<p>People seem to be mistaking “putting clothes in the dryer” and “putting clothes in the dryer, then starting the machine.” Countertops are sometimes gunky with lint, dried detergent, and other things. No, I would much rather someone stick my wet laundry in the dryer, from which I fish out my non-dryer-friendly clothes before starting the machine myself. This does mean, of course, that starting dryer cycles for other people is a no-no (though this is generally not a problem whenever laundry isn’t free).</p>
<p>@sunmachine:
Yes, that’s what I do. A grace period of 30 seconds, then the clothes come out: from the washer into the dryer or from the dryer onto the counter.</p>