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Ontario's conservation officer suggests the unbanning of clotheslines. Did anybody even know that clotheslines were banned in certain parts of Ontario? Why would anybody ban a clothesline anyway? Clothes flapping in the wind are aesthetically pleasing!
Pakistani police detain Benazir Bhutto in her home. Officials denied that this was a house arrest, claiming instead that they were just vigorously enforcing Pakistan's anti-trespassing laws, and that the five thousand of her supporters that they rounded up all really just needed a ride home.
Maher Arar attempts to revive his lawsuit against the American government. And in about a month or so, Torontoist's news update will have an item saying "and it didn't work." Call it a hunch.
In other news that is about as shocking as a grounded wire wrapped in rubber, Stephen Harper rejects the idea of funding for municipalities. The article is worth reading especially for Hazel McCallion's comments, because the mayor of Missisauga is now 157 and especially prone to speaking bluntly.
Oh, and it turns out that giant stocking did indeed set the world record for biggest stocking. So go us!
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Some subdivisions have had a no clothesline clause as a condition of sale.
I guess it's to prevent people being offended by seeing others' laundry on the line. There may be an aesthetic element in there, too.
See, the problem is, George-cantformasentence-Bush hasn't looked into Benazir Bhutto's eyes and seen her soul:- )
Yeah it's illegal here too because it's "unsightly" and also lowers property value for some unknown reason.
It's stupid and flies in the face of municipalities asking residents to conserve water and energy.
hellooo why do suburbanites need to hang out laundry when they can instead drive to Costo and stock up on a gallon bottle of febreze "fresh laundry" scent?
but seriously. i hope they remove the foolish bylaw/selling clause. in my opinion, the cookie-cutter architecture of subdivisions are what's aesthetically unappealing, not laundry on the line.
I think it's highly likely that clotheslines used to be associated with poverty (i.e. can't afford an electric dryer). These days, however, Clotheslines are associated with helping the planet. 'Green' is the new 'electric dryer'.
"Hazel McCallion's comments, because the mayor of Missisauga is now 157 and especially prone to speaking bluntly."
LOL
Did anybody even know that clotheslines were banned in certain parts of Ontario? Why would anybody ban a clothesline anyway?
There is no law or bylaw that bans clotheslines. Instead, it is the product of restrictive covenants on land: as a condition of buying the property, one agrees to abide by the covenants on title - in this case, ridiculously - no clotheslines.
These covenants used to be much more prevalent, and contained all kinds of offensive restrictions: preventing sales to blacks or Jews, etc. What anyone with a brain should hope for, and which McGuinty has now nixed, is a law overriding these restrictive covenants. Interesting how he waited until after the election to tell us...
Some places have had actual bylaws banning clotheslines - Kanata used to be one of them, but I think the bylaw is gone now. Clothesline bylaws and clauses are infuriating.