Originally Posted by Colbaltjars62
I remember clotheslines but had no idea there were rules. :shock: :shock:
Do you remember clotheslines?
You have to be a certain age to appreciate this. I can still hear my mother now ...
THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: (if you don't know what clotheslines are, better skip this)
1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes (walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines).
2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang "whites" with "whites," and hang them first.
3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail!. What would the neighbors think?
4. Wash day on a Monday! . .. . Never hang clothes on the weekend, or Sunday, for Heaven's sake!
5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts & busybodies, y'know!)
6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather ... Clothes would "freeze-dry. "
7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left on the lines were "tacky!"
8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the next washed item.
9. Clothes off of the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket, and ready to be ironed.
10. IRONED?! Well, that's a whole other subject!
Oh, how well I remember clothes lines!! I didn't realize there were "rules" but I seem to have done pretty well. All except the folding. I did that later. And for lack of space, I had to hang in multiples. I had two in diapers (no Pampers!). So washcloths, diapers, and underwear were hung two at a time.