Stupid question about washing

[GeorginaA]

Okay, this is probably an extremely silly question, but I shall go ahead an embarrass myself anyway.

Can you hang washing out to dry all year around? Or does it get too cold at some point to do any good? It's just that this is the first winter I actually have the opportunity to hang stuff outside as previously I've lived in a flat and a house with a "no washing outside on certain days" covenant (and I never remembered which days so never bothered any day).

that's my first winter too but wind will do the job and i bring it inside for a final dry

I think you only need to look out for rain and not getting too cold yourself going in and out. Always fantasising about Brabantia umbrella drier thing for garden but no-one will put a hole in for me, boo hoo!

Ooooh - don't get me started about holes! I had one of those clothes drier thingies at out last house, and then we moved couldn't use it as DH had to get me a new 'metal hole' thingey for the pole....
Still waiting... (it'll be five years in Feb!! )

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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OK Dadslib - but can you help us with the 'hole' thing?

What is it with men & holes? Can't be that difficult?? (Dh keeps muttering soemthing about removing layers of turf, setting in concrete and returfing...?

Georgina, as someone who lives 10 mins away from you on foot I can tell you that we are lucky enough to have a fairly good climate as we are protected by the Malverns. I tend to hang out the washing pretty much all year round except if it is freezing/snowing/raining or is threatening any of these things. To be honest I just play it by ear day by day

P.S. Welcome back (it's wickedstepmother here, I shortened my name )

i think your missing the point dadslib
about the wholes- is dh not afrair might be changed as not capable?

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look dadslib, the point is, we can do such things, but after all, we want men to feel useful sometimes

afraid

holes

As for digging holes Dadslib, perhaps you should put your shovel down

something else?

something else?

you're missing the point

give up

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not too sure now

I remember as a kid 'freeze-drying' our washing in particularly cold winters. It was weird, putting on my coat and gloves to bring in the washing, which would be quite rigid. The clothes were almost dry when they thawed. Just needing a final airing. It only worked when there was a wind as well as freezing temperatures.

I hammered my own metal "hole" in. It's not set in concrete, it was a b**r to hammer in but it does hold the rotary washing thingy upright.

Then DH finally got round to mowing the lawn and we discovered the original one (also just hammered into the ground, no concrete involved at all.

WSM - I guessed about the name

Of course, clothes dry quicker when you put them out instead of sitting glued to mumsnet... sigh

IMO, yes you can. I live by the coast and hang mine out to dry all year. Obviously if it's wet not. But you have winter sun, why not.

I remember my mum getting stuff in off the line so cold that it could stand by itself as if someone was wearing it. So yes, any time of year.

GeorginaA yes you can but as a fellow hangerouter there are some days when it just won't dry even if it has not been raining. Really cold days are not much good particularly if there is no wind.
If you hang out and it gets frosty you can give your kiddies a great laugh with the frozen solid clothes which will practically stand up by themselves . (or are today's children too sophisticated to laugh at that? )