Clothes horses distributed in Belfast after laundry complaints

GlynD

This is unbelievable. Because foreign gypsies have been hanging their washing out to dry on the railings round the front of their houses, the city council are handing out free clothes horses with an explanatory leaflet.

Why not give them the explanatory leaflet telling them they can't hang washing out to dry this way and ask them to buy their own clothes horses? I'm not a xenophobe but I can see why some Belfast residents might object to having Roma gypsies living near them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24487727

BigAl94

It's only going to get worse and is not something we should have to put up with.

pelirocco

And what's wrong with hanging clothes on your own railings?

GlynD

pelirocco wrote: »

And what's wrong with hanging clothes on your own railings?

You want parts of Belfast to look like third world countries?

Old_Git

GlynD wrote: »

You want parts of Belfast to look like third world countries?

sadly some off south Belfast does look that way .
I used to own a house in south Belfast (not the holylands ) .Next door was rented by Romanians and they did hang their clothes on a clothes horse outside the front door .
There landlord said they kept the place clean and thats all he was concerned with.

elliemoo

Why do they not have a line in the back yaaard like everyone else?

Old_Git

elliemoo wrote: »

Why do they not have a line in the back yaaard like everyone else?

in my case the back yard had resident pigeons .I admit to feeding them rat poison but thats another story

choille

I really don't understand what all the hoo haas about.

montyrebel

if they want to run the risk of getting their knickers nicked then i say let them, and the clothes horses if being given out should be open to all residents

Old_Git

montyrebel wrote: »

if they want to run the risk of getting their knickers nicked then i say let them, and the clothes horses if being given out should be open to all residents

hang your knickers on the fence and the council will provide you with one .
The worst part for me is I bought a clothes horse in Tesco last week .:mad:
Oh hang on Craigavon Council dont give free clothes horses ....yet

gayleygoo

That's hilarious :rotfl:

I really need a new clotheshorse too, if I start hanging my washing out on my hedges I doubt that would have the same result.