I dry my laundry in my garden and my neighbour is really unhappy about it

[WashingWoes]

I really don’t think I’m in the wrong here but keen for opinions which I will take onboard if I come off as unreasonable.
I live in an end-terrace house. Neighbour is attached to me. I peg my washing out to dry on good days. We are a family of four, lots of laundry and I much prefer to peg out than use the (expensive and environmentally unfriendly) drier. My neighbour HATES me for drying my laundry in my garden. Relentless comments about how she can’t enjoy looking at her garden from her bedroom window because she can see my (clean) laundry. About how it’s spoiling her enjoyment of her garden. Why can’t I just use the drier, for everyone’s benefit (not mine, see: bills; climate change…). It’s bad manners to dry ‘smalls’ outside - her husband might see my ‘undergarments’ … honestly it’s relentless. I recently received a birthday card from them (very kind, and appreciated) which said ‘Happy Birthday WashingWoes, we really love seeing your washing on the line, have a lovely birthday’. Please reassure me that I’m normal and neighbours are barmy?

YADNBU! Ignore her.

Your neighbour is nuts.

YANBU. Just ignore her completely. She's absolutely ridiculous.

Buy 2 packs of huge pants. Write
BUGGAR OFF.
and hang them for her side to view...
Honestly I hope you never engage into chat about such rubbish..
If buy a gimp mask and hang that out.

When she pays your mortgage or rent she can decide what you do with your garden
Until then she can butt out

‘You’ve mentioned it. I am not going to stop drying my laundry outside, so please stop asking or mentioning it at all, else my next reply may not be so polite’.

She's barmy! Ignore!

😂😂😂 what?

It’s charming ..

Tell your neighbour to FUCK RIGHT OFF.

In those exact words. She is a cunt.

Maybe she thinks your husband will compare your underwear size and style unfavourably with hers.

Wow, she sounds awful!!

I oddly really like seeing laundry outside, means it's summer and that brings out the smiles in me.

@DissDissOrDiss nails it imo.

Thanks guys - just wanted to check that drying laundry was still acceptable. I’ve discussed this with a friend who suggested going to Anne Summers and buying some filthy/delicious crotchless articles to peg out…

Buy some crotchless pants, gags, whips etc. Put them out.. give them something to look at.

She is not very environmentally minded, is she? That alone would have me ignoring her ridiculous comment, about using a tumble dryer.

This. Or I’d be hanging out the most risqué fetish garments I could get hold of.

She's an absolute loon.

Yanbu, she chose to live in a terraced house overlooking her neighbours' gardens.

Cross posted with a load of others but glad we’re all of the same mindset!

That card is bonkers!

She sounds bat shit crazy !

My parents’ in law refuse to ever dry washing outside despite having a large garden. Very bizarre. YADNBU.

We should resist all suggestions that drying outside is wrong! As photograph above, I love seeing this in eg Venice or Barcelona. I think there should be legislation to prevent any developers from trying to forbid it!

I'd be trying to find some nice big sweary towels and hanging them out 😂

Did you really need to ask if this is unreasonable? Of course its not, most people put washing out on the line if thr weather allows. Just ignore.

Ignore her.
Stop being polite.
✋️up next time.
"I will use my garden how I see fit and will not discuss this with you again."

Stop being polite.
She is really rude and inappropriate.
She thinks you have to listen to her.
You don't.

I live in a salubrious neighbourhood and admittedly the houses are bordered by high hedges and trees, but there absolutely is washig hanging out.

Everyone knows nothing beats that fresh smell of wind dried laundry.