To think that it takes more than 5 minutes to hang out a load of washing

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All over Mumsnet people are heard saying 'it only takes 5 minutes' to hang out a load. Kim and Aggie say it too.

I am sorry you are all WRONG. I have done time trials under controlled scientific conditions timed myself and it takes at least 10. I am not a slow pegger but I am a thorough one. So WIBU to declare that a proper 'hang' (

Ok. IVE a thing pegged out a smallish load. Contained rugby kit, couple of shirts, 14 socks and 4 pairs of knickers (I'm not ashamed of my pants - well, I should be but I have no shame).
Time taken: 7m 8s
This included retrieving clothes prop from garage and putting line up (retractable straight thing).
Pegs = plastic springy things (Always removed from line as sunlight degrades the plastic and they snap - plus it looks awful!). And these days with fancy retractable line, I have to remove them. I always put the line away when finished too.
Pegs live in a lovely peg bag.

Oh and I don't co-ordinate pegs. I use whichever one comes out of bag.

Think this just about sums it up:

Love the diagrams. I deal with technical drawings I don't understand at work and am tempted to substitute not really, would get sued then fired then sued again.

MrsHathaway I firmly believe that when you are working at the cutting edge of scientific thinking (as we all our with our time trial work today) it is important to be able to explain your findings clearly and succinctly.

I know the chaps in white coats would agree.

I do it in 5 but I suspect I do it to a very poor standard. Speed over substance wins.

I feel a Classics nomination coming on...
It's clouding over - I need to go and fetch mine in! Or at least do a thorough evaluation of what's nearly dry and what I must risk leaving out.
We could do a time and motion study (are they still called that? - old person here) on bringing in, too.

It depends whether dh is home. If he is I shut the back door and do it extra slow just to enjoy the peace and quiet.

On the subject of washing - does anyone else's dh peg washing first on the outer line bit of the rotary and then wrestle that out of the way to do the inside lines?

My mum says leaving washing in the rain is an efficient way of ironing it. I have yet to prove or disprove this theory because I am not big on ironing.

Maybe someone else would like to do some preliminary research ...

Minute you mentioned ironing we all fucked off!

Nah - everyone has gone outside to do a rain dance

C'est moi!

Minute you mentioned ironing we all fucked off!

Please note user name...

My neighbour doesn't use pegs. She just sort of flings them over the line, her sheets and duvets drive me mad. They are all lopsided, I really shouldn't look, it annoys me for hours.

More than five minutes for me as I like to match my pegs. Also have to place the laundry and peg basket on a low wall about five paces from the clothes line so have to factor in going too and fro for each item.

Just did mine and it took about 7 minutes. But I leave the pegs on the line so they have to be moved around every time and also often snap. I don't learn...
I'm happy with laundry on the line (though frequently leave it to get darked on!), it's the sorting and folding I always get stuck on! Trying to get better at this.

Also have to place the laundry and peg basket on a low wall about five paces from the clothes line but why? Can't you bend? Take a folding chair out to put them on? I could not be faffed with the to-ing and fro-ing.

Is this the answer to the putting on the wall problem? www.lakeland.co.uk/23089/Laundry-On-Legs-White-Laundry-Basket-On-Legs-81L

(NB Lakeland usually is the answer IMO)

Can I just say thanks for this wonderful thread! After an hour on MN I was feeling a bit low with all the toxic MILs, grabby relations and missing punctuation .
I've laughed out loud - wondrous!

Whirly what's this sock / peg / windsock wizardry?

Socktopus lives in airing cupboard. Everything else is left out there through all weather changes / spider willies/ darked on ... fuck it life's too short to dance in and out. (No train smuts here).

But I'm a careful mildly obsessive hanger as I hate ironing. 9kg load = 10-15 mins.

Love hanging, it's good thinking/alone time 😊

It definitely takes me more than 5 minutes.
I have to check the neck of each peg to make sure a spider isn't in it.
Also whenever a bee or wasp comes buzzing at me I run away and flap.