It occurs to me that this thread poses something of a conundrum to our liberal progressive friends on the left. On the one hand, the mechanical clothes dryer was perfected in the '50s to help alleviate some of the drudgery of housework. Free of this drudgery, women were able to pursue better and more rewarding careers than running a household and raising children.

On the other hand, in the name of saving the planet, our liberal progressive friends are encouraging us to eschew the mechanical dryer and let nature do the drying for us. So essentially they want to re-shackle women to the drudgery of housework as I'm pretty sure it isn't going to be the man of the house hanging the laundry.

And say, what about that washing machine, it also uses quite a bit of electricity. In the name of saving the planet, shouldn't we trade it in for a washboard and tub. I mean, as long as the little lady is home hanging the laundry, she might as well hand wash the laundry in the tub and save those watts for the health of the planet. We could also get rid of the dish washer, trash compacter, garbage disposal, hair dryer and vacuum cleaner. After all whats more important, saving the planet or a little extra housework.