Washing soaked by rain - advice for drying!

FTB83

Hi - sorry for the wierd title, but really need help here...

I did a huge load of washing early yesterday morning, put it out in the sunshine, went to work and it rained. Anyway, the washing is now soaked (literally dripping), and no chance of drying today as they forecast rain so I didn't put it out before leaving for work today (so far no rain, typical!) and I wondered:

1) we have a washer dryer (only moved into the house three months ago and have never used a dryer before) but I always hang my washing out - do I need to wash my clothes again before putting in the dryer?

2) does anything need to go in with the clothes (I remember adverts for things like 'Bounce' and wondered whether you need to have something like that in there) or do clothes dry just fine on their own?

Thanks in anticipation of any advice - I'm feeling like the most useless house wife at the minute as OH has no clean t-shirts for work! :eek:

FTB83

Debt_Free_Chick

FTB83 wrote:

1) we have a washer dryer (only moved into the house three months ago and have never used a dryer before) but I always hang my washing out - do I need to wash my clothes again before putting in the dryer?

No need to wash again, but maybe a good spin?

2) does anything need to go in with the clothes (I remember adverts for things like 'Bounce' and wondered whether you need to have something like that in there) or do clothes dry just fine on their own?

On their own is just fine ... rainwater is nature's fabric softener. I don't use any conditioner and love it when it rains on my washing (yes, I know, it's odd!)

abbecer

I personally would wash them again. If not put them in the washer to spin then put them in the dryer. I don't use bounce etc as all it does is makes them smell nice and i find the fabric conditioner does this anyway. Hope this helps.

Rebecca x

Queenie

Debt_Free_Chick wrote:

No need to wash again, but maybe a good spin?



On their own is just fine ... rainwater is nature's fabric softener. I don't use any conditioner and love it when it rains on my washing (yes, I know, it's odd!)

:T Seconded!! (Motion carried! )

:shhh: I was going to say that! :silenced: :rotfl:

tanith

Spin it and bung it back on the line....:T

Queenie

tanith wrote:

Spin it and bung it back on the line....:T

Except .. it's forecast for more rain today which would mean back to square one again :shhh:

FTB83 - you are definately NOT " ... the most useless house wife "!! ((hugs)) So OH doesn't have a clean T-shirt for work right this minute ... pass the time while you wait for it to dry doing something more ... interesting and call it a bonus :whistle:
None of us were born with a housewife gene or braincell that immediately endowed us with all the knowledge, wisdom, know-how, tips and tricks to make running a home and family an easy breezy ride Most of us have learned by our mistakes and garnering advice from others with experience. So, instead of feeling blue - congratulate yourself that you had the gumption to ask for a solution to your dilema. You'll learn from it

black-saturn

tanith wrote:

Spin it and bung it back on the line....:T

Yep thats what I would do (and have done loads of times). The rain water won't do them any harm at all.

FTB83

Thanks everyone, I must admit, rain water does smell nicer and is much more natural!

Thank especially to Queenie:

Queenie wrote:

Except .. it's forecast for more rain today which would mean back to square one again :shhh:

FTB83 - you are definately NOT " ... the most useless house wife "!! ((hugs)) So OH doesn't have a clean T-shirt for work right this minute ... pass the time while you wait for it to dry doing something more ... interesting and call it a bonus :whistle:
None of us were born with a housewife gene or braincell that immediately endowed us with all the knowledge, wisdom, know-how, tips and tricks to make running a home and family an easy breezy ride Most of us have learned by our mistakes and garnering advice from others with experience. So, instead of feeling blue - congratulate yourself that you had the gumption to ask for a solution to your dilema. You'll learn from it

That really touched me as this is this is my first house away from home, and I've struggled (as I'm sure so many people do) to juggle full time work and keeping a house together, but I often look through these forums and have seen so much helpful advice and information. I have got used to the 'knowing look' from my OH when he gets home before me and sees the ironing still in the basket etc, having said that, he does hoover for me which is great! Do you reckon we muster up a or genetically produce a 'house wife braincell' though?? How great would that be?!

FTB83

Queenie

FTB83 wrote:

.... Do you reckon we muster up a or genetically produce a 'house wife braincell' though?? How great would that be?!

FTB83

:think: Flippin funtastic if it were implanted into the male brain :shhh: :whistle:

Eels100

FTB83, I am in the same boat. I work full time and have never had to juggle all these responsibilites before - [STRIKE]God[/STRIKE] Martin knows how these mothers do it.

My OH occasionally hoovers and occasionally when instructed will put things in the washing machine. If he's feeling adventurous and I don't get home til late he even [STRIKE]orders takeaway[/STRIKE] cooks once in a while.

I have relied on serial OS lurkage to find out how to make various foods, what sort of money I should be spending on food, cleaning products, services. It's saved me sooo much time - time I haven't got in the first place - and lots of money too.

It does sometimes seem like everyone else is born knowing how all this stuff works, but everyone learns somewhere. And also, as a woman you feel like you should be able to juggle laundry/cooking/cleaning/shopping/handmaking your own clothes/joining the WRI/helping at charity shops/doing your elderly neighbour's garden/babysitting for friends/donating your spare kidney to a dying child somewhere in outer Mongolia :wall: with a full time job (or is it just me?). I feel your pain. :grouphug:

Queenie

Eels100 wrote:

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It does sometimes seem like everyone else is born knowing how all this stuff works, but everyone learns somewhere. And also, as a woman you feel like you should be able to juggle laundry/cooking/cleaning/shopping/handmaking your own clothes/joining the WRI/helping at charity shops/doing your elderly neighbour's garden/babysitting for friends/donating your spare kidney to a dying child somewhere in outer Mongolia :wall: with a full time job (or is it just me?). I feel your pain. :grouphug:

I agree, but can I just add, even as a fulltime SAHM, when you're doing all that you've listed and some cheeky wotnot will always say "yes, but what do you actually *do*?" ... or ... the other cheeky notwot that says "Oh you don't mind watching Jr/picking up so-n-so/this favour/that favour seeing as you're at home all day (a.k.a not doing *anything* )" Or worse, "oh aren't you *lucky* that you can *afford* to stay at home all day"

Hmm, damned if you do, damned if you don't and still expected to know/do it all by virtue of having ovaries :rotfl: