Why use dryer sheets at all?

Why use dryers?

I have very soft cheeks and want to keep them that way so I use softener in the wash. Women appreciate that.

As do sodomites...

I don't have a clue. I use unscented laundry detergent and no dryer sheets. It gags me when my neighbors do their laundry and the smell of their dryer sheets wafts all over the neighborhood.

Cindy Hamilton

I thought one advantage of dryer sheets was to cut down on the static electricity on some things like the sheets.

That is true.

Oooh. Static electricity. Who cares?

Cindy Hamilton

We stopped using them too. Our dryer vent stopped clogging up. I am in Florida. I think static electricity stops up in Georgia somewhere around Atlanta. ;-)

Got pets? Less static means less pet hair on cloths, towels, etc.

Care to share with the group how you overcome static electricity in your bed sheets?

Never used the sheets, but do use fabric softener in the wash. Never had a clogging problem.

After reading this, I may change to vinegar next time

Florida probably has enough humidity not to have any static electricity. Here in NC on cold days it is often enough to give you a good shock when getting in your car if it has certain seat covers.

In the plant I worked in there was a long rubber type floor mat about 70 feet long in a control room. You could walk across that mat and shock the crap out of yourself when opening the door in the winter time. The wall was was lined with instruments to control the process of the plant. It started out with air controllers. When the electronics was being put in, they would do all kind of strange things . They finally took out the mats.

Back in the 80's I installed hundreds of Radio Shack TRS-80 Model II Word Processing systems.

These systems were so sensitive when it came to static that users were wiping out floppy disks in the expansion bay just by touching the plastic case of the keyboard. I knew of one system where the user could consistently make the daisy wheel printer print out a single character just by dragging her feet on the carpet and touching the keyboard.

Once we realized how bad the static issue was and that the keyboard played a major role, we began to open every keyboard and install a ground wire from the case to circuit board before we installed the system. This helped a lot, but was not a complete solution.

In the worst areas, we would attach a ground wire with a grounding bracelet to the sprinkler system. The users would put the bracelet on before touching the keyboard, a floppy or anything related to the system. That method finally stopped the printer from spitting out the character.

I have been here so long I forgot about static electricity but I was "shocked" back into reality when I fried the USB port on my laptop in Colorado. I walked across the carpet and plugged in my camera. Fortunately the only thing I blew was the USB port.

Don't get your pantyhose in a bunch. Does anybody wear those damn things anymore?

I've never noticed static electricity in bed sheets. I do cling to them but I thought that's because I'm so heavy.

That's the same thing Davey Crockett said.

By pulling on them? By letting them discharge naturally through whatever path provides the least resistance?

If you could tell me what the problem is, I might be able to provide a better answer.

Cindy Hamilton

Somebody must, because they still sell them. Probably old baby boomer ladies.

I'm not a lady. I wear socks and trousers.

Cindy Hamilton