I'm driving myself mad with my pedantry!

I had to laugh at this with the pegs, i do exactly the same thing, not with anything else,just the pegs,
I have to have the same coloured pegs on each item of washing

I don't think that's technically pedantry, more like OCD!

Heavens above! - life is just too short for this stuff!

I got so cross with myself that I bought 2 new packs of pegs all in the same colour to put an end to it. I couldn't quite bring myself to throw out the multi-coloured ones, but will offer them to DD.
I am also fussy about the type of peg. I have a retractable line on a reel , which has a small diameter making most pegs too loose to hold washing firmly. When I saw the packs of same-coloured favourite brand I couldn't believe my luck. Unfortunately they are yellow, but they will have to do!

I agree, lucky I so wish I didn't have to go through it every time I hang washing out. I should use the tumble dryer!

Several people have said the same on the washing protocol thread.
Personally I never pay attention to the colour of the peg.

Shock horror, [shople I even use a coloured plastic one and a wooden one on the same item. I'm doomed !

nanasam heehee! I am the same, in fact have just said that on the laundry thread, so did harrigran and others, so we are not alone. It is a tad OCD but who cares?

nina that's just so wrong! I may need a lie down whilst I clutch my imaginary pearls.

Throw out all your pink and blue pegs and buy new ones, one colour only. ! Sorted :-)

That is what I have done N&G. All yellow now.

As long as they are pegged securely to the line, then I don't care what the pegs look like. I have a very assorted hotch potch of pegs, some wooden and some plastic yellow ones. There are two or three odd blue plastic ones in there too.
I understand about the utensils though. My DH does the same. I go to the drawer for the fish slice, and find it with the table cutlery in the drawer above. He knows perfectly well where it lives!

What is it with pegs? I do the same and it seems I am not alone. What trauma did we experience as children to cause this problem?

Saddo here. I used to count out the pegs as I used them.

Regarding utensils in the wrong drawer. Ive got one of them too.

'I thoughtI'd put it in the right place

The joys of other halves!

I've got several sets of cutlery in the drawer. They're mixed up together in the drawer but I won't have a mixed set to eat with, neither will my son. My daughter doesn't care tuppence about putting mismatched cutlery out.

* Nanasam*, go for it girl,my wife does not understand my Virgo traits. I like everything in its place, because as you said," where did you get it from". Pedantic, no organised..

I am another who mixes pegs plastic wood all colours as long as they do the job but I do know a few people who have to use matching colours .?

Blimey the world is falling to pieces and some of you worry about the colour of pegs PLEEEZE
there is only one way to cure this and yes it is OCD you hang your washing out with a jumble of pegs then go and get on with life do this a few times and you will have broken the habit but you have to make your self go through the discomfort that is if you want to bother if not just enjoy your same colour pegs and give the infiltrators away you can send them to me I ll use anything that does the job

I'm bookmarking this thread so that if any of my family ever say I'm fussy I can tell them to read it.

PS I'm not using the word 'fussy' in a nasty way.

Is this for real?

Nope - any colour pegs suit me - but as I said on another thread, I never leave them on the line. I hang my peg bag on the line and put them in as I go along.

My clothes pegs are all wooden.

My socks are all the same in just three colours so I can mix them without having to sort them.

However I always pair my socks from the washing machine, pegged to the clothes line and into the airing cupboard.

Everything else is a mess.

BTW, this thread should be called:

"I'm driving myself mad with my pegantry!"

I call this OCP cos it makes me happy to see matching pegs on my washing line and even husband does it now....also like to match the colour of the item....so sad but such fun! Hee hee

Get a life I say !! Try my way - No Pegs Required !!
My washing hardly ever reaches the washing line, never mind about pegging if out - backs of chairs on the patio if it's sunny and on the radiators inside if it's wet!! Simples!!