Cate in NZ Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Aaaargh, it's been a beautiful morning here today, glorious sunshine, light beeze, not too hot but very pleasantly warm. I've got some great burly fencing guys trogging up and down my hill sticking in stakes and wires to fence the land off into paddocks for the goats & sheep, and I just did 2 loads of laundry. I was feeling well happy with myself, you know that all's well with the world and I'm on top of my housework and everything else type of feeling . Anyway, just nipped upstairs to reward myself with a quick half hour on the computer....and in the time it took me to get upstairs the heavens opened, torrential wet stuff . The fencers made a dash for their ute, and I can see them all huddled in there now , and I'm thinking I should go and rescue the washing...but I'm too much of a wimp to venture out in that . Why does it always seem to rain just I finally get to the point where I'm feeling on top of the laundry pile . Is it just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Nope. I have been known, on several occasions, to be hanging out my washing when it starts to rain. But as more is hung than waiting to be hung, I carry on, despite getting wet Also, sometimes a bit of rain can give a nice fresh smell to washing, especially when it's ironed. But, I have also had to bring in washing which I hung out with very bad timing and we then had a week of rain. Didn't smell too fresh then, and I had to rewash it all I've just got on op of my washing, only for the kids to be sick, so the pile grows again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoebe Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 bluekarin said I have been known, on several occasions, to be hanging out my washing when it starts to rain. But as more is hung than waiting to be hung, I carry on, despite getting wet I do that - the phrase "I've started so I'll finish" always pops into my head at such moments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I gave up hanging it out a long time ago. I just drape it over the aga these days, although my mum always goes on about the smell of washing that has dried outside! Over- rated in MHO, but then I can't trust it not to rain if I am out all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Infuriating. You are going native, Cate, with your use of the word 'ute'. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I get that too, deecide that it's going to stay sunny, so put the washing on the line, go to work and it starts to rain... stuck at work, washing on the line!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I never rescue the washing unless it looks like it'll rain for days. It'll just dry again. Mind you, i only put the washing out when the weather is likely to remain dry so it won't be going out for a few months yet. My neighbour puts hers out in WInter, surely it doesn't get dry?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 Infuriating. You are going native, Cate, with your use of the word 'ute'. :D We even own a ute . MIL very generously bought Seb his first car whilst she was over here on holiday......and he wanted a ute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
