I reckon Jeans / Trousers are the worst.

The dirt seems to get in grained in the material.

And yes, I have hand washed clothes, not often mind you

Towels, shouldn't get dirty.  Unless you didn't wash yourself properly  Outdoor drying and shaking should be sufficient.

And thinking back, it wasn't the hand washing that hurt.  It was the wringing that caused callouses.

DEB

Nup.  Poor as.....early on.  Progressed to Whirlpool ringer/washer.  Still got the scar where I pushed a garment through the wringer and my hand went with it,  didn't know where the release lever was.........

Then the Hoover twin tub.  Then fully auto Hoover 520 (it was the hardest worker).  Moved back to Mum's still using the 25 yo Maytag.  When it dies, sell for scrap and back to handwash. 

DEB

I've got one of those wringers.

joono

Yep, that's it.

Yours looks a nice fancy one compared to some I have seen

Nice display piece.  Looks like a re-formed B&D Workmate doing its job there Joono.  

Tell us, are the rollers wooden or rubber?  If rubber how do you keep it "supple"  because I picked up an old one and its rollers are cracked.  I smeared vaseline on them, haven't checked on them lately, though.

Anybody else got clues to bring rubber back to life?  

I know it's nearly off topic, Icy.  

DEB

Deb

Try Armourall from a Car shop, Supercheap Auto.

Yes, it is a bit pricey but it works on car dashboards and i have used it for years on

Spotlight suction cups made of rubber to stop them going hard while in storage.

Has worked for 25+ years.

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Nice display piece.  Looks like a re-formed B&D Workmate doing its job there Joono.  

 

Tell us, are the rollers wooden or rubber?  If rubber how do you keep it "supple"  because I picked up an old one and its rollers are cracked.  I smeared vaseline on them, haven't checked on them lately, though.

 

Anybody else got clues to bring rubber back to life?  

 

I know it's nearly off topic, Icy.  

 

DEB

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lol.

Ok ok enough with the washing,  back to the topic of women finding romance in the notion of being a Jihadi bride.

They imagine themselves to be lionesses fighting at their husbands side then realising what they're really there for is to breed up more fighters for the cause.