AIBU to like seeing washing out on the line?

The photo’s not of her washing line, Lilyflower, that’s what one of her supporters has rigged up.

It’d be interesting to see the fallout if one of the residents of Naples was told to take down their (much photographed) washing lines. The Godfather Part IV anyone?

My sister who lives in the US, tells me that hanging washing out where she lives is a sign of either poverty (can't afford a drier) or madness! Everything is tumble dried.

Though to be quite fair, where she lives they have very long, cold winters, where washing would freeze anyway, and summers tend to be really humid (much more so than what we laughingly call 'humid' in the U.K.) so things would take ages to dry.

There was a story about Hockney's Yorkshire mum. I think he took her to his home in California every year. She was quoted as saying of the beautiful view and weather-" and not a single line of washing out."

I try to hang my washing out during the better weather but not at the front. I believe that in some towns there are by-laws which prevent this. However, it seems a bit mean to actually write to someone to ask them not to do so.

I think the point here is that most of the people in Colyton are NOT snobs, just one person is. The rest are to be commended for their solidarity.

Drying washing outside takes less energy, it should be encouraged.

I'm so glad the community have rallied around this poor person whose only 'crime' is a bit of al-fresco drying of ones smalls!

Cherry, your 'never on a Sunday' comment reminds me that there's a covenant in the deeds of our house, which states that we can't hang out washing on the weekends! I'd be scuppered if I got called out on it as I don't have a tumble drier and only 3 radiators in the whole place!

I thought some of you might like this

Love it Maw. Sending to DD who loves her line dried sheets!

Very funny Maw - and very clever because its totally true!