I know I try to keep a happy vibe on this site, but this article today made me angry, not to mention seriously wonder about people's priorities.We have not had a clothes dryer for eight years. In sunny weather, we hang our laundry outside among the posies (as you can see). In the winter and rainy weather, we use the three retractable lines we installed in our washroom. I don't miss having a dryer at all.
There also is the cost savings. The woman in the article says her family of five saves $83 a month by hanging their laundry outside. Not to mention the reduction of carbon emissions.
Our neighbors all hang their laundry as well. Nobody cares about the others' "unmentionables" on the line. We chat in the mornings while we put up the clothes. Laundry lines shouldn't be dividing communities; they should be bringing them together. When I grew up (not that long ago), there was a clothesline in every backyard. So how did this practical and eco-friendly bit of homecaring suddenly become "trailer trash"? As my wise grandmother would have said, "It boggles the mind."
P.S. Another laundry tip: use white vinegar in place of fabric softener, about 1/3 cup for an average load. Don't worry, your clothes will NOT smell of vinegar afterward. :-)
