Illegal Clothesline Spotted
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gusherb
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The more I watch this discussion the more I remember about what has gone on in the neighborhood i live in.
For one I already mentioned we have no HOA. Everybody has there opinions, but they usually keep to themselves about it, or just share with a neighbor besides the "offending" one. AFAIK nobody wants the hassle of running a HOA.
Everybody does whatever they want but in the end we have the cleanest and best kept subdivision in the town (not a real big one, about 95 homes) The oldest homes are 23 years old now (like ours) and they are kept looking good.
All the neighbors have at some point tested their fellow neighbors tolerance (especially us!). Last summer our neighbor was parking a semi truck out front of there house, which did piss everyone off.
One of my uncles used to live in his RV (his work had him traveling constantly, so he just bought an RV to live in) and he parked it in our driveway for 3 months. We thought it would drive the neighbors insane, turned out they all envied the darn thing! (I hated that RV hahaha) After that I noticed people parking RV's in there driveways alot around here hahahaha.
Our neighborhood is so relaxed is because it's all working class families. Nobody cares about the petty stuff (for the most part) and everyone takes pride in their homes appearance.
I would love to have a decent size plot of land, big enough that I don't ever have to see my neighbors. I like my peace and quiet!
For one I already mentioned we have no HOA. Everybody has there opinions, but they usually keep to themselves about it, or just share with a neighbor besides the "offending" one. AFAIK nobody wants the hassle of running a HOA.
Everybody does whatever they want but in the end we have the cleanest and best kept subdivision in the town (not a real big one, about 95 homes) The oldest homes are 23 years old now (like ours) and they are kept looking good.
All the neighbors have at some point tested their fellow neighbors tolerance (especially us!). Last summer our neighbor was parking a semi truck out front of there house, which did piss everyone off.
One of my uncles used to live in his RV (his work had him traveling constantly, so he just bought an RV to live in) and he parked it in our driveway for 3 months. We thought it would drive the neighbors insane, turned out they all envied the darn thing! (I hated that RV hahaha) After that I noticed people parking RV's in there driveways alot around here hahahaha.
Our neighborhood is so relaxed is because it's all working class families. Nobody cares about the petty stuff (for the most part) and everyone takes pride in their homes appearance.
I would love to have a decent size plot of land, big enough that I don't ever have to see my neighbors. I like my peace and quiet!
gusherb
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Oh and one more thing! My parents can get away with having just about anything in there yard. Reason is there is no blinds on most of the windows in this house and my parents don't exactly care about wearing full clothing around the house sometimes... (But I MAKE them! I'm not witnessing that horror!)
Soooo, the neighbors know better then to look in the direction of our house! LOL
Soooo, the neighbors know better then to look in the direction of our house! LOL
ovrphil
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Growing up, clotheslines were a given, in our neighborhood - like Freddy's.
My mom used to make jokes about hanging the underclothing(she had a constant-running light-side)
and helping her as a child, I have great memories, getting lost in the sheets and clothes...walking up and down the textile flowing fence. We also had, later on, one of those umbrella-like clothes lines - folded down when not in use.
I vote yes for the clothesline, where it's possible to do it and if space is a premium, use an umbrella clothesline..or get creative(?). Unfortunately, we can't string laundry on the balcony and it wouldn't be clean after it dried, anyways, living near the woods. So, I hung a German made indoor clothesline (it recoils when not in use)in the laundry room. It's nothing like getting a little exercise and enjoying the outdoors.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM257534411?mv=rr
My mom used to make jokes about hanging the underclothing(she had a constant-running light-side)
and helping her as a child, I have great memories, getting lost in the sheets and clothes...walking up and down the textile flowing fence. We also had, later on, one of those umbrella-like clothes lines - folded down when not in use.
I vote yes for the clothesline, where it's possible to do it and if space is a premium, use an umbrella clothesline..or get creative(?). Unfortunately, we can't string laundry on the balcony and it wouldn't be clean after it dried, anyways, living near the woods. So, I hung a German made indoor clothesline (it recoils when not in use)in the laundry room. It's nothing like getting a little exercise and enjoying the outdoors.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM257534411?mv=rr
kenmoreguy89
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Oh, since we passed to hanging solutions here as I said there're a variety of systems and devices on purpose to hang laundry.
Well the pictures of hanging laundry refers mostly to old historical buildings, pretty common sight in big old/ancient cities like Genova, Venice, Rome, Naples etc...and of course small towns...
Of course you'll not find clothesline at Colosseo or center main street areas, but in small and secondary streets and alleys both in city center/downtown or even not pretty much every town and city don have clotheslines...
Condo made in recent years end of 90s early 2000ish, for conformation and or estetic issues does not have clotheslines provided on balconies or windows,they though do usually have hookup for dryers and on request gas hook up and so also vent and or condense pipe discharging hook up, provided in them guessing it would be the preferred method to dry laundry.....
Not always so, at least if you do not have a gas dryer....
So in Italy there're vailable many foldable solutions like these:
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Well the pictures of hanging laundry refers mostly to old historical buildings, pretty common sight in big old/ancient cities like Genova, Venice, Rome, Naples etc...and of course small towns...
Of course you'll not find clothesline at Colosseo or center main street areas, but in small and secondary streets and alleys both in city center/downtown or even not pretty much every town and city don have clotheslines...
Condo made in recent years end of 90s early 2000ish, for conformation and or estetic issues does not have clotheslines provided on balconies or windows,they though do usually have hookup for dryers and on request gas hook up and so also vent and or condense pipe discharging hook up, provided in them guessing it would be the preferred method to dry laundry.....
