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"David Clayton" <dcstar@NOSPAM.myrealbox.com> wrote in message 
news:pan.2009.04.09.06.29.54.397309@NOSPAM.myrealbox.com...
> On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:31:26 +0000, Mags wrote:
>
>>
>> "Jonathan Wilson" <jfwfreo@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
> .......
>>> If you can show me how to dry a full weeks worth of washing (5-6 pairs
>>> of jeans, matching shirts, jumpers, underpants, socks) in a single day
>>> when its raining outside (and really cold with lots of moisture in the
>>> air) using a drying rack small enough to fit into a tiny 1-bedroom
>>> apartment (with almost no available floor space), then I will go that
>>> option.
>>>
>>> But since its not possible to do that (unless some magic device that I
>>> havent heard about exists), a clothes dryer is the only suitable option.
>>
>> Would it be an option to use a laundrette?  Have used that service many
>> times when trying to dry big bulky items during rainy season.  Might even
>> be cheaper too!
>
> I used to do the big "full week's" worth of washing at a laundrette and
> pay heaps feeding the washing machines and dryers.
>
> Guess what, after buying an efficient front-loading washing machine - that
> does a good job of spin-drying - I can now do 2 or 3 smaller loads each
> week and dry them overnight (and it might take 50% longer in the middle of
> winter - big deal) without needing a clothes dryer. The pay back for
> buying and operating the washing machine was about 4 years, the rest after
> that is pure savings.
>
> If people want to remain brainwashed and insist on needing a dryer because
> they can't see other ways of doing things then fine, it's their money they
> are throwing away.
>
> -- 
> Regards, David.
>
> David Clayton
> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
> Knowledge is a measure of how many answers you have, intelligence is a
> measure of how many questions you have.
>

I used to use the laundrette for drying heavy bedding.  Never owned a dryer 
and have no intention of owning one.