THE NEW CLOTHESLINES My son purchased anew flat near Sriperambadurfor the convenience of children education and wife’s teacher job near theplace about three years back. I found a new type of clotheslines provided inthe flat portico. Almost same time my daughter changed her flat at Bangalore,there too another new type of clotheslines were provided in the portico. Both kindled in me the desire to have eitherone type in home.
While in Trivandrumto dry clothes and keep used clothes we had clothes drying stands purchased from Delhi. However lengthy clothes could not bedried on it. So using grill work provided in the portico Nylon wires were tiedand washed clothes spread on it. We adjusted the length of clothes in such away so that it would notdisturb the flat below. While constructinghome in Chennai, the grill maker made a few angle rods with fixing arrangementsand four holes in each road. The rods were fixed to the outside wall, nylonwire run through the holes, a tidy clotheslines arrangement was made in thesouthern side. My wife declared it was for her. On the terrace atconvenient location two GI pipes were fitted to a height of about 5 feet andwith a top frame having 4 holes. As done in the previous case, nylon wires wererun so that lengthy andheavy clothes could be dried. In addition I made two clotheslines inthe front portico that some clothes of mine can be dried without going toterrace. But when my daughter came in car, it was a great inconvenience to usethem. My daughter came fora break to Chennai, my home in the last month. I expressed my desire. She madea search, found a firm at Porur nearChennai is producing one type, in which each clothesline is independently lowered, raised and fitted.We called the firm. They said a top frame work of 5 pulley fitting is mostconvenient. I located where the same can be fitted best, the technician cameand first fitted the pulley frame work on either side deciding the length ofthe rod. For a set of pulley nylon quality wire was inserted through pipe of 1 cm diameter,extended from one pulley to other, a handle and stoppers was provided in quality PVC.A frame work was fitted to wall which had fabricated provision to hold thestopper. Similarly other four rods were provided through pulley system. He demonstrated howto lower the cloth line rod, and hold with stopper in the fabricated unit. Heshowed after going up how a stopper stopped the cloth line at pulley level. Athought out engineering design. The price of 7000-00 rupees with three year warranty was not felt highfor the elegant appearance. I felt for drying inner wears the back lines of the unit canbe used. Second unit. I was to a hardwareshop slightly distant and I asked whether clothes line with pulley was there onthe next day. He smiledwith reply yes, only one or two units. He took a bundled unit withpulley inside, wire, two frame works in quality stainless steel with loops for wire andprovision in centre in quality PVC to insert a lengthy rod. He added the technician would comewith rod, the entire unit only 650-00. Technician charges 300-00. I simply purchased/grabbed one unit. Evening technician came, he fittedone pulley at one end two pulleys at another end, inserted middle stainlesssteel pipe, run nylon wire through holes, tightened. From the middle hookthrough a single wire it was taken to single pulley, the nylon wire takenthrough two pulleys at other end, put two big knots in the nylon wire, and taken out to a window typehook fitted on wall as a loop. Provided a handle to loop. To keepdown the frame work, the wire has to be released from hook. After puttingclothes on either side of rod, raise up, and keep it on hook. This was a simple engineering idea for the middleclass man. Thiswas the one in my daughter’s flat with the exception instead of wires it wasthin pipes. A Delhi made item with some more appearance. After seeing the fitting my wife wondered that too wasgood. Now one behind the other both units of clotheslines adorn portico. Though for putting clothes it has to be lowered, no hindranceto parking of cars. Both are good ideas of engineers, the firstone gives more elegant appearance. My wife suggested- I have lengthy sarees, I will use first unit generally.Your washed clothes are smaller in size,the second unit would be more convenient for you. Is it not?? I think these unitsmay be available in Tamilnadu major cities also. My sister in law fromCherthala came recently took snaps toshow co brother, so that at least thesecond one can be searched whether available in their area. Her three brother inlaws have constructed new homes, but no such provision. So probably the item may not be availablein their area. Now the old clothesline earlier used by my wife- It is used byservant lady to dry cleaning clothes!!! Writer- R. Gopala Krishnan dated 7-4-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/901649194.89271.1617768771525%40mail.yahoo.com.
