (minus the
mudbugs). hmm, in fact, i've never seen them because they
are nocturnal and i'm rarely outside at night. i do smell
them. they dig up grubs from the grass and probably also
eat worms and slugs. harmless.
songbird
Hissing at 'em seems rather harmless...but they should have to eat it
if they kill it. I see them often just before daylight and they are
rather fun to watch. I hope the skunk gasses the dude that gasses them.
It may seem harmless enough to you. The skunks may feel otherwise. One
of them sprayed my brother while he was walking through the woods to
school and another got my friend when we walked into their backyard
late at night. There was no provocation on their part, but the skunks apparently felt threatened enough to spray.
Ed P wrote:
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
it's sad that people do that to them.
we don't normally
see them around here, but they feed on about the same sorts
of things that raccoons and possums go after (minus the
mudbugs). hmm, in fact, i've never seen them because they
are nocturnal and i'm rarely outside at night.
i do smell
them. they dig up grubs from the grass and probably also
eat worms and slugs. harmless.
On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2024-01-24, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
For a while we had a cat (I assume) that was killing rabbits and
leaving the remains without eating them. Nasty animals. Every
time I see a cat in the yard I go out and hiss at it to make it
shove off. Works on skunks, too.
But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
On 2024-01-25 10:35 a.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:A skunk is near the top of the list of animals I do my best to avoid. I
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
know a couple people who have been sprayed by them and it is a real
hassle to get rid of the smell. One guy had come home late one night
and went around to the back yard to go in the back door. He stepped
around the corner and got sprayed. Some of it got him in the face and
most of it hit is suede jacket. The jacket was a write off. It looked
like someone had thrown bleach in it.
At the time my family lived on the edge of town and across the street
from the Niagara escarpment. Skunks lived in the woods along the
escarpment and wandered down to our neighbourhood to forage for food.
If you were out walking one night you were pretty well guaranteed to run
into a skunk. That was a problem for me as a teen without wheels and
coming back from work or socializing.
We once adopted an elderly English Spaniel who turned out to have a lot
of negative qualities. The one thing I never forgave him for was rolling
in a dead skunk.
On 2024-01-25 3:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for coveringMy ex had a skunk take up residence in her back yard and wanted to get
the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
rid of it. My sons pleaded with her to get a professional in to deal
with it. However, she has a negative attitude to taking advice or
instruction from men, including her own sons, so she got sprayed!
They dig up the grass. I'm not a big lawn person, but I don't
want holes in what pathetic lawn I've got. My ankles have had
a hard enough life without turning one of them by stepping into
another hole in the yard. Would it be better to put down GrubEx?
They stink. I sometimes can't open a window at night.
On 2024-01-25 2:08 p.m., Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-25 3:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for coveringMy ex had a skunk take up residence in her back yard and wanted to get
the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
rid of it. My sons pleaded with her to get a professional in to deal
with it. However, she has a negative attitude to taking advice or
instruction from men, including her own sons, so she got sprayed!
Some women are reluctant to take advice from men because they assume
they are being taken advantage of.
On 2024-01-24, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
You actually watch Fox News?
Consistently. Nevertheless, you're a great woodworker.
I watched 2 1/2 minutes and did not see any purpose in it.
On 2024-01-24 5:34 p.m., Ed P wrote:
I watched 2 1/2 minutes and did not see any purpose in it.
That's because you have a measurable IQ.
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
it's sad that people do that to them. we don't normally
see them around here, but they feed on about the same sorts
of things that raccoons and possums go after (minus the
mudbugs). hmm, in fact, i've never seen them because they
are nocturnal and i'm rarely outside at night. i do smell
them. they dig up grubs from the grass and probably also
eat worms and slugs. harmless.
You actually watch Fox News?
bruce bowser wrote:
...
"If your dryer has a moisture sensor, use it instead of the timed dry feature. The dryer will shut off when it senses laundry is dry. Not only will this save energy, but it will also save wear and tear on your clothes caused by over-drying."
Eastern Ilini Electric Cooperative
-- https://eiec.org/latest-spin-washer-and-dryer-energy-efficiency
that would probably cost us an extra hundred a month.
songbird
On 1/24/2024 9:08 PM, Laguna Material wrote:What sensor? On a clothesline? Get real.
Line dried sheets are easy to fold over while on the line. Dryer driedsnip
must be held with stretched hands until done.
I fear bug infestation outside more than birds. In hot weather I'll
put wet towels outside. Most partially dried ( with softner sheet)
stuff like towels, pants and shirts are hung on the shower curtain
bar. Some with wire hangers. A big item may get draped over the indoor
stationary bike.
The sensor does not account for thick bands of material that take
longer to dry. I check periodically and remove dry stuff and examine
thick stuff for moisture.
One sheet leaves little wiggle room for laundry schedule. If I want
to wait a week to wash the removed sheet I can, and did so today. I
got 4 shirts hanging on my curtain rod now. The have fewer wrinkles
when hung up partially dry. And a pair of jeans on the bike handles.
Cost to run the dryers is negligible. I put everything in the dryer and
push the Start button.
I use gas for drying clothes,hot water, cooking, grilling. Bill runs $8
to $10 a month. I'm not going to cart wet clothes around and hanging
all over to save maybe $2.50 a month.
On 25/01/2024 18:32, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
(re: skunks)eat worms and slugs. harmless.
And they spread poison ivy.
They dig up the grass. I'm not a big lawn person, but I don't
want holes in what pathetic lawn I've got. My ankles have had
a hard enough life without turning one of them by stepping into
another hole in the yard. Would it be better to put down GrubEx?
They stink. I sometimes can't open a window at night.
They eat the pretty red berries, then poop out the seeds in my garden.
On 2024-01-25, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
I watched 2 1/2 minutes and did not see any purpose in it.
Really? So you totally missed the darkness of the animal world in the
intro? O.K., to each, their own.
On 1/23/2024 5:53 PM, songbird wrote:
bruce bowser wrote:
...
"If your dryer has a moisture sensor, use it instead of the
timed dry feature. The dryer will shut off when it senses
laundry is dry. Not only will this save energy, but it will
also save wear and tear on your clothes caused by over-drying."
Eastern Ilini Electric Cooperative
--
https://eiec.org/latest-spin-washer-and-dryer-energy-efficiency
that would probably cost us an extra hundred a month.
songbird
Where the heck is "Western Ilini"? That article link is from
2018. Bowser is great at digging up old irrelevant stuff.
Jill
On 25/01/2024 18:32, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
(re: skunks)eat worms and slugs. harmless.
And they spread poison ivy.
They dig up the grass. I'm not a big lawn person, but I don't
want holes in what pathetic lawn I've got. My ankles have had
a hard enough life without turning one of them by stepping into
another hole in the yard. Would it be better to put down GrubEx?
They stink. I sometimes can't open a window at night.
They eat the pretty red berries, then poop out the seeds in my garden.
