I also live in detached suburbia (although now the town is relatively urbanized with many multi-story apartment buildings dotting the landscape). I strung a braided clear vinyl coated galvanized steel cable (1/8 dia) between the side porch and a light pole about 40 feet away at the detached garage. It's long enough to handle a full set of sheets and bedspread, which I usually line dry every weekend, weather permitting. Used to dry bath sheets on the line too, but they are softer if they get machine dried, so that's what I do. Also generally dry throw rugs on the clothesline, usually on a different day than when I'm drying sheets.
The line is not really visible from the street. Neighbors can probably see it but nobody had commented on it.
Pretty much we have city regulations to deal with. Fence heights at front of homes, keeping lawns weeded and mowed, no big commercial vehicles parked on street. OK to have an RV on the property if it's off the street. Don't know if visible from street is ok or not. Not OK to raise chickens in back yard. That ordinance has been questioned repeatedly and the city council has been dragging its feet regarding allowing a few chickens by permit. Didn't stop some of my neighbors from raising them anyway, and nobody complained.
I wish I could stop a neighbor's dog from crapping on my front lawn and front sidewalk (had to clean a mess there this afternoon after I got home from work). I think I know which dog it is, but the neighbor flatly denies his dog is ever loose. Which is a lie, since I see it running around down the block, and suspiciously a turd will show up on my property shortly thereafter. It's enough to make me want to shell out for a video security system to catch the pooch in the "act". But so far it's hasn't been worth the expense or bother.
The line is not really visible from the street. Neighbors can probably see it but nobody had commented on it.
Pretty much we have city regulations to deal with. Fence heights at front of homes, keeping lawns weeded and mowed, no big commercial vehicles parked on street. OK to have an RV on the property if it's off the street. Don't know if visible from street is ok or not. Not OK to raise chickens in back yard. That ordinance has been questioned repeatedly and the city council has been dragging its feet regarding allowing a few chickens by permit. Didn't stop some of my neighbors from raising them anyway, and nobody complained.
I wish I could stop a neighbor's dog from crapping on my front lawn and front sidewalk (had to clean a mess there this afternoon after I got home from work). I think I know which dog it is, but the neighbor flatly denies his dog is ever loose. Which is a lie, since I see it running around down the block, and suspiciously a turd will show up on my property shortly thereafter. It's enough to make me want to shell out for a video security system to catch the pooch in the "act". But so far it's hasn't been worth the expense or bother.
