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In reply to the discussion: The U.S. Navy Just Announced The End Of Big Oil And No One Noticed [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)A bunch of us were at friend's garage, batting away ideas on how to maximze solar panels in order to have "free solar" energy operating our AC/heating units and washers and dryers.
It seemed very daunting.
But I was able to come up with a five dollar idea, that lasts at least 18 months, takes ten minutes to install, and that about 90% of the time, (here in Calif.) takes the place of the 2nd largest motor in my house - the clothes dryer.
Of course, I swiped the idea from my grandparents. It is called a clothes line and clothes pins.
However in some communities it is illegal. Housing Associations in Southern California have all but banned the use of this - saying the clothesline is unsightly. I guess they have never seen (and therefore prefer) the unsightliness of the cities in Iraq that have been pulverized by our need to get at our traditional energy source.