The Hills Hoist is a modern marvel.
I get frustrated when I hear of people not using the free, green clothes dryer that shines down on us each day for reasons such as "aesthetics". I believe some places in America even ban residents from drying their clothes on an external line for fear of a neighbour having to look upon someone else CLEAN laundry!
Clothes lines are great and the clothes smell so much fresher than when they come out of the dryer.