• Eevoltic [she/her]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    For some reason it’s only occurred to me now that clothes can be washed by hand and that I know how to do that 🤦‍♀️

    Well, I know what I am doing today…

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      7 months ago

      Related note, apparently America is not a place you find laundry tubs, and lots of HOA ban outside clotheslines. This is utter madness!

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      7 months ago

      Don’t forget to roll the clothes up in towels and stand on them to get as much moisture out as possible after. I handwashed my clothes when the machine broke and they didn’t dry quickly enough to avoid getting mouldy

      Edit: If this might drag on or you might get sick again, consider a portable washing machine. It might let you do a small load more easily

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          7 months ago

          I’m not sure, I haven’t used one before but once bought one for a friend who was in a tight spot. You might want to check which features each of them have as the very cheapest (Big W) says it’s a camping one. Also check Amazon and Ebay to see if they’re any cheaper as sometimes it can be the exact same thing as in the chain store

          Edit: Ok it says the camping one comes with an AU adaptor so might be ok? But I didn’t want to miss mentioning that.

          They are actually not cheaper on ebay. But the one I got my friend looked like this

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      7 months ago

      They sure can, and some ought be. Very few people will have a scrub board nowadays, but modern clothes won’t generally be as grotty or sturdy. Don’t know about having the energy to do it while Positive!