People who hang out washing in heavy rain

I had a neighbour like that. She once left her washing out for two weeks until another neighbour kindly told her to take it in. This is unusual though rather than just leaving it out because it got rained on.

When my friend was very depressed, she'd leave washing out of it started to rain, because the thought of taking it in and putting it out again was one thing too many.

Are you talking about in the UK? Where the weather forecast says glorious weather but then is pisses down all day? Or when it's forecast for torrential and you've wore all your winter clothes in preparation, not done a load, and then the sun is cracking the pavement?

How anyone manages to get washing done at all is still a mystery to me.

I can imagine if you live in the middle of a city etc that if your clothes get rained on, they will need rewashing.

I live in east London so by the time it gets to us, the rain has blown right across the city. Our rain does not smell and I've never had to rewash.

I distinctly remember this.

When I was little, my mum put some nappies out to bleach in the sun. She had an area that was hidden from the neighbours so used to put underwear etc there. Obviously she put the stained nappies there.

It rained and the neighbours took in her washing. They handed it back "with a look" and had put the nappies on top showing the stains. My mum was mortified! 😂

Im glad my neighbours don't take my washing in! I don't need my washing judging.

Not so. I’ve mentioned my former neighbour on here before. Every morning at 7, out she would come and peg the washing out no matter what the weather, year-round. Rain, hail, snow, wind, sun, cloud - out it went. She would hang it out even if she had to wear a raincoat while doing it. Even if it was belting down.

This!

Even in my hs2 dust hovel, washing doesn't smell if it's been dried properly.

Soft water?

Rain on towels makes them softer - I don’t get the science behind it but it always seems to work!

And FWIW……years ago we used to call out to the neighbours ‘ popping to town, can you bring my washing in if it comes on to rain please?’

This.
I do this too…….wouldnt dream of drying all the laundry in the tumble dryer if it can go out on the line………think of the impact on energy bills! And I think it is lazy to not bother hanging laundry outside.
I have asthma and hay fever season is purgatory for me as the pollen makes me very short of breath.

I know coats can sometimes smell after being in the rain (eg wool) but they are generally fine after the dry.

Do you wash / dry clean your coat everytime you get rained on?

Or do you avoid the rain like The Wicked Witch of The West?

Who on earth does this? I get putting it out and then forgetting about it or going out and not being able to bring it back in again, but do people seriously put their washing out in heavy rain?

I don't put it out in the rain but if it is out and it starts to rain heavily before I notice, then I don't rush to bring it in. Its soaking wet by then so why do I need to get wet too?

If it gets lightly rained on eg if Im at work but its goes sunny again then Ill just leave it on the line to dry. Sometimes more than once.

I have been known to put my washing out at night if I wont have time before work the next day and its a dry night and a good forecast.

I also sometimes completely forget to bring the washing in at night.

Im more likely to get smelly washing drying indoors tbh. We have "clean" rain though. I can imagine if you live in the middle of a city etc that if your clothes get rained on, they will need rewashing.

We don't have a tumble drier which probably influences my decision quite a lot! 🤣

👋 waves to fellow Manc , it really couldn't make its mind up yesterday could it. It looks like it might be better today.

@Klonc yesterday I put my washing out when it was raining lightly because there was a mix of sunshine and showers pretty much all day it's still out there now so it got darked on as well ! 😲

Why do you monitor other people's washing lines so much ?

Yes washing left in the machine will smell but washing left on the line in the rain won't

I'm not nose blind. Washing out on the line, pegged out properly does not stink. Only washing that's hung out badly so it can't dry stinks.

You'll all be glad to know that my first load is on it's final spin, then it's going in the TD. I've hoovered downstairs, now heading upstairs to make the beds and hoover up there.

Then there's cleaning the kitchen and lunch.

Such an exciting life...

Happy sunday everyone.

Between this and the thread about the sign in the cafe and mentioning it in an otherwise positive review, it’s made my Sunday and I’ve only been awake 5 minutes!

Mine goes out whatever the weather is. It’ll get dry eventually

I've had mine out all week neighbours properly think I've lost my mind,but being 30weeks pregnant and poorly I've just not brought it in 😂

Fair play for getting 4 pages out of this, there really can't be anything else to do on a Sunday morning 😂

Because there's nothing better for the wellbeing standing out there in a downpour, wrestling with damp sheets, knowing that before long, they'll be soaked through. It's an absolute triumph of nature against the 1200 spin, and good for the soul. I've a load ready as we speak and am watching the forecast avidly.

I would assume that usually, but I work from home and tho both men are at work al day , both women are at home all day.

No it doesn’t.

Once the washing gets rained on what do you suggest to do? Its probably easier to leave it where it is and let it dry once the sun is out.

What I never understood though why the houses in the UK dont have balconies or other places to dry the washing when it rains so often.