Washing lines

It is not common to hang washing out at all.
I don`t hang underwear out for all to see though.
It`s also environmentaly frendly and except for my DIL i don`t know of anyone with a garden who doesn`t hang washing out.

Definitely more common to use a dryer all the time...! Fresh, line-dried washing smells gorgeous, and the colours stay brighter & whites whiter.
My washer broke down in the first week of lockdown (there's never a good time - but really..!!!) and as no-one will deliver past the doorstep - or take the old one away unless I put it outside - I'm handwashing small items/underwear etc and drying them on the line, while my friend's DH is picking up a bag of bedding/towels etc to do this in her washer then deliver them back to my step... Good job we're good friends

I actually find pegging the washing out is the one domesticated job l enjoy. It pleases me to see the washing flapping about in the breeze, however a week or so ago we had very strong winds and l was delighted to think my washing would dry quickly. Unfortunately l had just gone back in to the house when l noticed two items fly off the line and zoom over the fence into next doors garden. The items were two pairs of my knickers! Fortunately, l could hear the neighbour mowing so l tentatively called over and asked for them back, he found one pair in a tree and the other in a bush, he passed them back to me using a stick! Thankfully they were nice, respectable peach coloured M&S knickers!

I always hung my washing out and my daughter who's 32 does it all the time not just bedding everything she has a drier but tries not to use it like you she loves the smell of wind blow bedding you keep it up and when you hang it out think of the lovely comfey bed you will be getting in

I always hang washing out on a whirligig which is put in the shed when the washing comes in. I do own a very basic tumble dryer, but I only really use it to fluff up towels when they’ve been outside. Our garden isn’t overlooked, but we used to live in a house where a neighbour used to leave washing on the line for days. I was never sure why!

I have never had a tumble drier therefore whenever I can I hand washing out. If weather is not good it goes on a ‘clothes horse’ in a spare room with window on trickle opening. However nothing beats fresh clean washing from the outside line.

It wouldn't occur to me not to hang out the washing whatever day it was. My now not so smalls are still pretty and colourful lace, hope it gives the elderly rustic French neighbours a thrill!

Mr mother always took hand wash soap on holiday, did all her washing in the bath and hanged it on the shower rail to dry. She said coming home with no washing was the icing on the cake!!!!! She had an automatic washing machine.

She was also fixated on starching teatowels. When she was buying her first automatic the young salesman's face was a picture when she asked where in the programme she should put the starch in!

Whenever weather permits the washing goes out, knickers and all. I live in a relatively young community and I find a majority don't hang washing out. We are restricted to whirly type dryers and while ago a young Mum declared she wouldn't be having one as it would ruin the look of her garden. I have also lived in a place within a city where no hanging out of washing was allowed. Laundry room for most or tumble dryer. Washing smells so good when dried outside.

I always hang my washing out. I did have a dryer for a while but it left clothes with a funny smell, prefer the freshness of line dried. I always put tops and t shirts on hangers, to cut down on ironing and use one of those multi peg hanger things for socks and my big pants (same reason as juliet27).Sons boxers can be pegged out normally. On wet days I have an airing cupboard

I love to see my washing out on the line, especially on a sunny day and it seems we in common, all do the same. We hang our washing out if we can. Something ‘ common’ is for everybody, is usual, most people do it/ have it (common sense?) etc etc.
On the other hand Common can also be regarded as derogatory, that’s the English language for you, but I hope Gabriella’s comment which did seem unkind, was just a play on words.

My sister in law insisted that I hung terry nappies out to dry IN THE SNOW !!! .. we were staying up in the Lakes with them one Easter .. ?

As things stand at the moment we should all be trying to get our laundry out to take advantage of the effect of sunshine on the dreaded virus.
Personally I put a washing out every chance I get.

It’s fine as long as it’s on a Monday. Anyone else remember those days?

I love the smell of washing on the line, but I do hang the underwear on the inside part of the whirligig for modesty!

I do have a tumbler, but rarely use it as so many clothes say do not tumble, or if you do they shrink! I love line dried washing-especially sheets and towels and while it’s good weather I use a low spin speed, which cuts out a lot of ironing. In wet weather, hanging shirts etc on hangers upstairs on the door frames dries them overnight. Saves energy but isn’t as nice as line dried.

Always hang my washing out, it smells so fresh when you bring it in, no it’s not common, I also loved seeing I line full of white terry nappies on the line, happy memories xxx

I like the smell of outside dried washing and my clothing etc. Is not common !!

It's common practice to hang washing out weather permitting. Environmentally too.

try to hang as much as possible out in summer to save on electric and it smells so nice.

I think having a tumble dryer is common.

Shortlegs

It's snobbish to look down on people who hang their washing outside. I knew someone who hung her washing in the garage as she felt her neighbours judging her - how sad.

It's more environmentally friendly to dry washing outside. My whirligig was wrecked in Storm Keira so I replaced it with an ordinary line which is much better - then I had to splash out on a prop. It's actually easier to use and can take sheets much better. Each to their own.

Missfoodlove: Having to hang out your OWN washing is the common part. Do you not have staff?

I hang all my washing out whenever I can

@GabriellaG54 - you can't just label most of us common without expanation!!!

Juliet27, I’m afraid my towels could probably stand up!!
We met be well exfoliated!

I far prefer a crispy towel, my daughters are soft and beautiful, fabric conditioned and tumbled, trouble is they don’t dry properly.