James,
In reading the letters on this subject, the responses seem to center on alternate technology to complete the task. When I first saw the topic, my thoughts were to my OCS class in Camp Upshur in the summer of 1987. One of the challenges was to keep yourself in clean clothes, given a limited number of washing machines (I think it was maybe 8 machines for a platoon of 55 to 60). I was waiting to do laundry and noticed a long sink with trays by it. We had scrub brushes and laundry detergent, so I took the opportunity to wash my clothes “on a rock in a stream” as I described it a the time. They were dried on a line, ready to wear in little time at all. Technology is not the answer to all problems – sometimes it’s prudent to look at all of the alternatives. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, – Mark in Florida
Letter Re: Clothes Washing Without Grid Power