I've seen some combo washer/dryers being sold in the US. You can wash your clothes without loading up a dryer. The Brits like to wash their clothes in the kitchen so it's quite handy to have a single machine for that job. Some of them use a heat pumpinstead of gas or heating elements. That's a good idea. The good news is that these heat pump dryers are more efficient than regular dryers. They can run on plain old 120 volts and there's no freaking venting of hot air. How beautiful is that? Very.
On 2024-01-25, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
Ed P wrote:
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the >>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
it's sad that people do that to them.
C'mon, man. Hissing at a skunk and making it feel unwelcome is
no big deal. They don't even run. It's more like they figure
"I don't have to put up with this crap".
we don't normally
see them around here, but they feed on about the same sorts
of things that raccoons and possums go after (minus the
mudbugs). hmm, in fact, i've never seen them because they
are nocturnal and i'm rarely outside at night.
My husband checks the yard at bedtime. Sometimes there's a skunk
15-20 feet away from the house. Sometimes I check the yard when
I get up at 4 or 5 am. Ditto.
i do smell
them. they dig up grubs from the grass and probably also
eat worms and slugs. harmless.
They dig up the grass. I'm not a big lawn person, but I don't
want holes in what pathetic lawn I've got. My ankles have had
a hard enough life without turning one of them by stepping into
another hole in the yard. Would it be better to put down GrubEx?
They stink. I sometimes can't open a window at night.
On 2024-01-25, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
Skunks exude a powerful presence, enjoyable by people up to a half-mileI have lived here for 45 years and there was only one night when I
or more away.
dsi1 wrote:instead of gas or heating elements. That's a good idea. The good news is that these heat pump dryers are more efficient than regular dryers. They can run on plain old 120 volts and there's no freaking venting of hot air. How beautiful is that? Very.
...
I've seen some combo washer/dryers being sold in the US. You can wash your clothes without loading up a dryer. The Brits like to wash their clothes in the kitchen so it's quite handy to have a single machine for that job. Some of them use a heat pump
the moisture laden air has to go somewhere. venting it into
the house is not a great thing to do sometimes (in the middle
of winter it's not so bad, but in the humid summer months i
sure would not want to have it in the house instead of going
outside).
songbird
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-25, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
Ed P wrote:
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the >>>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
it's sad that people do that to them.
C'mon, man. Hissing at a skunk and making it feel unwelcome is
no big deal. They don't even run. It's more like they figure
"I don't have to put up with this crap".
my comment was about gassing them when caught in a
live trap.
we don't normally
see them around here, but they feed on about the same sorts
of things that raccoons and possums go after (minus the
mudbugs). hmm, in fact, i've never seen them because they
are nocturnal and i'm rarely outside at night.
My husband checks the yard at bedtime. Sometimes there's a skunk
15-20 feet away from the house. Sometimes I check the yard when
I get up at 4 or 5 am. Ditto.
i do smell
them. they dig up grubs from the grass and probably also
eat worms and slugs. harmless.
They dig up the grass. I'm not a big lawn person, but I don't
want holes in what pathetic lawn I've got. My ankles have had
a hard enough life without turning one of them by stepping into
another hole in the yard. Would it be better to put down GrubEx?
no, just look where you're walking... poisoning
things is usually worse than just paving it over.
They stink. I sometimes can't open a window at night.
OMG *rolls eyes*
songbird
Besides it isn't all that smart to mess around with a live skunk.
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-25, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
Ed P wrote:
On 1/25/2024 5:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the >>>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
Please post a video of that.
it's sad that people do that to them.
C'mon, man. Hissing at a skunk and making it feel unwelcome is
no big deal. They don't even run. It's more like they figure
"I don't have to put up with this crap".
my comment was about gassing them when caught in a
live trap.
we don't normally
see them around here, but they feed on about the same sorts
of things that raccoons and possums go after (minus the
mudbugs). hmm, in fact, i've never seen them because they
are nocturnal and i'm rarely outside at night.
My husband checks the yard at bedtime. Sometimes there's a skunk
15-20 feet away from the house. Sometimes I check the yard when
I get up at 4 or 5 am. Ditto.
i do smell
them. they dig up grubs from the grass and probably also
eat worms and slugs. harmless.
They dig up the grass. I'm not a big lawn person, but I don't
want holes in what pathetic lawn I've got. My ankles have had
a hard enough life without turning one of them by stepping into
another hole in the yard. Would it be better to put down GrubEx?
no, just look where you're walking... poisoning
things is usually worse than just paving it over.
They stink. I sometimes can't open a window at night.
OMG *rolls eyes*
my comment was about gassing them when caught in a
live trap.
There are always more skunks. I just can't worry about them.
Venting hot damp air into the house also induces mold growth.
Jill
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
They <skunks> stink. I sometimes can't open a window at night.
OMG *rolls eyes*
songbird
jmcquown wrote:
Venting hot damp air into the house also induces mold growth.
Jill
I heard that every time you fart you blow your shoes off.
It's a closed system. It recycles the hot air.
You need a small tube to get rid of the water.
Johnnie Moxley wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
Venting hot damp air into the house also induces mold growth.I heard that every time you fart you blow your shoes off.
Jill
;
Man, wait till the old gal queefs!
Hank Rogers wrote:
Johnnie Moxley wrote:Dust storm.
jmcquown wrote:
Venting hot damp air into the house also induces mold growth.I heard that every time you fart you blow your shoes off.
Jill
;
Man, wait till the old gal queefs!
Live traps are good because the whole trap can then
be placed in water until the nuisance animal drowns.
On 2024-01-26, bruce bowser wrote:
Live traps are good because the whole trap can then
be placed in water until the nuisance animal drowns.
Also if you want to trap a groundhog but you catch a
racoon you can let it go. I'd seen racoons dozens of
times, but never one faster than a brisk cantor.
This one scrambled away in a gallop.
On 2024-01-26, bruce bowser wrote:
Live traps are good because the whole trap can then
be placed in water until the nuisance animal drowns.
Also if you want to trap a groundhog but you catch a
racoon you can let it go. I'd seen racoons dozens of
times, but never one faster than a brisk cantor.
This one scrambled away in a gallop.
On 2024-01-26 6:35 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2024-01-26, bruce bowser wrote:
Live traps are good because the whole trap can then
be placed in water until the nuisance animal drowns.
Also if you want to trap a groundhog but you catch a
racoon you can let it go. I'd seen racoons dozens of
times, but never one faster than a brisk cantor.
This one scrambled away in a gallop.
My SiL had a problem with feral cars so she contacted the Humane
Society.
On 2024-01-26 6:35 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2024-01-26, bruce bowser wrote:
Live traps are good because the whole trap can then
be placed in water until the nuisance animal drowns.
Also if you want to trap a groundhog but you catch a
racoon you can let it go. I'd seen racoons dozens of
times, but never one faster than a brisk cantor.
This one scrambled away in a gallop.
My SiL had a problem with feral cars
On 2024-01-26 8:53 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-26 6:35 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
times, but never one faster than a brisk cantor.
This one scrambled away in a gallop.
