Seems to be common in Illinois. I was planning on co-opting my daughter's dryer outlet (adjacent to the garage) when I went to visit, but with a gas dryer, all they had was 2 - 120 volt outlets in the laundry room. They moved to a new house (still in Illinois) and it has the same setup. Come to think of it, the laundry area in my brother's garage in California was the same. For some reason, he bought an electric clothes dryer and ended up paying an electrician to bring a 240 volt circuit in for it. Not sure if I'll ever drive from Toronto to LA, but at least I know I'll have a place to plug in.