Hi Santaman,
Not being odd I'm genuinely asking. But why apart from cultural following do folks need/use clothes driers/tumble driers in a place that's generally as hot as Florida? Have often wondered when viewing American telly programs where hot weather and space abound that folks don't put their washing out on a clothes line?Would be cheaper and generally makes for better, fresher washing.
I grew up (at least through my early childhood) when everybody hung their clothes to dry. I also like the smell much better. Here are some of the reasons why clothes dryers have virtually replaced that:
Practical Reasons:
- while much of the South (Florida and the Gulf South) at least is indeed hot, you can't rely on the sunshine here (it was MUCH better in the Souwestern Desert!) Some times of the year are better than others but you can expect the humidity to slow the drying until after a rain comes up and starts the whole process over.
- Work schedules don't necessarily allow you to get the wash off the line before said rain. Back when I was that young kid, my grandmother was home all day and could watch the wash and the weather and bring it in when dry or needed to avoid rain. Now-a-days one of the family hangs it out and we all leave (work or school, etc) and it's just there, rain or shine, until somebody gets home.
Most of these can be worked around to some extent although they can't be completely eliminated. I even tried doing this when I first got into this house with a backyard. Which brings us to the next two problems:
- Not everybody has a backyard for a clothesline
And the next problem which is indeed cultural/legal:
- Clotheslines are often not allowed by covenants of the housing associations, or (in some cases) local ordinances! They associate clotheslines with poverty (or an indication of rural, rednecks) and thus there presence decreases property values. It's an attitude I detest and fortunately it hasn't been an issue in my neighborhood.
Don't confuse family size with population. There were far, far fewer people who were far more evenly distributed.
Agreed. But it needs be noted.
And there are the reasons, in a nutshell, why trying to address climate change will never work. It will be both expensive and inconvenient for everyone, so they won't do it.
Eventually we will run out of fossil fuel though and change will be forced on us; global warming or not.
"I think there's a huge missing piece of the puzzle of climate change though. The Earth is never static, and it does go through cycles over thousands of years. Our tiny short lives are never long enough to see the bigger picture in any clarity. We can only grasp a shade of the whole by the record preserved in the geology of the world. Quite fascinating really
"
Very true words indeed
As far as re-wilding you have to think that you don't install an "invasive species" even though it may have existed in the UK before, check and balances are needed to be thought about.
Take a look at Australia and it's change in animal invasion, planned or not.
Well said!
