On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 15:26:02 -0700, graham > wrote:

>On 12/8/2016 3:00 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-12-08 4:52 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 10:21:01 -0500, Nancy Young
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 12/8/2016 6:51 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Pollen, dust, mold spores, bird droppings. Plus, I find that hung
>>>>> clothes are stiff. I like the dryer much better.
>>>>
>>>> I grew up with line dried laundry and I agree 100 percent.
>>>> Scratchy towels, stiff clothing. Just about everything
>>>> comes out nicer from the dryer.
>>>>
>>>> And don't get me started on frozen jeans.
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>
>>> And dryers remove lint.
>>
>> They also help to produce that lint by jostling the items together.
>>
>>
>> Speaking of lint.... one of my jobs yesterday was to reconnect the vent
>> hose to the dryer. It had somehow come part way off so the dryer was
>> venting directly out the back. I had to remove it completely to bend
>> back some of the edge of the hose to get it to fit better. There was a a
>> good handful of lint sitting at the bottom of the hose.
>>
>When I moved into this house, I set up the laundry in the basement
>rather than have it in a cupboard visible from the front door. The
>original dryer exhaust pipe was about 10' long and packed solid with lint.
>It is my intention in the next week or so to vacuum out the new pipe.
>Graham

Clogged with lint is a great way to start a fire, also takes a lot
longer to dry clothes... I use this:
https://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202...yer+lint+brush