Janis: Everyone is making fun of my clothesline!
Arlo: You're overreacting.
Janis: It seems I'm either a senile hippie or a failed feminist!
Janis: Well, I know what I'd say to all of them right now!
Janis: SMELL THESE SHEETS!!
Saves a buttload of electricity or gas, too, and usually faster than a dryer. When we were stationed at Ft Sill, Oklahoma, in the summers, my wife would wash then hang up the sheets, and as soon as she got done hanging the last one, she’d be able to go back and start taking down the now dry sheets at the beginning. Lowered our electric bill by 20% in the summers. And they do smell very nice after line drying. Softer, too.
Nothing better than line dried sheets, sleep like a rock in them. It almost makes me feel sorry for those who have foolishly surrendered their basic property rights to the ridiculous HOA’s.
Seldom works in Central Kalifornia…too much pollen, air pollution for folks with allergies. And line-dried fabrics are stiffer than dryer tumbled, in my experience. And a bit more time and labor to hang out stuff, than to just toss into the dryer. But to each, his own.
Who would make fun of a clothesline? They are a good idea. Janis is probably just oversensitive and she misunderstands what people mean when they comment on the clothesline.
Love the grin on Arlo’s face. In N. Michigan, even the cold wind will dry sheets and towels. May take most of the day, but hey, they are “freeze dried” and fresh. Warm is better, but it still can be a challenge to hand them when it is cold, not snowy, tho..
I use an ancient Kenmore dryer when it’s raining, cold or pollen is high. Rest of the time I use the line. My aunt gave my Mom the dryer sometime in the early 1980s when she moved from her house to an apartment. We’d never had one before that. I can remember my Mom hanging out sheets in the winter and they’d freeze and have to thaw before they could dry. We had a line in the garage to use when it rained.
“How is she a “failed Feminist” when she is living the way she wants to?”.Obviously under the concept that domestic chores should never be done by TRUE feminists.If you were a feminist like me, you would understand.
Arlo’s smiling now; but I bet he wishes Janis would be as excited about him as she is about those sheets. I’m familiar with the feeling of being a lot further down her list of things to do as the marriage wears on.
Banning clothes lines is actaully illgeal in some states..Our HOA only had a policy that they not be visable from the front, and with 6 ft tall board fenes that wasn’t hard, still I only line dried my comforter, and had to be vigilant while it was out, stupid birds…..
southerncd over 9 years ago
i miss that. apartment retirement.
hawgowar over 9 years ago
Saves a buttload of electricity or gas, too, and usually faster than a dryer. When we were stationed at Ft Sill, Oklahoma, in the summers, my wife would wash then hang up the sheets, and as soon as she got done hanging the last one, she’d be able to go back and start taking down the now dry sheets at the beginning. Lowered our electric bill by 20% in the summers. And they do smell very nice after line drying. Softer, too.
Nachikethass over 9 years ago
The smell of sun-dried clothes… Heavenly! But yes, here in Chennai, India, it takes hardly half an hour to dry a load of clothes!
RH3 over 9 years ago
Fresh air and sunlight are great disinfectants, and bleach your whites as well.
Say What? Premium Member over 9 years ago
Don’t tease Janis about her clothesline, or she’ll give you sheet.
doublepaw over 9 years ago
Sounds like my wife. But if you hang pants out in the winter, you can stand them against the wall until they defrost.
duggersd Premium Member over 9 years ago
Janice does not have a clothes line. It is a solar powered dryer.
ScullyUFO over 9 years ago
Failed hippie or senile feminist also works.
Sportymonk over 9 years ago
Yes with all the pollen on them. A real allergy nightmare. We couldn’t think of doing a clothesline.
Fred Renigar over 9 years ago
Nothing better than line dried sheets, sleep like a rock in them. It almost makes me feel sorry for those who have foolishly surrendered their basic property rights to the ridiculous HOA’s.
Marko56 over 9 years ago
Seldom works in Central Kalifornia…too much pollen, air pollution for folks with allergies. And line-dried fabrics are stiffer than dryer tumbled, in my experience. And a bit more time and labor to hang out stuff, than to just toss into the dryer. But to each, his own.
ARLOS DAD over 9 years ago
Everyone has an opinion, follow your own and enjoy the results….
ChessPirate over 9 years ago
“Up your nose with the smell of those!”
locake over 9 years ago
Who would make fun of a clothesline? They are a good idea. Janis is probably just oversensitive and she misunderstands what people mean when they comment on the clothesline.
Sheila Hardie over 9 years ago
What? Feminism doesn’t have anything to say about clotheslines. Don’t be silly.
Chuck_it_all over 9 years ago
" Smell these. We are going green. How else do you think I look like this and it is cheaper than a gym."
whisplicka Premium Member over 9 years ago
Love the grin on Arlo’s face. In N. Michigan, even the cold wind will dry sheets and towels. May take most of the day, but hey, they are “freeze dried” and fresh. Warm is better, but it still can be a challenge to hand them when it is cold, not snowy, tho..
Mary McNeil Premium Member over 9 years ago
Or someone (like me) whose dryer has kicked the bucket.
Saucy1121 Premium Member over 9 years ago
I use an ancient Kenmore dryer when it’s raining, cold or pollen is high. Rest of the time I use the line. My aunt gave my Mom the dryer sometime in the early 1980s when she moved from her house to an apartment. We’d never had one before that. I can remember my Mom hanging out sheets in the winter and they’d freeze and have to thaw before they could dry. We had a line in the garage to use when it rained.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 9 years ago
“How is she a “failed Feminist” when she is living the way she wants to?”.Obviously under the concept that domestic chores should never be done by TRUE feminists.If you were a feminist like me, you would understand.
K M over 9 years ago
Arlo’s smiling now; but I bet he wishes Janis would be as excited about him as she is about those sheets. I’m familiar with the feeling of being a lot further down her list of things to do as the marriage wears on.
water_moon over 9 years ago
Banning clothes lines is actaully illgeal in some states..Our HOA only had a policy that they not be visable from the front, and with 6 ft tall board fenes that wasn’t hard, still I only line dried my comforter, and had to be vigilant while it was out, stupid birds…..