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Hey.... to all disbelievers, they actually do freeze dry!!!!! Really, they will get stiff if the temps are really that cold... but they really do dry. If there is no humidity in the air, they will dry fairly well. It was in the mid 30's when I hung them after PT on Friday, but the sun was out melting the snow so got up in the 40's I think.... then it was colder Sat but sunny, and much breezier. And today it started at 14 or so, and the sun was out early. Clouded up by early afternoon, but a little breezy. They are dry and the jeans are really pretty "soft" as are the t-shirts, and sweatshirts.
When I was in CT when my son was born. I hung all his cloth diapers on the clothesline several times a week.... they would get stiff and then by late afternoon they would be softer and usually dry or just a little damp.... I could finish drying them inside if I had to.
Gets a little cold for the fingers... but I still prefer them outside, to out of a dryer.
I came up the hill awhile ago. Dropped off a couple coupons that came in the mail for my son. Scrap metal here has gone way up and the coupons were for another 1.00 per 100 on top of that. He has taken 3 loads of scrap metal in the last 2 weeks and has another old truck loaded on the trailer, and says that he has maybe one more load to go. He has taken over 5,000 lbs each trailer the last 2 trips. He has taken a couple of old trucks off "Doug's" farm and alot of scrap metal junk laying around. Scrap metal was down to $2-3 /100 lbs... and now is up over $6./100... so each load has brought in the neighborhood of $400+ per load with the coupon for the extra 1.00/100 lbs. Makes it worth the time and fuel to haul it down there and cleans up things. Also dropped off his birthday card since I haven't seen him all week. Then went and got milk from my farmer that he had in the bucket ready for me, then came to the new house. I went out and took all the clothes off the line, it had gone from sunny early to mostly all cloudy and getting colder and damper.
Came in, got a sandwich and am going to fold the clothes and get them all put away and a bunch in the totes for future sale. Got that tote that didn't have a lid (that I bought a couple weeks ago for $1.00) and I have 2 lids from other totes, that the bottom part has cracked and split... so just have to wash one and then will be able to use this tote. The handles are the same so I am sure it will work. Then I am going to go in and do some stuff in the DR... have some more paint and supplies to go in the "understairs" pantry/storage for the time being. Til I get it opened up into a complete under stairs storage area and then I can change it around a bit. But at least the paint won't get frozen or anything.
I also am going to make enough room to get the little kitchen bar we took out, that is just in there for now, moved out to the porch and then into the storage building until I decide what to do with it or take it apart or something. That will give me a 6' wall on one side, to put more stuff from the other house and make it easier to get into that storage pantry door too.
So time to go do some of this and then I will have to take a break for the knees. They were sore yesterday, and now with the colder dampness they are starting to ache. If nothing else, I will be glad of warmer weather for them to not ache so much.
When I was in CT when my son was born. I hung all his cloth diapers on the clothesline several times a week.... they would get stiff and then by late afternoon they would be softer and usually dry or just a little damp.... I could finish drying them inside if I had to.
Gets a little cold for the fingers... but I still prefer them outside, to out of a dryer.
I came up the hill awhile ago. Dropped off a couple coupons that came in the mail for my son. Scrap metal here has gone way up and the coupons were for another 1.00 per 100 on top of that. He has taken 3 loads of scrap metal in the last 2 weeks and has another old truck loaded on the trailer, and says that he has maybe one more load to go. He has taken over 5,000 lbs each trailer the last 2 trips. He has taken a couple of old trucks off "Doug's" farm and alot of scrap metal junk laying around. Scrap metal was down to $2-3 /100 lbs... and now is up over $6./100... so each load has brought in the neighborhood of $400+ per load with the coupon for the extra 1.00/100 lbs. Makes it worth the time and fuel to haul it down there and cleans up things. Also dropped off his birthday card since I haven't seen him all week. Then went and got milk from my farmer that he had in the bucket ready for me, then came to the new house. I went out and took all the clothes off the line, it had gone from sunny early to mostly all cloudy and getting colder and damper.
Came in, got a sandwich and am going to fold the clothes and get them all put away and a bunch in the totes for future sale. Got that tote that didn't have a lid (that I bought a couple weeks ago for $1.00) and I have 2 lids from other totes, that the bottom part has cracked and split... so just have to wash one and then will be able to use this tote. The handles are the same so I am sure it will work. Then I am going to go in and do some stuff in the DR... have some more paint and supplies to go in the "understairs" pantry/storage for the time being. Til I get it opened up into a complete under stairs storage area and then I can change it around a bit. But at least the paint won't get frozen or anything.
I also am going to make enough room to get the little kitchen bar we took out, that is just in there for now, moved out to the porch and then into the storage building until I decide what to do with it or take it apart or something. That will give me a 6' wall on one side, to put more stuff from the other house and make it easier to get into that storage pantry door too.
So time to go do some of this and then I will have to take a break for the knees. They were sore yesterday, and now with the colder dampness they are starting to ache. If nothing else, I will be glad of warmer weather for them to not ache so much.