Here is an email I received with a note responding to my washer/dryer article. I thought it would kick off a good discussion about coming up with ways to conserve water in the home. Thanks Jess!
Hello, nice to hear from Living Simply. We recently moved and inherited a whirlpool which is French and takes less space and uses less water. We also have an old fashioned hanging clothesline, the kind with wooden strips and iron and a cord for bringing it down, and up too of course. And it works! clothes take a bit longer to dry but ...
all the best,
Jess
(here is the article she refers to here: )
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art42167.asp