tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post4690579320571048634..comments2024-03-03T08:28:16.167-06:00Comments on Trenches of Mommyhood: Frugal Friday: ClotheslinesElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791021335260285130noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-49542276523574486582010-11-27T15:19:01.499-06:002010-11-27T15:19:01.499-06:00I use my clothesline in the warm months also.
I l...I use my clothesline in the warm months also.<br /><br />I love the fresh air scent from the sheets and blankets dried outside.mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03236124752867568775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-28084400759856727452010-03-27T09:10:19.728-05:002010-03-27T09:10:19.728-05:00You should consider getting a clothes drying rack ...You should consider getting a <a href="http://www.bestdryingrack.com" rel="nofollow">clothes drying rack</a> so that the laundry doesn't get to far ahead of you when the weather doesn't cooperate. I dry all my clothes on racks. I have found the trick is to do a load of wash in the evening. Then the last job I do before bed is to place the clothes on the rack in the middle of the living room under the ceiling fan before going to bed when I get up in the morning the clothes are dry and I can put them directly in the the appropriate basket. Shut my rack and place it out of the way.Mary Q Contrariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584539485118571553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-58698174748312094272010-03-21T09:10:36.140-05:002010-03-21T09:10:36.140-05:00I have just started line drying our clothes also. ...I have just started line drying our clothes also. Trying to save money on the electric bill. We used mostly wood heat for two months through the winter and only noticed a drop of $18.00 so now we are trying to not use the dryer and see where that gets us. I think the biggest drain on our electricity is the pump for our well, but not much we can do about that.<br />Blessings<br />DianeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10214322750183022876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-30840956119740611122010-03-19T16:55:25.179-05:002010-03-19T16:55:25.179-05:00I almost never use the dryer anymore. Of course, I...I almost never use the dryer anymore. Of course, I prefer hanging clothes outside but in bad weather, I have a folding wooden rack I use in a spare bedroom. Bedding is too large for the rack, so during winter or the rainy season-that goes in the dryer. I have a few items of clothing that wrinkle if they don't go in the dryer, and I hate ironing so I use the dryer for them.<br />Otherwise, everything else is hung up. I like doing laundry; I love how clean everything smells. And like you, Beth, I like folding clothes; it is soothing. We are saving about $20 a month year round by not using the dryer very often.<br />Our subdivision has a rule; only umbrella style clotheslines are allowed, and they have to be put away when not in use. Also, you can't hang out clothes on Sundays, and can't leave clothes out overnight.Joan Kramernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-85429296641923924452010-03-19T12:35:24.600-05:002010-03-19T12:35:24.600-05:00School clothes and play clothes.School clothes and play clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-15168136088014487682010-03-19T10:28:17.863-05:002010-03-19T10:28:17.863-05:00I too am a line dryer. I live in South Florida an...I too am a line dryer. I live in South Florida and enjoy great weather most of the year so it makes sense to dry outdoors. We even put a retractable line on the enclosed, covered patio. I tend to hang socks and underwear and even ligtweights or things I don't want to fade out there, leaving the rotary dryer outside for larger and heavier items. We do have a dryer and I often finish items in there for a few minutes. I too find that often one load is dry or virtually dry as the next load comes out of the washer.<br /><br />We are fortunate, my house, my old family home, was equiped with long lines attached to T-Bar poles when the house was built so I knew I could hang clothes out. My neighbour has now copied us and erected a clothes line. Even the young couple behind have strung out a small line. Nice to see this idea is gradually taking hold. My mother never owned a dryer and hung out her laundry all her life. <br />No one has mentioned the communal nature of line drying. In Britain, where I lived for nearly 40 years, my neighbours and I would frequently chat as we tended clothes on our lines. I'm finding this happens now as well. <br />There is nothing more delightful than a line full of clothes blowing in a breeze.MaryB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13991118612978204866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-56752148491093500652010-03-19T09:51:19.646-05:002010-03-19T09:51:19.646-05:00Haha, I just put up a similar post on my blog (htt...Haha, I just put up a similar post on my blog (http://www.communicatingcauses.com/notoneoftheherd/) I loooooove my clothesline! And I completely agree about the diaper stains. I am always amazed how the yuckiest poo stains are completely gone in 20 minutes on the line!