The Right to Hang Laundry

I seldom see people who hangs their laundry outside the house in the clothesline. I was thinking that maybe because most people owns a washer/dryer or else they just go to the laundry mat. I didn't know that in some states it is prohibited by law. Florida, Utah, Maine, Vermont, Colorado, and Hawaii have passed laws restricting the rights of local authorities to stop residents using clotheslines. Another five states are considering similar measures.

In the place where I grew up, drying your laundry outside is the only means. All the yards has clothesline attached to the trees. In fact you can even hang your laundry in the neighbor's clothesline if is vacant. Here in the USA it is a different story.

Project Laundry List is a group that is fighting for the rights to hang laundry. They believed that people can save money and reduce carbon emissions by not using their electric or gas dryers. So, what do you think? Do you want a right to hang laundry...???

For me, it is a matter of where you live and where you hang your laundry and what clothes you want to hang... I don't think that it is alright to hang your underwear in front of your house where neighbors can see them. In the USA where it is not very common to hang laundry, I guess you can hang yours at your back where less people can see it....

Laundry Tips

Doing the laundry is one of the most difficult job when you live in a place where is no access to washing machines and dryer. While I was in the Philippines, we are lucky because we have a washing machine that helped doing the laundry easier. The washing machine that we had was not automatic. Meaning to say, we have to pump water from the well, put the water into the washer, add soap and set it to spin. When the machine is done, you have to manually take all the clothes and manually rinse it.

Doing laundry here in the USA using washer and dryer is no sweat at all! Here are some tips in saving your time and energy:

• As you put the clothes in the dryer, give each item a good snap. This will help the clothes dry thoroughly and it can reduce wrinkling.

• If clothes are wrinkled from sitting in the dryer ( I am guilty of this!), toss in a small damp towel and run the dryer for 15 minutes.

• Use a wooden or padded hangers to avoid leaving hanger marks on damp shirts. You can also hang the shirts upside down securing the bottom with a clothes pin.

• Use cold water and match the water level to the size of your load.

• Separate lightweight clothes from towels and other heavy items when drying.