Originally Posted by Rosemary (Post 10375076)

You mean to tell me that you wished this on everyone and you are admitting your guilt!!!!! I wonder if this is grounds for a lifetime ban. :D

Rosemary

Originally Posted by megmet (Post 10375178)

Guilty as charged, but in my defence I'll say that it was 40c at the time. :)

Originally Posted by sujee (Post 10375982)

Finally got 2 loads of washing done and dried today. It was lovely in the sun,

Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly (Post 10374404)

Here's a clue or two.

It goes around and around without getting anywhere, wastes loads of energy, runs up a massive electric bill, makes a hell of a lot of noise and blows a load of hot air.

Now whatever could that be ? ;)

Originally Posted by Pocaloca (Post 10375983)

Happiness is getting into a bed with clean sheets dried in the fresh air - even if they do smell ever so slightly of woodsmoke!

Originally Posted by playamonte (Post 10375995)

So just how do you dry your washing in wet weather ?, you know when the air itself is damp & full of moisture. ;)

Originally Posted by angiescarr (Post 10376080)

I noticed you only joined this year. It's not been so unusual to have seemingly endless rain here. The year I moved here, just 3 years ago, we moved on the 16th December. On the 18th our goods and chattels were due to turn up. It decided to start raining. We had nowhere to put our stuff except in our unfinished house. I'd managed to get the builders to wall off one section and fill in the windows in the part filled way they do here in Spain. It rained solidly until march, took a couple of weeks off and then started again for another month!
Everything we owned was damp. Much of it totally ruined. Our part built house was a running river. We stayed in a rental but that was cold, damp and miserable and we were running out of money. This, as they say on all the 'No going back' type progs, was not the way it was supposed to be!
But last year was a very dry winter. You just never know!
I still love rain and thunderstorms just as I did when I was a child. but I'll never disrespect the power of water!

Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly (Post 10376160)

Your post combined with the latest weather forecast has really cheered me up no end......I don't think.

Time for shot of brandy methinks, before the damp gets right into my creaky old bones.

Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly (Post 10376156)

Good question.

Back in the UK when the weather is bad I have a few spare rooms with C/H rads and lots of hanging space. Even in winter I open a couple af windows just the tiniest bit to keep the air circulating and prevent condensation.

So you had the C/H on & the windows cracked open

Here in Spain I have various sizable undercover areas outside the house where they can hang a long while if needs must, without being in the way.

Yes hanging in the damp air for hours on end

I watch the weather carefully and even during bad spells, it's very rare there isn't the occasional window of opportunity, so given half a chance like today for instance, I make the very best use of it.

A bit like when I was farming, constantly watching the skies and forecasts in order to "make hay while the sun shines", and that was even more difficult.

When the worst comes to the worst, I keep bringing a few things inside at a time and spread them all around the warm house till they properly air off.

Chances are they will just smell ......... damp.

I've seen a few bad spells down here, but with a little help from my lady friend and a little ingenuity I've never been stuck or had a log jam waiting to get stuff dried.

All a question of timing and common sense really, though the fact that there is rarely more than two in the house or occasionally just myself, means that the washing load is never very big.

Common sense would be to invest in a tumble dryer & in an hour your damp washing would be properly dry, still as you have never owned one it may be to big a culture change ?

However as PL says, letting them have a good blow ouside is always by far the best when possible.

Originally Posted by playamonte (Post 10377138)

Goes without saying & the choice of most.

Originally Posted by albertbridge (Post 10377222)

'Perfect storm' here in Pego ... patio furniture in the pool and rain beating on the windows :(

Originally Posted by albertbridge (Post 10377222)

'Perfect storm' here in Pego ... patio furniture in the pool and rain beating on the windows :(

Originally Posted by snikpoh (Post 10377728)

Woke up this morning wondering what damage the rain has done - it hasn't stopped for 48 hours now.

Underbuild (two apartments) under water, pool overflowing, chickens trying to swim and dogs - well!!!!!

Originally Posted by megmet (Post 10377455)

Been much the same here, wind at storm force, rain lashing down and for a while this afternoon hailstones.....it looked a lot like snow across the valley on El Torcal.
I'm still waiting for a dry slot to get my washing done. :(

Originally Posted by jackytoo (Post 10378049)

See there is snow in Axarquia region today. Lovely photo here.

http://www.diariosur.es/20121112/loc...211121129.html

Originally Posted by Domino (Post 10378317)

here we currently have 14c in the sun in sheltered positions, but real chill factor if the wind catches you as you move round a corner.
blue sky now mostly visible with the few off white fluffy things moving around

got some of the washing done, but not the normal Monday batch - according to the housekeeper
:rofl:

Originally Posted by megmet (Post 10379378)

I did the same, but I only got the one load dry this afternoon instead of the normal two.
It was lovely and warm here in the sun, one of those days when you go outside to warm up. ;)

Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly (Post 10377197)

There was actually a S/H tumble drier standing unused in a corner for 5 years which my son was given.
Gave it away a few months ago, never used it once, no need for it, despite the bad Summer.

I can assure you I would never dream of putting washing away without ensuring it was properly dried, aired and fresh, nothing I hate more than damp or foisty washing, not good for the health either.

Has it never crossed your mind that folk have been successfully drying and airing washing in all sorts of conditions for hundreds or maybe thousands of years before electric dryers were invented ?

It's not rocket science I can assure you.

Originally Posted by playamonte (Post 10380012)

Yes it had crossed my mind hence I only wash my clothes in cold water using a scrubbing board and carbolic soap, no sir you will not find me using a machine as they (how did you put it ?) are extremly wasteful of electricity and cost a fourtune to run.

Originally Posted by jimenato (Post 10380084)

:rofl:

I wash our clothes by bashing them on rocks by the river it - saves water coming through the meter. I'd do the same with the kids if I had any.

Originally Posted by playamonte (Post 10380012)

Yes it had crossed my mind hence I only wash my clothes in cold water using a scrubbing board and carbolic soap, no sir you will not find me using a machine as they (how did you put it ?) are extremly wasteful of electricity and cost a fourtune to run.

Yes I know many do use them so they can complete the wash in a hour instead of all day, but............

BTW what have rockets got to do with it ? ;)

Originally Posted by Domino (Post 10387364)

been raining hard since 7am, thunder, lightning - the works

;)

Originally Posted by Saxy (Post 10387416)

Gorgeous here in Alicante, 22 deg in the shade :thumbsup:

John :):);)

Originally Posted by Saxy (Post 10387416)

Gorgeous here in Alicante, 22 deg in the shade :thumbsup:

John :):);)

Originally Posted by dorishaslop (Post 10387528)

Hey.... I finally did it... coming over to near Orihuela.. little place called la Campaneta... just after xmas.