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Article #399Re: Looking for advice on buying a clothes dryer
From: jg
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:34
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:34
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Mags wrote: > "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. > > Dishwashers suck too.
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X-Google-Thread: 10a0c5,b894dd17da080ba5 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a0c5,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news2.google.com!news3.google.com!goblin3!goblin.stu.neva.ru!lon-transit.news.telstra.net!pit-transit.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: jg <jg@nospam.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: aus.consumers,wa.general Subject: Re: Looking for advice on buying a clothes dryer References: <49d9e727$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au> <VauCl.1432$y61.574@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <pan.2009.04.07.07.34.37.881389@NOSPAM.myrealbox.com> <49db3524$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au> <ySeDl.1903$y61.1295@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <pan.2009.04.09.06.29.54.397309@NOSPAM.myrealbox.com> <O%ADl.2147$y61.1318@news-server.bigpond.net.au> In-Reply-To: <O%ADl.2147$y61.1318@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 51 Message-ID: <1MBDl.2158$y61.90@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:34:37 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 124.182.29.52 X-Complaints-To: abuse@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1239345277 124.182.29.52 (Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:34:37 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:34:37 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services