Janet Baraclough wrote:
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> The message >
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> > On May 12, 11:06 pm, itsjoannotjoann >
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> > > Ummmmmm, I still use a clothes line. I used mine today to hang out
> > > sheets and yes, I have a clothes pin bag, too. Clothes pins left on
> > > the line get dirty and transfer that dirt to your freshly washed
> > > items. But I usually stop using it sometime in November and start up
> > > again in April.
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> > In many places they are against the rules.
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> So much for "land of the free" :-)
>
> I use a clothesline as much as possible, winter and summer. There is
> nothing like the smell and feel of clothes and bedlinen
> dried in the fresh breeze and sunshine.

I considered a clothesline here briefly. Certainly it would work well
here, but then I calculated the cost of running my dryer and found that
it cost me $0.30/load. It's certainly not worth my time to take clothes
out, hang them on a clothesline, and then collect them and bring them
back in when they're dry vs. just move them the 2' between the washer
and dryer to save $0.30. Dryer clothes also don't get bugs on them, bird
crap on them, or dust from nearby lawn mowing on them.