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Help oh great googling wonders - I am looking for washing line poles

16 replies

CoolYourJets · 14/07/2008 23:02

Any ideas? I have no idea where you would buy such a thing.

I have a rotary dryer but it's not as good as a line. I also fear pulling the fence down as I currently have my line tied to it .

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BadHair · 14/07/2008 23:10

Whereabouts are you? Anywhere near North Shropshire? I have one metal one that you can have as I got given two from Freecycle but only needed one, and still have the spare one lurking in the back garden.

CoolYourJets · 14/07/2008 23:26

afraid not BH but thank you v much for the offer.

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fairydust · 15/07/2008 08:11

b&q sell them not sure about on line though

MuffinMclay · 15/07/2008 09:51

Old fashioned hardware store.

CoolYourJets · 15/07/2008 23:42

Thank you ladies

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donovan · 16/07/2008 00:04

I am one sad, sad lady! When we moved to this house, there was a old stair hand rail in the shed, I was over the moon and stuck a nail in the top, it makes the best ever washing pole, as it will never break (I hope) and it is longer than the average washing line pole. Perfect.

gigglewitch · 16/07/2008 00:04

we have wooden ones, this sort of thing er, well, ish.
mine actually came from poundstretcher/Instore, thus were ridiculously cheap

CoolYourJets · 16/07/2008 00:06

I suspect what I actually need are posts. I have two fab line props from argos and some fab multi peg hangers from instore.

Back to b&Q again bah!

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donovan · 16/07/2008 00:09

cool, have a look and see what is cheaper a hand rail (with a nail in it) or a washing line prop.

CoolYourJets · 16/07/2008 00:09

Jealous of hand rail.

I need the things to tie the line to.

They are currently tied to a tree and a fence!

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gigglewitch · 16/07/2008 00:10

ah-haaaaa. i see. the good old 'lost in translation' thing

so you mean this type of thing?

is it haggis proof though

CoolYourJets · 16/07/2008 00:12

They look awfy complicated. My granny had painted ones with four peg bits for wrapping the line round so it wouldn't slip.

Garden is haggis free due to being flat, as they have one set of legs longer than the other they cannot traverse the grass.

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donovan · 16/07/2008 00:14

cool, I am sorry, I got the wrong end of the stick!
I wonder if it would be better for you to get a retractable washing line which can be attached to the wall one end and hooked on something the other END.

gigglewitch · 16/07/2008 00:16

we have a big metal thing (stuck way way down into the ground) with four prongs /branches on the top too. yes i did think that the link one looked over complicated too.

Glad to hear your garden is a haggis free zone. I hear they can be a nightmare if they take a liking to your clean washing [norty GW had children mortified haggis-hunting in the Galloway forest a few weeks ago!]

CoolYourJets · 16/07/2008 00:16

Wouldn't work I,m afraid Donovan, garden on two (flat) levels. I would be back to fixing it on the fence which is creaking ominously with a heavy load out .

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CoolYourJets · 16/07/2008 00:17

at haggi hunting.

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