Do you remember the old days when people would put there clothes outside on the clothes line?

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John Doe Profile
John Doe answered

Add me to the list! I still do it, especially my sheets! Nothing like fresh clean sheets that smell good when you go to bed!

Didge Doo Profile
Didge Doo answered

Me too. The problem is that it's winter in Australia and last week it was only 4*C while I was hanging out the washing. By the time I got inside for breakfast I couldn't hold the spoon. :(

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Didge Doo
Didge Doo commented
It's always a challenge, Chuck. Although I live on the mountains it doesn't get quite that cold in my part. Cold enough to make me drop the pegs, but not cold enough to freeze the sheets.
DDX Project Profile
DDX Project answered

I still do. I don't think anyone would be crazy enough to machine dry hundred dollar clothes.

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Ancient Hippy
Ancient Hippy commented
THAT must be a sight!!
DDX Project
DDX Project commented
I recall one telling me "When you've been through as much as I have, being shamed for walking around butt naked is the last of my worries": I wish to gain that enlightenment one day.
Ancient Hippy
Ancient Hippy commented
I'm not there yet. I don't want to scare people.
Emily Green Profile
Emily Green answered

The house of my parents has a small yard,  they still put clothes outside to dry them.

Cookie Roma Profile
Cookie Roma answered

I grew up in Hawaii and when the weather was nice (most of the time) my mother would hand the clothes out on the line. We had a good clothes dryer but she usually just used it when it was raining. 

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Yo Kass
Yo Kass commented
I'd love to visit Hawaii some day. Outdoor clothes lines are pretty much redundant in England :(
Cookie Roma
Cookie Roma commented
Ah yes. I have several friends across the pond. It would be nice to live where you can fairly easily get to France or Spain etc, but I think that much rain would really get to me
PJ Stein Profile
PJ Stein answered

I grew up doing that. I lived in Central Florida and you could set your watch by the afternoon thunderstorms. Where I lived they started at 4pm. My mom worked and would hang the wash out in the morning before she left. It was part of our chores when we got home from school around 3:30 to take it down. We had to have it folded and put away as well.

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