People who hang out washing in heavy rain

Some people are just snobbish about line dried clothes in general, when in reality it is the absolute best way of drying.

Well actually years ago I did know someone who hung their washing out whatever the weather, including heavy rain.
They had a young child and they lived in a very small flat with no space to put wet washing and they had no tumble dryer. So it was easier for them to put the washing on the line and leave it there until at some point it was dry.

I wouldn't criticise anyone who did this because there will be a reason, such as the above. , Or perhaps even mental health issues and they are not coping.

It's their business, not anyone else's.

My washing often gets caught in the rain. Never stinks, just leave it out till sun comes out to dry it properly. Got an extra rinse from the rain. Lots of fresh air to keep it smelling lovely. Lots of sun to make it hygienically clean. It comes in smelling beautifully clean and fresh. I don’t think rain is dirty!

You can't possibly believe people are deliberately putting washing out in the rain?

My mother always left washing out in the rain especially towels she said it softens the laundry.

i am quite annoyed
2 days in a row rain has been forecast, no washing out
yet it did not rain until we were back,
i have washing to go out today but what is the betting it will rain before i get back!

I often forget washing til late/ dark and think ah well and leave for next day.
Being rained on can be an absolute bonus. I have some trousers that are a bit crinkled after washing machine but if rained on they sort themselves out!
I have put them out to be rained on on purpose...
And...no smell...

I always think washing smells even better when it's been rained on and then dried outside.

If my washing is out in the rain it's either because I didn't expect it to rain, or the forecast is for it to be sunny/breezy later and I think it'll dry.

I wash my heavy, long hall rug by hanging it over the line in the rain and then leaving it to dry.

Comes up a treat.

Why did you assert so confidently that rain makes laundry "stink", if you have no experience of hanging washing out anyway? Weird!

My NDN leaves her washing out literally for days come rain or shine. Was raining heavily yeterday and the washing is still out.

The people with hayfever, have you tried putting it in the drier for twenty minutes after it comes in? We started and it seems to get rid of it for me and my sons (the doctor recommended it)

This was me yesterday. I went out, ended up staying out much longer than I thought, and it started to rain.
No bloody way was I going home early just to bring my washing in.

Surely that's what most people are doing; putting washing out and then being at the whim of unpredictable weather? The forecast had it entirely wrong here yesterday, which isn't at all out of the ordinary.
Imagining a really sad world where people stay in while their washing is out, just in case the rain comes...!

Rain doesnt make washing stink.

I take my washing in if it's dry and it starts to rain but I often leave it out if it's wet anyway. Laundry dried in the open air smells wonderful when you iron it, IMO it is even better if it has been rained on. But then I live in a rural area that does not have heavy pollution.

however I am curious, why does it matter to you what there people do with their laundry?

Rain wet clothes don’t smell anything like fusty washing machine clothes,

However, if clothes have sat too long in the washing machine, and they’re past the point of being sorted out with a cup of vinegar, it’s better to dry them completely and start the wash over again. But obviously the dryer will stink if you put them in, so the best alternative is to hang them out, until they’re dry, even if that means weathering a rainstorm first,

never seen people do it in the heavy rain but definitely do it regularly when drizzling if I know there’s potential later

You don't have an option in Manchester it's always effing raining 🙄

Tell us more about the rain that makes washing smell, that's a new one for me

What a bloody strange thread? No one is hanging washing out in the rain and obviously those who have washing out in the rain aren't at home or able to get it in if it starts to rain.

YABU and maybe you should go back to bed and get more sleep?

‘Why do people insist on putting out washing when having heavy rain?’ Because they have no more space indoors? Because the forecast is for the rain to stop?

‘If out all day, don’t do it. If in, take it in as soon as it rains!’ Why? Are you always this tetchy and bossy?

‘Washing stinks when out in the rain.’ No it doesn’t. Not in my garden. Where do you live that has smelly rain then?

’Or when is stuck in the washing machine - as parents’ washing machine on Friday. It didn’t drain - the pump has gone. I took the load home with me and washed it as stank. Not strong, but enough to feel conscious about it.’ Thats got nothing to do with rain. Of course it will stink if you leave it in the machine.

Goodness me. Chill.

I can’t imagine people do it knowing it’s going to rain. They probably think it’ll be nice and get unexpected rain, or stay out longer than expected, or forget about it.

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