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perfume_waggon

Hollyboll wrote: »

Along with it getting dark so early I struggle at this time of year with drying washing … although I have a TD (no internal light) I hate using it for the cost, but also hate tripping over stuff hanging everywhere, and it just doesn't dry outside. Does anyone (without a lot of space / room to put washing in) have any great tips for this?

Hi Hollyboll

I'm normally a lurker but I love my heated airer so much I had to de-lurk to recommend it. Clothes dry very quickly and, as long as you shake the creases out before hanging them, there is no need to iron anything - unless you count sheets, but I don't bother ironing them anyway (should I be embarrassed about that?).

The airer was quite expensive but is worth every penny.

gallygirl

Hollyboll wrote: »

AND when I stopped to buy some a chocolate bar jumpted off the shelf, rugby tackled me and insisted on coming with me and being eaten ...

I just walked into kitchen and a bag of garlic toasties just leapt out of the cupboard into a bowl by my side so I can sympathise :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Hollyboll

perfume_waggon wrote: »

Hi Hollyboll

I'm normally a lurker but I love my heated airer so much I had to de-lurk to recommend it. Clothes dry very quickly and, as long as you shake the creases out before hanging them, there is no need to iron anything - unless you count sheets, but I don't bother ironing them anyway (should I be embarrassed about that?).

The airer was quite expensive but is worth every penny.

Oooo thank you perfume wagon … that sounds like a Thing of Beauty ... Would you mind PM'ing me some details? After the initial outlay is it economic ish to run? Thanks also for delurking :hello:. And finally - sheets, ironing, really? (I think my previous statements about ironing have reached a new low of standards / high of embarrassment) ..

Hollyboll

gallygirl wrote: »

I just walked into kitchen and a bag of garlic toasties just leapt out of the cupboard into a bowl by my side so I can sympathise :eek::eek::eek::eek:

How rude of them … my evening continued in similar vein … there were free drinks at the talk, which made it seem like a good idea to use tastecard to go for a meal afterwards … where there was a delay for which we were forced to be compensated with free prosecco :beer:… after which 3 courses seemed to force themselves into me ...

newgirly

Perfume waggon is right about the heated airer , I have one and its literally the best thing I've ever bought! Cheap , dries anything , no need to have heating on , doesnt wear clothes out like a td. Clothes not as hard and crinkly as they can be on normal airers ( I use those too as we have lots of washing) I've had the lakeland 3 tier for years , its sometimes on for days at a time if I have a lot to catch up on, expensive but its paid for itself over and over

gallygirl

newgirly wrote: »

Perfume waggon is right about the heated airer , I have one and its literally the best thing I've ever bought! Cheap , dries anything , no need to have heating on , doesnt wear clothes out like a td. Clothes not as hard and crinkly as they can be on normal airers ( I use those too as we have lots of washing) I've had the lakeland 3 tier for years , its sometimes on for days at a time if I have a lot to catch up on, expensive but its paid for itself over and over

Doesn't have an internal light though .

Hollyboll

Have spent some time looking at heated airer things. Despite lack of internal light (worryingly I had the same thought!:D) am very tempted. Might go on a wish list :T

Last night I went to a debate about goals and strategy … bits were quite interesting, and although it was in context of business I found myself thinking about the MFW perspective
A couple of snippets:
- Some debate about goals in the Buddhist context - the more you want something the more unhappy you will be … so goals by definition mean you are not-achieving and therefore unhappy. Personally, I don't agree with this but it was a good reminder that it probably brings more contentment to keep goals actually achievable and to keep bigger picture things in perspective.
- "No strategy survives contact with the enemy" … success is determined not by strategy but by how you cope with reality
- My favourite new thought was "You don't have a strategy until you say no to something"

Happy Wednesday!

lulabelle1

greent wrote: »

I find things which have been tumble dried need ironing and even more so then if they were line-dried - and that the creases are harder to get out! (Mind you, I iron pretty much everything apart from underwear anyway )

I think it depends on the tumble drier itself and also whether you overload it. I once had a "cheap tumble drier" and it was awful. Everything came out in a big ball and totally creased... same with a washer dryer that I once had. I'm not advocating spending so much on a drier, but I have a Siemens dryer (my last one was Siemens too) and my clothes honestly come out fluffy and crease free. Since I don't want to spend hours ironing, then for me it was worth the investment, but can totally understand others not thinking along the same lines!

lulabelle1

Hollyboll wrote: »

And do you think the light is essential for keeping creases out? :rotfl:

Haha, sadly not.. it looks kind of cool but no idea what the point of it is!!

greent

lulabelle1 wrote: »

I think it depends on the tumble drier itself and also whether you overload it. I once had a "cheap tumble drier" and it was awful. Everything came out in a big ball and totally creased... same with a washer dryer that I once had. I'm not advocating spending so much on a drier, but I have a Siemens dryer (my last one was Siemens too) and my clothes honestly come out fluffy and crease free. Since I don't want to spend hours ironing, then for me it was worth the investment, but can totally understand others not thinking along the same lines!

I have a Siemens.... definitely not cheap! - (although I don't really like it)