"The Clothesline uprising has begun," said Laura Thomas of the San Francisco Chronicle. " It describes the uprising in her article, "Green washing: a new line for drying clothes." Thomas says, is the "hard reality of global warming and motivate people to leave their energy-dryer." Other journalists agreed.
In her article "A hip, modern clothes lines can turn your washing machine green", "Seattle Times" writer Nicole Tsong said that many consumersattempts to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. "With people regularly exchange means for compact fluorescent light bulbs ... air-drying clothes is another simple way to reduce our carbon footprint."
Many people take back to the future concept for the laundry. Simple U.S. dollars according to the website, the average dryer is an energy hog and uses 5000 watts of power. Air-drying clothes can save consumers about $ 15 per month or U.S. $ 180 per year --Money you could use for other things.
When I was a child, no one had an automatic clothes dryer. Everyone had a clothesline in the outdoors and an indoor drying rack. Outdoor drying is preferred, because behind the laundry smelled of sun. We used wooden clothespins, and kept them in a bag on the clothesline.
Thanks to the clothesline revolt, stores carrying a variety of air-drying equipment. The old-fashioned wooden frame is still available. Made of hard wood, theexpandable rack has 12 pegs, and can be folded up when not in use. A plastic version of the bar is also available.
Umbrella-type outdoor dryers that never completely out of fashion, a renaissance. This type of dryer looks like a roof over his head and folds like a.
You may want to get a stainless steel perforated plate for indoor drying. It has six hanging rods and wrinkles on the wall when not in use. This air dryer is ideal for small spaces.
In myChildhood Monday was wash day. We had a pulley-type washing line and it went out of the corner of the house into the garage. My mother always wiped clean up the clothesline, before she hung the laundry on. She also taught me how to hang the laundry and you can find helpful tips. The last one can make you smile.
1. Hang socks from the toes.
2. To prevent pillowcases always "rabbit ears" fold a two-inch tab on the washing line and secure it with clothespins.
3. Drape Sheetattach evenly over the clothesline with clothespins.
4. Trousers hang from the bottom to reduce wrinkles.
5. Put blouses / shirts on hangers, fasten a button, and hang on clothesline. Hold each position with a clothes hanger in parenthesis.
6. Unmentionables - Underwear - should be in a pillowcase then dried neighbors can not see your underwear.
Today, retro wooden clothes pegs, plastic clothespins, and the new, colorful "fasteners" are available. Ask yourNeighborhood association, homeowners association or condo association before you hang laundry outside. "If there is nothing stopping you," says Seattle Times writer Nicole Tsong, then "go ahead and let your underwear flap in the wind."
Copyright 2007 by Harriet Hodgson
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