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Clothes Lines
Oct. 8th, 2010 08:48 amI used to love my tumble dryer, used nothing else for a couple of decades. I acutally owned a dryer before I owned my own washing machine.
When Richard was made redundant, one of the many ways in which we started to save money was to go back to using a washing line. Then I also became aware of the CO2 savings that a washing line was good for.
After cutting my usage down to about one load a year for the last two years, I made the decision to give away my tumble dryer. It went to an old lady via Freegle. Her arthritis was so bad that she could no longer manage to use clothes pegs. (I met her when her husband brought her to collect it. A lovely women, trapped inside a body that no longer allowed her to do the things that made her feel worthwhile. She made me aware just how lucky I am.)
I see from the news that I'm not alone in abandoning my dryer. There's a movement in the States to try and lift neighbourhood restrictions that prevent people from using washing lines even if they wish to. (I was amazed when I first heard of these restrictions - they sound really strange to British ears. It does seem odd that America allows restrictions of such a simple individual liberty as hanging out your laundry, but I guess you never really know a country unless you live there.)
When Richard was made redundant, one of the many ways in which we started to save money was to go back to using a washing line. Then I also became aware of the CO2 savings that a washing line was good for.
After cutting my usage down to about one load a year for the last two years, I made the decision to give away my tumble dryer. It went to an old lady via Freegle. Her arthritis was so bad that she could no longer manage to use clothes pegs. (I met her when her husband brought her to collect it. A lovely women, trapped inside a body that no longer allowed her to do the things that made her feel worthwhile. She made me aware just how lucky I am.)
I see from the news that I'm not alone in abandoning my dryer. There's a movement in the States to try and lift neighbourhood restrictions that prevent people from using washing lines even if they wish to. (I was amazed when I first heard of these restrictions - they sound really strange to British ears. It does seem odd that America allows restrictions of such a simple individual liberty as hanging out your laundry, but I guess you never really know a country unless you live there.)
