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Do you hang your pants on the washing line?

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catin8oot5 · 10/05/2025 18:15

I’m very fortunate to live in an ex/council property and we all have big gardens with those old fashioned high up pulley washing lines.

I also have a rotary line just because it’s a bit quicker and easier getting stuff out/in.

I peg my pants on the rotary because they aren’t so visible. Baring in mind my pants are just bog standard black or white bikini briefs.

NDN today has got a whole load of glorious, pastel and yooooooge pants fluttering on the high line. Hoisted for half of the village to admire. Think of the pants yer nan maybe wore in the 80s.

i don’t know if she’s a brazen hussy or am I just a massive prude.

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Missedthis · 10/05/2025 18:16

Everyone wears knickers. They aren’t secret.

Whippetlovely · 10/05/2025 18:17

Prude. I hang mine on line but our garden is small and it's a low line I don't think anyone can see

InternetRandoms · 10/05/2025 18:17

You are a prude. I do have a rotary line but really don’t give a toss who sees my knickers if they look out of their window. I want them dry so they go on the line with all my other clothes.

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Dreamysleepynightysnoozeysnooze · 10/05/2025 18:17

Why does it matter if they're 'yooooge'.

You're obviously a prude then as you've put it.

Dreamysleepynightysnoozeysnooze · 10/05/2025 18:18

Or winding us up 🥱

OhMyGiddyAunt · 10/05/2025 18:24

I hang mine out but it's only the neighbours on one side that can see the washing line, and only from one of their windows.

I do put them on the inner bit of the rotary line though so they're partly hidden by other clothes.

Profhilodisaster · 10/05/2025 18:24

You're a prude, mine are flapping in the breeze as we speak . I'm in my 60's , some of them are lacey , some normal cotton bikini briefs and a couple of pairs have Winnie the Pooh on them !

ManchesterLu · 10/05/2025 18:25

I don't - more because I can't be bothered with all the fiddly bits, so I throw them in the tumble.

HeatedBlanketAllYear · 10/05/2025 18:25

Prude. Mine hang on the line for all and sundry to see. I don’t care.
Maybe think about what other people may say a bit less? They probably don’t even notice.

sunnydayz43 · 10/05/2025 18:26

Your NDN's knickers, hung across the line, will likely dry quicker than yours will on the rotary.
Personally I think it's a matter of preference, it really shouldn't bother you to see your neighbour's knickers, (hanging on the line, that is) no matter what colour or style or size they are,.
If you don't like what you're seeing, then just don't look!
I hardly think she's going to be the talk of the town!

AnneLovesGilbert · 10/05/2025 18:26

I hang all our underwear on the line, and my washable period pads. Don’t be weird, everyone should/does wear pants.

catin8oot5 · 10/05/2025 18:28

I mean they were huge as in big pants. Not commenting on her dress size FFS

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TracyBeakerSoYeah · 10/05/2025 18:28

As long as they're clean does it matter?

PotteringAlonggotkickedoutandhadtoreregister · 10/05/2025 18:29

I hang my pants on my line.
my neighbour on the left hangs pants on the line
my neighbour on the right doesn’t.

we have concluded that she wears no pants and / or some sort of bondage pants only. We have spent far longer discussing her underwear because it never appears 🤷🏻‍♀️

HeartyOchreHelper · 10/05/2025 18:29

I NEVER put my underwear on the whirly but I do think that’s a me problem. I don’t hang my facecloths outside either, not sure why.

TheFormidableMrsC · 10/05/2025 18:31

I have one of those little hanging things for underwear and socks. I just hook it on the line. My NDN can probably see but so what? We all wear knickers.

Kumqwhat · 10/05/2025 18:33

I recently had a small row with DH because he kept pegging my pants by their side seam on the sock clippy octopus thing, and they dried all crispy and bunched up. On to the proper line they go, for all the neighbours to admire.

Dreamysleepynightysnoozeysnooze · 10/05/2025 18:33

catin8oot5 · 10/05/2025 18:28

I mean they were huge as in big pants. Not commenting on her dress size FFS

Edited

Still sounds judgy even with your "explanation".

catin8oot5 · 10/05/2025 18:33

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 10/05/2025 18:28

As long as they're clean does it matter?

Yeah agree and I know my pants are visible on the rotary but only by my direct neighbours if they look out of an upstairs window or over the fence.

i would just feel weird knowing so many people could see what I wear under my clothes 😀

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Berlinlover · 10/05/2025 18:34

My clothes line is overlooked by about 20 houses and next to a public lane. My undies are dried on a clothes horse inside my house.

Picklechicken · 10/05/2025 18:34

Would it have been better if they were lacy thongs? 🤷‍♀️😂 Who bloody cares.

CurlewKate · 10/05/2025 18:34

How dare she have “huge” knickers….

catin8oot5 · 10/05/2025 18:34

Dreamysleepynightysnoozeysnooze · 10/05/2025 18:33

Still sounds judgy even with your "explanation".

Well you’re wrong.

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catin8oot5 · 10/05/2025 18:35

Picklechicken · 10/05/2025 18:34

Would it have been better if they were lacy thongs? 🤷‍♀️😂 Who bloody cares.

I think I would be less inclined to hang out lacy thongs in case I got judged

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Topseyt123 · 10/05/2025 18:36

Absolutely I hang my huge pants out on the line. My bras too. Why wouldn't I? We are on a corner plot too so everyone going by can see if they turn that way. I don't care.

You are a prude, I'm afraid. 🤣

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