Maritime Electric (“a Fortis company”, as they like to remind us) needed to replace an aging power pole near our family cottage (the one with all of the woods). We weren’t around when they came to replace it, and we didn’t realize our clothesline was affixed to the old utility pole.

Instead of leaving our clothesline down on the lawn, which would have been understandable, the thoughtful crew left just enough of the old pole to hold up our clothesline.

I’ll be even more grateful tomorrow when we return from the beach with sandy wet towels and bathing suits in need of hanging.