Comments on: Airing PQ’s Dirty Laundry http://pqliving.com/airing-pqs-dirty-laundry/ Downtown Washington DC/Penn Quarter news and urban commentary Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DCGirl http://pqliving.com/airing-pqs-dirty-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-12633 DCGirl Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:52:28 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=2737#comment-12633 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? 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?

]]> By: Freddie Mick http://pqliving.com/airing-pqs-dirty-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-12619 Freddie Mick Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:52:24 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=2737#comment-12619 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. 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.

]]> By: Jason http://pqliving.com/airing-pqs-dirty-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-12612 Jason Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:55:27 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=2737#comment-12612 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. 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.

]]> By: Kathryn Gearheard http://pqliving.com/airing-pqs-dirty-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-12611 Kathryn Gearheard Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:54:12 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=2737#comment-12611 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 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

]]> By: Omari http://pqliving.com/airing-pqs-dirty-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-12610 Omari Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:22:20 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=2737#comment-12610 Get it fixed, fast. Would this ever take longer than, say, a week? Get it fixed, fast. Would this ever take longer than, say, a week?

]]> By: anonymouse http://pqliving.com/airing-pqs-dirty-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-12608 anonymouse Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:50:13 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=2737#comment-12608 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. 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.

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