So for the last 4 - 5 years, our old dryer has been squeaking, shrieking, wheezing, and making all sorts of infernal racket. It's been on death's door for ages, and I've been putting off getting a new one, because 1- they are expensive; 2-they all seem to have bells and whistles I don't want, 3- many seem to not have flat tops (where all my washing crap lives). Plus I find making large purchases very intimidating. So in this case waiting paid off - my DB was moving stuff around in his hanger and decided they were ready to jettison the dryer they had out there. (They have a new one in the house.) So we picked it up, DH switched the cord/plug so it would work with our setup, and we have a free, new (to us) quiet dryer with more useful settings than our old one had. YAY! And yes, I have a clothesline, but I'm too old to use it in the winter! And we've had a LOT of rain this year, so a dryer is a really useful appliance. So here's a shout-out to my DB for a useful family cast-off.