Comments on: Fighting for the Right to Dry http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:28:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mia http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-302700 Mia Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:53:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-302700 Not hanging out the washing is insane. What had gotten into those fellas who ban hanging the washing out to dry? Have they forgotten that 1) to conserve energy, which means not to use unnecessary form of energy.. which means there is the natural source of energy, why use the dryer? 2) Before our technology became so advance, our ancestors dried their clothes out so what is the problem hanging the washing out? 3) If clothesline are so ugly, then i think the best solution is to ban people from wearing clothes at the first place so no clothes, no washing, and no washing means no washlines... Good Gracious, what is becoming of these ungrateful people who at the first place introduced this BAN ?????? Not hanging out the washing is insane. What had gotten into those fellas who ban hanging the washing out to dry? Have they forgotten that 1) to conserve energy, which means not to use unnecessary form of energy.. which means there is the natural source of energy, why use the dryer? 2) Before our technology became so advance, our ancestors dried their clothes out so what is the problem hanging the washing out? 3) If clothesline are so ugly, then i think the best solution is to ban people from wearing clothes at the first place so no clothes, no washing, and no washing means no washlines... Good Gracious, what is becoming of these ungrateful people who at the first place introduced this BAN ??????

]]> By: XuYu http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-300718 XuYu Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:49:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-300718 The court should up her punishment to 200 LASHES because of "her attempt to aggravate and influence the judiciary through the media". The court should up her punishment to 200 LASHES because of "her attempt to aggravate and influence the judiciary through the media".

]]> By: lynne http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-299497 lynne Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:16:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-299497 I can... They'd look smashing. Gotta agree with may that interior designers come over all queezy when confronted with a line full of wooly's.Perhaps if the hanger learned to colour co-ordinate or make a feature out of her old socks or something.... I can...
They'd look smashing.
Gotta agree with may that interior designers come over all queezy when confronted with a line full of wooly's.Perhaps if the hanger learned to colour co-ordinate or make a feature out of her old socks or something....

]]> By: peach http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-299214 peach Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:29:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-299214 Can you you imagine the mansions in Beverly Hills with laundry lines in the backyard? Can you you imagine the mansions in Beverly Hills with laundry lines in the backyard?

]]> By: Mindpimp http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-298958 Mindpimp Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:55:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-298958 Here in Northern Ireland, there is a very similar set of prohibitions, for many of those living in flats of developments. These include no music after 11pm, no hanging of mats or mattresses out of windows (It's hard enough to turn a mattress let alone schlep it halfway out a window) no pot plants in communal areas or on window sills and finally, no hanging of clothes. Mainly because it brings the area down. Here in Northern Ireland, there is a very similar set of prohibitions, for many of those living in flats of developments. These include no music after 11pm, no hanging of mats or mattresses out of windows (It's hard enough to turn a mattress let alone schlep it halfway out a window) no pot plants in communal areas or on window sills and finally, no hanging of clothes. Mainly because it brings the area down.

]]> By: USNSPARKS http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-298833 USNSPARKS Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:03:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-298833 "She should kill her neighbors and hang them out to dry. See no more trouble. LOL" Got my vote! She could use the clothesline to strangle them all. That would be poetic justice if I ever saw it. "It’s just common sense… Don’t live in a restrictive housing division and agree to comply with the rules if you intend to break them." It's FAR from common sense. Simply more liberals looney ideas to turn everyone into little robots. As someone said not everyone knows about these rules until after they move in. It's nothing more than people doing such a fabulous job of running their own lives deciding they have the right to rule someone elses life too. Nothing more than a power trip. One community sued a WWII veteran for having the audacity to attach a short flagpole to his home and fly Old Glory. It was against the "rules" of course. If seeing someones skivvies on the line is so disturbing I suggest they avert their eyes, dash quickly home and close all their blinds. "She should kill her neighbors and hang them out to dry. See no more trouble. LOL"

Got my vote! She could use the clothesline to strangle them all. That would be poetic justice if I ever saw it.

"It’s just common sense…

Don’t live in a restrictive housing division and agree to comply with the rules if you intend to break them."

It's FAR from common sense. Simply more liberals looney ideas to turn everyone into little robots. As someone said not everyone knows about these rules until after they move in. It's nothing more than people doing such a fabulous job of running their own lives deciding they have the right to rule someone elses life too. Nothing more than a power trip.

