Keep hanging the laundry or appease the neighbors

[VillageMama]

This is the first time I've seen the DIS in total agreement on something that could be controversial. That ought to tell you something!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

So, new people, a much younger couple than the previous owners, bought the house.

Sounds like they need to move back to a condo. I wonder if they were ousted from their last home for being so annoying.

 

[FINFAN]

print this out and put it in her mailbox, it will give her something to look at other than what you do on your property.

 

[Missy1961]

This is the first time I've seen the DIS in total agreement on something that could be controversial. That ought to tell you something!

Great point! I'll add my "keep hanging" to the list.

 

[mickaholic4077]

This is the first time I've seen the DIS in total agreement on something that could be controversial. That ought to tell you something!

Well,we can't have that!! I vote she brings her laundry inside!!!

 

[Kewz1]

At least your stuff in on a clothesline. I just throw my jeans over the deck railing...

Keep hanging!

Kristen

 

[hercamore]

Unbelievable!

Keep hanging!

In this day, where everyone is getting more and more into "saving the earth" I can't believe she said this to you.

herc.

 

[jodifla]

Your property, your rules. Keep hanging that laundry.

This woman is going to be a handful. I'd start aligning up all the neighbors now so everyone knows what they are in for.

 

[OceanAnnie]

If she brings it up again, direct her to a nice neighborhood down the street that has HOA. Not that there's anything wrong with that. She'll like it a lot better there, rules to suit her.

 

[Mellie2162]

From a person who has no dryer and cant afford one right now....Keep hanging sista!

 

[kaytieeldr]

So, the question is: Do I keep hanging out the laundry and offend then neighbors, or do I keep the peace and start using the dryer?

Keep hanging, AND keep a collection can inside your front and back (and any other) doors - so that every time someone asks you to stop hanging your clean laundry out to try, you can ask THEM to please contribute to your EnergyStar dryer fund, thankyouverymuch!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Given this, you are being more than reasonable. Tell her she needs to un-wad her panties and hang them on a clothesline.

AFTER she washes them, of course!

 

[Gigi22]

I have a job for your neighbour! Can she come over to my house and tell my next door neighbour to quit piling junk next to his house? And while she is at it, she can tell him to get rid of his collection of old newspapers? I think the poor guy is into hoarding big time.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Remind her where her property line ends.

 

[castleview]

Drape some laundry over the sill of the windows that face her house. Then the line won't seem so bad. Keep hanging. There's nothing like freshly dried laundry from the outdoors. And I'm continually amazed at how self absorbed some people are.

 

[tink1969]

The nerve! Keep on hanging your laundry.
I'm not sure I would have even told her that I'd consider her concerns.
But if she does come over again the next time you hang your laundry, just tell her that you decided to continue hanging your laundry and are doing your part to conserve energy.
Keep us posted.

 

[sbell111]

Sounds like they need to move back to a condo. I wonder if they were ousted from their last home for being so annoying.

They can't move because the view of the laundry has sent their home value to the dumper.

 

[Disneefun]

You all are so great! I, too, cannot believe that on the DIS this got unanimous support. I expected at least a little dissension. But, thanks for the support. I've hung another load outside today, but I don't think she's home to witness my desecration of her view.

I'm gonna keep hanging!

I did see the guy on her other side out yesterday and I asked him if she'd said anything to him (since he leaves his line out all year, she's got to know it's coming even though I don't think he's hung anything out this year). He said no, but if she ever did he'd tell her one of the variants on this thread about where she could put it. So it'll be two on one at that point.

As for me, if she says anything again I'm just going to smile and say that I considered it but I'm happy with the way things are and maybe she should try it sometime. Either that or I'm gonna comment on the eight cars parked all over their yard (for 2 people) that I don't think are nice to look at!

Thanks again!

 

[Minnie&Nana]

What in the world have we come to when folks can no longer hang laundry outside to dry? I'm sorry, but your neighbor is off the deep end. I am truly stunned that someone would complain about laundry hanging outdoors. Is she from another planet?

Although I no longer hang laundry just because we do not have a clothesline at present, when we move I will never live somewhere if hanging laundry outside is forbidden.

Hang your laundry wherever you like in your yard...oh, it must smell so good when you bring it in! Your neighbor doesn't know what she's missing - I feel sorry for her (she's still a jerk).

Laundry hanging out to dry makes me smile.

 

[castleview]

It just occurred to me that I rarely have time to notice what's going on in other people's yards.