My SiL had a problem with feral cars
We're on a roll with singing racoons and feral cars:-)
On 2024-01-26 8:53 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-26 6:35 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2024-01-26, bruce bowser wrote:
Live traps are good because the whole trap can then
be placed in water until the nuisance animal drowns.
Also if you want to trap a groundhog but you catch a
racoon you can let it go. I'd seen racoons dozens of
times, but never one faster than a brisk cantor.
This one scrambled away in a gallop.
My SiL had a problem with feral cars
We're on a roll with singing racoons and feral cars:-)
On 2024-01-27, Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-26 8:53 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-26 6:35 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
times, but never one faster than a brisk cantor.
This one scrambled away in a gallop.
My SiL had a problem with feral cars
We're on a roll with singing racoons and feral cars:-)
OK, maybe I should have said 'canter'. So,
I looked it up and now believe I really should
say 'trot'. The point is, I did not think them
capable of anything that fast.
He gave me a little warning growl when I made ready
to release him. (Put on leather gloves.)
coons can run at a pretty brisk clip when they are motivated :)
Jill
On 2024-01-23 12:49 a.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
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 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-23 12:49 a.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
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.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all
the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes dryer.
 Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a "Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since.
On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 10:06:32 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
Vinegar is great for softening but does nothing for static cling.
Most machines today have a dispenser for fabric softener. You can add
vinegar there. I've been meaning to try it. Next load will get it.
On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 10:06:32 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
Vinegar is great for softening but does nothing for static cling.
Most machines today have a dispenser for fabric softener. You can add
vinegar there. I've been meaning to try it. Next load will get it.
On 1/27/2024 9:26 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the feel of
stiff towels.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an
automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all
the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes
dryer.   Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a
"Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since.
Most machines today have a dispenser for fabric softener. You can add vinegar there. I've been meaning to try it. Next load will get it.
On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 10:06:32 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
Vinegar is great for softening but does nothing for static cling.
Most machines today have a dispenser for fabric softener. You can add
vinegar there. I've been meaning to try it. Next load will get it.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all
the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes dryer.
Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a "Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since.
to dry on clothes hangers on the curtain rod in the bathroom. Vinegar
has a lot of uses but adding it to the rinse cycle of my washing machine won't be one of them.
jmcquown wrote:
if you have decent water quality it may not matter
but for us it helps get rid of calcium and rust buildup
on clothes/towels.
when i lived in eastern TN, the water was so good i
didn't even have to clean the shower and the clothes
always came out nice. up here, nope, rust and calcium
in the water.
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 4:29:18 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Static cling is most annoying when wearing clothes and they have to
On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
Static cling! The horror!
On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 10:06:32 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
Vinegar is great for softening but does nothing for static cling.
Most machines today have a dispenser for fabric softener. You can add
vinegar there. I've been meaning to try it. Next load will get it.
I don't use fabric softener. Yesterday when I folded a load of
clothes, some socks were stuck to an acrylic sweater. I peeled
off the socks and folded everything up. It's all good.
Cindy Hamilton
be peeled off your body, especially when in public.
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 4:29:18 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Static cling is most annoying when wearing clothes and they have to
On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
Static cling! The horror!
On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 10:06:32 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
Vinegar is great for softening but does nothing for static cling.
Most machines today have a dispenser for fabric softener. You can add
vinegar there. I've been meaning to try it. Next load will get it.
I don't use fabric softener. Yesterday when I folded a load of
clothes, some socks were stuck to an acrylic sweater. I peeled
off the socks and folded everything up. It's all good.
Cindy Hamilton
be peeled off your body, especially when in public. I loathe pants aka trousers that are clinging to my calves and twisted at that. Blouses
that look as if they've been spray painted onto my body is another
annoyance I don't want to deal with.
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 12:59:00 PM UTC-6, Laguna Material wrote:
You babysit your dryer and for hours no less????
The benefit of extra humidity from drying clothes is a plus. Who wants to
babysit a dryer for hours? Hang em High and split.
Depending on what I'm drying is how long it takes, but a timer is set to go off
about 10 minutes or so before being finished.
I have no wrinkling as I don't let items lay in the dryer after finishing. Start
By evening everything is dry with low wrinklage.
removing one or two items and hang or fold as the dryer is still tumbling.
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:37:12 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
https://i.postimg.cc/0NGvVVX4/Thinking.gif
I used to always forget to take stuff out of the washing machine. A
week later I'd realise it and run the whole load again. This process
sometimes repeated itself.
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 10:29:58 AM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 9:47:49 AM UTC-6, songbird wrote:
Good grief no, just no. I don't want my house draped in damp things
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
not drying too long takes care of that - damp dry
On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 10:06:32 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
Vinegar is great for softening but does nothing for static cling.
Most machines today have a dispenser for fabric softener. You can add >>>>> vinegar there. I've been meaning to try it. Next load will get it.
and hang things.
songbird
drying all day or overnight. A house that looks like it's been closed
for the winter draped in cloth and clothes like you see in old horror
movies is not the look I want to achieve.
The benefit of extra humidity from drying clothes is a plus. Who wants to babysit a dryer for hours? Hang em High and split.
By evening everything is dry with low wrinklage.
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 12:11:25 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Cotton is my least favorite fabric except for dishcloths/towels/dishtowels and sheets.
On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
Ah, well. I don't wear blouses or "pants". Sweats and t-shirts for me.
Static cling is most annoying when wearing clothes and they have to
be peeled off your body, especially when in public. I loathe pants aka
trousers that are clinging to my calves and twisted at that. Blouses
that look as if they've been spray painted onto my body is another
annoyance I don't want to deal with.
Cotton is your friend.
Cindy Hamilton
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 12:11:25 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Cotton is my least favorite fabric except for dishcloths/towels/dishtowels and sheets.
On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
Ah, well. I don't wear blouses or "pants". Sweats and t-shirts for me.
Static cling is most annoying when wearing clothes and they have to
be peeled off your body, especially when in public. I loathe pants aka
trousers that are clinging to my calves and twisted at that. Blouses
that look as if they've been spray painted onto my body is another
annoyance I don't want to deal with.
Cotton is your friend.
Cindy Hamilton
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 6:27:10 AM UTC-10, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 4:29:18 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Static cling is most annoying when wearing clothes and they have to
On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
Static cling! The horror!
On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 10:06:32 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
Vinegar is great for softening but does nothing for static cling.
Most machines today have a dispenser for fabric softener. You can add >> > >> vinegar there. I've been meaning to try it. Next load will get it.
I don't use fabric softener. Yesterday when I folded a load of
clothes, some socks were stuck to an acrylic sweater. I peeled
off the socks and folded everything up. It's all good.
Cindy Hamilton
be peeled off your body, especially when in public. I loathe pants aka
trousers that are clinging to my calves and twisted at that. Blouses
that look as if they've been spray painted onto my body is another
annoyance I don't want to deal with.
