Drying clothes in hotel room

I thoroughly enjoyed Bill Kizorek’s article, “One Shirt, 40,000 Miles. . .” (Dec. ’06, pg. 6). I have the solution to his wet socks problem.

If he is staying in a room that has an overhead fan, he can just clothespin the socks to the fan and run the fan. It works just like a dryer. I have never had a problem with socks (or whatever else) being wet after a few hours on the “spin cycle.”

This worked quite well for me in humid Sri Lanka in 2005, so I think it wouldn’t be a problem anywhere else.

I always take a few clothespins with me when I travel. They are also useful for keeping gaping curtains together.

LINDA CRAIN

Signal Hill, CA