Washing lines

All probably human-made, or at least through human errors and negligence Saggi

Saggi. It's what people say about God, not God him/herself. The plagues and horrible things are the work of the Devil. God can't intervene because we have chosen freedom of choice and not to live in the state of Eden as at the beginning. But He/she is always near to comfort and support us. What is more, life here is short and temporary, and our spirit lives on after our body dies. God wants us to return to him/her then. I nearly died and experienced this. It changed me and made me realise how simple everything actually is.

I’m in my bed reading all these posts ( not lazy just five hours time difference) and now I want to get up, do laundry and hang it up. I’ve been lazy lately and just dump the lot in the dryer,no more, it’s back to the whirly for me.You have inspired me.

Missfoodlove. I read the heading and thought it was a joke! Crumbs what a strange idea! surely it's healthy to let your washing dry in the open air? Indeed I am sure I read recently on a Science website about washing things with best hygiene, that to hang your tea towels outside after a hot wash was best!

I wish I could put more washing outside. My slowness and pain have made me dry more indoors as I can't dash out when there is a shower. In common with many of us here, I just love that fresh outdoor smell of the washing off the line. My mother once scorned me for sniffing my laundry but she could be difficult too.

Ignore these snobs. They do things for what others think not for the right sensible reasons.

There are strange folk around isn’t there...... the Sunday thing is because it might offend god.... well he offends me with e dry disaster and plague that hits our earth... amen.

Just brought mine in off the line. Sunny but windy here in Scottish Borders so dried in no time at all. Love the fresh smell of clothes dried out doors.

I have always hung out my washing whenever it has been possible to do so. Love the smell of washing dried out in the fresh air and doing my bit for the environment. I did have a tumble dryer when my daughter was in terry nappies used when the weather was really bad (40 plus years ago) - however, even then I preferred to see them all blowing outside! I call it a 'whirlygig' too!! - and although my washer is a washer/dryer (installed with the kitchen in my house before we moved) I have never used the dryer function.

I'm dead common then as my washing goes out on any day of the week when the weather is fine, although absolutely nobody can see it as we're well off the beaten track. Nothing beats the smell of airdried washing although I was annoyed last week - having hung out a couple of loads first thing in the morning, I noticed a couple of hours later that the field nearest the house was being liberally spread with some very stinky cow slurry! Unfortunately the smell permeated the washing & I had to start all over again & use the tumble drier! Mind you, I do always tumble my towels, I can't bear crunchy towels!

Foxy on a similar vein, we were self catering in Florida on Anna Maria island and we’d already been in Orlando for the previous 10 days so had a fair bit of washing. We hung it out and the Janitor man used a loud speaking system to tell us to get the laundry in as it wasn’t allowed outside.

My Grandma, who was from Scotland although she lived in Durham, wouldn’t hang out washing on a Sunday. She wouldn’t do so early Monday either - in case people thought she’d actually washed it on the sabbath!

An afterthought, when I lived in Germany, I put the washing out one Sunday and the landlady went bats. She told me the police would come and made me bring it in.

I have one of those that attach to the wall and two lines come out of it. Very useful, sheets, towels duvet covers and all our clothes go on the line. I check the weather forecast the day before, do the washing that evening if it’s going to be nice and then out it goes the next day. Lovely not having to use the tumble dryer which only gets used in winter on a low heat. Personally, I don’t like soft towels, a good one dried on the line seems to dry you better, I could be imagining this of course. I like to see the washing in the sun and the wind and it smells so fresh when I bring it in.

I do not have a washing line. My washing is hung on a pulley in a room with very high ceilings and is dry next day.

My mother always had a long washing line but thought rotary dryers were “common” and she would always do the wash on a Monday!

Noreen3 folk complaining about neighbours leaving washing out all day wouldn’t like to live next door to my neighbour.

He hung out a few items of washing and it was there for nearly a year. It was a few dark coloured items and they eventually turned a dirty shade of grey.

One day he went out to mow his grass and meticulously unhooked the washing line from one end with the 5 items of washing still on it.

He then raked up the grass and hooked the line back on and left the washing still on it.

It hung for another couple of months then disappeared. Not sure if he removed it or if it rotted and fell off the line.

Fabulous post Julia M. Only on to say, don't hang out the pillowcases of anyone who is allergic to pollen.

Common,!Please to people with that mind set no wonder the earth is in the way it is convenient in every way plastic ,carry outs, throw away electric dryers being one of many items after little use. Just go to recycling dump and observe what is thrown away if it stops working get a new one ? ,What did your Grandmother Mother Greatgrandmother do in years before you were even born HAD THEY ALL A INDOOR DRYER. I think not ? Common never heard such snobbery,Give me a long close line white sheets ect blowing in gods fresh air Think before you print I. REST MY CASE

I call it "My Solar Clothes Dryer".

DD worked in Lesotho and the local women did her laundry.
She commented that her t-shirts had pinholes in them and wondered why, then she saw the answer, they hung the washing over prickly bushes to dry!

I am reminded of travelling in India for many months in my youth when we would hand a day’s worth of clothes, minus my undies, to the dhobi each evening. The next day it would be returned, spotless and perfectly ironed. On one occasion as we crossed a bridge we noticed the dhobi we had engaged the previous night washing piles of clothes in the river and spreading them on the boulders to dry. How they succeeded in doing such a perfect job amazed me and yes I always hang out my washing and never regarded it as common though my mother would have had a fit at the way I hang clothes out on a Sunday.

I put washing out any day,even Sunday.I can remember years ago hearing people grumbling about neighbours leaving washing out all day,but I didn't know people still thought like that.I love your comment Elegran.

Nannan2 yes, my friend definitely has OCD, though it doesn’t seem to bother her, or her husband. It sometimes drives me mad, especially when she constantly plumps up cushions, and whisks away cups as soon as you finish your drink. On the other hand, my happy-go-lucky housekeeping must upset her.

Washing hung out on a line ,especially on a sunny day smells lovely when it is dry.
What on earth is "common" about it?
Are those of you who think it is "common" having a joke?
If not ,please will you explain why doing it is "common"
My mum never hung washing out on a Sunday though.
I do.
Ah I think what you must mean is that it is common practice ie a normal thing to do..
If that is what you mean then I would agree with you.

I have an elderly male neighbour who takes an inordinate interest in female underwear, so I hang mine at the end of the line farthest away from him, otherwise it blows freely outside in the sunshine and wind with everything else.

I, too, love to see a line of washing blowing outside in the fresh air. It's a happy sight.

Until I had my morning room and kitchen completely revamped and knocked into one about three years ago, I had one of those racks on pulleys to lower and put the washing on. As we have been in this house for 34 years it had seen me through all the years of family washing and even though it is now just me and DH I still miss it.