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Neighbour and my washing

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insan1tyscartching · 14/09/2016 13:10

Don't have much to do with neighbour generally, say hello if we meet and pop a Christmas card through her door so it was strange for her to shout to me over the back garden fence when I was pegging out the second line of washing today.
She says that my constantly having washing out spoils the enjoyment of her garden as there is constant movement and noise from flapping clothes and so she wanted to know if I could have a day or two every week where I didn't peg out.
I was gobsmacked tbh and trying not to laugh but explained that with seven in the family there is a lot of washing and drying to be done and I like to take advantage of the drying days so planning days not to peg out wasn't really possible but come October I rarely peg out anyway as garden is mostly shade then so not much longer for her to be bothered now anyway. But of course come October she won't want to sit in the garden then anyway.
So AIBU to peg lines of washing out when neighbour wants to sit in her garden? For clarity there are no small children here so no noise in the garden otherwise and other than cutting the grass and me pegging out our garden isn't used so it's not that we do anything that might disturb her if she's in the garden anyway.

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gotthemoononastick · 23/10/2016 15:57

I too know of a village where washing is not allowed out ...or smelly nappies in outside bins...or front doors the wrong shade.
It is lovely, though.

ICuntSeeYourPoint · 23/10/2016 17:49

You live in a household of 7 adults and you do all of their washing?! Bloody hell. I think you should knock it off for a day a week, are any of the other residents capable of doing washing once a week?

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