Comments on: Clotheslines are for more than just those who want to be quaint

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:40:31 +0000

Love this! I used to dry all my clothes on a line when I lived in NM. It was so easy. I have to say it’s harder now since I do so much laundry late at night (yes this is an excuse) and the sun isn’t strong or out all that much here in RI and my basement has a mold problem so clothes smell aweful if I try to dry them there. Still been wanting a great clothesline like mine in NM- this post might just give me the drive to follow through!

By: Sandi

Sandi — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:53:22 +0000

We have lived in various places in the world both wet and dry and have always had a clothes line. In the Uk we strung one up above the radiator so that when the heating came on it dried the clothes at the same time. Here in the UAE there is no need for a dryer – thank goodness! We hang it all up – like you my kids do their own laundry and even iron it!

By: Carole

Carole — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:30:35 +0000

Big families just mean there’s more people to help. I don’t understand why they should be exempted. As a matter of fact, because they probably have a lot more wash, they are saving a lot more energy by hanging it out. Great article. I enjoy your rants.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:59:53 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with you Robin. Big families should have all the more reason to dry clothes outside. It’s not yet legal for me to dry clothes outside in my neighborhood but I have an indoor pulley system ceiling-mounted drier which I love. I wish someone sold these here – they are common in the UK.