Wife-unit thinks I'm nuts when I refuse to leave the dryer going when we step out to the store or dinner or something.
I either open the door to stop it while we're out, or we wait until the clothes are dry.
Never leave a drying running unattended!
Never leave a dryer running unattended!
I do the same with our dishwasher.
We had one about 15 years ago that caught fire from water getting into the timer controls!............