gorleen

Hi,
one thing we didn't see when looking for a house in West Lethbridge, Alberta, was a house with a washing line in view. Being English and always enjoying pegging out our washing, can we do it in Alberta, or is it a banned activity?? We found out that almost all new build houses have a laundry included, washer and dryer. Not very eco friendly when you consider that Lethbridge has a very high "windiness" count. I believe it blows in from the Rockies on about 325 days a year. Something else we found out, was that to buy trees to form a wind break you need a very healthy bank balance!

justkidding

My Mother-in-Law lives in Lethbridge and rarely uses her dryer. Her clothesline runs between the house and the rear garage.

I live in Calgary and have a clothesline that is retractable and runs between one of our deck posts to a tree across the yard. I only use mine when the weather is nice because I can't be bothered.

Jingsamichty

Calgary claims to be the greenest city in Canada, but it's illegal to dry your washing outside. It's offensive to the eye, apparently. Must be the same in Lethbridge, which is even sunnier and much windier than Calgary.

Interesting, because in Newfoundland, clthes flapping on the line is a key feature of their tourist commercials - that and and a preponderance of freckly, ginger kids. Funny old world, eh?

scrubbedexpat091

Dryers just make life easier in a country with weather that isn't really compatible with outdoor clothes drying for a good portion of the year.

For my area, just rains too much to not have a dryer, can go a week sometimes without nice weather that would allow outdoor drying.

bats

How can anyone enjoy pegging out washing?

Partially discharged

When you get your hydro bill you may enjoy outdoor drying

bats

Nope. I don't enjoy carrying baskets of laundry through the house, bashing through the screen doors then clambering up the slope to the washing line. Plus with the stupid way Hydro is billed here, over $110 a month before you even use any electricity, a few loads in the dryer doesn't make much difference. Using a clothes horse indoors in the winter keeps the humidity levels up too.

scrubbedexpat091

How do they bill hydro there?

Granted I live in a 2 bedroom apartment, so not large only 750sq feet, but I only pay 26 a month out here. No too many fees or taxes.

gorleen

Thanks guys and gals, just love some of the replies

Are some of you breaking the law then in AB?

We move next door to our son and his family in Lethbridge on April 12th and our daughter-in-law will be mortified the first time I put the line up and hang the washing out. She's Canadian and loves her dryer...............

Oh yeh, I do enjoy pegging out the washing, just ask my wife................

justkidding

Clothes lines illegal in a Calgary and Lethbridge?! Never heard of it.
Source, please.

jimf

Is there really a City bylaw against washing lines? I've heard of covenants prohibiting washing lines in newer subdivisions. Clothes lines etc are sold at Rona, Canadian Tire etc

colchar

This is completely untrue.

Oink

I'd have thought it was too naffing cold or wet to bother most of the year.

Piff Poff

http://www.lethbridge.ca/City-Govern...s/default.aspx http://www.greencalgary.org/ask-ashl...ur-dirty-work/
Google is your friend, you can definately use a clothesline in Calgary

bats

Delivery charge is $90.49, regulatory charges $7.40, debt repayment charge $8.24.

The you pay metered units for what you use. We pay around $200 $220 in winter and we don't heat or cook with electricity.