Have just put a wash on line.............

jingle It would not surprise me. It was nice and dry before she got at it.

Mine wouldn't work either. It's programmed to have a certain level of water in it before the cycle starts.

annika, how weird! My washing-machine won't work without water! Even if it is switched on, it won't start.

Elegran yes, that's what they used to do. To keep it damp for ironing! You sure she didn't 'damp it down' for you?

Have got it in, and it's all back on the bed! Dried a treat in the sun and the breeze., Smells nice and no ironing needed.

Is detergent a big con?!

I love having washing on the line and the fresh smell after it has been blowing dry.When we first moved here over 3 yrs ago I discussed with my downstairs neighbour the thought of having a whirley clothes line in the back communial garden,not a problem with me says neighbour so I buy one and place it ajacent to our back garden windows (me upstairs her down) and thought thats fine now I can put all my bed linen and towels to blow,I had just got back upstairs and another neighbour at the very end of the row shouted to her upstairs neighbour,"have you seen this looks like a chinese laundry now that "Blonde One" down the block has put this in the garden ? well where am I supposed to put it please? apparantly she sends all her washing and ironing to the laundry service,I was most upset not about the chinese laundry comment but being called "that Blonde One"

Having only used the tumble dryer twice the winter before last I decided to get rid of it (it was old left here by previous owner of house) I haven't missed it once, I just put up the airer in the spare bedroom with windows open if it rains and it drys overnight. But I mostly just don't do washing on wet days if I can help it and it all generally goes out on the line.. which is ok when you are retired of course.. lol

MIL visited with an old friend of hers once, when I had two small children and had a line of washing blowing in the wind, sheets, pillow-slips, table cloths, cotton shirts, the lot.

It was dry enough to take in but I was leaving it until I had time to take it down quietly and fold it while it was still smooth - hated ironing.

Lovely old friend kindly brought it in for me. She announced that she had put it into the clothes basket, ready to iron. So she had - each thing rolled and screwed up tightly into a ball and squeezed into the smallest space possible and crushed and wrinkled beyond using without an iron. Not helpful.

I have to admit that's why I like my tumble-dryer - less (in fact no!) ironing.

But I do love drying clothes on the washing line as well. They smell so much fresher.

Yep I agree nothing quite like a line of washing blowing in the breeze, in fact mines already dry maybe I should go get it in and see if there is anything that actually needs to be ironed.. I'm getting lazy in my middle age, the less I iron the better I like it.. I only iron OH's work shirts in the Summer now cos who knows they are ironed when he has a sweater over them.. the rest gets folded and laid in the airing cupboard, no one but me even notices anymore.

Came home from work one day, took washing out of machine only to find that it had done a full wash with out any water. Little did I know that day that the water was turned off for a few hours, just as my washing machine was working. I had washing covered in powder and fabric snoftener ugh !!!

Yes, and so should be okay sometimes just washing in just water gets out dirt although I suppose the detergent must help . I like you have put a line of washing first time for lots of days and it is so lovely to see it flapping in the wind .!!!

Looks clean, smells ok - it's fine. You weren't thinking of doing it again were you?