May 15th - The price of clean clothes

The Japanese are gluttons for punishment. One of the ways they enjoy their martyrdom is by refusing to have dryers for their clothes. Although I appreciate saving electricity and energy as much as the next person, there are times (like, say, RAINY season) when you might want to avoid hanging your laundry outside. Although I try to look at the weather forecasts to strategically do my laundry, there have been many times when my laundry ends up just as wet as when it was in the washer. And on the third floor, it can get superbreezy and I am still waiting for a pair of my underwear to land in my neighbor's garden.