This post has nothing to do with gardening. It is a rambling bunch of wishes, foibles, and possible money saving tips.

Things I love to eat that are totally not good for me.
1. sour cream
2. cheetos
3. medium rare, well marbled steak
4. fried almost anything (can't help it, I am true southerner)
5. good greasy pork barbecue, (especially from Fat Boys on Nine Mile Road in Pensacola)
6. Fried eggs, sausage, crisp bacon
7. fried, yellow fish roe (especially mullet)
8. pizza, homemade with everything except anchovies, lots of Italian sausage
9. scalloped potatoes, with lots of cheese
10. cheese
11. good, full fat ice cream, except plain vanilla, or chocolate. I want texture in it
12. good greasy crackers
13. potato chips
14. fried oysters, and shrimp (I said I liked fried)
15. lots of cashews and other mixed nuts, macadamia nuts must come directly from heaven rather than Hawaii
16. slices of baked ham as snack, no bread, make sandwich with ham wrapped around Swiss cheese


Foods I like that are actually good for me:
1. citrus fruits, esp satsumas (tangerines for those non- southerners)
2. berries. strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, others too, but these are local
3. fresh squash, even raw in salads
4. humungous green salads
5. sauteed onions and squash
6. boiled shrimp
7. grilled meat of almost any kind
8. my version of blackened redfish, with Tony Chachere's seasoning
9. buttermilk
10. fresh, hot cornbread made with buttermilk and no eggs or fat other than in skillet to prevent sticking, cast iron skillet must be almost smoking when you pour in cornbread
11. fresh corn on cob, without butter or salt
12, raw corn directly from the stalk. If you've never tried t, don't knock it. Mine doesn't have any pesticides on it, so I know it is safe
13. fresh herbs to use in cooking
14. raw green beans, and green peas
15. fresh southern style cream corn, no cream, but picked at just right time, from stalk to table within an hour
16. pineapple, canned, no sugar, or fresh
17. fresh peaches, freestone preferably
18. watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew melon
19. fresh green bell peppers
20. apples right off the tree
21. fresh, homemade lemonade
22. ice water, to drink, not shower

Now for practical:

If your dryer is not drying clothes, check the vent and vent pipes. Venting the dryer straight outside, without any elbows, curves, etc is best. It is easier to clean lint from a straight vent line.
If you have elbows in the vent line, check for lint build up, probably at least every six months. I know of people who have bought new dryers, and found the dryer was okay, but the vent line was clogged with lint. Symptoms are dryer not drying clothes completely, kicking off too soon, and not getting hot enough. This can also cause a fire. Always clean the dryer drum lint filter after each drying. Also wash the filter occasionally, probably monthly if you use fabric softener, either the liquid or the sheets.
Another dryer vent problem, (and this one is new to me, but I learned this today) is water collecting in the vent line. This will happen when the vent line has to go lower than the dryer, and then has an elbow and is eventually vented out higher than the dryer. Condensation collects in the low area, and will actually prevent the dryer from venting and will cause the dryer to kick off because it overheats before the clothes are dry.

If you dry clothes on the line, but don't really like the scratchy feel you get, there are two ways this can be alleviated. You can either dry in the dryer for five minutes or so before you put them on the line, or put in the dryer for a few minutes after you take them in from the line. Not quite as much a saving as total line drying, but there is less complaining. This also cuts way down on the wrinkling. Notice, I didn't say use fabric softener.