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Boring question about hanging washing out

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jubileetrain · 03/06/2022 08:14

When do you do it?

Some days I'm up at 6am and we have bright sunshine but I'm not sure if I will look ridiculous hanging washing out so early!

Today the sky is white cloud, not a bit of sunshine. Would you hang washing out?

I know the rules about not leaving it to get darked on, and the spider willies, but no one has actually told me when the right time to hang it is!

I was a serial tumble dryer user prior to this year when for various reasons, but now I'm able to hang washing I want to get it right Blush

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mathanxiety · 04/06/2022 04:24

I highly doubt there will be anyone up at six watching you hanging out your washing and tutting.

I do my drying as soon as the washing is done. It's rarely 6 am. If you leave the washing sitting there wet it will start to smell.

mathanxiety · 04/06/2022 04:26

The reason your neighbours wait until later to put out their washing is that they are asleep at 6.

MrsLargeEmbodied · 04/06/2022 06:48

i put a second load on yesterday and put it out at 4.00 pm
got it in very nearly dry at 7 pm

UseOfWeapons · 04/06/2022 07:08

If it’s dry, and the sun is up, I’ll hang it out. Even if it’s just for an hour, and rain forces me to get it in again. I never leave it overnight outside, but I’ve never had a tumble dryer, so I take the.chances i get!

clpsmum · 04/06/2022 07:52

BeeYellowMumma · 03/06/2022 08:17

All day, and if I know the next day will he sunny ill even hang some in the evening.

I do this. Hung some out an 9pm yesterday knowing it was going to be sunny today

AlwaysLatte · 04/06/2022 07:57

Only put it out when no rain forecast that day. Otherwise I hang it in the laundry room. I hate having to get it in when it rains and hang it out twice!
I don't leave it overnight as it just gets damper.

collieresponder88 · 04/06/2022 08:03

As soon as I get up

AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair · 04/06/2022 08:07

jubileetrain · 03/06/2022 11:39

@HaveringWavering

I’m really curious to know what it is about hanging out washing in the early morning that could be considered to be “ridiculous”?

I have explained this is probably due to me being unsure of myself in many situations for to being autistic.

I can't tell from your OP is you think that being darked on and spider willies are actual things

But in case you do, both of those are made up nonsense, not real rules of laundry. Nothing bad will happen if you leave your washing out overnight

jubileetrain · 04/06/2022 08:38

I can't tell from your OP is you think that being darked on and spider willies are actual things

No, I was joking, mostly so I didn't get a thread full of 'don't hang it at night'

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