(OH) The Toledo Blade – Why don’t more people dry their clothes on a clothesline? Al drew my attention to the Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2009 newsletter.
The article states that your dryer accounts for about 15 percent of your electric bill. It said the United States relies on dryers more than other countries. In Italy, fewer than 5 percent of households have a dryer.
On one hand, this comes as no surprise. Americans perfected drive-thru service for real important stuff, such as cheeseburgers and beer. They certainly aren’t eager to haul baskets of wet clothes out to their backyards. More