Drying the washing.

Hang your washing loud and proud

gagsy

There’s nothing nicer than the smell of washing dried outside and if it’s bedding it’s bliss to get into.
When I was a child no one would put washing out on a Sunday.

Totally agree. As for Sunday washing you've brought back memories. We grew up in Mid Wales, and halfway up a hill. Mum ran a farm guest house, so Saturday was a day not to speak as we had laundry everywhere. She was mortified if some drying ran over to Sunday because we'd be thought badly of in Chapel!

kittylester

I dry mine on a pulley rail in the utility room as our garden isn't huge but please do hang your washing out.

In our last house, our lovely next door neighbour asked if I would ming not hanging underwear out as 'it upset' her husband.

I don't know what I'd do without a pulley, you're so right. I have mine in the kitchen and have for 40+ years. Near the gas cooker it dries things so well, but for feeling like things are properly aired and smell great, outdoor drying is definitely the best.
Neighbours being a bunch of rude, thick, eco-wasteful snowflakes would drive me mad. Afraid they would get two verbal barrels from me. And my undies go out on a peggy-thingummy too.
What is the world coming to, peg out and go for it! ❤️

I’ve got a washing line full of clean laundry today (and yesterday) as the weather is glorious. A great drying day, as my mother used to say.

Just an update. The weather has been, and still is, sunny and (almost) warm. Bolstered by your comments I have been washing everything in sight, sticking it all out on the line and propping it as high as it will go. It all smells wonderful and fresh!

Offended by washing on a line ? Give me strength.
If I am putting washing on the line then the whole lot goes out, if people don't want to see underwear then don't look.

Why on earth do you need to hang underwear out of sight men, women, children all wear underwear for goodness sake mine all go on my line and why not if someone doesn’t like it ….don’t look mate

Blossoming

I dry washing outside whenever possible. Your neighbour sounds like Hyacinth Bucket.

I often wonder where Mrs Pail dried her corsets, she always looked trussed up like an aunt from the 1940's

kittylester

I dry mine on a pulley rail in the utility room as our garden isn't huge but please do hang your washing out.

In our last house, our lovely next door neighbour asked if I would ming not hanging underwear out as 'it upset' her husband.

Was he a delicate old git? I would have been inclined to 'find' some old bloomers to hang out every day that it was fine. I hope you ignored her

Doodledog

Of course it's not unacceptable . If anything, using dryers is unacceptable as it uses power that could be saved. I use both, as well as an indoor heated airer, decision based on the weather and how likely it is to get things dry fairly quickly.

What is unacceptable, IMO is for a stranger to comment on your habits, particularly those you display in your own home, and even more so when she is a newcomer.

Oh, and the idea that hanging out washing is unhygienic is just ridiculous. Just ignore her.

Interfering old bat, you carry on and I hope the weather is with you. If that happened to me I would 'find' old tea towels, dusters, old shirts and sheets to put out every day that the weather was fine. Besides the sun makes things fresh, and bleaches out stains. I put some dust sheets out last summer after decorating, washed first, and after a day in the sun they were lovely, ready to fold and put away until next DIY.

There’s nothing nicer than the smell of washing dried outside and if it’s bedding it’s bliss to get into.
When I was a child no one would put washing out on a Sunday.

Brilliant cartoon Foxygloves!

I always hang out laundry on the line, pants and all! Your neighbour was rude. Ignore her. Much better for your clothes and the environment to line dry.

Ridiculous! I’d probably would have quickly said doing my part to be environmentally friendly unlike some of my neighbors!

I really can't understand the comments about pegging out underware where it can't be seen - go in any supermarket/department store and there's underware galore on show. Unless it's underware you are embarrassed to wear (very racy/huge bloomers) I can't see the problem.

Sorry sexiest not driest haha stupid auto-correct !!

PS go and buy/steal/borrow the driest most outrageous lingerie you can find and hang it out high and proud every day for a week !!

Your neighbour is obviously completely mad !! And rude !! And wrong !!

Unbelievable!
(As is “hiding” your undercrackers!)

I hang my washing out whenever I can as d my neighbours.I do try to hang the underwater where it cannot be seen but my neighbour hangs all her sexy underwear for all to see. She is next to a public footpath so anyone can see it.
My DD who lived in the States says they did not hang washing out and had industrial-sized tumblers in their basement.
Pity you can't get an old fashioned corset from a charity shop and as Georges's gran says an old fashioned pair of bloomers. I would have said to her how pleasant it was to meet friendly new neighbours.

For goodness sake what a dreadful comment. Hang your washing out with pride, underwear as well. Nothing beats the smell of freshly laundered bedding and clothing dried outside. Healthier too not to have all that moisture indoors causing damp issues and mould. Honestly made me cross to hear that your neighbour commented on hanging a bit of washing out. How very dare she.

Yes i'd have just had to put that young lady in her place i'm afraid!😂

Hang outside whenever weather allows it- i would.when i do i peg 2 prs undies together=1 peg so not really visible to first glances- i sometimes cant peg up due to arthritis but mostly i would but find more & more folk ruin a good drying day by lighting blooming bonfires or barbeques! Idiots! My neighbour has stuff out when she can- an older lady about 80- its a young person thing is not hanging them out- lazy probably😅

Take a good look at her house and garden, find something amiss or something you dislike and at the first opportunity, have a scathing sarcastic remark up your sleeve to even things up.
Tricky if she’s not speaking to you, but watch out for your moment 👍

I recall reading that Elvis Presley’s mother was asked not to hang out washing to dry when he first bought Graceland.
I also remember wondering why a man with so much money had bought a house where neighbours could see what was going on close to it.
Incidentally, I use a tumbler dryer. It means that I don’t have to iron most things.