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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:10 PM
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Don't you just love the smell of fresh laundry?
That fresh fabric softener/dryer sheets smell? Man, my room smells sooo good. That's all. :)
Duckie
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:18 PM
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1. yes I do
YES INDEED
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:22 PM
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2. I like it when it's warm and you pull it out of the dryer
and hug it tight to yer bosom and bury yer face it it's warm sweet smell. . . :D
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Teddy_Salad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:23 PM
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3. Stop it!!!
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:24 PM
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4. What is that little guy smoking anyway?
:shrug:

And I can wax poetic about clean laundry all I want! :P
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Teddy_Salad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:27 PM
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6. The laundry part was fine...
it was when you mentioned hugging it tight to your bosom that I started going all

What is that guy smoking?

Let me be your laundry and I might tell ya! :)
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:30 PM
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7. Aw,
You're so nice to me --
of course you get a hug. :hug:
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Teddy_Salad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:31 PM
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8. Phew!!!
I get a hug when I was really expecting a

Thankyou! Thankyou!
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:48 PM
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10. Well, that's what you really deserve. . .

Alas, you caught me at a weak moment.

And you are awfully nice. :-)
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Teddy_Salad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:53 PM
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11. QUICK!!! Put me in the tumble dryer!!!
:loveya:
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phoebe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:24 PM
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5. Suggest you read this article, especially if you are using chemically
laced sheets..this website offers alternatives.

http://www.grinningplanet.com/2004/04-29/stop-static-cling-fabric-softener-article.htm

snip

Your fabric softener or dryer sheets likely include some of the following not-so-snuggly ingredients: alpha-terpineol, benzyl acetate, camphor, benzyl alcohol, limonene, ethyl acetate, pentane, and chloroform. According to the manufacturers' Material Safety Data Sheets, these chemicals have the potential to do things to you such as:

cause central nervous system disorders, headaches, and loss of muscle coordination;
irritate mucous membranes and impair respiratory function;
cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, or drowsiness;
cause liver or kidney damage;
cause skin disorders and allergic reactions;
cause cancer.

One of these chemicals even contains the warning, "Do not flush into sewer system," and another appears on the Environmental Protection Agency's hazardous waste list.

People are exposed to the chemicals by breathing the aromatic molecules in the air near the clothes or by absorbing them through the skin via direct contact with the clothes (which, by design, retain some of the fabric softener/dryer sheet molecules

hope this helps.. by the way according to another website, dryer sheets can also cause "excitement" - looks like you are suffering from that symptom.. :evilgrin:
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 07:47 PM
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9. Why did you have to tell me that?!
What I didn't know wasn't hurting me. Oh well...everything causes cancer these days. What's one more thing?
Duckie
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phoebe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 08:49 PM
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12. have your continued health and well-being in mind..
n/t
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 08:18 AM
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13. Thanks...That's very sweet...
Are there any safe fabric softeners?
Duckie
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phoebe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 02:46 PM
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14. use a product such as Seventh Generation in the wash or
Edited on Thu Jun-10-04 02:50 PM by phoebe
using an old towel, soak it in 7th Gen. liquid fabric softener. Wring out well over a clean bucket. Pour the excess back into the bottle and let the towel dry naturally before using. This "sheet" should last some time, is lightly scented and is probably the most practical solution for most people.
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 02:51 PM
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15. I hang my clothes out to dry
the freshness lasts a week in the drawer :)
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