you have to be kidding me?

I use the sun too - when there is some! but in the back garden. I've never seen laundry drying in a front garden which is where this is. Looks messy. Back gardens usually have a fence or hedge so what you do in there is private and doesn't interfere with neighbours.

I have no objection to drying washing in the back garden, but wouldn't like it if my neighbours used their front gardens, especially as some people don't take it in when its dry but leave it flapping about for days.

Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

J* wrote:

I'm with you on this Sally. I use a clothes line most of the time but it is in an out of the way spot. My brother lived in a house where lines were not allowed but the neighbor had and used one. He never griped but when they hung a duck on the end to bleed it (I guess) he was over the top! Taria

Me three. I use a line in the backyard. Out front would be too public IMO. I would really miss it if I couldn't use it.

Allison

fair enough. i believe she hung it out front to make a point. notice the quilt and american flags drying out there too. one lady reckons she is saving US$83 a month by hanging her laundry outside to dry. that is nearly $1,000 a year for only one family. multiply that by all the familys who live where the weather permits sunshine drying all year round. that is one heck of a lot of free power...what a saving for the nation. i'd revolt if i was told by some council or other group that i could not use the free sunshine to dry my laundry. i know i am lucky to live where i can use the sun all year round. i just dodge those rainy days, doing smaller loads if there is laundry and its a clear day so when the rain comes we're not caught out without clean clothes. j.

"Sally Swindells" wrote ... I use the sun too - when there is some! but in the back garden. I've never seen laundry drying in a front garden which is where this is. Looks messy. Back gardens usually have a fence or hedge so what you do in there is private and doesn't interfere with neighbours.

I have no objection to drying washing in the back garden, but wouldn't like it if my neighbours used their front gardens, especially as some people don't take it in when its dry but leave it flapping about for days.

Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

J* wrote:

We have drying racks in our spare room that we use, but if I had room outside I would really use an outdoor one instead. I would not mind at all if my neighbors hung their laundry outside either, even if it was in the front yard.

Trixie

she was making a point by hanging it in the front yard. j.

"Allis> I'm with you on this Sally.

A few years ago a guy in Virginia, or some state back East, was told that he couldn't fly an American flag in his front yard according to the rules of the homeowners association.

Donna in SW Idaho

yup, i remember seeing that on the news. talk about idiotic. j.

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when i told dh about this he said they let ya keep guns but ya cant hang your laundry out. makes little sense to me. just read a statement by Obama on Oct 5th (oct was energy awareness month i just found out) saying the govt must lead by example. now i'm waiting to see when the white house will start hanging out their sheets and towels (at least) in the sunshine to dry (weather permitting of course). that sets a good example to the rest of the country. also read that 5 states have a law that whoever 'can not tell folks they cant hang out their laundry'. that is for people or groups that run various residental associations/buildings/whatever they're called. fancy having a law for that, its reverse to the most obvious. boing boing, j.

"Donna in Idaho" wrote ... A few years ago a guy in Virginia, or some state back East, was told that he couldn't fly an American flag in his front yard according to the rules of the homeowners association.

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j, I hope to live to see the day that congress let's out their dirty laundry! Talk about shame.

Donna in WA who has always wanted a place to hang my clean clothes and let the good sun and wind dry them like no machine ever could.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all use common sense and do things in simple ways that save energy and money? Supposedly that is one of the good things that has come from these back economic times we are experiencing. I have been hanging out my laundry as much as possible for the forty years I've been married, to save energy mostly. I've read that the sun kills germs on laundry better than bleach, and you sure can't beat the smell of sheets and towels that have dried outdoors. I always enjoy getting out in the fresh air myself, and get more exercise hanging the laundry outside than I would just transferring it from the washer to the dryer. Linda " > one lady reckons she is saving US$83 a month by hanging her laundry outside

I just did a little nosing around on laundry costs. A lot of variables involved. Gas is going to save you a lot of money over electric. Effecient gas dryers anyway. One site posts household costs at $200-$300 per year for laundry of the typical family. Compared to a lot of other uses in a home it isn't a huge amount. I think a lot of folks just flat out don't have time to hang laundry. I hang out most of my stuff. Living in the desert with no humidity makes it seem kind of dumb to run a dryer a lot. I figure crisp sheets off the line are one of the luxuries I can afford. I enjoy being outside too. When my time is more limited I use the dryer. You just have to find what works for you. I doubt anyone is going to hand wash their laundry to save power! Taria

I think all household dryers are electric in Australia.

The only gas ones I have seen are commercial.

Dee in Oz

-where lots of people are expecting temps of any thing up to 46 degrees today (114 F)

yup, me too. for me its been nearly 33yrs now of free sunshine drying. it really does smell so much nicer too. j.

"M Enneking" wrote ... Wouldn't it be nice if we could all use common sense and do things in simple ways that save energy and money? Supposedly that is one of the good things that has come from these back economic times we are experiencing. I have been hanging out my laundry as much as possible for the forty years I've been married, to save energy mostly. I've read that the sun kills germs on laundry better than bleach, and you sure can't beat the smell of sheets and towels that have dried outdoors. I always enjoy getting out in the fresh air myself, and get more exercise hanging the laundry outside than I would just transferring it from the washer to the dryer. Linda " > one lady reckons she is saving US$83 a month by hanging her laundry outside

lower your carbon footprint, send your laundry to dry in Oz. good grief, them be some ridiculously high temps you got now. and its not even offically summer yet. by the time ya hang the last piece, the first piece would be dry. just go back to the beginning and start taking them off the line.. stay safe. j.

"Dee in Oz" wrote ... I think all household dryers are electric in Australia.

The only gas ones I have seen are commercial. Dee in Oz

-where lots of people are expecting temps of any thing up to 46 degrees today (114 F)

We had an energy crisis about 10 years ago & I started hanging my laundry in the backyard then & I still do it today, weather permitting. I try to be considerate of my next door neighbors - i.e. if it's the weekend & they are entertaining, I make sure to have it in before their guests arrive. I actually enjoy hanging the laundry outside. In fact, the dog trained himself to go to the door to the backyard when he hears the buzzer signaling that the washer is finished. My husband asked me not too long ago if I do it to save energy or because the clothes smell nicer - Mostly I do it to save energy and the bonus is that the clothes smell nicer.

I always hang my washing out. No dryer! When I was in Philly a couple of weeks ago we went up to Lancaster Co to see the Amish and the lqs of course. My host took photos of washing on the line and could nt believe that I do the same. It sure would save electricity if more people hung out the washing to dry. I love to see it.