Lower the temperature & no tumble drying....

[smudge]

I've read about global warming & appreciate that not everyone has tumble dryers, but.......

I read in the paper this morning, that Asda, are recommending we should be lowering the temperature of the water in our washing machines (fair enough), but also not to use tumble dryers!!!!

Here we are in 2007, with all the latest technology, but are being advised to go back to the 'olden days'! I love to see a line full of washing drying naturally, but in this awful weather, I for one wouldn't be without my tumble dryer & refuse to go back to the using a clothes horse or having washing draped all over the radiators to dry!

Would you?

P.S. As it was in th newspaper this morning, I thought I'd post it in News, but if you think it should be in Home & Garden, please feel free to report it as such. Ta!

[Gromit]

smudge,

I blame you for this terrible weather, if only you hadn't got that tumble dryer all those years ago, this climate change would never have happened. If the powerlines come down, then your gonna be stuck with a house full of wet washing.

[smudge]

Ha, ha, ha Gromit - I'll think of that when I'm getting my lovely dry washing out of it later!!!! ;o}

[Gromit]

Well I hung my washing out at my Manchester home this morning, and apparently my washing is dry - just got a phone call from someone in Leeds who told me so.

[smudge]

Ha, ha, that was a good one Gromit!

I've just picked our Granddaughter up from College & taken her home, only to find a beautiful tree down in our daughter's front garden - literally torn from its roots & laying across their lawn!

Scary -but more firewood for us though!

[beryllium]

Well, that was a very breezy walk for us lol..... blew the cobwebs clean away!!! walking over the track bridge was fun, nearly took off a couple of times but made it round the lake, back over the bridge and round the fields.....
one filthy mutt later towelled down and I'm having my 2nd cuppa and my gluten free food free ginger nuts hehe
The eucalyptus tree and beech trees are waving at me frantically from the garden and the fir trees, front and back are bending back and forth.... all I imagine is those little birdies in their nests gripping on for dear life in the fir trees..

[smudge]

Glad you & doggy enjoyed your walk Beryl.

I love going for walks - it's so good for mind & body - as you say, it blows the dreaded cobwebs away too!

I've often wondered how birds must feel when their little homes are being blown about.

Well nearly time for din dins - so see you anon. -x-

[Ctrak]

Erm...anyone heard of either a washing line or a radiator?

Tumble dryers are pretty useless...bit like those "space pens". Apart from the few dozen who've done their training, who the hell is gonna write a Post-It in zero gravity?

Apparently a whole power station's worth of energy is also wasted in this country because people put things on mute instead of switching them off.

Makes you despair at this country...

I'm off to live in Bombay, first chance I get.

[smudge]

Have a nice trip!

[kwicky]

Tumble dryers are only useful for those who do not possess a change of clothing!

[smudge]

Yawn, yawn, yawn......

[sense4all]

China are building a power station ( of the non enviro friendly variety ) a week, and you are concerned about offending ASDA by your tumble dryer usage ? You can turn me in too honey, lol. I know every little makes a difference, and I recycle etc but I think maybe some bigger issues need to be sorted first.

[smudge]

Thank you for that sense4all - voice of reason!

I prefer to ignore 'silly' comments - it uses up too much brain power! But you've put that over nicely!

Nitey, nite!

[netibiza]

Well I like my tumble drier and shall continue to use it (carefully of course) - before I bought it, my kingsize sheets would hang damply under the patio roof for days and finally got blackspot before they dried, and no I do not have central heating radiators.