One community sued a WWII veteran for having the audacity to attach a short flagpole to his home and fly Old Glory. It was against the "rules" of course.

If seeing someones skivvies on the line is so disturbing I suggest they avert their eyes, dash quickly home and close all their blinds.

]]> By: May http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-298026 May Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:35:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-298026 LOL @ "This bombards the senses". I like the idea of someone taking one look at a dizzying array of cardigans from my clothesline and just vomiting all over the sidewalk from the over-stimulation. I could never live in a place with restrictions: telling me what kind of mailbox I can have, what shade of ecru I'm allowed to paint my house, how many centimeters I'm allowed to grow my fuckin' grass. It's depressing. LOL @ "This bombards the senses".

I like the idea of someone taking one look at a dizzying array of cardigans from my clothesline and just vomiting all over the sidewalk from the over-stimulation.

I could never live in a place with restrictions: telling me what kind of mailbox I can have, what shade of ecru I'm allowed to paint my house, how many centimeters I'm allowed to grow my fuckin' grass. It's depressing.

]]> By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297900 Skipweasel Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:05:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297900 We dry outdoors when we can, indoors on a pulley-thing like this http://www.usstore.ecodri.com/images/EcoDRI_PR.jpg only a fifth of the price, when it's wet or too cold. To get a good breeze we've a desk fan screwed upside down to the ceiling. Dries a full load of washing in about two hours at 15 Watts. Banning outdoor drying is for snobs. We dry outdoors when we can, indoors on a pulley-thing like this
http://www.usstore.ecodri.com/images/EcoDRI_PR.jpg
only a fifth of the price, when it's wet or too cold.
To get a good breeze we've a desk fan screwed upside down to the ceiling. Dries a full load of washing in about two hours at 15 Watts.

Banning outdoor drying is for snobs.

]]> By: Persephone http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297895 Persephone Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:02:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297895 Unfortunately, many of the rules are not known until after you move in, and once you've paid for a house you can't just move out. It is ridiculous that they are completely banning hanging laundry outside to dry. I can understand limiting where it is hung, even the hours it can be hung, even saying no undergarments, but to force someone to burn energy to dry clothes is ridiculous. I have a friend who's condo association only allows white curtains in the windows and no window air conditioners or fans, although there is no built-in air conditioning in the buildings. She's on the third floor and is miserable in the summer. Personally, I would have warned the homeowner's association of the dangers of the health risks they are inflicting on people by not allowing window fans or air conditioners and light blocking curtains. Some of these rules are completely ridiculous. Unfortunately, many of the rules are not known until after you move in, and once you've paid for a house you can't just move out.

It is ridiculous that they are completely banning hanging laundry outside to dry. I can understand limiting where it is hung, even the hours it can be hung, even saying no undergarments, but to force someone to burn energy to dry clothes is ridiculous.

I have a friend who's condo association only allows white curtains in the windows and no window air conditioners or fans, although there is no built-in air conditioning in the buildings. She's on the third floor and is miserable in the summer. Personally, I would have warned the homeowner's association of the dangers of the health risks they are inflicting on people by not allowing window fans or air conditioners and light blocking curtains. Some of these rules are completely ridiculous.

]]> By: Abestar http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297859 Abestar Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:12:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297859 Pol x Said : God I miss Australia. Then go back and take all your idioms with you. Pol x Said : God I miss Australia.

Then go back and take all your idioms with you.

]]> By: ~Emma http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297852 ~Emma Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:01:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297852 It's just common sense... Don't live in a restrictive housing division and agree to comply with the rules if you intend to break them. It's just common sense...

Don't live in a restrictive housing division and agree to comply with the rules if you intend to break them.

]]> By: ajv http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297832 ajv Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:39:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297832 She should kill her neighbors and hang them out to dry. See no more trouble. LOL She should kill her neighbors and hang them out to dry. See no more trouble. LOL

]]> By: sparge http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297623 sparge Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:11:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297623 I find it ironic that many people who live in these restrictive housing subdivisions think that they are "living the American dream" -- a phrase that conjures up words like "liberty" and "individualism" and "freedom". I find it ironic that many people who live in these restrictive housing subdivisions think that they are "living the American dream" -- a phrase that conjures up words like "liberty" and "individualism" and "freedom".

]]> By: Mr. Binky http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297608 Mr. Binky Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:52:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297608 Everyone wears underwear! Everyone wears underwear!