It has come to my attention that the Canadians call a shirt a "blouse." This is yet to be confirmed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWohhABEzJQ&list=PLUR15FjnjrQL0bYUfTMSKeSLj4O0KFeHO
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:39:33 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:25:24 -0800 (PST), dsi1
<dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 6:27:10 AM UTC-10, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:The first time I called a shirt of mine a blouse, my wife started
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 4:29:18 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> >> >
On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:Static cling is most annoying when wearing clothes and they have to
Static cling! The horror!
On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 10:06:32 PM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
Vinegar is great for softening but does nothing for static cling.
Most machines today have a dispenser for fabric softener. You can add
vinegar there. I've been meaning to try it. Next load will get it. >> >> > >>
I don't use fabric softener. Yesterday when I folded a load of
clothes, some socks were stuck to an acrylic sweater. I peeled
off the socks and folded everything up. It's all good.
Cindy Hamilton
be peeled off your body, especially when in public. I loathe pants aka
trousers that are clinging to my calves and twisted at that. Blouses
that look as if they've been spray painted onto my body is another
annoyance I don't want to deal with.
It has come to my attention that the Canadians call a shirt a "blouse." This is yet to be confirmed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWohhABEzJQ&list=PLUR15FjnjrQL0bYUfTMSKeSLj4O0KFeHO
laughing. In Australian English, only women wear blouses and they have
frills or decorations that a shirt doesn't have.
If your wife was American, she'd think it was pretty funny too.
On Sun, 28 Jan 2024 12:30:30 -0800 (PST), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net" <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 12:59:00 PM UTC-6, Laguna Material wrote: >>>
The benefit of extra humidity from drying clothes is a plus. Who wants to >>> babysit a dryer for hours? Hang em High and split.You babysit your dryer and for hours no less????
Depending on what I'm drying is how long it takes, but a timer is set to go off
about 10 minutes or so before being finished.
I have no wrinkling as I don't let items lay in the dryer after
By evening everything is dry with low wrinklage.
finishing. Start
removing one or two items and hang or fold as the dryer is still tumbling.
I used to always forget to take stuff out of the washing machine. A
week later I'd realise it and run the whole load again. This process sometimes repeated itself.
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:53:43 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:I like T shirts with a bit of polyester in the blend of the material. It prevents
Polyester? Silk? Wool?
Cotton is my least favorite fabric except for dishcloths/towels/dishtowels >>> and sheets.
Cindy Hamilton
shrinkage plus shirts don't look wrinkly when coming out of the dryer. Silk is
ok, I do like wool, and sometimes rayon. Linen is very nice, but it's terrible about
wrinkling but is comfortable to wear.
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:53:43 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:I like T shirts with a bit of polyester in the blend of the material. It prevents
Polyester? Silk? Wool?
Cotton is my least favorite fabric except for dishcloths/towels/dishtowels >>> and sheets.
Cindy Hamilton
shrinkage plus shirts don't look wrinkly when coming out of the dryer. Silk is
ok, I do like wool, and sometimes rayon. Linen is very nice, but it's terrible about
wrinkling but is comfortable to wear.
On 1/29/2024 12:25 AM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:53:43 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:I like T shirts with a bit of polyester in the blend of the material.
Polyester? Silk? Wool?
Cotton is my least favorite fabric except for
dishcloths/towels/dishtowels
and sheets.
Cindy Hamilton
It prevents
shrinkage plus shirts don't look wrinkly when coming out of the
dryer. Silk is
ok, I do like wool, and sometimes rayon. Linen is very nice, but it's
terrible about
wrinkling but is comfortable to wear.
Everything I wear has mostly cotton. Just looked at a couple of my
shirts, they are 60% cotton.
Life was tough back in the 70s when much of the modest price slacks were
100% polyester. Horrid stuff I'd not wear. Seems that was the heyday of Polyester.
On 1/29/2024 10:06 AM, Ed P wrote:
On 1/29/2024 12:25 AM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
On Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:53:43 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >>>> On 2024-01-28, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
I like T shirts with a bit of polyester in the blend of the material.Polyester? Silk? Wool?
Cotton is my least favorite fabric except for
dishcloths/towels/dishtowels
and sheets.
Cindy Hamilton
It prevents
shrinkage plus shirts don't look wrinkly when coming out of the
dryer. Silk is
ok, I do like wool, and sometimes rayon. Linen is very nice, but
it's terrible about
wrinkling but is comfortable to wear.
Everything I wear has mostly cotton. Just looked at a couple of my
shirts, they are 60% cotton.
Life was tough back in the 70s when much of the modest price slacks
were 100% polyester. Horrid stuff I'd not wear. Seems that was the
heyday of Polyester.
Leisure suits! Drip dry fabric. No dry cleaning required.
ok, I do like wool, and sometimes rayon. Linen is very nice, but it's
terrible about
wrinkling but is comfortable to wear.
Everything I wear has mostly cotton. Just looked at a couple of my
shirts, they are 60% cotton.
Life was tough back in the 70s when much of the modest price slacks were
100% polyester. Horrid stuff I'd not wear. Seems that was the heyday of Polyester.
On 1/27/2024 8:26 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the feel of
stiff towels.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an
automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all
the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes
dryer. Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a
"Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since.
One can also set the washer to extra rinse, that is if one owns a decent washer.
On Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 7:29:54 AM UTC-10, Michael Trew wrote:water is scarce.
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get three
loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer washer. Rinse
water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub. I can easily
tell if I used too much detergent, because if I use the right amount,
the rinse water won't be sudsy at all until all three loads are rinsed.
I do "cheat" and toss the rinsed clothes back into the mostly broken
automatic washer, and use the "spin" cycle before drying them.
Our family had such a washer back in the early 60's. It was a lot of fun for me to see the water filling up the basin outside the house and then get sucked back again. I don't understand the concept of reusing water like that. Mostly, it makes sense if
Yesterday, while we were waiting to pick up our granddaughter from school, there was a guy that put a guitar in the school dumpster. I'm not a guy to go dumpster diving but for a guitar I will. Turns out it was a bass guitar and it was pink. I alwayswanted a pink guitar. I've finally got the guitar that guitarists always hear about - the mythical dumpster guitar. Hee hee.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/H4W8JwgkCotmgHcN6
On Monday, January 29, 2024 at 8:05:49 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
True, true. A few hundred years ago I had bought a lovely A-line linen dress for Easter. I even went as far as having my initials embroidered on the front
On 1/29/2024 12:25 AM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
The great thing about linen is everyone expects it to be wrinkled. :)
Linen is very nice, but it's terrible about
wrinkling but is comfortable to wear.
In the deep south no one looks askance at a wrinkled cotton or linen
garment.
Jill
in the chest area. But I'd stand as long as I could before sitting down knowing
once seated that dress would be terribly wrinkled in the front. It was such a
comfortable dress, though.
On Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 7:29:54 AM UTC-10, Michael Trew wrote:water is scarce.
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get three
loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer washer. Rinse
water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub. I can easily
tell if I used too much detergent, because if I use the right amount,
the rinse water won't be sudsy at all until all three loads are rinsed.
I do "cheat" and toss the rinsed clothes back into the mostly broken
automatic washer, and use the "spin" cycle before drying them.
