The Dryer is Dead

Yesterday, quite unexpectedly, our clothes dryer died. I think the over-sized comforter I put in there was just too much for it to handle. I had kind of been dreading the day when either the washer or dryer would go since we purchased both for $75 from the previous renters and they weren't exactly new when they had them installed.

At first I frantically jumped on Craigslist to find a new one. There are plenty out there, although most people are selling a washer and dryer together. There were some reasonable prices, but the hassle of the whole thing seemed such a burden; in little more than a year we will more than likely be moving out and lugging a washer and dryer to a new place seems too much trouble. And what if there's already a washer/dryer at our new place?

So for the time being we are excited to try air drying! I remember as a kid always having to hang clothes on the line for my mom. It was an annoying chore back then, but now it seems like such a novelty! Unfortunately until yesterday we did not have a clothesline. However, we did have one relic of a pole behind our garage cemented into the ground. It had hooks on it so all I had to do was buy some clothesline and a couple screw eyes. I screwed them into two adjacent trees and ran the line from the pole to the trees. Perfect!