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Hanging my knickers on the line

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Boysgrownbutstillathome · 12/05/2024 19:32

When I was growing up all washing went on the line. I have carried this on - everything goes on the line, including undies. I can see three neighbours' gardens and washing lines from my bedroom window and they never hang their undies out. Is it now considered shameful? I am not embarrassed by my family's clean underpants. AIBU?

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bloodyplumbing · 12/05/2024 19:38

Boysgrownbutstillathome · 12/05/2024 19:32

When I was growing up all washing went on the line. I have carried this on - everything goes on the line, including undies. I can see three neighbours' gardens and washing lines from my bedroom window and they never hang their undies out. Is it now considered shameful? I am not embarrassed by my family's clean underpants. AIBU?

How did you e en notice this?

BlackboardMonitorVimes · 12/05/2024 19:37

I dry my reusable sanitary pads on the line.

Iamtired123 · 12/05/2024 19:37

I hang mine outside but only on these peg hanger things, I'd never hang them out on the line individually

Hanging my knickers on the line
TequilaNights · 12/05/2024 19:37

If there is space for smalls, they go up.

likepebblesonabeach · 12/05/2024 19:36

I hang ours outside on an ikea octopus on the line

virgocatlover · 12/05/2024 19:36

I don't put underwear on the line, but then mine is visible from the road. I just don't want everyone to see my pants shrugs

sugarbyebye · 12/05/2024 19:35

I hang mine out but DH doesn’t put his out. He is a repressed individual.

BMW6 · 12/05/2024 19:35

You'd have to be a Grade A utter twat to be offended by seeing underwear drying on a line!

Carry on as you were OP.

Candleabra · 12/05/2024 19:34

Course not. I was aghast to hear that in a lot of housing estates in America there are rules against hanging out washing as it looks “unsightly”. Presumably they have to use the tumble drier. It’s no wonder the planet is burning,