Hanging my knickers on the line

I always hang mine out, but I did notice the other day how ‘sexy’ my underwear is compared to my neighbours and it made me feel slightly ashamed but I’m not sure why.

I stopped hanging out my child’s underwear though when I heard a story about some men enjoying the view (not my neighbours specifically).

I don’t care if they gawp at my underwear, I do care if they do it to my child’s.

Same here. DH prefers underwear to go in the middle of the whirly line we have (near the pole) but hangs them out like I do, anytime the weather is good enough.

I am currently in an apartment and there are a handful of clothes horses on balconies here, (including mine), but most people seem to tumble dry everything.

Maybe it all reflects general outlooks in life and upbringing? l hang knickers on the line and I’m not bothered who sees me naked either. I close curtains etc so as not to offend anyone rather than concern about being seen.

I am fascinated by people who are too ashamed to hang their undies out on the line.

But then I often forget to close the bedroom curtains when getting dressed or undressed. I am no better than I ought to be.

Mine were on the line yesterday. The line can be seen from a side path if someone is really keen to see. But why would they be? The same can be seen if someone walks through M&S, John Lewis and/or Bravissimo.

ironically, it was warm and sunny this and l didn’t wear knickers with summer dresses. 😀

We once stayed with my late MIL and FIL for a few weeks. My MIL did my laundry with her's, and when hanging out my (very tiny lacy) undies, her neighbour looked over the fence and said "ooh Marge, Bob must be doing something right for you to be wearing those racy little numbers!" nod nod wink wink.

MIL was mortified!! She hung all the undies in the house on an airer indoors for the rest of our stay there!

**MIL and FIL weren't actually called Marge and Bob.

Washing lines are for hanging clothes on, at every reasonable opportunity, including undergarments!

Had a neighbour like this too way back in the '90s what did they do with it all ?They were incredibly skint , maybe because they tumbled dried everything . I assume she was she was shy about neighbours seeing so much as a sock .Two adults two kids .They were incredibly skint .
I would rather throw all my washing outside than pay for my tumble dryer ,actually I do I never use it unless I'm desperate .

What’s the time
half past nine
hang your britches on the line
when they’re dry
bring them in
and put them in the biscuit tin

My neighbors don't hang any washing up outside. There's 6 of them. How the fuck do they dry everything????

I hang everything up outside as soon as weather allows op. Including period pants.

I hang everything out. But no one can see it, and if anyone is due to visit I don't have washing out anyway as we often use the garden.

Once, when staying in a caravan park, I had my bra and a lovely bikini stolen from a communal line (we call it 'snowdropping').

I'd never hang underwear out

This is true. In the US many HOA's, Home Owners Associations, don't allow clothes line. Of course using a clothes dryer saves having to iron or steam clothes.

I don’t think there was ever a photo in my grandparents’ garden that didn’t have undies on the washing line in the background somewhere! It became a standing joke in the family.

No , where I grew up the slang word for stealing was definitely knocking 😆

I hang them on the inner parts of the washing line with other things on the outside to cover them. People could see them from top storeys though if they were intent on seeing them.

In the summer, I CBA to peg out the smalls, so generally shove them in the tumble drier when it's free (on solar). Rest of the time they're hung out. However our line can't be seen from the neighbours as it's at the bottom of the (long) garden to get the sun and there's trees etc

All that rummaging around for pegs for my “smalls”, DH’s undies and socks, then to find some pegs pinging off, led me to something similar for this. It makes my life easier, does work and hides my blushes!

The gorgeous weather is fab for drying clothes and pants.

My OH hangs my bra by the straps and pants by the waist like I could pop into them. Then his pants and repeat. He is a pita. I eye roll but don't change them.

My knickers are utilitarian black cotton. I can’t see anyone getting excited about them.

I usually think "would I be happy to go and retrieve this item of clothing from the neighbours garden if the wind picked up"

If the answer is yes it gets hung out. If no, it does not.

@Giggorata we had the same with the alternative ending
"Ten O'clock, take 'em off, put them on a dirty cloth"

I would assume they have an alternate way to dry them rather than it being shameful, why is that the first reaction to it?

Don't you mean the knicker nicker ?