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myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor7 months ago

My favotite neighbor walked over yesteray w/her grandaughter who is here visiting from kansas. She is about 9 years old, i guess. Anyway another neighbor was hanging out some clothes. T he little girl commeneted on her doing that with is her dryer broken? KIDS miss so much nowadays because we don't do things like we use to do. I just thought it strange that she had never seen anybody hang out clothes before. DO YOU??

 
 
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tags:  clothes, hanging out clothes, laundry, kids, memories
 
1. myLot reputation of 94/100. OreoCookie3 (18822)   ranked 27 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

Times sure have changed from the 50s and 60s. My mom always hung out clothes .. we had a dryer, but that was only used for when it was raining. Mom said it was lazy and expensive to use the dryer when we didn't have to. Now no one ever hangs out clothes anymore. Personally, I wouldn't want my size 64 Extra Fat drawers/undies outside on the line for everyone to see.. lol


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

I use to hang out everything even tho i had a dryer. I loved the way they smelled. I got where i wasn't able to drag them out of the house to hang them out much & then one of my posts broke so i just quit. There are things i don't put in the dryer so i just hang them on a hanger & let them dry. U CRAZY THING U DON'T WEAR THAT BIG OF A SIZE ANYWAY,when u lose all that weight u can buy u some bikins & hang them out. rolleyes


mobilestimulus (3)   ranked 430 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

My grandmother used to have one of those outdoor clothes dryers, the kind you could turn and fill. I remember as a little kid helping her pin up all the laundry using wooden clothes pins. Those were the days!


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

HI MOBILE, Thanks for your response & welcome to mylot. Those were the days, the good ol' days. Your grandma made memories w/you. I am trying to do the SAME W/my grandchildren. HAPPY DAYS TO U.

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2. BonezFashion (51)   ranked 100 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

I have been living on this earth for 15 years and I have never seen someone hang clothes on a line. Probably becasue I've lived in the city all my life.


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

MY goodness. That is really strange to me but there are so many things that young people will never know about & i wish u could. Thanks for your response & WELCOME TO MYLOT.

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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. change1life (1192)   ranked 47 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

I don't know that I see that as strange for one so young. You really don't see that many people hanging out their laundry anymore. I used to hang mine out sometimes when I lived out in the country and had a closeline. I live in an apartment in town now and I just don't see a lot of clothelines around where I live. It is amazing how something so simple as hanging out clothes has almost become extinct. lol God Bless!


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

That is true but it just surprized me that she had never seen anyone doing that. Too many things have become extinct.


myLot reputation of 97/100. change1life (1192)   ranked 47 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

I know, I totally agree. People want everything yesterday and technology is slowly taking away the way of life I knew as a child! God Bless!


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

I FEEL THE SAME WAY & i think it is very sad for us & our young people.

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4. myLot reputation of 94/100. jugsjugs (3261)   ranked 7 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

I now hang my linen out as my electric bill was getting very high and now that it is sunny most of the time i try to make the most of it.I think that is very strange that she thought the ladies dryer was broken.My children wait until i have hung the linen out and then when it is nearly dry they tend to give the washing that extra rinse with the hose.Dont you just love children.Happy Mylotting.


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

That's why i hung mine out to, trying to save. I do love children but bet if mine had done that they would have had their britches warmed up. rolleyes

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5. myLot reputation of 95/100. marguicha (3637)   ranked 101 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

I´m afraid children nowadays believe chicken have no heads or legslol. Of course your young neighbor doesn´t have the least idea what is to play hopscotchwink.

How´s your son, sweetie? Hug!


myLot reputation of 97/100. GardenGerty (20557)   ranked 58 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

My dad was a city boy, and he thought milk came from horses--because when he was a child the milk wagon would come around and it was pulled by a horse. Even seventy years ago children could be fooled or mislead. I like that he tells stories on himself.


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

I loved your anser about the chickens. U gave me a good chuckle. I BET U ARE RIGHT . My son has to go thurs. for one more test. he carried the monitor back today he had to wear for 24hrs. & will find out the result on that thurs. to. THANKS FOR ASKING. HUGS TO U.


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

HI GG, I would enjoy his stories to.


myLot reputation of 83/100. carolscash (4886)   ranked 426 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

You bring back a lot of memories by mentioning horse drawn milk wagons as that is how my grandfather began his career in the milk industry. He was a milkman who started with horse adn wagon. I wish my kids could see that. At least my kids do see me hang clothes out. They also know eggs come from chickens,pork comes from pigs, and that chickens have heads and feet. Wow they are smart!


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  5 months ago

carol, i loved your remark about chickens having a head & feet, lol. some kids will nevver know that.

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6. myLot reputation of 97/100. GardenGerty (20557)   ranked 58 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

I do not find it strange at all that she has not seen it. People feel like they are too busy to do it now a days, but I think it makes folding simpler. There are too many neighborhood associations that prohibit clothes lines, because it is "tacky", so they cannot hang clothes even if they want to.


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

Thanks for your response. Hope u have had a good day.

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7. myLot reputation of 93/100. gdesjardin (310)   ranked 161 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

I used to at my old house...however this house has too many trees in the backyard along with way too many bird....and way too many clothes I have had to rewash if you catch my drift with the birds and all. Anyways, I miss not being able to hang out my laundry...I saved a lot of money on my electric bill plus I loved that fresh air clean smell of my clothes.


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

HEY, I hated it when birds did that on my clother, nasty things. U do save money by doing that but i can't do it anymore. Thanks for your response.

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8. myLot reputation of 84/100. guybrush (3507)   ranked 91 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

I absolutely DO still hang out my clothes! I don't have a dryer (and don't want one) - and there's nothing nicer than fresh sheets with the sunshine in them. My daughters find if they are renting apartments, there is no hanging line in the grounds and they are forced to use dryers - but on occasions I've had to use them (on holidays, for instance), I hate the way things are all crumpled - and it takes so long for them to dry. Think of all the power it wastes, too!


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

GOOD FOR YOU, Don't they smell good when u hang them out. U are right about saving power. I think they pull alot of electricity. I always took pride in seeing then hung out when i could still hang out. U are smart to do in more ways than one. Thanks for responding.

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9. myLot reputation of 93/100. stephcjh (22992)   ranked 83 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

Kids really do miss out on a whole lot these days. Everything is so easy for them. Alot of them do not want to learn or know anything about the older days either. They have no idea what to do without technology things.


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

They sure do. It would do them all good if they had to do everything the hard way for awhile. They might appreciate how good they have it nowadays.

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10. myLot reputation of 86/100. erricaalisa (373)   ranked 167 out of 591 in neighbor   7 months ago

I'm 22 and i remember helping my grandmother hang clothes on the line. my granny didn't have central air and that time so putting clothes in the dryer would make the house hot.


myLot reputation of 93/100. ANTIQUELADY (11603)   ranked 1 out of 591 in neighbor  7 months ago

HI, THANKS for your response. Grandmother's are special people. That's a cutie pie u are holding in your picture. Hane a great day.

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