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Lori Tate @onbigsmile (58) • United States 28 Aug 21

I like saving money. My recent frugal thing is to hang up our laundry on the clothesline. Our electric bill went from $75 to $40 in one month. What ways do you save money in your day to day life?

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Clothesline Memories

Mary Guice @Elizaby (6902) • Pensacola, Florida 21 Jul 20

Many of us out there over the age of about 50 (some younger) probably remember during our growing up days of hanging clothes to dry on a clothes line. It was one of my chores growing up and remember the fresh smell of the clothes...

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Washing day in a Nepali valley

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382036) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Feb 20

On our bus trip from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal, we criss-crossed back and forth as we snaked our way up the side of the mountain. We also crossed some bridges that were high above the river valley below. In the middle...

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Do you still use the clothesline?

B @pitsipeahie (5758) 26 May 18

I just finished my laundry. Some pieces I ran through the washing machine, others I handwashed. I just hang them in the clothesline outside to dry. The sun is hot and my laundry will dry in no time. Sometimes, I'd use the spin...

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Do you still use solar energy to dry your clothes

Nnaemeka @mydanods (6513) • Nigeria 27 Feb 18

Hanging clothes outside to dry was the tradition where we grew up. Every compound has two poles with a clothesline in between where one has to hang the clothes. They all dried using solar power. These days things are getting...

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Clothes stolen on the clothesline

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 13 Aug 17

I've been living a rented house for almost 2 years and it was the first and hopefully will be the last time for me to have my belongings stolen. Oddly enough the neighbors' clothings dried outside their houses were still there....

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Was It the Earthquake This Morning that Did My Clothesline In?

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 3 Sep 16

The clothesline pole has been loose for a few weeks now. We assumed the moles in the yard had loosened up the dirt around it. Well, we had an earthquake this morning that was 5.6 on the Richter scale. It was about 7 am. Hubby...

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Tied To The Clothesline

Sandy @velvet53 (24417) • Palisade, Colorado 25 Jul 16

I remember when I wasn't very old that we lived on a busy street and there were buses going up and down the road. I thought these were neat and learned how to sneak out of the yard. Out into the street I went and sat down watching...

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What is up with me doing laundry and the rain??

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 26 May 16

Oh my. I got up this morning, rather late, and it was sunny and hot outside. I put a load of laundry in the washer. As soon as the washer was done I hung it out to dry. Within 30 minutes it was thundering and lightening. I...

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Raining Again, Maybe All Week

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169448) • United States 23 May 16

Here I am inside again. It is raining. I just heard thunder. Right before the rain began we had thunder. I did not hang the sheets on the clothesline, I knew the weather was coming. Besides being good for hanging clothes,...

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Should we stop using a clothes dryer to save money?

Pat Z Anthony @PatZAnthony (14749) • Charlotte, North Carolina 1 Oct 15

Many can't afford the cost of using a clothes dryer and have to hang laundry outside. Some are working so much they don't have time to hang laundry outside and feel the dryer is the best choice for them. How much money would...

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Clothesline or dryer?

Gorillafootprints925 @Gorillafootprints925 (3586) • United States 21 Jul 10

We used to dry our clothes under the sun but now we have a dryer so we don't use clothesline anymore. It is very convenient but I think in a desert climate like here in Arizona it usually sunny, and even if its not it is still hot...

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What type of clothes line do you have?

moonchild1au @moonchild1au (6237) • Australia 5 Aug 09

I am asking this question just out of curiosity I guess. The house where I live at the moment has one of these stupid clotheslines that are attatched to the side of your house that you can fold down if you want. I find these types...

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Have you ever washed clothes by hand, wringer washer, used a clothesline to dry?

schulzie @schulzie (4061) • United States 1 Jul 09

I am only 42 years old, however as a young girl I used to wash clothing with my mother. We washed our clothes in my grandmother's old wringer washer. (My grandmother was born in 1897). We used to wash our clothes in the...

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International Clothes Line Week June 6-13

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 7 Jun 09

Have you made the switch to a clothes line? If not this link gives you many reasons why & how to do it! http://www.wellness-mania.com/international-clothesline-week.html And being frugal is number one in my book! I hate...

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Summer rain and laundry on the line?????

kwenge @kwenge (2487) • Kenya 10 Jul 08

You wake up early in the morning, wash your laundry and hang the laundry on the clothesline to dry do you rush out to quickly bring them inside at the first sign of an afternoon storm or you just leave them to be rained on? Have...

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Do you hang clothes out to dry?

above31rubies @above31rubies (1863) • United States 21 Mar 08

I saw a cute term for doing so...you are using your "solar powered clothes dryer". lol Anyway, I have never done this but I would like to. Any tips, tricks or stories?

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How to dry clothes faster?

dta_kitty @dta_kitty (191) • India 21 Jan 08

There are sometimes when I feel that I have to dry clothes instantly, when it is an urgent need.I try to use the hair-drier in such cases.Which is better? Hot air,Cold air, ironing or some other means to do it faster.Without any...

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Clothes drying outside

myfanwy65 @myfanwy65 (1030) • United States 18 Sep 07

I love the way clothes smell when they have been dried outside on a clothesline. I love to watch them moving in the wind as they dry. How about you?

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How do you reduce, reuse, and recycle?

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 6 Aug 07

I reduce electric use by using a clothesline. I reuse by using containers again. I recycle by making crafts out of things instead of throwing them away. How do you reduce, reuse and recycle?

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