For small items like socks and underwear, keep an eye out at thrift shops for a Salad Spinner for removing excess water. They are a plastic bowl with a basket inside that spins by way of manual power. Google Images will show you what they look like. (You can use them for salads, too, but then you might want to have two. Or not.)
Sue
Thanks Sue. If I ever find private hairs in my salad now I'll know the cook was just short on quarters for the laundromat.