]]> By: nic m. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297540 nic m. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:53:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297540 I used to work for a housing developer with similar restrictions against clotheslines. The purchasers are made to sign a separate contract containing various clauses--so really, caveat emptor, right? As for the environment, just buy a clothes rack that you can bring inside when you're done. It's what I did, and works just fine. I used to work for a housing developer with similar restrictions against clotheslines. The purchasers are made to sign a separate contract containing various clauses--so really, caveat emptor, right?

As for the environment, just buy a clothes rack that you can bring inside when you're done. It's what I did, and works just fine.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297465 ted Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:57:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297465 Why are you hanging 8-yr-olds again? We have a similar by-law in our area - it's all about property values, and how your neighbour's unmentionables might bring values down. It's not something I'd want to see every day, but it's silly not to let people hang their laundry out. If you're that worried about seeing someone's panties, build a fence. Why are you hanging 8-yr-olds again?

We have a similar by-law in our area - it's all about property values, and how your neighbour's unmentionables might bring values down.

It's not something I'd want to see every day, but it's silly not to let people hang their laundry out. If you're that worried about seeing someone's panties, build a fence.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297422 Mitch Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:29:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297422 That's ridiculous. It's her property. Using a dryer is more offensive because it wastes energy. That's ridiculous. It's her property. Using a
dryer is more offensive because it wastes energy.

]]> By: Pol x http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297366 Pol x Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:43:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297366 CSI is bang on about the Hills Hoist. In the opening ceremony at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney they had in the parade a cavalcade of Hills hoists and Victa mowers in with the Surf boards, kangaroos and more widely noted Australiana. The HH is a joyful bit of design, built to last it can hang two 8 year olds from each of it's 4 sparsa and makes a great impromptu carousel for the little nippers. More to the point you crank the buger up into the air and bingo your dacks and grundies are dry as a bone in jig time. Oz is far from the most enviromentally friendly place, they never signed the Kyoto protocol, but they don't have much truck with blatant stupididty about hanging your frigging washing out. Hills Hoists, Victa Mowers, Holden Cars Meat Pies, footy. God I miss Australia. CSI is bang on about the Hills Hoist.

In the opening ceremony at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney they had in the parade a cavalcade of Hills hoists and Victa mowers in with the Surf boards, kangaroos and more widely noted Australiana.

The HH is a joyful bit of design, built to last it can hang two 8 year olds from each of it's 4 sparsa and makes a great impromptu carousel for the little nippers.

More to the point you crank the buger up into the air and bingo your dacks and grundies are dry as a bone in jig time.

Oz is far from the most enviromentally friendly place, they never signed the Kyoto protocol, but they don't have much truck with blatant stupididty about hanging your frigging washing out.

Hills Hoists, Victa Mowers, Holden Cars Meat Pies, footy.

God I miss Australia.

]]> By: CSI http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297236 CSI Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:07:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297236 Bloody ludicrous. Here in Australia, every house after WW2 had a Hills Hoist, to the point where they became a part of the culture. They may have fallen out of fashion a bit, but clothes dryers are still mostly reserved for rainy doors, with outdoors drying being the norm. Bloody ludicrous. Here in Australia, every house after WW2 had a Hills Hoist, to the point where they became a part of the culture. They may have fallen out of fashion a bit, but clothes dryers are still mostly reserved for rainy doors, with outdoors drying being the norm.

]]> By: Holly http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297232 Holly Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:06:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297232 There are some housing developments here in ohio (and i'm sure this goes for several others around the country) that don't allow swimming pools for this same reason. it's ridiculous. i agree abestar. housing developments are ugly and lack character. to think that people are so uptight they won't allow a clothes-line because it's too "urban" for their taste... where is our world coming to...? they should drive their hummers off a cliff. There are some housing developments here in ohio (and i'm sure this goes for several others around the country) that don't allow swimming pools for this same reason. it's ridiculous. i agree abestar. housing developments are ugly and lack character. to think that people are so uptight they won't allow a clothes-line because it's too "urban" for their taste... where is our world coming to...? they should drive their hummers off a cliff.

]]> By: Abestar http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-297054 Abestar Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:21:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/fighting-for-the-right-to-dry/#comment-297054 Wow I can't believe this is even an issue. I never want to live in a housing development. They are ugly and totally lack character anyway. Wow I can't believe this is even an issue. I never want to live in a housing development. They are ugly and totally lack character anyway.

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