to think that you really need to get a proverbial if you rush outside to rescue your washing with one spit of rain?

[2ickleducks]

Bit precious really.

It will dry. And smell like the Great Outdoors.

Gosh. How to be in edge about trivial stuff.

I bet you're fun at parties.

My washing smells great when it's been rained on a time or two

YABU. I can't afford to have the tumble dryer on all the time. I hate washing getting wet again and the frustration of having a backlog when I'm busy and tired. I can totally sympathise with anyone wanting to avoid that.

Trouble is round here a spit of rain has ended up in monsoon like downpours.

YABU, I don't want my nice clean washing ruined by the rain and I don't have the time (and I won't waste money on) to do it again.

backatyou.

Little bit of dampness though, poachedeggs? Really?

It really does smell nice doesn't it, HecateHarshPants?

And if you leave it out overnight, then the midnight angels inject a special smell.

WHY is it ruined?

Nonsensical.

ooh, I know. Overnight washing just smells amazing!

But I do think it depends where you live.

I grew up up the hill from the coalite and your washing smelled revolting.

Now I live in the derbyshire dales and you've never smelled anything so lovely as the air up here.

It's a Great British Hobby - beating the weather to get the washing dry. Woman vs the elements! (And I have a mountain of stuff to get washed and dry after being away last week so it's quite a serious hobby this week.)

I refuse. When I hang washing out its not coming back in until its dry.

They smell horrible after rain, plus they lose their softness.

I put my washing out this morning in blazing sunshine. Five minutes later there was a torrential downpour. I didn't get my washing in on principle - it is going to stay out until it dries, damn it, even if it takes 3 days. And yes, the midnight fairies inject a lovely smell into it! (live in rural Scotland, no nasty anything near me to make it smell funny)

It depends, doesn;t it? If the washing's already wet, then leave it out. If it's almost dry but you're giving it Just A Bit Longer, then grab your slippers and run my friends; run as fast as your unwieldy laundry basket will allow you to before it's 1-0 to the weather.

I've finished hanging washing up in the rain before.

"Woman vs the elements! " Why do I see Bear Grylls wife presenting a tv version of this?

I love the midnight fairies and their special smell for slatterns

I leave it out, my Mother would need smelling salts at the suggestion. We're both rather fun at parties though.

I tumble dry everything even in the summer, my washing always seems to be a target for bird poo or spiders if I hang it out.

The midnight fairies round here fucking well steal washing left out.

Rained on washing smells vile.

No it doesn't, it smell lush you weirdoes.

If you leave washing out when it rains, then let it dry, it goes all crunchy and horrid. Not that I would know, oh no, not me...

That's why I rush to bring it in.

I tumble dry everything. Everyone smokes in their gardens along my little terraced row of houses and washing smells of it. Plus DS would pull them down, plus a wasp stung me once while I was bringing the washing in....plus...the dryer is easier

Rain isn't clean. If it was, we'd never need to wash our cars.

BUt your body heat stops it being crunchy and horrid.

It really does, you wusses.

Now I'm wondering if you're my neighbour... I hung all mine out this morning and then it started raining just as I was finishing... so I took it all down again. It looked like it might rain heavily. It was a load of muslins and I haven't got enough to be leaving them wet for ever. I don't have a tumble dryer so that's not an option.

Might I be very cheeky and say maybe you need to get a proverbial if you feel the need to get upset about other people's drying habits.....? [runs and hides...]