Our family had such a washer back in the early 60's. It was a lot of fun for me to see the water filling up the basin outside the house and then get sucked back again. I don't understand the concept of reusing water like that. Mostly, it makes sense if
Yesterday, while we were waiting to pick up our granddaughter from school, there was a guy that put a guitar in the school dumpster. I'm not a guy to go dumpster diving but for a guitar I will. Turns out it was a bass guitar and it was pink. I alwayswanted a pink guitar. I've finally got the guitar that guitarists always hear about - the mythical dumpster guitar. Hee hee.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/H4W8JwgkCotmgHcN6
On 1/27/2024 11:04 PM, BryanGSimmons wrote:
On 1/27/2024 8:26 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:One can also set the washer to extra rinse, that is if one owns a decent
Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the feel of
stiff towels.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an
automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all
the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes
dryer. Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a
"Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since.
;
washer.
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub.
 I can easily
tell if I used too much detergent, because if I use the right amount,
the rinse water won't be sudsy at all until all three loads are rinsed.
 I do "cheat" and toss the rinsed clothes back into the mostly broken automatic washer, and use the "spin" cycle before drying them.
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/27/2024 11:04 PM, BryanGSimmons wrote:
On 1/27/2024 8:26 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:One can also set the washer to extra rinse, that is if one owns a decent >>> washer.
Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the feel of >>>>> stiff towels.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an
automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all
the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes
dryer. Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a
"Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since.
;
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub.
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house.
Jill
I have a lovely linen dress I bought to wear to the office in west TN.
The dress got wrinkled on the drive to work. But yes, it's a very comfortable dress. :) These days I wear jeans to work. I could even
wear shorts if I wanted to. Back then, jeans were only allowed on the occasional "casual Friday". I never quite understood that. We didn't interact with the public yet everyone was expected to dress up.
Since this thread started out being about bad weather I was reminded of
a time in the early 2000's when Memphis was hit with an ice storm
(nothing special about that, happens every year). That particular
morning I decided I was going to wear black jeans to work. I figured if
my car slid off the road at least I wouldn't be wearing a dress. When I
got the office only a handful of people had come to work. The
department manager came to my desk and chided me, saying, "You know
you're not supposed to wear jeans to work!"Â I looked around at all the empty cubicles and offices and said, "Really? You're worried about what
I'm wearing?"
Jill
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/27/2024 11:04 PM, BryanGSimmons wrote:
On 1/27/2024 8:26 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:One can also set the washer to extra rinse, that is if one owns a
Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the feel of >>>>>> stiff towels.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an >>>>> automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all >>>>> the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes
dryer. Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a
"Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since. >>>> Â >
decent
washer.
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub.
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house.
Jill
When we were younger, my wife and I would sometimes shower together. It
was good to have someone wash your back.
On 1/30/2024 7:27 PM, Ed P wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:That's a little different but unless you had dual shower heads someone
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/27/2024 11:04 PM, BryanGSimmons wrote:Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
On 1/27/2024 8:26 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:One can also set the washer to extra rinse, that is if one owns a
Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the
feel of
stiff towels.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an >>>>>> automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all >>>>>> the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes
dryer. Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a >>>>>> "Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since. >>>>>  >
decent
washer.
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub. >>>
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house.
Jill
When we were younger, my wife and I would sometimes shower together.
It was good to have someone wash your back.
was always left standing outside the hot water.
Seriously, reusing sudsy washing machine water three times and the rinse water in the laundry tub sounds incredibly cheap. I wouldn't want to be wearing those clothes.
Jill
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/27/2024 11:04 PM, BryanGSimmons wrote:
On 1/27/2024 8:26 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:One can also set the washer to extra rinse, that is if one owns a decent >> washer.
Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the feel of >>>> stiff towels.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an
automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all
the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes
dryer. Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a
"Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since.
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub.
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house.
On 1/30/2024 7:55 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 7:27 PM, Ed P wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:That's a little different but unless you had dual shower heads someone
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/27/2024 11:04 PM, BryanGSimmons wrote:
On 1/27/2024 8:26 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:One can also set the washer to extra rinse, that is if one owns a decent >>>>>> washer.
Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the feel of >>>>>>>> stiff towels.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric. Using an >>>>>>> automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover
detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water makes all >>>>>>> the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes >>>>>>> dryer. Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a >>>>>>> "Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me since. >>>>>> >
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get three >>>>> loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer washer.
Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub.
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house. >>>>
Jill
When we were younger, my wife and I would sometimes shower together.
It was good to have someone wash your back.
was always left standing outside the hot water.
Seriously, reusing sudsy washing machine water three times and the
rinse water in the laundry tub sounds incredibly cheap. I wouldn't
want to be wearing those clothes.
Jill
No bathtub in my house. I have two very nice showers instead. Did the
same in the last house.
On 1/30/2024 7:55 PM, jmcquown wrote:
I've heard stores of bathing in the same water years ago. Before
running water, the tub would be filled with water hauled from the well
and heat over the fire. Then they took turns.
No bathtub in my house. I have two very nice showers instead. Did the same in the last house.
On 2024-01-31 02:00:56 +0000, Ed P said:
On 1/30/2024 7:55 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 7:27 PM, Ed P wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:That's a little different but unless you had dual shower heads
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/27/2024 11:04 PM, BryanGSimmons wrote:
On 1/27/2024 8:26 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/23/2024 9:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:One can also set the washer to extra rinse, that is if one owns a >>>>>>> decent
Towels get stiff in warm weather too. I confess to liking the >>>>>>>>> feel of
stiff towels.
That's the fault of too much detergent left on the fabric.
Using an
automatic clothes dryer can mask the stiffness of the leftover >>>>>>>> detergent, but a splash of white vinegar in the rinse water
makes all
the difference, whether line dried or into the automatic clothes >>>>>>>> dryer. Cut back on the detergent a bit, also. I read this in a >>>>>>>> "Hints From Heloise" column years ago, and it hasn't failed me >>>>>>>> since.
;
washer.
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get >>>>>> three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry
tub.
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the
same sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub)
three times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at
your house.
Jill
When we were younger, my wife and I would sometimes shower together.
It was good to have someone wash your back.
someone was always left standing outside the hot water.
Seriously, reusing sudsy washing machine water three times and the
rinse water in the laundry tub sounds incredibly cheap. I wouldn't
want to be wearing those clothes.
Jill
No bathtub in my house. I have two very nice showers instead. Did
the same in the last house.
A bathtub in the house can be very handy if you ever need at home hydrotherapy. I've needed it a number of times for sports related injuries. I also have an ADA roll in shower that I hope I don't need to roll in to.
On 1/29/2024 3:27 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
On Monday, January 29, 2024 at 8:05:49 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/29/2024 12:25 AM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
Linen is very nice, but it's terrible about
wrinkling but is comfortable to wear.
The great thing about linen is everyone expects it to be
wrinkled. :) In the deep south no one looks askance at a wrinkled
cotton or linen garment.
