Neigbors Laundry Line
HELP! My neigbor hangs her ugly laundry(underwear included) on a line about 30Ft high in the air (I move into my house last Sept so I wasn’t dealing too much with my garden), but now I am trying to figure out what on earth I can do to “soften” my view- her line is only…
HELP! My neigbor hangs her ugly laundry(underwear included) on a line about 30Ft high in the air (I move into my house last Sept so I wasn’t dealing too much with my garden),
but now I am trying to figure out what on earth I can do to “soften” my view- her line is only about 8 ft from our property line so it feels like it’s right in my yard. Any ideas???
Oh, come on already. Clothes lines not be allowed? Get real folks. My laundry apologizes for intruding on the views in your back yard, just as you apologize for keeping us awake till 4:00 am with all-night parties on your decks… Please spare me.
yes, there are bigger problems in Brooklyn to go after. But, IMO this is a BIG attitude problem and an illustration of why there is tension between the “old school” and “new school”. Ask your landry-hanging neighbors, who have probably been doing this as long as they’ve lived there with no problems if they aren’t disturbed by the “new school” square-glasses-wearin’ Turning-Leaf-swillin’let’s-get-our-friends-over-en-masse-backyard-partyin’ state-of-the-art-Webber-gas-grillin’ hot-tub-installin’ gut-revovatin’ I-have-an-overblown-sense-of-entitlement-thinkin’ attitude.
I was going to suggest attracting pigeons too but felt it was too cruel. You can ask your neighbor to put the clothes line closer to the ground or offer them the use of your drying machine.
I am very sympathetic. I think clothes lines should not be allowed at all. Unfortunately there is probably very little you can do.
One suggestion however might be to try and spread some breadcrumbs in the backyard to attract some pigeons — although that is probably a declaration of war on your neighbor.
Can’t wait to see what others think of this idea.
Maybe poster should volunteer to send the neighbors clothes to the laundromat and pay for it. I’m sure the neighbor would go for it. It’s worth trying. Price of a 100% sunny backyard is worth the $40 or so out of pocket luandromat costs.
This is one of the most LOL postings I’ve ever read.
I remember an appt. at a suburban development and being wowed by the prospect of a new house, with all the customized features. Then we were told that all the trees were planted by the development company (we couldn’t) and there were restrictions on what one could place on one’s lawn. One of the no-no’s was hanging out laundry. Even though we didn’t pursue living the ‘berb life, the control of the grounds and even the point about the laundry hanging bothered us.
Laundry hung outside smells fantastic. Just try hanging out your bed sheets and pillow case and you’ll never go back to buying laundry products that have that ‘hung on the line fresh scent’. If you aren’t charmed by the urban backyard experience, then why are you living in the urban backyard experience.
Bottom line: if you are lucky enough to live in NYC, and have access to the yard – you have an incredibly rich opportunity to turn that yard into an oasis-paradise. And by the way, everyone else who has a rear-facing window that allows them to see what you create there is also affected.
My wife is green-thumbed and she turned our little square into a mini-park. Trees, flowers, then all types of birds come – tenants thanked her for what she made saying that they just liked looking.
Granny pants, bras, underwear, towels & bathing suits in the summer: they’re all signs that life is around you: part of the urban experience if you ask me.
If the granny pants really bother you, why not try a different approach? Everytime you see her (or make it a point to see her) tell her how much you like them…Maybe that’ll make her pull them in as soon as they are dry.
Seriously: you need to worry about something more serious in this life: Brooklyn has plenty of real problems you can volunteer your help on.
BRIB
Probably not much you can do if it is high up. To each his own – I kind of think it is sort of “homey” and comforting to see it. Like someone else said, plant some evergreens if it is lower so you don’t have to look at it if it bothers you. If it is on the third floor, hmmm. Nothing you can do.
Don’t forget drying clothes outside is eco-friendly!
I’m sure poster knows the origin of the word LaunDry —> Lawn Dry. Poster should report her neighbor to the authorities and have him/her arrested.
A clothes line is any type of string, rope, cord, or twine that has been stretched between two points, generally outside, above the level of the ground. Clothing that has recently been washed is hung along the line to dry, using clothespins.
In some places, however, zoning regulations may prohibit their use as clothes lines are sometimes associated with poverty or considered unaesthetic.