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U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by chiefalchemist »

doublesocket wrote: post #10
morsch wrote: post #4

For the entirety of my life, we've hung or clothes to dry inside. No dryer. No, they don't smell bad. Yes, even with small kids in the household. No, there is no problem with mold. No, it doesn't take forever, I'd estimate twelve hours most of the year, depending on how fast you spun them (typically 1200+ rpm). Yes, the evaporating cools down the room, though I can't say I ever noticed it. In terms of energy efficien…

This very much depends on your local climate and the building itself. Definitely not possible in the flat we live in during the winter unless we run a dehumidifier.

You can use a drying rack. They fold up and can be put away. As long as you don't live in the tropics chances are good humidity will always be low enough to dry in a day.

https://www.thespruce.com/best-clothes-drying-racks-4154471

Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by morsch »

zarzavat wrote: post #37
doublesocket wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

London. Cold enough that anything in an old Victorian building won't dry but warm enough that the air remains humid.

It’s worse if you live in a well insulated energy-efficient building. In winter it’s cold so nobody wants to open the windows. The lack of ventilation means that the moisture has nowhere to go and just accumulates.

We're in central Europe. A few degrees colder than London in Winter, I doubt it matters. I've done it in houses built a hundred years ago (though they were modernized since, obviously) and ones that were build recently with high degrees of insulation (almost but not quite passive). Not an issue. I usually did open the windows for a couple of minutes.

Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by dijonman2 »

forgotmypw17 wrote: post #6
morsch wrote: post #4

For the entirety of my life, we've hung or clothes to dry inside. No dryer. No, they don't smell bad. Yes, even with small kids in the household. No, there is no problem with mold. No, it doesn't take forever, I'd estimate twelve hours most of the year, depending on how fast you spun them (typically 1200+ rpm). Yes, the evaporating cools down the room, though I can't say I ever noticed it. In terms of energy efficien…

Clothes last much longer that way, too. The dryer wears down clothing very quickly with friction.

Washing does, too. I launder my clothing grouped by fabric density to avoid “pulling”. Works reasonably well.

Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by ifqwz »

robbywashere_ wrote: post #33

I've sat in at a couple anti-dryer meet ups in my locality (big city, east coast) out of curiosity. Most of the points are valid some are a little outrageous; (dryers sheets disrupt sea turtle populations?) But after reading Sally Heathers book 'The Doomed Dryer Nation'; I decided to give line drying a try. I will say that my sleep improved and some of the daily fatigue I struggled with when I lived with a dryer most…

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Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by P5fRxh5kUvp2th »

ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #41
robbywashere_ wrote: post #33

I've sat in at a couple anti-dryer meet ups in my locality (big city, east coast) out of curiosity. Most of the points are valid some are a little outrageous; (dryers sheets disrupt sea turtle populations?) But after reading Sally Heathers book 'The Doomed Dryer Nation'; I decided to give line drying a try. I will say that my sleep improved and some of the daily fatigue I struggled with when I lived with a dryer most…

>a big load could take upwards of 3-4hrs a day I find this hard to believe; I can wash an 8kg load and it takes me perhaps 15 or 20 minutes to hang it, and much less to unhang once dry. Folding and putting away is the same regardless of drying method. EDIT: "just such a chore" made me think it wasn't about the drying time.

Used to do it as a kid, I also find it hard to believe. I suspect they mean the entire dry, not just hanging it up.

Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by scythe »

morsch wrote: post #4

For the entirety of my life, we've hung or clothes to dry inside. No dryer. No, they don't smell bad. Yes, even with small kids in the household. No, there is no problem with mold. No, it doesn't take forever, I'd estimate twelve hours most of the year, depending on how fast you spun them (typically 1200+ rpm). Yes, the evaporating cools down the room, though I can't say I ever noticed it. In terms of energy efficien…

Goes quite a bit faster if you point a fan at them in my experience.

Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by nemo44x »

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #56
nemo44x wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The town has a standard where you don’t hang laundry though. She’s the odd person out here and should appeal to the people of the town. Otherwise she’s just doing as she pleases and that’s antisocial behavior. As to who it “would hurt” - it could very well hurt everyone’s property values and certainly hurts everyone’s eyes to have to see a car parked on the front lawn. Again, it’s antisocial behavior and inconsiderat…

Exactly why I live in the country. No neighbors, who almost by definition exist to constrain my life. By making up laughable things like "hurts everyone's eyes to have to see a car parked on the front lawn".

Great, please do stay away from the rest of us. You’re happy being alone and we’re happy to not have to be around you. Everyone wins here.

Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by defrost »

nemo44x wrote: post #36
viraptor wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Especially by insisting to hang it in the front yard. We don't know if she has a backyard, so it may be just... the yard. > What if someone decides they shiujd park their car on the front lawn since the boat and camper take up the driveway? I don't understand. What then? Why shouldn't they? I'm not sure what a clinch is or why it's not welcome on the front lawn...

I have to explain why people shouldn’t park their car on their front lawn? Seriously? Aesthetics are a thing and I can’t imagine anyone that lives in my town (or most towns) finding that acceptable. “Clinch” was a typo; corrected to “couch”.

You might start by explaining why they have to have a lawn.

If I was going to park my truck | caravan | boat out the front I'd rather have a well drained raked gravel pan than a lawn growing up through the vehicle, weeds, and dead grass when I drive awy.

Aesthetics are a thing after all.

Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by ejb999 »

ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #41
robbywashere_ wrote: post #33

I've sat in at a couple anti-dryer meet ups in my locality (big city, east coast) out of curiosity. Most of the points are valid some are a little outrageous; (dryers sheets disrupt sea turtle populations?) But after reading Sally Heathers book 'The Doomed Dryer Nation'; I decided to give line drying a try. I will say that my sleep improved and some of the daily fatigue I struggled with when I lived with a dryer most…

>a big load could take upwards of 3-4hrs a day I find this hard to believe; I can wash an 8kg load and it takes me perhaps 15 or 20 minutes to hang it, and much less to unhang once dry. Folding and putting away is the same regardless of drying method. EDIT: "just such a chore" made me think it wasn't about the drying time.

maybe they meant it would take 3-4 hours to dry? thats how I read it anyway.

Re: U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)

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Post by AlexandrB »

nemo44x wrote: post #43
kergonath wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Although I get her point I think she’s antisocial and being a bad neighbor. Especially by insisting to hang it in the front yard. That’s a very restrictive view of what a good neighbour should be. Those who are offended by the view of drying clothes and insist on dictating other people’s lifestyle are much worse neighbours than she is. > To live peacefully in a society you have to compromise and you can’t just do a…

The town has a standard where you don’t hang laundry though. She’s the odd person out here and should appeal to the people of the town. Otherwise she’s just doing as she pleases and that’s antisocial behavior. As to who it “would hurt” - it could very well hurt everyone’s property values and certainly hurts everyone’s eyes to have to see a car parked on the front lawn. Again, it’s antisocial behavior and inconsiderat…

Land of the free.

It's revealing what's considered anti-social (hang drying your clothes) and what's considered normal (driving massive, pedestrian-flattening pickups).

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