Not always so, at least if you do not have a gas dryer....
So in Italy there're vailable many foldable solutions like these:
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kenmoreguy89
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With wings:
kenmoreguy89
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kenmoreguy89
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And pretty much most of the ones you can see here:
http://www.choozen.it/nf/ts-stendibiancheria~preparazioni-culinarie,10000402.html
http://www.choozen.it/nf/ts-stendibiancheria~preparazioni-culinarie,10000402.html
ovrphil
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Those are some cool solutions for drying clothes, where space is a factor...but I would consider using this one if I had a townhouse with a secluded patio :
http://www.ideastar.it/prodotti/stendibiancheria-estensibile-gimi-dinamik-20-2553.asp
http://www.ideastar.it/prodotti/stendibiancheria-estensibile-gimi-dinamik-20-2553.asp
The HOA in my housing district is kinda inactive-they don't mind what goes on-it doesn't bother me either.Especially one of a HOA's functions-fight neighboring development-NOTHING done about a Wal-Mart and a shopping center being built next our housing area.Things I notice that would upset strict HOA's-neighbor has a large sailboat "moored" in his driveway on a rack of sorts-no trailer.Neibor next to me-LOTS of cats.He is the only person I know that can "heard" cats.They follow him around.Neighbor behind me---4 cars in his yard-one immovable-its slowly sinking into the ground,and pallots of bricks he bought for a remodel project-one has almost sunk into the ground-he will have to dig it up in order to use the bricks-remember we live in a swamp out here.A house that was rented out buy a distant landlord that doesn't care about the place-it needs a new roof,trim,gutters,HVAC,septic tank,and new floors.Its empty now.Two other empty homes-no for sale or rental signs in front of them.And finally an abandoned house-rear door unlocked-YES-YOU-can be an urban explorer-all appliances are in the place-there is mold on the ceilings-probably leaking roof.Lawn needs to be BUSH HOGGED!But the folks that live in our neighborhood are good people.There is an abandoned home in the housing area next to mine-it has a "condemned" sign on it.Spooky!Its the one where the dining table has been set for ---When is dinner?Looiks like possums and raccoons live there.Holes in its roof and walls.SAD.-looks like it can be a nice house.Guess Hoa's help prevent these things.I do have some concerns when the Wal-Mart is up and going.The other one in town-downtown caused a neighborhood to go under.
ovrphil
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Tolivac - you just painted a confluence of unimaginable disaster areas around you.
I hope clotheslines didn't mind the shuffle - and again, my vote for hanging em in the wind.
I hope clotheslines didn't mind the shuffle - and again, my vote for hanging em in the wind.
mikeklondon
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Tolivac /
Forget the clotheslines I can live with-out one if I really had to, but I would love that horse in your profile pic. in my garden, He is stunning is he yours
Forget the clotheslines I can live with-out one if I really had to, but I would love that horse in your profile pic. in my garden, He is stunning is he yours
Yes,there are clotheslines in my area,a neighbor several houses down uses theirs.Mine is under MANY pine trees that drip sap,pine needles,pollen,and squirrels and birds live in them.Bet any laundry hung on it will get dirty before it dries.The neighbor doesn't have trees near his clothesline.He does have a little camping trailer that now is an outbuilding-he makes plastic fishing lures there.He showed me his setup-kinda neat.So,the neighborhood I live in is not bad at all,just interesting.No crime.
ovrphil
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lines where lines can go and days for show, dryers where lines and lots are not ...and that's what's hot. Ok, shoot me.
MikeKLondon - not clothesline related - but since you asked - no, he belonged to the neighbors who had quite a lot of acres with a riding stable. He would come to the fence when we stopped our car, and "talked" to him. We felt like he was ours, after five or six years, but then this American Paint (or Pinto - we don't know the bloodlines,which is supposedly a divider of identities?) was moved to the horse riding farm down about a half mile.. a sweet boy, we miss him, now that we're also moved.
Ok, shoot me. MikeKLondon - not clothesline related - but since you asked - no, he belonged to the neighbors who had quite a lot of acres with a riding stable. He would come to the fence when we stopped our car, and "talked" to him. We felt like he was ours, after five or six years, but then this American Paint (or Pinto - we don't know the bloodlines,which is supposedly a divider of identities?) was moved to the horse riding farm down about a half mile.. a sweet boy, we miss him, now that we're also moved.
Beautiful horse-no neighbors have horses in my area-Oh yes the man with the cars behind me-has 4 dogs-they howel,moan,sing each time a train or police car go by.A neighbor two houses up from me used to have chickens.Don't see them anymore-guess they ended up as dinner?Would hear their rooster crow now and then.WE live close to the train tracks-like to "trainspot"The line is owned by PCS Phosphate.
It is going to be 50 and sunny in Pittsburgh today, already have the white clothes on the line. I love the first time each spring I hang out, I cannot wait to put the sheets back on the bed, the fresh air sent is the best sleeping pill.
Anyone else hanging out.
David
Anyone else hanging out.
David
polkanut
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I can't yet, too much snow under the lines. We're supposed to get rain today and that will help melt the snow a little faster. I can't wait. I miss that scent SOOOO much!!!
mrb627
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First wash pic
I know it has been asked before, but how about a first line dry of the season pic?
Malcolm
I know it has been asked before, but how about a first line dry of the season pic?
Malcolm
