RSS FeedAiring PQ’s Dirty Laundry
Many of us in PQ live in relatively new apartments or condos with a washer & dryer in our units. But what do you do when one of those appliances breaks and you can’t get it repaired quickly? Where do you turn for your back up laundry needs? We’re pretty sure all of the buildings in PQ would frown upon clothes hanging on your balcony if you were thinking of washing by hand. We hope you’ve made friends in your building because there do not appear to be any other good options in PQ.
Some of the dry cleaners in the area will do laundry by the pound, but that can get really expensive. Neighborhoods North & East of PQ have laundromats, but are any of us willing to haul our dirty clothes around to get them cleaned?
We’re looking to our readers to help us out, what would you do if you lost your in-unit washer & dryer?
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Oh I don’t know, I find the laundry hanging in the narrow streets of the world quite charming. Maybe we should have a PQ “hang out your laundry” day to see how it looks. But then with all the traffic we would probably end up with dirtier clothes than first hung out.
I’ve used “by the pound” delivery service before and find the cost worth it. If you are stuck with a short term problem, it is the way to go. Otherwise, find a mom in the suburbs to go home to.
Kathryn
Dry the clothes in your apt. on a drying rack/stand. They’re available at BB&B. You don’t need outside air — it works the same inside.
I generally take my clothes down to the river, wash them them on the rocks, then tote them home & hang them on my balcony. Just kidding, of course.
I’ve used my dryer about three times in the past six years. Overall, clothes dryers should be banned. There is no bigger unneeded waste of energy in “modern” society. Clothes dryers account for about 6.6% of the energy usage & carbon dioxide impact from American houses.
Just hang the clothes on drying racks. No cost, no burning of fossil fuels, no muss, no fuss. Also, your clothes last a lot longer than if dried mechanically.
Some California developments have changed restrictive covenants & now allow clotheslines & drying laundry in the fresh air. Someday soon dryers will be banned, & we’ll all have the pleasure of seeing our neighbors’ underwear flapping in the breeze… Boxers or briefs; thongs or panties? It’ll all be out there for the world to see.
Isn’t that why we’re still friends with people in the suburbs? So we can use their full-size machines when our condo-size ones break down?
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Someone carrying a big bag of dirty clothes on the 70/71 up to the laundromat on the 1500 block of 7th Street wouldn’t look the least bit out of place.