Brit-Life: Washer but no Dryer? Really?

[pippin_999]

Steve:
> So, to all our Brit's and Brit-o-philes, I ask this,
> are these most likely a combination washer/dryer, which
> I have never seen in the USA, or do posh people in
> posh apartments simply make do without a dryer? 


Pippin:
When I lived overseas we had an extractor. It's a sort of 
centrifuge that's much more powerful than the spin cycle
of a washer. The clothes would be nearly dry when you
took them out -- ready to hang or press.

Pippin