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cciaffone said:
No, I mean that in many neighborhoods over here you cannot
hang the wash out in your own backyard. Not anywhere.
Must be dried indoors, in a dryer.
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I got around to thinking that this seems extremely heavy-handed in the land of the free. I had no idea there could be these prohibitions and it is difficult to understand why it is. Apart from being a minor infringement on liberty it is far from being environmentally friendly.

I then wondered if there is anywhere in the UK where hanging washing out to dry is banned by a local authority. I suppose there are some posh areas where it is banned by the rules of occupation as in by tenancy agreement or some such. Does anyone know of anywhere? And I am not referring to the prohibition on religious grounds of not hanging out washing on a Sunday in the Western Isles (outer Hebrides).

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Over here these rules are instituted by the housing
development/neighborhood, usually of single-family
nicer homes where each resident must sign a
document promising all sorts of things like no boats
or trailers left out, no hanging wash, etc. Luckily
our own neighborhood has no such rules nor documents.
 
No washing on a line? Who writes these laws? I bet it was a man!! Using a drier is all well and good but what about saving energy and money?

There'd be murder on if they tried that here!
 
Pearl said:
No washing on a line? Who writes these laws?
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These are not, per se, laws. Instead, these are the "rules"
of certain housing areas (as in 350 homes of a 1/4 acre per).
When you buy or build in one of these, you agree with their
rules.

In some "developments" you must use not only certain paint
colours, but paints from specific manufacturers. Happily none
of this applies to where I live, but when buying we did see
many homes with rules like these.
 
cciaffone said:
These are not, per se, laws. Instead, these are the "rules"
of certain housing areas (as in 350 homes of a 1/4 acre per).
When you buy or build in one of these, you agree with their
rules.

In some "developments" you must use not only certain paint
colours, but paints from specific manufacturers. Happily none
of this applies to where I live, but when buying we did see
many homes with rules like these.
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Some of that sounds very "Under the tableish" My daughter has just bought a new build and they don't have line posts in the gardens but can have some fitted she wants, as Big Unc said for a country famed for the slogan " Land of the free" you have pretty ify rules but I suppose we do too in some counties there are laws and by-laws still in place for 500 years ago.
 
OK ( Sorry for the hijack Dick) this as me on a mission.

1 You cannot ride in a taxi if you have the plague.

2 Members of parliament are not allowed to wear armor in the house.

3 You cannot operate a cow whist intoxicated.

4 You cannot gamble in a library.

5 You cannot import potatoes into England or Wales if you suspect there from Poland.

6 You are not allowed to handle a salmon in suspicious circumstances.( This one as me scratching my head, maybe a fisherman among you can shead some light ???)

7( And this is my favourite ) You cannot get drunk in a pub. :39:
 
Some doozies from America.

1 In Arkansas there still exists a law that was instated in the 1800s that states a husband is allowed to beat his wife, but only once a month.

2 In Rhode Island, a union can be considered invalid under the grounds that the party is deemed to be, collectively, an idiot or a lunatic.

3 In Arizona, having more than two vibrators in your home is illegal. If you own more than two in your house, you can be subject to criminal possession.

4 In Utah you can marry your cousin, but only if you are both over the age of 65. Because, you know, when you turn 65 you’re known to have impeccable judgment.

5 In Florida, it’s illegal to fart in a public place after 6pm on a Thursday.

6 In Florida it is illegal for a divorced or a widowed woman to skydive on a Sunday afternoon.

But it could be worse in France, it is stated as illegal to marry a dead person.

In Australia, men are free to cross-dress, just as long as their dresses are not strapless.

In Norway, there is a law that protects all female dogs and cats from being spayed. Only male dogs and cats can be neutered. Also, an ancient Norwegian law still still exists that obliges all Norwegians to go out on expeditions to rape and plunder at least once every five years. :D:D:D:D:D
 
Pearl said:
OK ( Sorry for the hijack Dick) this as me on a mission.

1 You cannot ride in a taxi if you have the plague.

2 Members of parliament are not allowed to wear armor in the house.

3 You cannot operate a cow whist intoxicated.

4 You cannot gamble in a library.

5 You cannot import potatoes into England or Wales if you suspect there from Poland.

6 You are not allowed to handle a salmon in suspicious circumstances.( This one as me scratching my head, maybe a fisherman among you can shead some light ???)

7( And this is my favourite ) You cannot get drunk in a pub. :39:
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:02: How do you ""operate"" a cow??:02:
 
dick said:
BTW I dont think you're sorry, you meant it!! :12: :30: :'(
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I did, honest guvna!! :35::35::35:

I'm keepin me gob shut on the cow thingy.:whisper:

Are you up to date on Lapping and rutering? If not you can't go to Norway! :32::32:
 
Thinking of rules for housing developments, on our recent holiday my family and I took a wrong turn trying to get to the beach in Sandwich Kent. We finished up going round an estate of private houses trying to find our way back. This estate had several sign boards and although I could not read them properly ,they appeared to be all DO'S and DON'TS .It amazed us that we were not escorted away by some form of security guards!! >:( :biggrin:

The estate put me in mind of that millionaires row estate of SANDBANKS in Dorset.
 
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