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<title>Chris McLeod</title>
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That was a pretty funny way of stating something pretty serious.  Why was all that junk imported, and who paid for it?  
Treehugger did a nice review on the CORD-O-CLIP, a Montreal made thoughtful, long-lasting automated clothesline.  Google the word and buy it where you will; it is excellent and just came down the QE.
Much obliged, Chris McLeod, CORD-O-CLIP user/pusher.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c285768</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 23:35:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>andrea</title>
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These clotheslines are also extremely saggy. I just attempted to hang our duvet out for some air (it was dry I might add!) and the line sagged so much the cover touched the ground and got dirty!
I'm so frustrated by this. We would have bought a good quality one if they all hadn't disappeared from the shelves (Home Depot) around the same time Toronto Hydro was preparing to give these poor quality lines away. (Possibly a coincidence, but I have my doubts...)
Okay, deep breath...
Nope, still frustrated.
Any suggestions of what to do with this piece of junk?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c285475</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:33:54 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>fc</title>
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well let's be honest - we're all talking about how easy it is to use clotheslines to dry our laundry, instead of using dryers...which is AWESOME, and if that was the idea--which i'm sure it was--then hey, it's working! ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c282467</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 20:20:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Nick Sabelli</title>
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Well Hydro Toronto could have asked CordoClip(ERA Display Co. Ltd.) Canadian Manufacturer of an automated clothesline. CordoClip is much easier and faster to use. You really have to see this video demo If you want to convince newcomers to the outside laudry scene CordoClip should have been choosen and maybe they could have worked out a rebate. Online, treehugger.com did a review of the product launch in Ontario at the Cottage life show. Look at www.cordoclip.com or www.cordoclip.ca]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c282037</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c282037</guid>
<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 22:34:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>David Toronto</title>
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The clothesline offer is cynical.  It's hard to imagine that Toronto Hydro would offer such an inferior product rather than a quality and "made in Canada" item.

We go to great lengths to conserve and go green and this is the thanks we get from our hydro supplier?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281802</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281802</guid>
<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:05:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kari</title>
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LOLOL... I've been telling people about this clothesline giveaway for like, three weeks. Now I have to go back and tell them all to forget about it! I'm not surprised at all by the shoddiness of this contraption, though... like you said- what can you expect from something given to you for free? 

For a clothesline to be worthy, there need be pulleys. 
Instead of schlepping the dry laundry to the clothes dryer to fry the bugs, you can probably just SHAKE them out. 
And please don't screw anything into the trunk of a tree!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281792</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281792</guid>
<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 17:06:43 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Jorge</title>
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I stood in line a couple of weekends ago to get this same clothesline and I'm also pretty disappointed. I thought it would be a standard clothesline setup that you can wheel in and out but instead got this cheap plastic retractable line. I installed ours and immediatelly took it down due to being so crappy. I then went to Home Depot and bought ourselves a $30 real clothesline setup and installed that. This new setup works great.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281736</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:58:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Jerrold</title>
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@Patrick

Are you serious? If so, you can have them. Email me at jerrold [[at]] blogto [[dot]] com.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281701</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:28 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>ayl</title>
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My parent's home is in Markham and we've had a clothes line since I moved there 16 years ago! I honestly didn't know we weren't allowed clothes lines... anyway, I love hanging laundry outside on a sunny day because of the sun smell your clothes absorb! You just have to put it in the dryer for a couple of minutes in case there are any bugs on them. I suggest maybe tougher 'string'...or even wires because I know the one at my parent's home is this blue type of plastic wiring, which looks much more sturdy than that flimsy little white string in the kit. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281676</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281676</guid>
<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:17:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Patrick</title>
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You gonna use those parts for anything? Can I have 'em if not?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281668</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 00:07:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>David Toronto</title>
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I'm sure hardware stores sell that fastener that joins the ends of a length of poly cord that is used in making a DIY clothes line.
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From MarthaStewart.com

Buy a clothesline long enough to span the distance between your porch and a nearby tree or post. On the porch end, thread the line through a metal eye hook, and wind it around a sailor's cleat installed about a foot below the hook. At the other end, screw another hook into the tree or post. Tie the clothesline to a snap shackle, which makes attaching and detaching the cord a breeze.

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I hope this is of some help to you.



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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281665</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 23:50:25 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>James</title>
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lol.. Go to the dollar store, and pick up some thick, thick string :)

a dollar is cheaper then the toll taken on your patients.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281636</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 19:23:44 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>sniderscion</title>
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Hilarious story though. This was like reading one of those short pieces that used to be included in the Sunday papers (back when people read actual newspapers). Thanks for the chuckle :)]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281630</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 18:47:43 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Sean</title>
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Give it to Hydro and let them dispose of it. Why should you?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281600</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 16:23:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Eric S. Smith</title>
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Geez, Hydro, you know what else is "retractable"?  A spool of stout cord, no flimsy plastic or fiddly mechanism involved.  It does require the ability to tie secure but releasable knots in the ends, mind you, but surely some kind of jam-cleat-and-hook arrangement could be developed for the knot-ically challenged (a group of which I am a member).]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281599</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 16:13:33 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>N</title>
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What the heck is that contraption? You only need a string/line and you tie one end on something (fence) and the other end on something else (tree). I see some plastic parts there - going to the landfill.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/environment/2008/05/warning_retract_thy_free_clothesline_very_slowly/#c281593</link>
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<category>Toronto, Environment</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 15:24:57 PDT</pubDate>
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