"Hills Hoist" has made to this hemisphere, but not by that name.
I hate it when the wire (which is usually covered in a green plastic)
goes slack and it has to be tightened.
Roger
On 3/14/07, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Sorry, Max, I made-up pedalodium.
>
> Hmm, yes, good point about the Hills Hoist. For those in other lands,
> it is a clothes line which is structured in four quarters around a
> central metal pole sunk into the ground and kept stable by a cement
> pour around its base. The quarters have strong wire fed through them
> so the washing may be hung from there. It can be left free to turn in
> a circular motion gently with the breeze, or locked in place to dry in
> the sunshine and wind. You can also lower and heighten the apparatus
> to make it easier for the househusband to hang the hang the washing
> out, and then to wind it up with a racket-style handle at the side of
> the metal pole so the wet washing catches the breeze.
>
> It was an Australian invention by a man named Hills, hence its name.
> Today they have sophisticated ones in all sizes, which even come in
> different colours to suit the environment.
>
> Now that the notes are longer than the poem, I feel I have succeeded
> in writing a truly modern poem <g> Perhaps even an academic poem ...
>
>
> On 14/03/07, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Nicely witty dream images, Andrew.
> > When I googled pedalodium, I was asked
> > do you mean palladium?
> > I know how to visualize the Hills Hoist,
> > but can others?
> > best from Max
> >
>
> Andrew
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