Well, 39 days after its original delivery date, we have both our washing machine and our microwave. Now we just need some drying racks and detergent and we can finally wash from home. Why do we need drying racks? Because the French don't use drying machines! That's right, everything is air dried, even sheets.
If you go into a specialty appliance store, you may be able to find a couple dryers, but it's not really worth it economically to get one. Dryers in France consume a ridiculous amount of electricity. I don't know whether it's because they're not in demand so companies don't bother to release energy efficient dryers, or they're not in demand because companies don't make energy efficient dryers, but either way, there it is.
I don't understand how people can go on without a dryer! They have racks that the put over their tubs, hanging rods, hanging racks, and clothes lines. I just don't understand it. For people who have such limited space to have to worry about enough space to dry their clothes, you would think that they would want a dryer.
We are getting a dryer, though we will only be using it for sheets and the duvet cover. The dryer is free from a coworker of Jeremy's. He was originally from the UK, has been in France for maybe 10 years or so, and is now going back to the UK so he is giving us his dryer that his UK wife insisted on. I don't blame her, I insisted too. I can tolerate hanging up all the clothes to dry, I always hung up my clothes anyway so now it's just a matter of adding undergarments and towels to the list, but I just can't imagine trying to air dry queen size sheets.
So that was my day! Boring, I know, but maybe you found it interesting to learn about the French and their lack of dryers.
If you go into a specialty appliance store, you may be able to find a couple dryers, but it's not really worth it economically to get one. Dryers in France consume a ridiculous amount of electricity. I don't know whether it's because they're not in demand so companies don't bother to release energy efficient dryers, or they're not in demand because companies don't make energy efficient dryers, but either way, there it is.
I don't understand how people can go on without a dryer! They have racks that the put over their tubs, hanging rods, hanging racks, and clothes lines. I just don't understand it. For people who have such limited space to have to worry about enough space to dry their clothes, you would think that they would want a dryer.
We are getting a dryer, though we will only be using it for sheets and the duvet cover. The dryer is free from a coworker of Jeremy's. He was originally from the UK, has been in France for maybe 10 years or so, and is now going back to the UK so he is giving us his dryer that his UK wife insisted on. I don't blame her, I insisted too. I can tolerate hanging up all the clothes to dry, I always hung up my clothes anyway so now it's just a matter of adding undergarments and towels to the list, but I just can't imagine trying to air dry queen size sheets.
So that was my day! Boring, I know, but maybe you found it interesting to learn about the French and their lack of dryers.