Clothesline bill hung out to dry

[katty]

(yr tax dollars at work....)

more: http://www.news-record.com/blog/53964/entry/64277

Clothesline bill hung out to dry

Back during crossover (click here), Rep. Pricey Harrison, a Greensboro Democrat, got a little bill (H 1353) through the House that would prohibit cities and counties from adopting blanket prohibitions on clotheslines.

The idea, according to Harrison, is to allow people who want to save energy by hanging out their laundry (rather than use their dryers) even if some folks in the community turn up their nose at the idea. Originally, the bill started out as an effort to keep homeowners associations from adopting restrictive covenants prohibiting clotheslines, but Harrison took that out of the bill after getting a lot of resistance. (Related items here, here and here.)

So the bill came before the Senate Commerce Committee today … and it was doomed.

There was philosophical opposition, yes.

“I also think we ought to let cities and counties to elect local ordinances that govern these types of things. I don’t think the state should have an umbrella ordinance for clotheslines…we just can’t legislate everything,” said Sen. Malcolm Graham.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. perhaps the members of the senate committee will pay our electric bills

just send them the bill! If they get a million requests they may think twice!

[liberal N proud]

2. There was a story on CBS Sunday Morning about a community in Oregon

Where a lady was going against the local ordinance and hanging clothes out to dry anyway.

Her clothes lines had been cut several times by neighbors in an effort to stop her. The opposition they interviewed sounded moronic.

One comment was: Who would want to buy my house looking at that laundry.

[LiberalFighter]

6. So the homeowner is going to hang their laundry out while prospective buyers

are checking their house out. Hmmm Aren't they smart enough to do their laundry another day when they expect a buyer to stop by?

[Captain Hilts]

3. Imagine how much energy would be saved if folks just hung things up overnight to dry.

Your clothes last longer too.

[kimmylavin]

4. My grandma still uses her clothesline.

89 years old. :)
She uses a washer, in the basement, then carries everything upstairs to hang out the window.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. .....when they pry this clothesline from my dead, cold hands.......

Don't even try.........

[FlyingSquirrel]

7. One of the original reasons for the clothesline ban..

in at least one state IIRC is that someone was protesting something by hanging their most worn out raggedy rags in their front yard saying that this was all they could afford.

Nice protest!

:)

[bvar22]

8. Everybody should get one of these:

Carbon Footprint = 0

Non-renewable Energy Consumed = 0

Money sent to Big Energy Corp = 0

Tax on money sent to Big Energy Corp = 0

Toxins released into the environment = 0

Easy and inexpensive to build.
These should be a source of National Pride.
This is BEAUTIFUL.
American Consumerism is UGLY.

I could NEVER live anywhere a Homeowners Association or Condo Board had the power to decide what I can and can't do.
I wouldn't last a day.

I mean, Fuck Them!