Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

vivatifosi

michaels wrote: »

Either you have mega appliances and the wiring to go with it or you mean kw and not kwh. Spinning will always use a lot less energy than drying but may make the ironing harder. WE always spin everything at 1600.

I was also thinking that you need to bring in ironing cost when comparing to tumble drying.

I tend to spin my clothes at 900 speed, take it all out straight away, give it a shake, stick it on a hanger on one of those things I linked to in the old npt thread from Dunelm Mill. That way I only need to iron certain things (linen trousers are a prime example) while the rest can just be hung up in the spare room and put away when dry. It's something like this one from Minky, but mine were own brand and about 1/3rd of the price:

http://www.dunelm-mill.com/shop/minky-rota-store-clothes-storage-system-138436

chewmylegoff

LydiaJ wrote: »

Agree with Pastures. Heating is always more expensive than moving, so the spin should help a lot. But you could work out exactly how much you could save by timing how long you take to dry tumble two equivalent loads of washing, one that has had the extra spin and one that hasn't. (Sorry, can't help thinking that way.

Ohhh a scientific experiment in silvercar's washing machine! Must have controlled conditions - need to use exactly the same load of washing and ensure ambient temperature precisely controlled.

chewmylegoff

I just shove my clothes in turn it on and hope the mrs is bored enough to hang it up to dry and iron as necessary. Never ever works.

vivatifosi

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Ohhh a scientific experiment in silvercar's washing machine! Must have controlled conditions - need to use exactly the same load of washing and ensure ambient temperature precisely controlled.

You type really well in handcuffs.

vivatifosi

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I just shove my clothes in turn it on and hope the mrs is bored enough to hang it up to dry and iron as necessary. Never ever works.

Ah, so she is your mrs when it comes to housework, but not on any other front. An interesting insight there methinks George.

zagubov

vivatifosi wrote: »

That's ok lir. I think of you youngsters as the ones that have to make up conspiracy theories about man not going to the moon because you're all in a hissy fit about not getting to see it first hand .

I think they just don’t believe we could manage it with our decrepit medieval slide rules and stuff before calculators and everything. Especially as most can’t park their cars without computers to help them.

vivatifosi

zagubov wrote: »

I think they just don’t believe we could manage it with our decrepit medieval slide rules and stuff before calculators and everything. Especially as most can’t park their cars without computers to help them.

I always struggled with long division but was a demon with a log table.

chewmylegoff

vivatifosi wrote: »

Chewy, saw you on the news today. Can I just say you look mighty fine in handcuffs.

Yes, yes I do. Cat believe those stupid coppers played into my hands so easily, turning a protest noone would have paid a second of attention to into an international news item.

I am a genius!

zagubov

Davesnave wrote: »

It was indeed a magical time, .

My main memory of the 60s/70s was the glamour of TV switching to colour. TV became like the cinema!

Davesnave wrote: »

....but over everything hung the feeling that we wouldn't get to see our 30s, so the nostalgia has to be tempered by that ....
I still remember my friend saying, "See you tomorrow" at the time of the Cuban missile crisis.

Without thiking about it, I replied, "If there is a tomorrow!"

All this new news frenzy about North Korea's rocket reminds me of the 70's/80's mood that missiles could destroy us, but rockets might save us. I remember in the late 80s talking to a cleaner in the college where I worked, and agreeing with her idea that our best hope was to get a base on Mars before “it was too late” and the US/SU annihilated us all

Now where can I get a ”Watchmen” smiley for the end of this post?

vivatifosi

zagubov wrote: »

All this new news frenzy about North Korea's rocket reminds me of the 70's/80's mood that missiles could destroy us, but rockets might save us. I remember in the late 80s talking to a cleaner in the college where I worked, and agreeing with her that our best hope was to get a base on Mars before “it was too late” and the US/SU annihilated us all

Blimey. Now I don't know whether it is you or Dave that has Asheron as a sockie. I am confused...