Business of LifeOne of those strange factoids lodged forever in my brain is that Madonna loves to clean out the lint trap in her dryer. I remember this from an interview years ago, but apparently Madonna talked about her dryer lint again last summer in People magazine. Why on earth, cleaning out that soft stuff should be so deeply pleasurable is beyond me, but I'm with Madonna on this one.
That dryer lint is also a favorite of birds building their nests, so put some out right along side your bird feeder, so the birds can make nice cozy nests this spring.
The Wall St Journal reported Friday that dryer lint makes great kindling, plus it's nice and light to carry if you're hiking or camping.
Too much lint not cleaned out, can indeed cause fires, The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports almost 15,000 clothes-dryer fires, resulting in 300 injuries and $90 in property damage each year.
Joe is on the case, though.
Posted by Jill Fallon at April 1, 2005 04:30 PM | Permalink