too much trouble to hang up wash?

I hang my laundry outside as soon as it won't touch the snow left on the ground in the spring and I stop doing it when it's so cold that the clothes don't dry anymore. So, where I live, that's generally April until about October. The rest of the time, I have an indoor, coated wire dryer rack that I use -- it's the kind that stands like an inverted "v" and then it has two sides or "wings" that you pull up. I can get a whole load of laundry on it easily. I also have a tall rack with hangers for blouses, dresses, etc. The only things I ever put in the dryer are blankets, sheets or towels because they are really too big for the indoor drying rack. Rest of the year, they go out on the line, though. Nothing smells nicer than air-dried linens when you crawl into bed at night I don't find it any inconvenience at all to dry clothes on the line. In fact, I fold everything as I take it down and it's set to be put away as soon as I come inside. Great for keeping a lot of things wrinkle-free, as well... all it takes is a slight breeze for keep the clothes moving and the wrinkles away

We can't do that where I live. We have to use the dryer. I wish that we could because that would save us a lot of money on energy as well.

I have a pole across my back porch and I can put things on hangers and hang them up outside. I have another rack that I can throw towels over to dry or rugs or rags. I tend to use the dryer for underwear and sheets. I wish I had clotheslines.

I love hanging clothes up, not only does it save money like you said, but the smell of the clothes is refreshing. So of course, when I can, I do hang my clothes on a line, except at two times: 1. the weather is too cold and/or rainy that it isn't worth hanging them up and 2. if I am taking classes that are taking up too much of my time, then I can't.. Overall, give me the time and a good warm day, and you will see my clothes on the clothes line..

I use the dryer in the winter months when it is cold outside, but when the weather gets warmer I hang the clothes in the garden. I like hanging the clothes outside, the clothes are nice and fresh when I pick them up and I save some money, too. I think it is nice to use the dryer in the winter months, but I could live without it. In some of the apartments where I lived in the past there was no dryer, and we weren't allowed to dry clothes on the balcony so I always had to dry the clothes in my room. That worked okay, the room could get a little messy sometimes, but that was the only to dry my clothes. Today I don't have to dry my clothes in the living room. If I don't put them in the dryer, I hang them outside.

I hang up wash during the summertime when it is really hot to save money obviously, and also to keep the house a little cooler. The dryer definately heats things up! I have noticed though that towels don't do too well with hang dry with the modern soap. They get stiff!

Those are great ideas, but our friggen basement apartment is so humid the clothes don't dry properly. come to think of it, they don't dry properly in the dryers either. Last time I pulled a pair of socks or asweater out of the dryer, I could wring them out, and have water in the sink! AARRGGHH.

I used to hang out clothes all the time...but then my clothes line fell down...then it was to hard to hook something up...and with just me being here I don't wash alot or have alot to dry. But I love the smell of things that have just come off the line..especially sheets and towels....

I remember when I didn't have a washer or a dryer. I would use the washer and like you said, hang the clothing all over my apartment. I picked up a wooden clothes dryer at a thrift store for a couple dollars and that really helped. It takes work to be frugal sometimes. Your friend's got different priorities than you, I guess!

Each situation is different. I tried hanging my clothes out before, and it just didn't work for us. I can hang 1 load a day.. and it takes all day to dry. But I have to wash 2-3 loads per day to stay on top of my laundry, so for me it's just easier to use the dryer. I like to start a load in the morning, and put it in the dryer before I leave for work and just leave it there until I get around to it. Doubt I'd have the time to hang clothes on a line everyday.

I've heard lots of people complaining about something or other but have no intention of changing anything. I just don't get it. I love hanging my laundry outside because it smells so good. You can't get that fresh smell from a dryer, no matter what kind of detergent or fabric softener you use. I had one of those umbrella-type clothes dryer things but a wind storm blew it over (broke it) when I had it full of laundry. So, I put out a clothes line between our deck and a tree out back. Another tree was blown down by another storm and, of course, that tree came down right in the middle of my clothes line, breaking it in half. I've since put up another line but haven't used it yet. I have a torn rotator cuff and what the orthopedic surgeon is now calling a "frozen shoulder" and can't move my dominant arm enough to hang clothes, at least not until I have six weeks of physical therapy (starting this Friday) or have surgery on it. I'm a bit afraid I've been jinxed in this house and am not supposed to dry clothes outside.

I guess it just depends on the person. Our first year of marriage, we didn't have a clothes dryer..so we hung clothes on wooden dowel racks. We only did that 1 year....there was always clothes in the living room in front of the wood stove. \Maybe the lady doesn't want that mess around...would rather get it done, folded and put away.

Well, I think it's a good idea to do laundry at home, turning on the washing machine in hours when electricity costs less (as in Italy every evening after 20.00, or Sunday, all day). Only thing, I realize that if an item of any kind, after being washed, is dried in the house, it takes bad smell. At least at my house this happens.

Yeah, sometimes it's irritating when someone asks you a suggestion and after a long, endless points that you have given them, they end up saying they're not taking it. At least it would be nice to hear them say, "I'll see if that works". Anyway, it's good that you are very practical. I don't use the dyer as well, mother nature made sure that we get a lot of sun out here and we're using it to our advantage. It's 36.2 degree Celsius here, you don't even need a dyer for your clothes or hair just let it air dry for 30 minutes :)

I've long since learned that saving money is a matter of degrees. For instance, I hang my clothes outside nearly all winter. They will freeze dry if it isn't too humid and even if they don't, it just takes a little while back in the house to finish drying. But that's just me. My daughter never starts laundry until afternoon, so of course she "has to" use the dryer or they won't dry.

We live in an apartment and I just hang clothes on plastic hangers over the shower curtain rod in the bathtub. it's a bit of trouble but I think it saves me a bit of money. In the winter I just use the dryer because we have in-suite laundry so it really is much easier.

Im waiting for my fence to be finished. I did the math and it only saves us ten cents each load we dry on the line but when you do the math on the 30 plus loads I do a month the numbers add up. Thats $3.00 on just dryer costs alone, plus the wear and tear on your clothes, and the heat that isnt released into your house as you are doing it all. Im a big fan of keeping track of all of those little pennies. Our dryer is a newer energy efficent dryer too. An older dryer could use up more energy.

I hate to say it, but I'm not into hanging my wash up to dry, whether it be indoors or out. Not only am I not into the smell of sunshine on my clothes, I would be worried about critters (like birds and mice) leaving unwanted presents all over them. And indoors just isn't possible...not with my kids, especially with my oldest being autistic and all. It just wouldn't be a good idea. I can just see it now. Laundry would go everywhere! Happy mylotting!

I absolutely love hanging my cloths onthe line it has nothing to do with cost as I don't pay hydrogen where I live butte smell is so nice nothing better then crawling into a bed at night with sheets fresh off the line so nice!

My mother used to make use of dryers only when the rainy season arises. At those days my mother feels it is very difficult to get the water evaporated from the clothes so she make use of dryers. At summer seasons she used to hang the washed clothes on sun to get dried and this helps us to reduce our bills.