I washed a hand crocheted bedspread that I used as a table cloth at Christmas. I washed it on gentle with Woollier and then covered three parallel clothes lines with sheets to drape it over to dry in the shade. It was sooooo heavy. I did think about women and washing and how they coped with it. My washer has been running over at the wall. We are having a huge fight with our home owners insurance carriers in TX over mold issues. Farmers is leaving 700,000 of us next year. I stand some where close to the washer because when it rinses,spins,or drains I have to shut it off three times to let the water drain from the drain line and not run down the wall and out into the kitchen and garage-already had sixty gallons fill the previously mentioned. I have snaked it three times and knew it would be animal hair that I retrieved. All other drains are doing fine. Had three baskets full and out of underwear so had to start washing. A friend offered to lend me her old timey butter churn looking washer with the ringer in between. I have an old double sink kind that had the ringer mounted in the middle. It looks like it was never used. Thought about using that but cannot find anything to fit the drains. Have whittled corks down to the circumference of the drain hole. Decided to use the washer and listen for the rinse and drain cycles. What a pain!!!! (When I was in college I washed in the tub and hung stuff on a wooden drying rack-that wasn't too long ago either) Lynn > [Original Message] > From: Rosamundi4 <Rosamundi4@dragonbbs.com> > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/1/02 9:18:32 PM > Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-CHAT] clotheslines > > I have clothes lines but usually use them when dryer is down or for large > items like quilts. My washer is in a basement and lugging them upstairs wet > is a chore lately. Did it more before I fell years ago. Jackie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SandKatC@aol.com> > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:14 PM > Subject: [MAUPIN-CHAT] clotheslines > > > > > > In a message dated 11/1/02 7:09:11 PM, Rosamundi4@dragonbbs.com writes: > > > > << Mom taught me when you > > > > hang clothes up hang in order towles, washcloths etc, that way when you > take > > > > down, you fold and you just put away when brought in. Jackie >> > > > > Jackie: > > > > We don't have clotheslines here anymore. But, I sure learned how to hang > > clothes, just like you did. We finally got one of those clotheslines on a > > pole that was square so that you could hang clothes on one side, about 6 > > lines from the base to the top, and then just turn it and start hanging > > again. Those were the days! > > > > Sandi > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > > <http://pml.rootsweb.com> > > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > <http://pml.rootsweb.com> > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- M. Lynn Taylor --- mltaylordogmother@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.