<br /><br />A coworker told me she hated seeing the ugly rusted poles. Crazy! I think the rusted poles are lovely. :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504519248854901822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-50492578749010051642010-03-19T09:31:24.293-05:002010-03-19T09:31:24.293-05:00I do not have a traditional outside clothes line. ...I do not have a traditional outside clothes line. No one in my sub has one. They would look strange in my neighborhood and I have no desire to have one. I, do, however,have what I guess would be called a portable one that I keep on my patio. I only hang what I think may shrink in the dryer. In the winter, I hang what I don't want in the dryer on my inside clothes line. I would never hang underwear or towels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-18926328938091059162010-03-19T09:16:47.802-05:002010-03-19T09:16:47.802-05:00I have used clotheslines to dry our clothes since ...I have used clotheslines to dry our clothes since we were first married almost 22 years ago. I too put the underwear in the middle. We could really get back to the old days and put our underthings inside of feedsacks and then hang them on the line. Hanging them like this was to prevent your neighbors from seeing them. I read this in Reminisce once. <br /><br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-18563147341086196072010-03-19T09:11:00.062-05:002010-03-19T09:11:00.062-05:00You are so right! I agree on the towels absorbing...You are so right! I agree on the towels absorbing more water from your body... plus I like the way it feels... exfoliation! <br />I too have saved anywhere between $20-$50 on our electric/gas bill. Electric because we don't heat up our house (I live in TX and the heat is horrid) and gas (our dryer is gas). <br />We have a little one so our laundry is a constant ritual. <br />I like going outside early in the morning and hanging my wash... and letting my son run around in the back yard. He enjoys playing through the clothes. He thinks it's a game of hide and seek.<br />Since it gets so hot here, some days it takes less time to dry them outside than it does in my dryer. So that's a plus!<br />To MommylovesherKgirls, What I do as far as that goes and morning dew... I pluck my lines hard. Like a big guitar string. And that knocks off any bugs, spiders or dew. Works for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-13312976591929036872010-03-19T08:14:20.389-05:002010-03-19T08:14:20.389-05:00i haven't used a dryer in years. we don't ...i haven't used a dryer in years. we don't have a clothes line either. all our stuff is dried inside on a rack. bulkier things are dried in the closet that houses the water heater- it's warmer in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-11018314547459042882010-03-19T08:10:19.037-05:002010-03-19T08:10:19.037-05:00The thing I hate about clotheslines (my mom and st...The thing I hate about clotheslines (my mom and stepmom used them when we were kids) is that the clothing always has hidden bugs on them! :( But, to save money, and the wear and tear on clothing, I do dry a lot of clothing on racks in my laundry room, rather than using the dryer.MommylovesherKgirlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695346435194960742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-57953845543536553252010-03-19T08:07:29.848-05:002010-03-19T08:07:29.848-05:00I use my clotheline once the snow is melted and my...I use my clotheline once the snow is melted and my fingers do not get to cold. Our underwear is also placed in the middle and I never string it up. I just clip one end up and let it hang. I really do not want everyone driving past noticing how wide my underwear are!<br /><br />In the winter, I have to woodracks, one large one and one smaller one. I dry our clothes on that by placing it near the woodstove.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590944106044646072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-8785352042253816562010-03-19T08:00:17.279-05:002010-03-19T08:00:17.279-05:00I also use my clothesline in the warmer months. I ...I also use my clothesline in the warmer months. I think that is why our dryers outlive our washers! I also notice a drop in the electric bill.<br /><br />Too funny about the underwear in the middle rows. I do the same thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com