To like (and need) my pants crispy clean?

[Thandeka]

DH thinks I am as I really really HATE my freshly washed pants to go in the tumble drier. They just don't feel clean to me. I need a nice crisp pair of pants as I know then they are clean. The feel of tumble dried clean pants just feels like dirty worn pants to me (apart from smelling of "summerfreshlinenmountaindewmeadow" rather than "monday minge" or "friday fanjo" obviously ;) ).

Am I alone in this madness? DH thinks I am.

Sigh.

Well I don't wear any, I don't even own knickers.

Yanbu.

I completely and utterly understand where you are coming from and my long posting history in support of slightly crispy laundry bears witness to this. I particularly like pants that have been dried on the radiator .

I had to do some tumble drying this week (slight emergency) - I HATED my pants when I put them on. HATED them.

Oh my god...... I had never given this head space before!!! Til now!!

Crisp and clean, the way pants should be. YANBU.

aha I need a few more posts to this thread then shall show to DH to prove it isnt just me!

Sorry but "crisp" makes me think "rigid" - as in stiff with dirt/secretions LOL.

I know you don't mean that - you mean crisp in a "fresh" way but where pants are concerned (and not "crisp white shirt") it sounds a bit weird. But that's just me.

your pants are your business! fancy posting this all over the www

haha but I didn't tell you I only ever tolerate the big black granny pants from BHS/M&S.

Oh wait I just did.

I never really thought about this, and no happy for them to go in dryer! But each to their own.

(I named changed from mumnwlondon)... how is your DD doing?

I don't have a tumble drier and even if I did, my knickers would be the last things I'd put in it (they're too expensive to ruin).

I like my sheets crispy too.

YANBU

MumNWLondon- sobs- I thought we could be friends- but you don't understand me and my important pants issues- sob sob.

DD is fine- one and almost walking and babbling away (not worried in slightest about her anymore- how are your LO's?)

Thandeka - we could still be friends but have to differ on pant issues!

Name changed as am still loosing baby weight and have been on a diet forever...

Very pleased to hear that your DD is doing so well, have thought about you from time to time. Ds2 now 10 months. All fine.

bibbity

Mmmm, radiator pants...

YANBU - I always think tumble-drying imparts a certain greasiness - especially in towels.

A certain greasiness?

A definite limpness. And I always associate limpness in clothing with clothes having been previously worn - the very last thing you want with scants.

You're all LOONS! Who wants scritchy scratchy radiator pants when can have soft and sweet smelling tumble dried pants

I have this arguement with DH on the subject of towels.

I love them nice and crispy after drying on the line - gives you a good exfoliation when you dry off.

DH is a big girl's blouse, and likes his fluffy wuffy towels tumble-dried.

(btw, doesn't the tumble-dryer cause your undercrackers to lose a little....er.....elasticity?)

yes and I like my clean towels like cardboard

ah x-post

"Crispy" to me is the opposite of clean surely? As in, "crispy sex towel" (copyright BoF)

Then again I don't see the point of a have a tumble drier so the wilted lettuce-like knickers will never be a problem for me...

Oh yes, exfoliating towels. Line-dried on a hot day. So that you can actually hear them crackle when you fold them.

Oh but towels NOT used for naughtiness should always be somewhat crispy, I agree. Very good for exfoliation, yy.

Crispy sex towel - arf! I'd forgotten that.

Yessssssssss!!!! I LOVE a cardboard towel as well!

I put the fluffy soft ones out 'for show', and then carry my big ole stiff ones to the bathroom,like a sheet of MDF

Pants I'm not too fussed about, but I agree everything smells fresher when it's not been tumble dried

you see I would call them 'crisp' (like a salad crisper, or starched collars) rather than 'crispY' (with dried-on yuck)