Wonderful news in this article from Christian Science Monitor. Apparently there is a movement advocating hanging clothes on the clothesline. They are even trying to pass a law in Vermont (of course it would be Vermont) that communities can not have rules against hanging up clothes. This is down-to-earth environmentalism. We can protest all we want, write letters, buy a Prius, but hanging clothes on the line is something simple and cheap that really lowers the amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere. Kirk is great about almost always hanging Isaac's diapers on the line. I'm much more inconsistent with the rest of the laundry. But this article has inspired me. Let's gather together and hang up those clothes!
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I've considered doing this but, thanks to the moles in the 'hood, have a lot of dirt in my yard that gets thrown up by the wind. If I hang stuff to dry outside, will it just get dirty again? What happens when your neighbors mow or trim their lawns?
We have moles, too. We've never had a problem. Nor have we had any problem with the neighbor mowing. You can get the small umbrella type and place it to avoid hazards.
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