Universal Basic FriendMar 20
Clothes dryer, washing line
Only washing line
35.2%
Only clothes dryer
7.3%
Washing line [dryer for emergencies]
9.1%
Clothes dryer [washing line for emergencies]
3.6%
Both, mostly washing line
15.2%
Both, mostly dryer
17.6%
Clothes horse / other
10.9%
I don't wash clothes
1.2%
Poll ended at .
Show threadUniversal Basic Friend
Subtly different follow-up...
I have a dryer
9.1%
I have a washing line
36.4%
I have both
42.4%
I have neither
0%
I have a secret third thing
12.1%
Poll ended at .
Mar 20 at 7:42pmWeb
Show threadUniversal Basic FriendMar 20
I was going to do a [what kind/where are you from] poll, then I realised they will all just say australia/Aotearoa.
Show threadUniversal Basic FriendMar 20
It's interesting that 100% of us are doing laundry given we (the fedi, my corner of the fedi) are generally a pretty disabled demographic.
Show threadE TūMar 20
@coolandnormal Yes lol
Show threadAnna MiriamsdochterMar 20
@coolandnormal well… I just boosted and my followers are mostly Western European, so :)
Show threadUniversal Basic FriendMar 20
Is it socially acceptable to dry laundry outdoors where you are?
Mostly yes
80%
Mostly no
4%
Conditional (eg only if you have a yard)
16%
Poll ended at .
Show threadMaaikeMar 20
@coolandnormal I think, anyway. Or is one of those racks that hang from the top of a door classified as washing line/clothes horse? Not sure on the proper terminology 😅
Show threadSjoerdMar 20
@coolandnormal detailed answer: in previous house, we had a dryer, which we used exactly 2 times in 7 years (and that was in Northern England, where it can without exaggeration take 3 full days for clothes to dry on the line, I *still* very much preferred the line — by comparison here in Melbourne with a little exaggeration I find there are days once I’m done putting up the clothes on one side, I can straightaway start taking them down from the other 😅)
Show threadUniversal Basic FriendMar 20
@slevelt here we only have a washing line, which is almost always fine, it will be fine for years at a time. Then sometimes we have a season that doesn't stop drizzling for four solid months and you just can't wash clothes until it stops.
Show threadPinkyMar 20
@coolandnormal Our "washing line" is an indoor extendible pole that goes the length of our bathroom. We live in an apartment with a combined laundry/bathroom. When we do a load of washing, we put the clothes on a coat hanger and hang them along the pole, which has been placed as close to the ceiling as I can reach.