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javaavril t1_iu82w7f wrote

Reply to comment by incasesheisonheretoo in What bed sheets are comfortable and last? by GardeningCrashCourse

Fabric softener is synthetic or natural beef tallow with petrochemical fragrance, so really don't get why you are discouraging a suggestion for a natural line dry.

Do you specifically enjoy having your clothing covered in synthetic beef fat and chemicals? I prefer Air.

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ForwardCulture t1_iu846u7 wrote

I had to stop line drying at one point years ago when a neighbor bought an outdoor meat smoker. That fresh line dried smell was replaced with smoky meat smell several times a week.

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briinde t1_iu8v1jk wrote

I think we’re missing the big point here in that these would be the best smelling sheets of all.

“Honey, these brisket scented sheets are amazing!”

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alimaful t1_iu8zmcf wrote

This would break my heart 😂😭

I had to stop line drying because my a-hole neighbors complained I had a clothesline and apparently it's against HOA rules. Now I sometimes just drape them over my patio table instead, that's how much I crave that sweet sweet line dried sheet smell!

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javaavril t1_iu84rv5 wrote

I dry our clothes inside our home. It has little to do with our neighbor's meat smoking, which I am unsure if they do, but everything to do about efficiently drying our clothing without chemicals or energy.

I recommend the Ikea Mulig drying rack, holds a twenty pounds of dry clothes. Maybe 30lb wet.

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Popheal t1_iu86mzk wrote

We have a high ceiling in our family home and my dad installed a clothes line on a pulley system.

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acchaladka t1_iu8ix0l wrote

"Ah, a man of culture, i see" must be your line every time you see the clothesline and him together.

Which is a fair statement, as hanging your laundry in the courtyard, the palazzo, the ancient ruins, is something humans have been doing since the agricultural revolution at least, ie when our non- nomadic culture developed and changed radically.

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javaavril t1_iuc5086 wrote

OMG! I have seen those in British tv shows. I want one so badly. I have high ceilings in America and I very much want a British cast iron pulley ceiling dryer.

The floor based IKEA rack is still good, but I have Victorian dreams.

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jlbob t1_iu9hdhu wrote

I mean, that could likely get me to start line drying personally. But it's all about preference, if it wasn't Reddit I'd be shocked over how bent out of shape people are on this.

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LP61 t1_iu9ncm5 wrote

Well that might certainly attract all the cats and the dogs in the area 🤣

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ForwardCulture t1_iu9osw4 wrote

It sort of did. Same neighbor ended up with several dozen stray cats. Who then all had kittens. They ruined several neighbor’s landscaping etc. Health department got involved. Then they left piles of wood for their fireplaces unused and that attracted rats.

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Sipikay t1_iucsucy wrote

My dryer seems to work just fine without any fabric softener. Maybe I've got a special unit!

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