Jill
True, true. A few hundred years ago I had bought a lovely A-line
linen dress for Easter. I even went as far as having my initials embroidered on the front in the chest area. But I'd stand as long
as I could before sitting down knowing once seated that dress would
be terribly wrinkled in the front. It was such a comfortable
dress, though.
I have a lovely linen dress I bought to wear to the office in west
TN. The dress got wrinkled on the drive to work. But yes, it's a
very comfortable dress. :) These days I wear jeans to work. I could
even wear shorts if I wanted to. Back then, jeans were only allowed
on the occasional "casual Friday". I never quite understood that.
We didn't interact with the public yet everyone was expected to dress
up.
Since this thread started out being about bad weather I was reminded
of a time in the early 2000's when Memphis was hit with an ice storm
(nothing special about that, happens every year). That particular
morning I decided I was going to wear black jeans to work. I figured
if my car slid off the road at least I wouldn't be wearing a dress.
When I got the office only a handful of people had come to work. The department manager came to my desk and chided me, saying, "You know
you're not supposed to wear jeans to work!" I looked around at all
the empty cubicles and offices and said, "Really? You're worried
about what I'm wearing?"
Jill
Our family had such a washer back in the early 60's. It was a lot of
fun for me to see the water filling up the basin outside the house
and then get sucked back again. I don't understand the concept of
reusing water like that. Mostly, it makes sense if water is scarce. Yesterday, while we were waiting to pick up our granddaughter from
school, there was a guy that put a guitar in the school dumpster. I'm
not a guy to go dumpster diving but for a guitar I will. Turns out it
was a bass guitar and it was pink. I always wanted a pink guitar.
I've finally got the guitar that guitarists always hear about - the
mythical dumpster guitar. Hee hee.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/H4W8JwgkCotmgHcN6
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub.
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house.
I can easily tell if I used too much detergent, because if I use the
right amount, the rinse water won't be sudsy at all until all three
loads are rinsed. I do "cheat" and toss the rinsed clothes back into
the mostly broken automatic washer, and use the "spin" cycle before
drying them.
"Cheating" is an odd word to use. Do you feel guilty using the spin cycle?
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub.
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath water. I think
most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are beyond that now.
Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century farmers did where everyone shared the same bath water once per week, in case you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I usually
wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in the last wash load.
You seem to forget that people lived like this, reusing suds water on
wash day, for many years. I don't know why people suddenly think it's "gross" now, but it wasn't "gross" to your parents or my grandparents,
and prior generations.
On 2024-02-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub. >>>
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath water. I think
most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are beyond that now.
Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century farmers did where everyone
shared the same bath water once per week, in case you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I usually
wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in the last wash load.
You seem to forget that people lived like this, reusing suds water on
wash day, for many years. I don't know why people suddenly think it's
"gross" now, but it wasn't "gross" to your parents or my grandparents,
and prior generations.
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I just
can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the chamberpot
out the window.
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete
laundry tub.
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your
house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath water. I
think most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are beyond
that now. Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century farmers did
where everyone shared the same bath water once per week, in case you
were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I usually
wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in the last wash load.
You seem to forget that people lived like this, reusing suds water on
wash day, for many years. I don't know why people suddenly think
it's "gross" now, but it wasn't "gross" to your parents or my
grandparents, and prior generations.
theI can easily tell if I used too much detergent, because if I use
right amount, the rinse water won't be sudsy at all until all
three loads are rinsed. I do "cheat" and toss the rinsed clothes
back into the mostly broken automatic washer, and use the "spin"
cycle before drying them.
"Cheating" is an odd word to use. Do you feel guilty using the spin
cycle?
That was my attempt at humor. In reality, the wringer washer works
really well to clean, but it does a poor job removing water from
clothes. Straight from the wringer, very damp clothes would be in
the electric clothes dryer nearly twice as long.
On 2024-02-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
laundry tub.That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete
same >> sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundryDo you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the
tub) three >> times over? I don't even want to think about bath time
at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath water. I
think most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are beyond
that now. Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century farmers did
where everyone shared the same bath water once per week, in case
you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I
usually wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in the last
wash load. You seem to forget that people lived like this, reusing
suds water on wash day, for many years. I don't know why people
suddenly think it's "gross" now, but it wasn't "gross" to your
parents or my grandparents, and prior generations.
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I just
can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the chamberpot
out the window.
On 2024-02-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub. >>>
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath water. I think
most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are beyond that now.
Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century farmers did where everyone
shared the same bath water once per week, in case you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I usually
wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in the last wash load.
You seem to forget that people lived like this, reusing suds water on
wash day, for many years. I don't know why people suddenly think it's
"gross" now, but it wasn't "gross" to your parents or my grandparents,
and prior generations.
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I just
can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the chamberpot
out the window.
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete laundry tub.
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the same
sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry tub) three
times over? I don't even want to think about bath time at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath water. I think
most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are beyond that now.
Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century farmers did where everyone shared the same bath water once per week, in case you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I usually
wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in the last wash load.
You seem to forget that people lived like this, reusing suds water on
wash day, for many years. I don't know why people suddenly think it's "gross" now, but it wasn't "gross" to your parents or my grandparents,
and prior generations.
I can easily tell if I used too much detergent, because if I use the
right amount, the rinse water won't be sudsy at all until all three
loads are rinsed. I do "cheat" and toss the rinsed clothes back into
the mostly broken automatic washer, and use the "spin" cycle before
drying them.
"Cheating" is an odd word to use. Do you feel guilty using the spin
cycle?
That was my attempt at humor. In reality, the wringer washer works
really well to clean, but it does a poor job removing water from
clothes. Straight from the wringer, very damp clothes would be in the electric clothes dryer nearly twice as long.
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-02-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:laundry tub.
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete
same >> sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using the
tub) three >> times over? I don't even want to think about bath time
at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath water. I
think most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are beyond
that now. Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century farmers did
where everyone shared the same bath water once per week, in case
you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I
usually wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in the last
wash load. You seem to forget that people lived like this, reusing
suds water on wash day, for many years. I don't know why people
suddenly think it's "gross" now, but it wasn't "gross" to your
parents or my grandparents, and prior generations.
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I just
can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the chamberpot
out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long before
meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-02-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:laundry tub.
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I
can get
three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in the
wringer
washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete
same >> sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean
using the
laundry
tub) three >> times over? I don't even want to think about
bath time
at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath
water. I
think most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are
beyond
that now. Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century
farmers did
where everyone shared the same bath water once per week, in
case
you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I
usually wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in
the last
wash load. You seem to forget that people lived like this,
reusing
suds water on wash day, for many years. I don't know why
people
suddenly think it's "gross" now, but it wasn't "gross" to your
parents or my grandparents, and prior generations.
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do
know. I just
can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
chamberpot
out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill.
Long before
meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for
a latrine. ;)
Jill
On 2024-02-07 7:22 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do
know. I just
can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
chamberpot
out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill.
Long before
meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit
for a latrine. ;)
It is hard to dig a latrine when the ground is frozen.
