Broken Dryer a God Sent

[hillbillyken]

Earlier this month our dryer broke down and I have always considered myself a frugal guy and tried to find ways to cut corners to save money. Being a country boy my family did things and ate things that most people wouldn't do or eat.

Now I have always tried to get my wife and kids to do as I do, but could never get them to commit 100%. Oh they may try this or that but it would never last for long. My wife has always talked a good game but when it came time to go hard core she never really could cozy up to the idea.

So back to the dryer breaking down, well its broke you see and money has been VERY tight. I simply told them that I was not going to fix that dryer and that there was a clothes line out back and if they really wanted their close dry they were going to have to hang them out to dry.

I had to show them the proper way to hang dry clothes as they had never done it before and I didn't mind as it may trigger somthing within them to see that doing it the old way isn't always as bad as it may sound.

So the short of the story is, when somthing breaks down its not always a BAD thing. Now if I could only get them to hand wash their clothes....HMMM!

[yankee]

What is wrong with the dryer?

Does it turn with no heat? Make noise?

[chevy]

Quote...Now if I could only get them to hand wash their clothes....HMMM!


I'm sensing a few more household breakdowns.

Cheers, Chevy

[daytonoutdoorsman]

my grandparents are hitting 90 years old they have never owned clothes dryer or as much as a fan for the summer heat

grandpa retired in 1981 a millionaire making 7.00 per hour

They bought with cash money 100 acres just north of salt fork lake when they was in there twenties


I do all the shopping, cooking ,laundry etc to keep costs down.

I figure the lady of the house who has no money skills is saving me 18% on our money by sitting on her rear...lol

I do use a dryer but its because i have too much to do now and i dont like stiff clothes , but i have thought of hanging them up then runnign them through a no heat cycle to soften em up

[hillbillyken]

a millionare at 7.00 an hr... ..now thats saving some money!

[ralph]

how many hours is that

[badger]

Come spring time, I allways hang new clothesline. We only use the dryer when it it raining, untill it starts freezing up again.

It's hard to beat the smell of pillow cases and sheets that are dried on the line! One of my best childhood memories that keeps going!

[powerwagon]

;)we have a dryer but only use it if its raning or relly cold. when i was little we where told to run the dryer only if raining (or you need that uniform to get dry fast and in a hurry) and it pays of now that im oldere and trying to make it on my own and i dont need my dryer saves coin ;D(now i need to build that solar water heater so i dont use the gas heater as much)

[Nutso]

I love to have my clothes dry outside, but this summer has been so rainy it has been tricky. I have had to use the dryer a few times.
Actually at one point I was thinking about just spraying everything down with soap and hanging them out to wash.