It must be a "girl" thing. Someone posted a "what can I do with this garden" picture recently and one of the first things I noticed was how far away the washing line was from the door. You'd have a 50m sprint every time it rained!
I used to fold mine up (rotary) but it's got so creaky it's difficult and I generally don't bother. It's an eyesore but then, so is the car. I forgive it for it's usefulness. And as pp said - I won't move it further from the door or it would be too far to run during one of the those hail showers we always seem to get in August, roughly 20 minutes after hanging out the duvet cover. I wish mine was more vertical and hope to get around to that Some Day
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
We have a retractable one that affixes to the summer house. It has a run of about 12m so takes a bit of effort to fully tension it. If you don't then a few weighty towels and they're dragging on the lawn especially in the heat of the day when the line stretches. Working from home today so just put a load out. Be nice not to get electrocuted by the static from radiator drying these last few months!
We have a retractable one that affixes to the summer house. It has a run of about 12m so takes a bit of effort to fully tension it. If you don't then a few weighty towels and they're dragging on the lawn especially in the heat of the day when the line stretches. ...
You need a couple of clothes line props ... that's what we do
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not sure it's a wise thing to leave wet laundry to dry indoors. The moisture could amount to several litres of water, and that water is going to end up somewhere on the walls/ceiling etc. I don't think anybody would leave the equivalent amount in a puddle on the floor!
I sometimes visit properties where the owners use an old-fashioned "airer" suspended from the ceiling - they are probably too young to know that these were called airers because that's where things were put after they'd been ironed - before steam irons were invented people usually ironed things when they were still a bit damp.
I have three lines, on three levels. Just never seems enough! Am getting fed up of them eating into the whole garden, but they are just too useful. I'm going to place carabiners at the end of each, and try to put away between loads this summer.
Baffles me as to why people don't line dry, given the chance.
We have ours out even in December. This year I left the washing out when it snowed, I just couldn't be bothered to get it in, three days later I went to fetch it, and it was perfectly dry!
That being said it seems the wind and lack of humidity is the best thing to get them dry.
They are annoying, but to be honest a wheelie bin and a road full of rubbish is far more offensive to my eye than someones smalls drying. I love to see terraced streets and flats with lines between.
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I wish mine was more vertical and hope to get around to that Some Day
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not sure it's a wise thing to leave wet laundry to dry indoors. The moisture could amount to several litres of water, and that water is going to end up somewhere on the walls/ceiling etc. I don't think anybody would leave the equivalent amount in a puddle on the floor!
I sometimes visit properties where the owners use an old-fashioned "airer" suspended from the ceiling - they are probably too young to know that these were called airers because that's where things were put after they'd been ironed - before steam irons were invented people usually ironed things when they were still a bit damp.
Baffles me as to why people don't line dry, given the chance.
We have ours out even in December. This year I left the washing out when it snowed, I just couldn't be bothered to get it in, three days later I went to fetch it, and it was perfectly dry!
That being said it seems the wind and lack of humidity is the best thing to get them dry.
They are annoying, but to be honest a wheelie bin and a road full of rubbish is far more offensive to my eye than someones smalls drying. I love to see terraced streets and flats with lines between.
Off to peg washing now.