We all know what a clothesline is for, and I'm sure we've all seen one used... at least in the movies; but how many people can say that they currently have one, and use it? Our culture has become so fast-paced that we now use dryers to dry all of our laundry, even in the summer. As a child, one of my chores was to do my own laundry. We almost never used the dryer in the summer time, because "Why waste electricity, gas, and energy, when we can use the breeze outside?"
What's funny is that somehow that clothesline has now disappeared from my backyard, and my family is now caught up in our culture of fast-paces. Using the dryer is much quicker, bug-free, and we can leave the clothes sit awhile if we haven't the time to fold them. However, there is a new "clothesline" which is used indoors for the dry hang only clothes. I found it useful when I was away at school, and lived on my own for awhile. I had to pay to do laundry, which gets really expensive. So I found a way to save a little bit of money by using a drying rack. The only difference it has from a clothesline is that instead of lines, it has bars. Clothes hang off of the bars as opposed to clipping them to a line, but essentially they dry the same and use much less energy than dryers. The only down side is that they are big enough to hang an entire load of laundry from.
If you live in the country, you may still use an actual clothesline. If you live in the city, a drying rack is probably more efficient for you. It's the same concept of saving energy and and money, except you can use it inside.
Wow! This brings back memories. My grandmother used to hang clothes on a line and i remember how fresh the clothes would smell!I also didn't know that were drying racks for the home. Good way to save some money.
ReplyDeleteA drying rack is also a good way to stop having clothes shrink in the dryer when you really do not want them to
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