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I just
can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the chamberpot
out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long before
meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
On 2024-02-07 7:22 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I just
can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the chamberpot
out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long before
meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
It is hard to dig a latrine when the ground is frozen.
In article <lZVwN.308713$7sbb.193026@fx16.iad>,
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
On 2024-02-07 7:22 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I just >>>>> can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the chamberpot
out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long before >>>> meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
It is hard to dig a latrine when the ground is frozen.
Then just pee on the ground, like normal people.
On 2024-02-08 11:14 a.m., Janet wrote:
In article <lZVwN.308713$7sbb.193026@fx16.iad>,
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
On 2024-02-07 7:22 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I just >>>>> can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the chamberpot
out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long before >>>> meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
It is hard to dig a latrine when the ground is frozen.
Then just pee on the ground, like normal people.
I wonder how many people could be out camping for several days without
having to do more than just pee.
In article <ei7xN.217323$vFZa.21746@fx13.iad>,...
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
I wonder how many people could be out camping for several days without
having to do more than just pee.
I shit in the woods, like bears. Or on the mountain, like
eagles, or in the sand like camels. Like cats, I dig a
small hole first and cover it after.
I've never taken a chamberpot for shitting in when
camping. That would only be necessary for the kind of
person who shits in the tent and throws the shit out of
the tent door. Is that common in America?
On 2024-02-08 11:14 a.m., Janet wrote:
In article <lZVwN.308713$7sbb.193026@fx16.iad>,
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
On 2024-02-07 7:22 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do
know. I just
can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
chamberpot
out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill.
Long before
meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit
for a
latrine. ;)
It is hard to dig a latrine when the ground is frozen.
Then just pee on the ground, like normal people.
I wonder how many people could be out camping for several days
without having to do more than just pee.
Janet wrote:
In article <ei7xN.217323$vFZa.21746@fx13.iad>,...
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
I wonder how many people could be out camping for several days without
having to do more than just pee.
I shit in the woods, like bears. Or on the mountain, like
eagles, or in the sand like camels. Like cats, I dig a
small hole first and cover it after.
I've never taken a chamberpot for shitting in when
camping. That would only be necessary for the kind of
person who shits in the tent and throws the shit out of
the tent door. Is that common in America?
not really, but it happens, if you've ever tent camped
in the winter and had to deal with -20F you might find
a reason to have a can with a lid available. also some
parks now require people to carry out their waste instead
of burying it because of the damage it can do to the
plants, animals, water and soil conditions.
if you've ever done rock climbing you'd also notice it
can be very hard to dig a trench... baggies, wipes and
pack it out is often the better answer.
songbird
Janet wrote:
In article <ei7xN.217323$vFZa.21746@fx13.iad>,...
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
I wonder how many people could be out camping for several days without
having to do more than just pee.
I shit in the woods, like bears. Or on the mountain, like
eagles, or in the sand like camels. Like cats, I dig a
small hole first and cover it after.
I've never taken a chamberpot for shitting in when
camping. That would only be necessary for the kind of
person who shits in the tent and throws the shit out of
the tent door. Is that common in America?
not really, but it happens, if you've ever tent camped
in the winter
and had to deal with -20F.
some
parks now require people to carry out their waste instead
of burying it because of the damage it can do to the
plants, animals, water and soil conditions.
if you've ever done rock climbing you'd also notice it
can be very hard to dig a trench... baggies, wipes and
pack it out is often the better answer.
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a latrine. ;)
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-02-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
laundry tub.That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I
can get three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in
the wringer washer. Rinse water is standing in the soapstone/concrete
same >> sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundryDo you really think you're getting your clothes clean using
the
tub) three >> times over? I don't even want to think about bath time
at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath water. I
think most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are
beyond that now. Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century
farmers did where everyone shared the same bath water once per
week, in case you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I
usually wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in the
last wash load. You seem to forget that people lived like
this, reusing suds water on wash day, for many years. I don't
know why people suddenly think it's "gross" now, but it wasn't
"gross" to your parents or my grandparents, and prior
generations.
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I
just can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
chamberpot out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long
before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
Jill
jmcquown wrote:
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-02-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:laundry tub.
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water. I
can get three loads of wash out of one tub of suds water in
the wringer washer. Rinse water is standing in the
soapstone/concrete
same >> sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry
Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean using
the
tub) three >> times over? I don't even want to think about bath time
at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath water. I
think most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year old here are
beyond that now. Point is, no, I don't live like 19th century
farmers did where everyone shared the same bath water once per
week, in case you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I
usually wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in the
last wash load. You seem to forget that people lived like
this, reusing suds water on wash day, for many years. I don't
know why people suddenly think it's "gross" now, but it wasn't
"gross" to your parents or my grandparents, and prior
generations.
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I
just can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
chamberpot out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long
before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
Jill
Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning). We
slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went to the left
of the building, guys to the right but when it got too cold that night, chamber pot time!
On 2/8/2024 1:27 PM, songbird wrote:
Janet wrote:
In article <ei7xN.217323$vFZa.21746@fx13.iad>,...
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
I wonder how many people could be out camping for several days without >>>> having to do more than just pee.
I shit in the woods, like bears. Or on the mountain, like
eagles, or in the sand like camels. Like cats, I dig a
small hole first and cover it after.
I've never taken a chamberpot for shitting in when
camping. That would only be necessary for the kind of
person who shits in the tent and throws the shit out of
the tent door. Is that common in America?
not really, but it happens, if you've ever tent camped
in the winter and had to deal with -20F you might find
a reason to have a can with a lid available. also some
parks now require people to carry out their waste instead
of burying it because of the damage it can do to the
plants, animals, water and soil conditions.
if you've ever done rock climbing you'd also notice it
can be very hard to dig a trench... baggies, wipes and
pack it out is often the better answer.
songbird
I was thinking of trying rock climbing. You mean there is no porcelain fixture at the top? Looks like I need a different hobby.
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I
just can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
chamberpot out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long
before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
Jill
Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning). We
slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went to the left
of the building, guys to the right but when it got too cold that night, chamber pot time!
Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now it
makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in the
woods camping.
In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now it
makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in the
woods camping.
Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
of the meaning of words, like "camping",
You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
On a side note. My late BiL had a lady friend who had a cottage on an
island on a lake in Algonquin Park. She invited us to come and stay for
a few days. I was leery because the woman was a loony and I thought it involved an outhouse and quite frankly, my outhouse and crapping over a
log days were long over. She assured us that she had chemical several toilets. I might add that this was early June when the mosquitoes were
at their height. I was not thrilled to wake up in the middle of the
night with as serious need to crap. I headed off to the toilet she had
so proudly shown us upon removal. It turned out that she was not
thrilled that I had used it. I was told that adults should know when
they have to have a bowel movement and should go out into the woods to
find a log to sit on.
We declined the next invitation to the cottage.
Dave Smith wrote :
We declined the next invitation to the cottage.
The most humane response you could've given her.
Guess I don't understandd why she's got chemical toilets if she only
uses them for #1. I'd be more inclined to go the other way, #1 in the
woods, #2 in the toilet. Have had some very memorable views from a
groover.
