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Pennsylvania Mom trying to do the right thing for my kids
My husband and I moved to our Skippack, Pennsylvania home in 2001 with our 2 year old daughter, choosing this neighborhood because of it scenic views and a great school district. We knew this community had a Home Owners Association (HOA) but were told the only existing rules were to prohibit stockade fencing and to keep the grass cut. Unfortunately... Continue reading Pennsylvania Mom trying to do the right thing for my kids
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Tweet This Posti've got the sags!
i'm looking for some advice from an expert on clotheslines.two years ago i replaced the clothesline in my backyard with a line i purchased at the hardware store - i think it's a natural fiber like woven cotten or something like that. when i hang my heavy wet clothes on it, it stretches and sags so the clothes nearly touch the ground. i untie it fro... Continue reading i've got the sags!
Thermodynamics of Laundry Part 1 (Washing)
How much energy does doing the laundry take? The Washing MachineEnergy is used in the manufacturing process to produce the various steel and plastic parts of a washing machine. Wattzon estimates the amount of energy required to manufacture, transport, and dispose of a washing machine at just under 6 billion joules which equals 1,600 kilowatt-hours.... Continue reading Thermodynamics of Laundry Part 1 (Washing)
Thermodynamics of Laundry, Part II (Drying)
Laundry laboratory, Margaret M. Carnegie School, Pittsburgh, PA, around 1910- 20.Last week we wrote about how much energy is needed to wash a load of laundry. Between 0.5 kilowatt-hours and 4.25 kilowatt-hours, depending on how much hot or warm water you use. Most of the energy is needed to heat the water, so by using cold water only we can reduce ... Continue reading Thermodynamics of Laundry, Part II (Drying)
Granny D Stops at 100, Her Legacy Is Eternal
Project Laundry List mourns the loss of an American hero. Joining our Board of Advisors over a year ago and pledging to help make wrinkles cool again, Doris "Granny D" Haddock was a classy Victorian and frugal Yankee with the wit of Mark Twain and the bravery of a civil rights activist. Her accumulated wisdom and enduring common sense, her great ch... Continue reading Granny D Stops at 100, Her Legacy Is Eternal
