Where Do You Hang Your Wash?
This article prompted me to think about the clothesline issue.
http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/im-officially-a-green-washing-mama-and-proud-of-it/
I live in the country so we have one, I've snowshoe'd to it in winter when it's warm enough to use but snow is still on the ground, braved the darn mosquitoes and loved it in the nice weather when it gives me a needed fresh air break.
If I can't use it, although it isn't Martha, I use either our closed in porch or even drape clothes around at night, especially blankets or towels to avoid the dryer. It costs a fortune in electricity and I can't see the point in the waste, especially in the winter when it's dry in the house.
But there are laws in some cities around here against using clothes lines outside.
To me it is the most ridiculous thing I've heard (well, it's up there!)
I've often wondered how people who live in places like this feel about it and what do you do?
Have you tried hanging your laundry to see $ saved? If so, were you surprised?
http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/im-officially-a-green-washing-mama-and-proud-of-it/
I live in the country so we have one, I've snowshoe'd to it in winter when it's warm enough to use but snow is still on the ground, braved the darn mosquitoes and loved it in the nice weather when it gives me a needed fresh air break.
If I can't use it, although it isn't Martha, I use either our closed in porch or even drape clothes around at night, especially blankets or towels to avoid the dryer. It costs a fortune in electricity and I can't see the point in the waste, especially in the winter when it's dry in the house.
But there are laws in some cities around here against using clothes lines outside.
To me it is the most ridiculous thing I've heard (well, it's up there!)
I've often wondered how people who live in places like this feel about it and what do you do?
Have you tried hanging your laundry to see $ saved? If so, were you surprised?
posted by Janice at 11:02 AM
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6 Comments:
i've been using a clothesline (well, a rotary clothes rack thing) the past month or so and love it. :)
We live in a semi rural area (close to Atlanta but on a dirt road with only one neighbor) so yes we use our clothesline. In the winter or on rainy days, I have two indoor IKEA racks. Love 'em.
In Australia, most homes have an outdoor rotary clothes line (better known as a Hills Hoist).
I prefer hanging our washing outside in good weather but in not so good weather, I use the drier and two small clothes racks.
I have an indoor rack too that I keep on my porch (it's more like a summer room) It can hold a lot of clothes, especially nice for the smaller stuff.
I am thinking about getting a rotary clothesline to put closer to the house, my kids aren't as motivated to use our line because it's quite a scoot across the yard and we have snakes - Canadian garter snakes, not poisonous anacondas thank goodness (regardless, there is NO way my 15 year old daughter will make the treck and live to tell the tale :0)
The Hills Hoist looks really cool, I've never seen one. I saw a really funny clip once about a rotary drier that twirled with the wind to dry clothes faster, worked really well if it wasn't too windy!
I'm really happy to see that clotheslines are still 'in' and hope that more people will look at the option, especially as energy prices keep rising. It's great incentive.
And of course, there is nothing like the smell of clothes fresh off the clothesline.
Line drying my clothing is something I'm going to attempt this summer. We've had a bug called Spring Tails and they like dampness so line drying attracted them and then brought them into the house. They're mostly gone now. Growing up, we always line dryed. Always. So I'm used to I just now need to do it at home.
I do hang many things up to dry at home because the hot dryer heat is tough on clothing.
Thanks for posting this!
We live at a self storage facility so I do not have the option to have a clothesline.
Vegas sure has the sun and the heat to dry our clothes quickly!
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