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Washing and neighbours

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whyamonthis · 29/06/2024 12:05

To think it’s strange my neighbours never ever hang out their washing? Lovely day here but regardless they never hang their washing out?

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Hayliebells · 29/06/2024 13:24

JurassicClark · 29/06/2024 13:12

I peg everything out that I can, my lazy-arsed family bung everything in the machine “because why make work for yourself?”

I do it because I love the smell of fresh line-dried washing, and I am fine about anything getting darked on or have spider willies rubbed across it.

They don’t because they don’t pay the electricity bill.

Damn, you beat me to it.

Princessbananahamock · 29/06/2024 13:24

They are afraid of getting Spider willies on the washing!

Vettrianofan · 29/06/2024 13:23

whyamonthis · 29/06/2024 12:05

To think it’s strange my neighbours never ever hang out their washing? Lovely day here but regardless they never hang their washing out?

Have actually wondered this for a while about my own neighbours!

Willmafrockfit · 29/06/2024 13:23

although i did take offence years ago as my neighbours, opposite, over the road in fact, said to me, they knew it was going to be a nice day if i had my washing out
i dont know why i took offence really

Hayliebells · 29/06/2024 13:23

I guess people are worried about accidentally leaving it out overnight, what with the spiders and danger of it being darked on.

Willmafrockfit · 29/06/2024 13:22

this is one of the reasons i NEED to have a garden,

betterangels · 29/06/2024 13:22

We're not allowed, and even if we were I couldn't do it. Wheelchair and washing lines don't mix well in my experience.

IncompleteSenten · 29/06/2024 13:21

What's strange is noticing.
Maybe I am just staggeringly unobservant but I genuinely have no clue about any of my neighbours clothes washing habits.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 29/06/2024 13:21

I'm another one with you OP, I don't even HAVE a tumble drier. Everything goes on the line, nothing is ironed, it comes in when it's dry so if it gets rained on it stays out a bit longer. Tumble driers are too expensive for me to run and I don't have space for one anyway, so it's the washing line for me all the way.

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 29/06/2024 13:19

I used to hang my clothes out starting with whites, then going through the colours of the rainbow in order and ending with black.

That was when the children were at school. They've all left now so I have to make do with reduced colours.

I have been known to go through drawers looking for a certain colour because my rainbow wouldn't have been complete.

My neighbour once said that she could see what I was doing and she winked.

I love to see washing hung out.

SapphireSeptember · 29/06/2024 13:18

I don't dry washing outside, becoming of hayfever. Wish I could because it smells nicer!

Roundtoedshoes · 29/06/2024 13:17

I agree OP! Not spying, but I have to walk by my neighbours gate and was so pleased to see they had put up a washing line (they moved in when it was cooler). The people before never did and I found it baffling - free sunshine and wind! I do understand the hay fever point though - I suffer but still line dry. It’s the best! Oh, and we never iron and my washing has not been shat on (yet!)

johnd2 · 29/06/2024 13:16

They probably have hayfever, it's recommended not to hang out your clothes if you suffer badly as it just covers them in pollen!
Or any other of a zillion reasons that are totally up to them

BetterCare · 29/06/2024 13:15

I think hanging the washing out is the work of the devil I can not stand doing it. It one of those chores that people say only takes five minutes and it does not. You are then constantly on weather watch. Also, I think I may be one of the only people who can't stand the smell of washing when it has been outside.

I would far rather use a tumble dryer and put a drop of essential oil in the dryer the smell on the washing lasts for ages.

RollaCola84 · 29/06/2024 13:15

whyamonthis · 29/06/2024 12:17

Why use the tumble dryer when it is a lovely day, seems weird to me!

This may come as a shock to you OP so brace yourself....

Some people like to do things a different way to other people, and that's OK.

menopausalmare · 29/06/2024 13:14

Maybe she has really big pants and over -the -shoulder- boulder- holders.

saveforthat · 29/06/2024 13:13

I'm with you OP. I hang everything out and never iron anything. One of my favourite things to do is to hang out bedclothes in the morning and make the bed with them fresh off the line, I need to get a life.

Springadorable · 29/06/2024 13:12

whyamonthis · 29/06/2024 12:54

lol, I’m simply making an observation, just think it’s a bit strange. Thought everyone preferred outdoor dried if possible, with the exception of disabilities, hay fever, bird shit etc. 😀at the poster who said I need to get a hobby when they took the time to reply to this post.

If someone else was going to hang it out for me, stay in to make sure there's no rain, rush out to bring it in when it does rain and cart it up and down the garden steps then sure, I'd prefer it. But I'm not dicking about with pegs when I can use the tumble drier.

JurassicClark · 29/06/2024 13:12

I peg everything out that I can, my lazy-arsed family bung everything in the machine “because why make work for yourself?”

I do it because I love the smell of fresh line-dried washing, and I am fine about anything getting darked on or have spider willies rubbed across it.

They don’t because they don’t pay the electricity bill.

WiddlinDiddlin · 29/06/2024 13:11

I can't shift washing outside and onto the line and back off a line and back inside.

I can yank it out of the washer and into the dryer.

Also, line drying doesn't get dog hair off... the tumble dryer does.

BobbyBiscuits · 29/06/2024 13:11

Other people's laundry isn't exactly the most visually appealing use of a garden. I'd rather look out at a green space than a load of nickers! Lol.
We don't hang ours out, not really enough space. Why just air them indoors and occasionally use the drier.
They might be disabled or something, and find it physically too difficult? Seems a funny thing to be concerned about really.

Custardandrhubarbcrumble · 29/06/2024 13:10

We found this completely mad in the summer in California where you have pretty much guaranteed hot sun most days and people would still tumble dry their clothes!! Our tumble dryer is for emergencies only.

youwouldthink · 29/06/2024 13:08

My brother has severe hay-fever so all airer/dryer in his place. Could be that

TimeGoesBySoSlowlyForThoseWhoWait · 29/06/2024 13:08

whyamonthis · 29/06/2024 12:17

Why use the tumble dryer when it is a lovely day, seems weird to me!

The inability to see past your own circumstances is weird.
How about the tumble dryer for severe hayfever?

Crunchymum · 29/06/2024 13:08

Pollution / pollen depending on where you live are reasons for not hanging washing out.

I can only hang mine out if pollen levels are medium or low.