tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post2705179297415280483..comments2023-08-21T18:11:11.784-04:00Comments on Carrie's Busy Nothings: Little Bites {July}C.G. Koenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-88112463480388372462012-07-05T08:12:54.983-04:002012-07-05T08:12:54.983-04:00Hahaha! Sorry, just thinking about those U.S. visi...Hahaha! Sorry, just thinking about those U.S. visitors - it would absolutely explain their reaction. As for your question, it's an interesting one, which will probably end up sparking a future post. :-) Before I write it, however, I'd like to hear your thoughts as to why you think line drying would be more environmentally friendly than using a dryer (other than the lower electric bill). <br /><br />Hmmm...which makes me think I need to add some context as well. Unlike S.A. and Mozambique, we aren't subject to frequent power cuts due to a lack of electricity. There is no shortage, and it doesn't have to be rationed. On the rare occasions that we lose power, it's due to a storm, routine maintenance, or a blown transformer on a power poll, not because too many people are using electricity. <br /><br />Also, unlike Lesotho or Mozambique, where we paid for our power on the front-end, in the States we pay for what we use each month. The meter man drives by, gets a reading from our electric meter on the side of our house, and then we get a bill for the power usage from the previous 30 or 31 days. There is no pre-paying for electricity (or water) as we did in Africa. Truth be told, we watched our usage more over there because we didn't want to run out and have to go buy more. That's not an issue here.<br /><br />ANYWAY - would love to hear your thoughts/reasons for line vs. dryer and the environment question...and be looking for a post about this topic in the future! Thanks for the give and take - I LOVE IT!!! :-)<br /><br />Blessings!C.G. Koenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-81551784370032627912012-07-05T06:46:24.649-04:002012-07-05T06:46:24.649-04:00:) That's so interesting - and probably explai...:) That's so interesting - and probably explains the US visitors we've had where I work who were surprised/shocked and dismayed not to find a washer-dryer in the house, something that hardly exists here! Wouldn't line drying be more environmentally friendly though? xxSalomé Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759255174360154148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-56152633614376059442012-07-03T07:45:25.562-04:002012-07-03T07:45:25.562-04:00Hello friend! No, we don't HAVE to use a dryer...Hello friend! No, we don't HAVE to use a dryer, we WANT to (and I doubt that I'm in the minority in the U.S. - I can't think of a house in our surrounding neighborhoods that has a clothesline outside). It's one of the things I missed the most while we were gone - I HATED line drying, so it's worth it to us to use the dryer. However, if money were really tight or the economy totally crashed, I'd throw up a line and do what I had to do - though I would seriously miss my soft sheets, towels, and t-shirts. ;-)C.G. Koenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-55270394946109433282012-07-03T07:40:53.856-04:002012-07-03T07:40:53.856-04:00Thanks, Sophie! Organized is one thing - follow th...Thanks, Sophie! Organized is one thing - follow through is another...!C.G. Koenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-88864388301233492422012-07-03T03:12:10.106-04:002012-07-03T03:12:10.106-04:00Hi, so weird cultural/climatic question: you guys ...Hi, so weird cultural/climatic question: you guys need to use dryers even in summer? That quite unfortunate! <br /><br />Keep up the good work! xxSalomé Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759255174360154148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-57892244655283001042012-07-03T00:01:47.518-04:002012-07-03T00:01:47.518-04:00Ooooh gosh. so organized! i'll probably pause ...Ooooh gosh. so organized! i'll probably pause mid commenting to go and do some tdying up.....!Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455290645405576775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-29725213933248761872012-07-03T00:01:20.200-04:002012-07-03T00:01:20.200-04:00Ooooh gosh. so organized! i'll probably pause ...Ooooh gosh. so organized! i'll probably pause mid commenting to go and do some tdying up.....!Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455290645405576775noreply@blogger.com