Do You Think That Hanging Laundry Outside Looks Bad?

[that_crazy_lady]

man oh man do people need hobbies. this gos on the list of why me living in town would not be a good thing, I'd do it just to make someone mad

I can just see it the nosey old lady says "you can't do that" I "oh yea, take this" as I clip another sheet on the line, hahaha.

don't get me wrong some rules are good, but that is just sad. and I live a in trailer, so "trailer trash", ump

I say line them out

 

[Tam'ra of Rainbow Vortex]

The only clotheslines that bother me are ...my own!
I currently live in a rental, so my lines are temporary which means I have to make due with what I can to string up the ropes and one of them goes right outside my door and I have to duck it to go down the driveway. But aside from that, I think it is a great thing!
Soon, I will be buying a house and the first thing I install when the weather gets better will be my real clothesline!

 

[farmgirlie1031]

One of my favorite things when driving though an Amish community is seeing the clothes all on the line by color. I don't care if people hang laundry out. I can't because my allergies are so bad but I think it really does help save electricity. Before my allergies became such a problem I would hide my undergarments on the second row behind the sheets and towels.

 

[DragonFeathers]

I love to hang the laundry out to dry, my parents and grandparents and most likely back farther then that hung it out to dry, I have passed this on to my DD and my favorite thing of the line is the board streight towles

 

[OrpingtonManor]

ooh, thanks for fixing my instructions to greathorse. I was stuck in html land. Yup, [ and ] will work on BYC.

 

[Sequin]

Can't wait for summer and being able to hang clothes on the line again. Weird how people can be bothered by it. Wonder if these same people don't like laundry commercials that use such scenes as a line of laundry drying outside? Hmmm, just perplexing.

 

[Acre of Blessings]

Just hung sheet on the line today....well, DD did

 

[McCord6]

I hang my clothes outside and think it look AMAZING see such thing. Alot of people in town of Lake Butler hang dry their clothes. If you go down the street, you would have to say EVERYONE hang dries their clothes!

The old trailor park I used to live in didn't allow it and yes, their excuse is that it looks like "TRAILOR TRASH"
I totally disagree. I think it looks cute to see houses with clothes hanging and waving in the wind. It makes your clothes smell soooo good. Yeah, like many have mentioned the plywood towels and JEANS that are ROCK HARD! but it's worth it.

One thing that is a pain in the rear is when weather doesn't allow it, you get FAR behind on laundry if you do not have a dryer. Hubby and I are looking for a gas dryer. Our electrical doesn't carry enough electric current to operate a dryer, not even a Electric Stove! Lucky we can get the fridge and portible dishwasher running. The dryer that we find, if ever we do, will only be used when the weather doesn't allow us to hang.

Thanks for the reminder, I need to install my new lines, past time and already 2 of my lines broke. Time for new ones!

 

[Kelly G]

Wow! Don't crucify me, here...but I grew up with line-dried laundry. No thank you.

I'll give up my microwave, tv, AND internet before I gave up my dryer. I'm not kidding.

I don't want to see my bras and underwear - or yours (no offence) - hanging in the breeze.

And I'm a big fan of fabric softener.

I have often wondered what the appeal was...so it's been interesting to read everyone's posts. The argument for saving on power appeals to me...but I'm keeping my dryer

!

 

[purr]

When I lived in an apartment complex in MI I came home from swimming and hung my towel on the balcony to dry. Within hrs a note was slipped under my door from management informing me that laundry was not to be hung outside. I then went and gathered up all of my bra's and panties and and a rope and giny rigged a line on the back balcony next to the towel.
the next day I took it down and never got another note when I hung my towel out.
The back balcony faced woods and could not be seen by the road.

I love fresh sheets off the line and I even like the rough towels. Who needs a luffa