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Some of us have no choice as we don't have anywhere for a clothesline.Because the hoity and the toity can afford dryers
donaldtoo
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Yea, the whole going green thing just baffles me sometimes…
As an example, last month we got a third “waste receptacle” for compostables.
At first we just had one, then they gave us one for the recyclables several years ago, and now one for the compostables.
So, instead of one gasoline powered truck coming to pick it all up, there are now 3 separate trucks coming to our house, not to mention the addition of 3 specialized facilities to process it all.
Even if the trucks were all electric, the vast majority of electrical power is still generated by, yep, petroleum-based products.
And even if it was hydroelectric power, they gotta’ lubricate the turbines with something, and even if its synthetic lubricant, the vast majority of that is still produced from distilled petroleum.
And, how many parts in your new electric car are plastic…? Yep, all produced using petroleum.
Too many people these days get way out ahead of themselves on this stuff without taking a moment to pause and look at the bigger picture, IMO anyway.
Nobody is against going as green as is reasonably possible, but, darn people, the mindless knee jerking just leads to me doin’ a lot of this…
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FutureCEO
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We had 1.5 inches of rain with 50 mph winds so I'll take your snow.
FutureCEO
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Because the hoity and the toity can afford dryers
I have two drying racks and I airdry mostly everything.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
Those are fair points. IMO, although those items squeeze some of the financial and conservation efforts, I believe that the overall benefits still outweigh the negatives. Your opinion, probably based upon more expertise, may differ. (Happy to take this to a PM if there are any final thoughts.)Yea, the whole going green thing just baffles me sometimes…
As an example, last month we got a third “waste receptacle” for compostables.
At first we just had one, then they gave us one for the recyclables several years ago, and now one for the compostables.
So, instead of one gasoline powered truck coming to pick it all up, there are now 3 separate trucks coming to our house, not to mention the addition of 3 specialized facilities to process it all.
Even if the trucks were all electric, the vast majority of electrical power is still generated by, yep, petroleum-based products.
And even if it was hydroelectric power, they gotta’ lubricate the turbines with something, and even if its synthetic lubricant, the vast majority of that is still produced by distilled petroleum.
And, how many parts in your new electric car are plastic…? Yep, all produced using petroleum.
Too many people these days get way out ahead of themselves on this stuff without taking a moment to pause and look at the bigger picture, IMO anyway.
Nobody is against going as green as is reasonably possible, but, darn people, the mindless knee jerking just leads to me doin’ a lot of this…
P.S.: Unrelated, but Barrett-Jackson is out in Scottsdale, Jan. 21-29. (Link below -- keep in mind that TV times are listed in MOUNTAIN Standard Time. I might glance intermittedly only, as I spent way too many hours watching the recent Mecum extravaganza!
(Oh, the FYI channel is # 266 on my DirecTV satellite, but might be a different # on your cable or satellite line-up.)
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John park hopper
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Growing up we did not have a dryer I can remember my mom had clothes rack where she put our wet winter clothed on gloves, pants socks and hats after we played in the snow all day. It was set up near the furnace.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
Meh, my parents had a dryer. My mother just figured we'd save a few bucks during the summer months -- and that was way back when utility prices weren't nearly as high as now.Because the hoity and the toity can afford dryers
MinnieM123
Premium Member
For many years, I lived in various apartment buildings. In one of the locations, there was no on-site laundry facility, so I had to haul laundry in my backpack and a plastic bag, a few blocks away to a public laundromat. (Had to use dryers, no choice.) Oh, the laundromat was next to a barroom -- and an occasional inebriated lunatic would stop in -- and assume that we were all waiting there . . . just for him.
I just saw a YouTube video on a kid who went to the very expensive and prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy. She explained among many things as a boarding school student that 1x a week she had to put all her dirty laundry in a laundry bag for pick up. The next day her clothes would be returned to her washed dried and folded. Starting the kids young to be spoiled.For many years, I lived in various apartment buildings. In one of the locations, there was no on-site laundry facility, so I had to haul laundry in my backpack and a plastic bag, a few blocks away to a public laundromat. (Had to use dryers, no choice.) Oh, the laundromat was next to a barroom -- and an occasional inebriated lunatic would stop in -- and assume that we were all waiting there . . . just for him.
ajrwdwgirl
Premium Member
Probably with the amount of money that kids parents pay to the school it seems reasonable that laundry is included. It's not just the rich kids that don't do their own laundry. My mom did my laundry until I left for college and she put it away for me. And now my husband's job is doing the laundry. Guess I'm spoiled!
John park hopper
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My mother used to do my laundry and iron my shirts up until I was 15 she said if I was not going to put my clothes away and hang up my ironed shirts she was done. I didn't believe her ----i was doing my own laundry and ironing until I went in the service. Did my laundry and ironing in the service and still do my own ironing but the wife will was my clothes (only if I empty my pockets)
donaldtoo
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Those are fair points. IMO, although those items squeeze some of the financial and conservation efforts, I believe that the overall benefits still outweigh the negatives. Your opinion, probably based upon more expertise, may differ. (Happy to take this to a PM if there are any final thoughts.)
P.S.: Unrelated, but Barrett-Jackson is out in Scottsdale, Jan. 21-29. (Link below -- keep in mind that TV times are listed in MOUNTAIN Standard Time. I might glance intermittedly only, as I spent way too many hours watching the recent Mecum extravaganza!
Schedule - Scottsdale 2023 - Barrett-Jackson Auction Company - World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions
Be a part of the world's greatest classic car auction. Learn when Barrett-Jackson's next event is and get your tickets today!
Nah, no PM(s) necessary.
First off, I’m not gonna’ change your mind, and you’re not gonna’ change mine.
Secondly, no expertise, just conclusions I’ve come to over the years, based on information I’ve read and heard, and my own observations.
Lastly, it would take me a year and a day (especially with my fat fingers on this tiny iPhone keyboard
) to type out all I could say on the subject…!!!!! Regarding the Barrett-Jackson auction, thanks for the heads-up…you can bet I’ll be tuning in…!!!
donaldtoo
Well-Known Member
In warmer months, my mother would air dry most of the laundry. There were some times that a late summer rain storm would arrive out of nowhere, and we all rushed out to the back yard, to get the clothes off the line -- before they got soaked in the rain!)
In both Texas and Alabama we had clotheslines. Didn’t have a dryer ‘til we moved to San Jose in ‘68.
Almost every custom residence we design these days has at least 2 washers and 2 dryers. Usually in the form of 1 each front loaders in the main utility room, and a stacked unit in the master walk-in closet (or if there’s 2 closets, hers).
I worked on a custom home design a coupla’ months ago that had 4 of each…1 each front loaders in the main utility room, a stacked unit in her master closet, a stacked unit on the upper floor for the kiddos, and another stacked unit in a detached casita (guest house).
And yes, we by no means live in a hoity-toity neighborhood, and no clotheslines allowed.
So, we just hang the wet laundry over the back fence…!!!!!
