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Originally Posted by SouthOfTheBorder
Most of our age group grew up with using clotheslines as part of our daily lives.
TV clothesline deed restrictions aside (and they may not be enforceable anyway), what is causing this strong aversion to having clotheslines back in use?
Is it just because we don’t like the “looks of them”? Or is it something deeper?
This topic caused me to think more about drying clothes outside and how it would impact me on a daily basis. And that got me to thinking about certain other types of deed restrictions in general.
I am trying to better understand how we have evolved to the point that we can’t live in a neighborhood where seeing clothes on a line in a backyard would cause so much harm to our way of life. I wonder if clotheslines represent a place in our lives that we like to think we have worked hard to get beyond.
I do understand the purpose of deed restrictions in the big picture. I guess I am trying to justify in my mind why what I like or don’t like to SEE should become a legally enforceable item for all of my greater community to live with.
I start to get uneasy when legally enforceable restrictions based on feelings/likes/dislikes become even more pervasive.
Yes, I did read my deed restrictions before purchasing in TV. Yes, I understand maintaining property values, noise restrictions, age restrictions and shared common services. I must admit some of these potential issues seem more real than others.
Thanks
Don
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They wouldn't bother me aesthetically much. I just hate being preached at by the greenies. Not that I don't believe in global warming either. But some focus on some small thing and rant about it. A greenie wanted the pools to be cooled, for instance.