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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 jollyllama »

bombcar wrote: post #288
jollyllama wrote: post #235

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>wouldn't appreciate it it my neighbors front yard. I don't get it; why do you care?

Most people who live in non-rural areas prefer their neighbor's houses to look "somewhat" like theirs. Whether that preference is made through laws (mandatory mowing regulations), HOAs, community shaming, etc, is another question entirely. Those who really don't care often end up moving to rural areas anyway, where the nearest neighbor is acres or miles away.

>Most people who live in non-rural areas prefer their neighbor's houses to look "somewhat" like theirs.

That's the thing I don't understand.

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

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Post by forgotmypw17 »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #103
forgotmypw17 wrote: post #6

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

I wear ASICS/Uniqlo/Next/Adidas/Express/etc level clothing ($5 to $30 per item) and it lasts many years (5+) even though I use washers and dryers constantly. Cannot imagine additional longevity would be worth all the work of manually doing it.

When you collect dryer lint out of the filter, that is all material that has worn off the clothes.

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

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Post by bombcar »

jollyllama wrote: post #291
bombcar wrote: post #288

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most people who live in non-rural areas prefer their neighbor's houses to look "somewhat" like theirs. Whether that preference is made through laws (mandatory mowing regulations), HOAs, community shaming, etc, is another question entirely. Those who really don't care often end up moving to rural areas anyway, where the nearest neighbor is acres or miles away.

>Most people who live in non-rural areas prefer their neighbor's houses to look "somewhat" like theirs. That's the thing I don't understand.

Do you have an example where that's not the case? Jumping around on Google maps to random cities the world over shows buildings that look "kinda like" the ones they're near. Every once in awhile you find a immaculate mansion in the middle of a favela but it's rare.

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

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Post by 93po »

potbelly83 wrote: post #258
stormdennis wrote: post #217

Years back we rented a flat in a building that housed a lot of retired people. A regulation we weren't aware of was that you weren't allowed to hang anything on the railings of your balcony. On a day off we were cleaning and left a mat we'd washed to dry, hanging over the railing. It wasn't there an hour before we had a delegation at our door of angry elderly residents. They weren't one bit nice about it even after w…

I'm always curious what is it about old people that make some behave in this way? Is it the way people used to be raised, cognitive decline, or simple nothing better to do? I also notice it in the comment's section where older people tend to be far less forgiving of discretions than younger people.

It's not just old people. It's idle people. If you aren't focusing most of your attention on something outward in your life, you're going to hyper-focus inwardly and let tiny things eat at you all day.

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

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Post by jollyllama »

bombcar wrote: post #293
jollyllama wrote: post #291

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Most people who live in non-rural areas prefer their neighbor's houses to look "somewhat" like theirs. That's the thing I don't understand.

Do you have an example where that's not the case? Jumping around on Google maps to random cities the world over shows buildings that look "kinda like" the ones they're near. Every once in awhile you find a immaculate mansion in the middle of a favela but it's rare.

While I'm sure there's exceptions I'm not aware of, I'm not arguing that it's the case, I'm saying I don't understand the desire for this.

That said, in some areas, this could be attributed to economic factors (what materials are commonly available), traditions, or building codes.

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

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Post by bombcar »

jollyllama wrote: post #295
bombcar wrote: post #293

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have an example where that's not the case? Jumping around on Google maps to random cities the world over shows buildings that look "kinda like" the ones they're near. Every once in awhile you find a immaculate mansion in the middle of a favela but it's rare.

While I'm sure there's exceptions I'm not aware of, I'm not arguing that it's the case, I'm saying I don't understand the desire for this. That said, in some areas, this could be attributed to economic factors (what materials are commonly available), traditions, or building codes.

Even the American one falls into "traditions" basically, people want their neighborhood to look like it always has.

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

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Post by pandaman »

bombcar wrote: post #285
pandaman wrote: post #264

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I am questioning that fact. In my experience temperature is not destroying fabric, people used to iron their clothes for decades. Spinning in an underpowered dryer for longer will put more wear on the fabrics and stitching.

You can kind of compare the amount of lint you get, but often that is caused by the washing machine and not the dryer.

I imagine the mechanics of wear are very similar between a washer and a dryer. If temperature was the main contributing factor then ironed and dry-cleaned clothes such as uniforms would deteriorate much quicker than machine washed/dried ones.

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

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Post by pengaru »

potbelly83 wrote: post #258
stormdennis wrote: post #217

Years back we rented a flat in a building that housed a lot of retired people. A regulation we weren't aware of was that you weren't allowed to hang anything on the railings of your balcony. On a day off we were cleaning and left a mat we'd washed to dry, hanging over the railing. It wasn't there an hour before we had a delegation at our door of angry elderly residents. They weren't one bit nice about it even after w…

I'm always curious what is it about old people that make some behave in this way? Is it the way people used to be raised, cognitive decline, or simple nothing better to do? I also notice it in the comment's section where older people tend to be far less forgiving of discretions than younger people.

The older you get the more the world changes around you, that rate of change is also increasing. Simultaneously your ability to adapt is diminishing.

It's easy to imagine elderly people clinging desperately to what little resistance to change they have power over. It's motivated by a mix of fear and spite for a world they no longer understand. They may not be able to prevent other races from moving in next door, but remove that mat from the handrail, and stay off the lawn!

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

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Post by supertrope »

potbelly83 wrote: post #258
stormdennis wrote: post #217

Years back we rented a flat in a building that housed a lot of retired people. A regulation we weren't aware of was that you weren't allowed to hang anything on the railings of your balcony. On a day off we were cleaning and left a mat we'd washed to dry, hanging over the railing. It wasn't there an hour before we had a delegation at our door of angry elderly residents. They weren't one bit nice about it even after w…

I'm always curious what is it about old people that make some behave in this way? Is it the way people used to be raised, cognitive decline, or simple nothing better to do? I also notice it in the comment's section where older people tend to be far less forgiving of discretions than younger people.

Retired people have lots of free time.

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

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Post by Macha »

dopidopHN wrote: post #156
doublesocket wrote: post #23

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

I lived for years in Paris. Dryer don’t exists there. You just don’t have space for one … Is the weather THAT different in London ?

Dublin is pretty similar culturally and climate-wise to London.

People use combo washer-dryers.

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