Clotheslines in Ontario

It appears that Canadians will soon be saving the planet by hanging their wet laundry on clotheslines instead of using dryers. Unfortunately, current rules ban clotheslines in many large, urban subdivisions because home sellers are impeded when prospective buyers see underwear flapping in the breeze.

Overriding clothesline bans was suggested last November by Ontario's chief conservation officer Peter Love.

But home builders are wondering why there's a rush, saying prospective buyers are not pushing for clotheslines. Acknowledging that "clotheslines are good for the environment," an official from the Ontario Home Builders' Association said "most families don't have the time" to hang their laundry out.

I'd suggest that most people, given a choice, would continue to use dryers. Of course, given a choice, the eco-leftists would probably ban clothes dryers in their apparent campaign to devolve the standard of living to pre-Industrial Revolution circumstances.