Errors with Airers

It took me a while to realize that drying laundry in the UK is proudly done by hanging it out in the air. Blithely I’d assumed the amount of rainfall would discouraged this.

English gardens often have clotheslines strung between trees, or houses and trees, or anything really. These are fortified by “airers” – basically fold up drying racks. Airers decorate the lounge when British weather discourages the outdoor method. Often smart people use the airers outside, allowing them to move them within at the drop of a hat. Or first drop of serious rain.

My purchased flat included a combination washer and dryer, due to the lack of outdoor space. I was grateful, for it turned out hanging wet clothes to dry required a little more skill than I yet possessed. Mine often turned into stiff lumps of material. The seller, on the other hand, believed it as a serious flaw and apologized profusely.

To compensate, she threw in a free airer.

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