Photo: Clothesline Newfoundland

People in Conche, Newfoundland in Canada find the best way to dry their clothes is to hang them in the fresh air on a clothesline.

At one time, there was no such thing as washers and dryers and everywhere you went you would see clothes hanging on a clothesline in people's backyards. In Conche, Newfoundland, a lot of the residents love to hang out their wet clothes on the clothesline as they tend to have a much fresher smell to them when dry.On a nice summer day in Conche, Newfoundland people find their clothes dry much faster and the electricity bill also goes way down.Nowadays, some people throughout the world say that hanging your laundry on a clothesline is offensive and should not be allowed. You would think that these people have more important issues to deal with than worrying about a few clothes hanging on a clothesline. If there was a huge power outage, they would be the first ones hanging their laundry out to dry.The population of this small fishing village is about three hundred and life is pretty laid back. ... continue below the picture...

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... People of Conche tend not to worry about the simple things like hanging your laundry out on a clothesline.Everybody in the town of Conche, Newfoundland knows each other and simple day to day activities are not a huge concern.Clothes drying the good old fashioned way - on a clothes line in Conche Harbour, Conche, French Shore, Northern Peninsula, Great Northern Peninsula, Viking Trail, Newfoundland, Canada.