By Melissa Segrest Green Right Now How old are your washer and dryer? If you can’t remember, odds are they’re nearing their golden years: Washers last about 11 years and dryers about 12, according to the Department of Energy. And we usually hold onto them as long as they work. Here’s some household math: The typical U.S. [...]
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By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Here’s a movie you never thought they’d make. Coming to the big, or maybe small, screen near you, a film…about…laundry! With a short opening feature on watching paint dry. OK, so that’s mean and I’m kidding, but not about the movie. Drying for Freedom is really in the works, [...]
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