For re- washing clothes if it rained on them?

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Whenever I put washing on the line outside and it rains I just HAVE to bring it all in and put it in the wash again because it makes me feel like the clothes aren't clean now. I know it's only rain water but it just makes me feel uneasy. I've done a wash and put it outside and within an hour it started to rain so I brought it in and went to put it in the washing machine and my friend looked at me like I was mad and said "just leave it out there, it will stop raining at some point and dry." Am I being silly or do other people do this as well?

No. Never. There really is no need.

It's so wasteful though. We should all be thinking of the environment

I suppose it depends on how clean your rain is! If I lived in the middle of a smoggy city then I might rewash. But I don't, so it either stays put till it stops raining, out gets brought in and hung up inside.

Depends how wet it got really, we don’t have anywhere to dry outside so I don’t have that specific issue but if my clean hair gets wet in the rain, it’s not clean anymore once it dries, it always looks and feels dirty after.

I had worded that abit wrong. It had chucked it down for a good half hour to be honest. If it was lightly raining I would of brought it in and put it on the airer. If it really rains in it then it just doesn't feel clean anymore to me. I am bonkers I know.

Unless you are The Wicked Witch of The West YABU.

What do you feel uneasy about? Do you also feel uneasy if you're walking around in your clothes and it rains on them?

People used to collect rainwater in barrels in order to rinse clothes in it. It makes your washing softer.

YABU and bonkers.

No I leave it. I always think it’s quite nice when it’s been rained on

I live in the west of Scotland so my washing can be out for days getting rained on, then dried, then rained on... It’s an unbelievable waste of resources to bring it in and wash it again.

Batshit!

This month, I had clothes on the line for several days, as every time they started to dry it rained again.

They smelled even cleaner & fresher than usual.

I wouldn't necessarily rewash unless it's been splashed or marked, but I don't understand people who can leave their washing out for days until it's dry! If it's raining, surely you bring it in?!

I'd run out of clothes if every wash took a few days to dry...

Our washing machine runs on rainwater from a giant tank under the garden. ALbeit with detergent and it’s filtered to keep out bits of leaf etc. But definitely not worth rewashing just as it’s had a rinse in rainwater-all our washing gets that!

Considering how hard the water supply is in my area it's like having a soft water rinse if it gets rained on.

I have clothes and nappies outside on the line that have been rained on for a few hours now. I’m sure they’ll be dry tomorrow and I’ll bring them in as normal.
It would be unnecessary, wasteful and a waste of time to re-wash.

What specifically worries you about rain water touching your clothes? What do you think might be in it?

You kniw it's weird otherwise you wouldn't even ask here.

Here you go so you don't have to waste water in a future
www.raintoday.co.uk/

No way,lifes to short.

I suppose it depends on how clean your rain is! If I lived in the middle of a smoggy city then I might rewash.

The rainwater in a city will still be a lot cleaner than the crap we get out of our pipes.

OP is utterly bonkers.

It's bonkers, but I'd have probably rewashed it too. I am being unreasonable, I accept that.

I live in London and if my washing gets rained on, it's covered in little black flecks, it's gross. I think it's to do with all the grime and pollution here. So definitely it would need washing again. If I lived rurally I probably wouldn't bother.

No I wouldn't rewash. If it was very wet I would spin it off.
I live in London too and I don't get black flecks , maybe a different part.

A little bit of rain wouldn't bother me but I find my washing smells odd if it is soaked by rain and dries again. A sort of swampy smell. I do understand the environmental implications though and we are very careful with water in general.

I hung out my washing on Saturday. This morning I gave up and brought it in to dry. I’m not rehashing it. As far as I’m concerned it’s been triple washed already!