The view from my window
By Joanie
@Freelanzer (10745)
Canada
July 20, 2018 10:46am CST
I am constantly irritated by my neighbor's habit of hanging his clothes on his gate or on the shared fence. He would do a lot of work in his yard and then wash his work clothes, dog towels and mats and hang them on the fence, on his gate or on his car in the front of his yard to dry.
He no longer hangs them on the shared fence since I have since planted a couple trees there and I guess he doesn't want to damage them. I would rather look at trees than someone's laundry.
Then he started hanging them on his side gate which I can see from my kitchen window. I found another solution to that. I hung planters outside my window so now all I see is beautiful flowers.
Is a nice view important to you?
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
20 Jul 18
That is exactly what I prefer to see when I look out my window
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
21 Jul 18
I am glad I did too. Much better looking at nature than someone's laundry
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
20 Jul 18
Certainly planters look much better than someone else's clothes. 
Since we are staying in tropical country, most of the families here do not have dryer at home and we hang our clothes in the front yard. (Most of us don't have backyard.) I am fine with that as it's not so near for us to reach others' front yard and the hanging clothes. I usually see my own front yard or my neighbor's front yard when I look outside. Well, not really a beautiful view, but we have used to it since we are staying in terraced house. I usually choose to look higher to see the beautiful sky. 
Since we are staying in tropical country, most of the families here do not have dryer at home and we hang our clothes in the front yard. (Most of us don't have backyard.) I am fine with that as it's not so near for us to reach others' front yard and the hanging clothes. I usually see my own front yard or my neighbor's front yard when I look outside. Well, not really a beautiful view, but we have used to it since we are staying in terraced house. I usually choose to look higher to see the beautiful sky. 2 people like this
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
21 Jul 18
This is an area with larger houses and the neighbor has a large backyard where he could put a line and hang clothes, I also hang clothes in k=my backyard during the summer months. I just see no need for him to drape his clothes over a fence that is shared. Legally I own that side of the fence but I didn't want to cause a dispute so I just planted some trees.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
21 Jul 18
its okay but at least he is trying to be considerate of you. poor guy probably has no other way to dry them.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
21 Jul 18
@Freelanzer yes. he should do that. i didn't know about the yard
yes. he should do that. i didn't know about the yard1 person likes this
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
21 Jul 18
He can do what we all do, put a line up in his large backyard. I really don't want to look at his drawers draped over my side of the fence.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Jul 18
Naaa don`t bother me. I used to have to hang out my clothes because I did not have a dryer. I will just look out another window on that day of laundry.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
20 Jul 18
Oh I have nothing against it since I do it as well and it is good for the environment. My issue in this case is where he hangs it, not in the huge backyard he has but in my line of vision. Does he do it on purpose? Who knows.
@dgobucks226 (34371)
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29 Jul 18
I see your point. When looking out your window one wants a pleasant view not laundry. My neighbor used to lean stuff against my fence which I did not appreciate. One time they had a row boat which fell against my fence. I have since removed anything touching my boundary. Some people just are so inconsiderate and self-absorbed. I have also put up evergreens along my property so I don't have to see them, the junk on their front lawn, or their dilapidated home. 
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
30 Jul 18
That is exactly how I feel about the whole thing. Difficult to understand what they are thinking or perhaps they are not thinking at all.
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@snowy22315 (170019)
• United States
30 Jul 18
I don't think I would want to be looking at someone else's clothes all the time. I honestly don't like hanging clothes outside..but if I do it is usually just towels..however,,there is a lot of privacy here and people really can't see.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
1 Aug 18
I would hang a few times outside but in ,y backyard and where no one can see it. But this guy really has no class.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
i wonder if he chooses those spots because he can see and remember them, unlike if he hung them in the back?
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
21 Jul 18
Or maybe he just wants the world to she his shabby towels and duds?
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
21 Jul 18
I think he just wants to annoy me but I avoid any confrontation.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
27 Jul 18
I love to look at nice views too! Hanging mats in front of the fence, or even clothes is not a "welcome sight," although there could be some considerations like when that person has no more space to hang his laundry. In our place, it is banned to hang clothes/laundry in front of the house/yard.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
27 Jul 18
That is a good rule to have but common sense should prevail.,
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
21 Jul 18
He does but I think he knows I don't like it.
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