I installed my clothesline today, an umbrella kind that is easy to fold up and store during Portland's rainy winter. I love the smell of freshly dried clothes in the summer, especially my sheets. Clothes are definitely a little more stiff when they are dried on the line, but I don't mine too much for most things, I actually kind of like the stiffness of socks when you first put them on. Clotheslines are one of the 7 things that will save the planet, says Author John C. Ryan, of Seven Wonders: Everyday Things for a Healthier Planet. All seven things are (not that I necessarily agree with all of his reasons):
- bicycles
- public libraries
- ladybugs
- condoms
- pad thai
- clotheslines
- ceiling fans
Other advantages of clothes lines (besides the free energy of the sun): You get to go outside and move your body (free vitamin D)! Warning: once you go outside you might not want to go back inside. You might becoming inspired to do yard projects, or get a good book and a lawn chair... anything to stay outside more.