dryer protocol

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I've always cleaned the dryer lint screen before each load, like the manufacturer says. In this apartment building's laundry room, I almost always find the screen already cleaned. People clean their own dryer lint.

Now this strikes me as socially responsible and morally upright. But I feel obliged to check beforehand anyway, because you never know, and if other people do too, well, it's consuming a bite extra of everyone's life to check before and clean after. Can I condone that? On the other hand, can I let concerns of efficiency disrupt this community of ethical behavior?

[Poll #24924]

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[elletweedy.livejournal.com]

Even when I used my parents' dryer at our house in high school the protocol was "clean before". So, I probably learned from them that that's the way to do it. I usually don't think to check afterwards. But, I double check for lone socks stuck to the washer or loose in the dryer, so I consider that my gift to the laundry community. That and I don't leave my stuff in there for hours after it's done, like some uncultured hethens around here.