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Daily discussion thread: 💊🌸🛌📺 Friday, June 7, 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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...

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 5 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!

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are the small portable ones any good? Didn't know they were this cheap

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 5 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!