In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I
just can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
chamberpot out the window.
carol wrote
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long
before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
Jill
Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning). We
slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went to the left
of the building, guys to the right but when it got too cold that night,
chamber pot time!
Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now it
makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in the
woods camping.
Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
of the meaning of words, like "camping",
You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
JanetUK
In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I
just can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
chamberpot out the window.
carol wrote
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long
before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
Jill
Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning). We
slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went to the left
of the building, guys to the right but when it got too cold that night,
chamber pot time!
Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now it
makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in the
woods camping.
Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
of the meaning of words, like "camping",
You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
JanetUK
On 2/8/2024 5:17 PM, cshenk wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-02-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
laundry tub.That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water.
I can get three loads of wash out of one tub of suds
water in the wringer washer. Rinse water is standing
in the soapstone/concrete
timesame >> sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry >>>>tub) three >> times over? I don't even want to think about bathDo you really think you're getting your clothes clean
using the
at your house.
When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath
water. I think most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year
old here are beyond that now. Point is, no, I don't live
like 19th century farmers did where everyone shared the
same bath water once per week, in case you were concerned.
Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I usually wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in
the last wash load. You seem to forget that people lived
like this, reusing suds water on wash day, for many years.
I don't know why people suddenly think it's "gross" now,
but it wasn't "gross" to your parents or my grandparents,
and prior generations.
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know.
I just can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the chamberpot out the window.
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long
before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
latrine. ;)
Jill
Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning). We
slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went to the
left of the building, guys to the right but when it got too cold
that night, chamber pot time!
Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now
it makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in
the woods camping.
Jill
On 2/9/2024 7:37 AM, Janet wrote:
In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do
know. I just can't recall the last time I threw the
contents of the chamberpot out the window.
carol wrote
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill.
Long before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit
for a latrine. ;)
Jill
Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning).
We slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went
to the left of the building, guys to the right but when it got
too cold that night, chamber pot time!
Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working.
Now it makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking
tents in the woods camping.
Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
of the meaning of words, like "camping",
You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
JanetUK
To be fair, she did say the toilet in the cabin wasn't working.
Neither one was mentioned in her original reply about "camping" or
using a chamber pot. I doubt she brought it with her. Likely
supplied by the people who rented them the cabin.
Jill
jmcquown wrote:
On 2/9/2024 7:37 AM, Janet wrote:
In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do
know. I just can't recall the last time I threw the
contents of the chamberpot out the window.
carol wrote
1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill.
Long before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit
for a latrine. ;)
Jill
Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning).
We slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went
to the left of the building, guys to the right but when it got
too cold that night, chamber pot time!
Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working.
Now it makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking
tents in the woods camping.
Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
of the meaning of words, like "camping",
You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
JanetUK
To be fair, she did say the toilet in the cabin wasn't working.
Neither one was mentioned in her original reply about "camping" or
using a chamber pot. I doubt she brought it with her. Likely
supplied by the people who rented them the cabin.
Jill
Yes, supplied by the owner with lots of cat litter to put in it to keep
it nicer and a couple of boxes of baking soda.
We all knew in advance the cabin had frozen pipes so the toilet
couldn't be used but there was a chamber pot to use indoors which we
did at night. No electricity either but a HUGE pile of wood inside and
more all along the right side of the cabin.
Us kids brought storm lanterns, extra batteries, flash lights, beer,
food etc. It was actually well pretty organized so we had assigned
stuff to bring. It was a large 2-room cabin. We ended up leaving jugs
of water in the other room (away from the fireplace) for the next folks.
In article <ei7xN.217323$vFZa.21746@fx13.iad>,
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
I wonder how many people could be out camping for several days without
having to do more than just pee.
I shit in the woods, like bears. Or on the mountain, like
eagles, or in the sand like camels. Like cats, I dig a
small hole first and cover it after.
I've never taken a chamberpot for shitting in when
camping. That would only be necessary for the kind of
person who shits in the tent and throws the shit out of
the tent door. Is that common in America?
On 2024-02-09 7:37 a.m., Janet wrote:
In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now it
makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in the
woods camping.
Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
of the meaning of words, like "camping",
You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
Word meanings vary from one place to another. A lot of people in
southern Ontario have vacation properties on or near lakes further
north. They call them cottages and they go to the cottage. People in
northern Ontario and in some other parts of the country have similar
cottages but they go to the camp. For them, camping is staying at a
rustic cottage.
On a side note. My late BiL had a lady friend who had a cottage on an
island on a lake in Algonquin Park. She invited us to come and stay for
a few days. I was leery because the woman was a loony and I thought it involved an outhouse and quite frankly, my outhouse and crapping over a
log days were long over. She assured us that she had chemical several toilets. I might add that this was early June when the mosquitoes were
at their height. I was not thrilled to wake up in the middle of the
night with as serious need to crap. I headed off to the toilet she had
so proudly shown us upon removal. It turned out that she was not
thrilled that I had used it. I was told that adults should know when
they have to have a bowel movement and should go out into the woods to
find a log to sit on.
We declined the next invitation to the cottage.
Thanks. I always wondered why "Camp" David.
On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Â Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have
But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That is
a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He
lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got sprayed but my friend did.
On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Â Â Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have
But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That
is a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He
lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got
sprayed but my friend did.
thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Â Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have smelt >> skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this house and I >> once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That is a big change
But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He lived on the edge of >> the city and green belt at the bottom of the Niagara Escarpment. Skunks
lived in the bush along the hill and came into civilization at night to
feed. If you were out walking at night there you were pretty much
guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got sprayed but my friend did.
thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
On Wed, 20 Mar 2024, Graham wrote:
On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Â Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have smelt >>> skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this house and I >>> once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That is a big change >>> from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He lived on the edge of >>> the city and green belt at the bottom of the Niagara Escarpment. Skunks
But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the >>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering >>>> the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
lived in the bush along the hill and came into civilization at night to
feed. If you were out walking at night there you were pretty much
guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got sprayed but my friend did.
professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
Did she start taking advice from men after that? ;)
On 3/20/2024 11:23 PM, Graham wrote:
My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
Best to leave them alone if they are not bothering you. We had one that would come out from behind the garage and walk down the driveway. Saw
it a few nights a week at about 10PM. Some months later, never saw it again.
On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
  Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I haveMy ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That
is a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He
lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got
sprayed but my friend did.
thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
On Wed, 20 Mar 2024, Graham wrote:Hell no!
On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Â Â Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have
But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the >>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering >>>> the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That
is a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years.
He lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never
got sprayed but my friend did.
professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
Did she start taking advice from men after that? ;)
On 2024-03-20 11:23 p.m., Graham wrote:
On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
  Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I haveMy ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That
is a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years.
He lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never
got sprayed but my friend did.
professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
I imagine that you felt just awful about that.
On 2024-03-21 3:17 a.m., D wrote:
On Wed, 20 Mar 2024, Graham wrote:
My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
Did she start taking advice from men after that? ;)
Hell no!
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