Paul Gay
Articles by Paul Gay
April 14, 2009
Let's face it, saving money is the new fashion statement. One simple way is to install a clothesline. Here are a few pointers on making that happen.
February 24, 2009
Wet heavy snow forces a hearty snow state like Maine to declare a "state of emergency."
February 21, 2009
Why is the clothesline shunned by so many Americans?
February 19, 2009
A great looking curbside mailbox can increase your property value.
October 21, 2008
If using a clothesline saves people money and helps the environment, then why are they shunned in so many US housing communities?
May 09, 2008
Why using a mailbox is "greener" then a PO box?
April 16, 2008
The state of Colorado appears set to establish a new law requiring Home Owner´s Associations to allow the use of green technology.
April 02, 2008
The primary problem with the postal service is not increased operating costs, it´s flagrant inefficiency.
March 26, 2008
A government vehicle hits a government mailbox, in the right-of-way of the road owned by the government, but the government makes the homeowner pay for repairs. Wow!
March 19, 2008
Despite the obvious signs of a warming planet, many housing communities still ban the use of an outdoor clothesline.
October 19, 2007
We keep hearing about global warming and the simple things we can do to help slow it down. Well let’s add “Post Office Boxes” to the list. As a former postal employee, I was always amazed at the number of people who diligently drive all the way to the post office, six days a week, just to get their ...
October 04, 2007
As a small business owner who operates a clothesline website, I frequently speak to customers who tell me the reasons why they enjoy hanging out their laundry. Unfortunately we also get several calls each month from people who are not allowed to put up a clothesline due to some kind of ordinance in ...
September 06, 2007
We all know that hybrid cars still need gasoline to be completely dependable. Electric cars on the other hand, suffer from short range and require significant amounts of time to recharge their batteries. So what's the answer? It's really quite simple, a "modulized" electric car.
Picture yourself...
July 24, 2007
I run an online website that specializes in clotheslines and laundry related merchandize. A few weeks ago I was contacted by a company with one of the strangest inventions I have seen to date. Simply put, it's a clothesline that installs and removes clothespins for you. My first reaction was, "Ummm,...
July 11, 2007
Millions of Americans living in apartments are as eager to save on energy costs as the homeowner. Although living in a place where an outdoor clothesline is not practical, you can still dry your clothes without using an energy sucking dryer. Let's take a look at some of the more common low-cost tool...
March 19, 2007
Many communities, especially housing developments, have decided that hanging your clothes out to dry is considered unsightly. Although tempting, I won't dignify that ecologically amoral belief with a response. I will say for those of you who agree that such a view is backwards thinking, deciding wha...
March 01, 2006
Intelligent Design, (ID) is the belief that the building blocks of life are far too complex to have started randomly on Earth, therefore a designer must have been involved. Some call it a theory, however the scientific community does not feel that it meets this definition, due to a lack of data. Reg...
January 27, 2006
Introducing another ill thought-out decision on behalf of the supreme court. When should local governments be allowed to grab private land via eminent domain and hand it over to another private citizen? It's a sad day for all of us when law abiding citizens, who dutifully pay their property taxes ev...
January 26, 2006
Try as I might, I cannot find one. I have Googled, I have Yahoo'd, I have Mamma'd and yes I have even asked that wonderful Mr. Jeeves for help. What you ask? Well, how about a way to stop my kids form washing my wallet down the drain? To be more specific, I'm tired of banging on the bathroom door te...
January 26, 2006
Is it wise to keep insuring a home with government backed flood insurance when its obviously located in a chronic flood zone? Why are tax payers being asked to repeatedly help homeowners rebuild multimillion dollar homes in places like the outer banks of North Carolina every time their homes get dam...
January 25, 2006
The debate over Intelligent Design (ID), appears to have no end in sight, meanwhile school districts continue to look at the possibility of teaching it in the classroom. Most conclude that the inevitable, law suit arguing for the continued, "separation of church and state," will occur if any attempt...