Blow Drying Your Clothes
By Ann LeFlore
@poehere (15123)
French Polynesia
August 7, 2017 12:08am CST
Have you ever tried blow drying your clothes before? I am sure this isn’t necessary because everyone owns a dryer. However, here on the islands I don’t own a dryer. So today I hung my clothes out on the line and the wind was blowing so hard it blew my clothes dry in record time. I love blow drying my clothes. It makes them smell so fresh and clean.
Have you ever used your blow dryer to quickly dry some clothes? I have done this on a few occasions when I was in a hurry,. I had washed clothes and the sun hadn’t finished to dry them. I had to crab my hair dryer and help the drying process along.
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15 responses
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
7 Aug 17
I don't own a dryer either. I don't own a hair dryer either, but I used to. I remember once I had washed my daughter's gym uniform and it wasn't dry so we used her hair dryer to dry it so she could take it to school.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
7 Aug 17
I love not owning a dryer. I much prefer the sun to dry my clothes.
Yes in a pinch a hair dryer works if you have no other choice. I did one time put a towel over something that was damp and ironed it dry.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
8 Aug 17
@LadyDuck Where you live you need a good heating system. We use a propane tank on our stove and one on the hot water heater in our bathroom. The tanks normally last me 4 months. I think, I pay like 27 euro or less for my tanks every few months.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
7 Aug 17
On the islands, not a lot of people own a dryer. It is not necessary and we have to buy a propane tank to use with the dryer. I think I did see an electric dryer in the stores not long ago. I wouldn't use this because of the price of electricity here on the islands. You would have a 500 dollar electric bill each month. Too much for me when the sun is for free.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
7 Aug 17
Oh, this is so sad. How can anyone not allow a clothes line in your backyard. I am not a fan of cloth dryers and I would much rather use our natural resources to dry my clothes. I think you should talk with your city council and complain. That is one reason we have so many problems with the environment. People are using too many resources when the sun is there for us.
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
9 Aug 17
Me too sometimes I use blow dryer if I really need too, especially if it's raining and I don't have dryer and I need to wear my clothes. And also i used it to blow dry my hair
@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
10 Aug 17
@poehere that's right
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@Cool_Mommy (58)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
10 Aug 17
Yes, I did it already@poehere. Blow drying my clothes is the fastest way to help me when I need a shirt right away. Otherwise, I have to get an electric fan and let it dry.
@Cool_Mommy (58)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
10 Aug 17
Likewise @poehere. If the sun is up, its quite easy to dry clothes.
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
7 Aug 17
Yes, every so often I use the hair dryer on a piece of clothing. I never use it on my hair!
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
7 Aug 17
It does work. Also, you can put a towel on the clothes and iron them dry. Had to do this once.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
7 Aug 17
It does come in handy if you don't have a dryer. On the islands we don't have natural gas piped into our home. We use propane from tanks. A propane dryer isn't of much interest to us here. We always have the sun and have more than enough beautiful days to dry our clothes. However, one time I was running late and needed something and it wasn't dry. Grab the blow dryer and out the door I went.
@dgobucks226 (35716)
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8 Aug 17
I have used a blow dyer to dry clothes before, but something I never thought about to finish off damp items not quite completely dry. Not a bad idea
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
7 Aug 17
You still must have energy in your home. Otherwise you'd have no way of connecting on here unless you use a smart phone and the internet bill would be quite high.
@Neiltarquin (1062)
• Rass, Saudi Arabia
8 Aug 17
I don't do that, I'd use an electric fan. That is what we do if monsoon comes and the sun won't shine for days.
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
20 Dec 17
I have no dryer. I have blow dried my clothes on occasion. When my cat was out in the rain I brought her in and blow dried her.
