Mortified mum sparks debate after showing how she hides her knickers on the washing line so the neighbours can’t see
LET’S face it, not everyone’s a fan of airing their dirty laundry in public, which is why one woman came up with a clever way to hide her knickers while hanging them to dry on the washing line.
But as clever as it may seem, not everyone was taken by the idea with many critics pointing out some obvious issues.
The Australian woman posted snaps of her hack online, admitting it’s a sure way to ensure the neighbours don’t get a glimpse of her underwear.
She wrote: “Here’s a nifty idea I found from the net. Hide your underwear underneath clothing on the line. Then you don’t have the embarrassment of your undies on show for all to see.”
In the snaps, her knickers are strategically hung underneath some bigger items, such as t-shirts or pants, and share the same peg.
While it does keep them hidden out of sight, many argue that they won’t dry properly and will actually take longer on the line.
Questioning the method, one person asked: “Do they dry properly and not have that smell that clothes sometimes do if they take a long time to dry. I like the sun on them.”
Many others suggested hanging them on the inside of the line, arguing that’s what the smaller part of the line is intended for.
That way, the bigger items hide them anyway.
“I just put my underwear on the very inside lines, I thought that’s what it’s for.”
Another agreed saying: “I have my system where undies and small things are on the inner lines and bigger on the outside so you can’t really see the inner anyway.”
While a third added: “Isn’t that what the short line in the middle is for? So your clothes get hung around them.”
But most argued that knickers shouldn’t be embarrassing at all, since we all wear them after all – and found the trick to be pointless.
“I’ve never been embarrassed to hang underwear on the line. We all wear it, there’s no shame,” one person argued.
And another said: “Why are you embarrassed that your family wear clean underwear? News flash, we all wear undies!
“Guess what, we all poop too! I would be more embarrassed about the peg marks you’re going to leave on your clothes by hanging them up that way.”
With a third adding: “I couldn’t care less what’s in view on my line, everyone wears underwear no big deal.”
But it seems one person had the right idea – a solution to the problem even.
They said: “Easy don’t wear them & you won’t have to wash them.”
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