Don't Air Wet Linen in Public, Mayor Warns
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:53 am
Good thing the apartments my family lives in has properly working washers & dryers. The story you're about to read may not be the case here in the US, but it might happen in the near future.
Reuters Staff Writer wrote:NICOSIA (Reuters) - Drying wet laundry in public will earn residents of Cyprus' capital Nicosia a fine later this year as authorities launch a drive to clean up the city's image, its mayor said Tuesday.
The unseemly sight of underwear flapping in the breeze along narrow streets of the medieval city will be punishable with a 50 Cyprus pound ($96) fine as of October 1.
"Imagine walking along a road and having wet washing drip all over you... from someone else's underwear," Nicosia Mayor Michalakis Zampelas told Cyprus radio.
In a country which has almost uninterrupted sunshine all year round, most Cypriots hang their washing outside to dry.
Washing wardens will also be responsible for ensuring householders don't beat their carpets or rugs over balconies or throw laundry water into the streets, Zampelas said.
