How Many Dryers Can One Person Kill?

The dryer that Ryan and I have been using we got 10 years ago when we first moved into our house. We got it used from his parents. They figured it would last us a year or two and then we would have to replace it....it lasted much longer than that. About a month ago though it started acting funny and for the past couple weeks it has just been living on a prayer. Finally last Saturday it gave up and died and found a new home in the garage.

Because Ryan hasn't had a single second to spare between farming and hunting on his way out the door last Saturday he told me to check Craigslist. I luckily found a dryer not far from me for only $100. (Which was a blessing because who has $500 burning a hole in their pocket right now?? NOT ME!) I ran and picked it up and Sunday afternoon Ry and his bro. unloaded it and I ran one load through it to make sure it worked. Then it sat for the entire week (I do all my laundry on Saturdays). This morning I put my first load in it and it was dead as a doornail. It wouldn't even try to work. ARGH!!! Ryan tore into the wall to see if it was electrical, but it isn't.

So - we called the guy that sold it to me and he said he has a dryer in an apartment he knows works and so he will bring us that one and trade. All I have to say is - IT BETTER WORK!

My fence can only hold so many clothes. I know that I am spoiled. I realize that the pioneers had to hang dry their clothes all the time, but they really only had one set of work clothes and one set of Sunday clothes. I am guessing that they didn't wash their Sunday clothes very often so really they only had to put on one set of scratchy clothes once a week....not every morning and p.j.'s every night. And.......don't even get me started on scratchy towels and underwear.:)