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To politely tell my neighbour to mind her own business?

37 replies

CarpeJugulum · 30/03/2012 13:49

Glorious sunny day. I have a full washing line and a full concertina airer standing outside.

I'm taking one load in and pegging out my next load when my neighbour (who I have a polite "nice weather", "we're away for a few days. X has a key to check house" conversations with) shouts over the fence - "why on earth have you got your tumble drier going?! Surely god's sun and warmth is enough for you?!"

The reason the tumble was on was to dry DS' (18mo) towels as he cries if they're crunchy and they irritate his sensitive skin and also to get his sleepy thing dry as I can't peg it out as he then twigs he has more then one! So I told her it was for DS' towels - cue a cats bum mouth and a comment regarding me "spoiling him".

Now firstly I'm a bit Shock about the God's bit as I didn't know she was that religious, but I'm absolutely spitting feathers about the spoiling him comment. Okay, he doesn't have excesma or anything really awful, but he does cry and his skin is really red afterwards if I use a line dry towel - and this has been since he was born, so it's not a new/learnt thing for him.

AIBU to think that is is none of her business? Obviously, I did the polite murmur and legged it, but part of me wants to tell her to bugger off!

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Scholes34 · 30/03/2012 14:18

Ignore her. YANBU to think it's none of her business, but I do rather share the sentiments!

WilsonFrickett · 30/03/2012 14:20

Is sanctimonious indignation better for the environment and will it save me some money off my electricty bill?

Thistledew · 30/03/2012 14:24

You should have just smiled enigmatically, tapped your nose, and said "There are some things you just can't line dry" leaving her boggling over what secret things you have in your tumble dryer. Wink

Tee2072 · 30/03/2012 14:31

Oh honestly, it's a tumble dryer. I almost never hang things out. I hate crunchy clothes.

I really don't get the obsession with line drying in the UK.

[American in Belfast emoticon]

startail · 30/03/2012 14:40

I loose the will to live pegging out 1000 pairs of knickers and 2000 socks and need line space for big stuff. Therefore, tumble drier sometimes runs on hot days.

Can't think why anyone would tumble towels, unless they have shares in the power company, but each to their own.

startail · 30/03/2012 14:44

I don't get the crunchy clothes references,
Unless you are drying stuff on a radiator, which can leave it a bit baked and hard.

Stuff dried on the big line in the kitchen is fine and outside it gets blown about and is lovely. Tumble dryers just crease everything and cause ironing.

Tee2072 · 30/03/2012 14:45

All I know is I lined dried some towels the other day and it was like wiping myself off with sand paper.

No thanks.

YonWhaleFish · 30/03/2012 14:58

I don't like line drying as my washing doesn't smell of clean washing anymore.

valiumredhead · 30/03/2012 15:13

I only line dry towels as we all have hay fever and I try and minimise pollen getting trapped in the clothes plus I fold from the drier and CBA to iron

Laugh at her!

bronze · 30/03/2012 15:16

'I didn't want to bleach dh's gimp suit in the sun'

LadyClariceCannockMonty · 30/03/2012 15:20

bronze wins the thread. Grin Grin

CarpeJugulum · 30/03/2012 15:56

Oh I love the gimp suggestion.

Suspect I'll stick with smiling politely and ignoring though. Maybe with an internal monologue though Wink

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