h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

First of all let me establish my credentials I use the non-linking right-handed backhand method moving from left to right (which is the correct direction according to the article). The non-linking method allows me to colour-pair the pegs for each item. I usually use up all the blue pegs, then red, yellow and white ignoring any odd pegs of a particular colour left over. If I have lots of washing to hang (or it's a second load going up) I then resort to the wooden pegs. Is this a little too obsessive?

I always hang clothes the right way up. I have never considered hanging any upside down. The article seems to recommend hanging shirts upside down to avoid the sleeves resting against the body of the shirt. But surely if you hang the shirt upside down the sleeves will either hang too far down and trail on the ground or will need pegging separately requiring extra effort/pegs. Am I missing something here

BTW non-linking is best as despite the extra pegs required it means that the clothes do not overlap each other and so have more access to drying elements (wind/sun)

Scowy

Being from Australia I don't have problems with shirt sleeves touching the ground. I think this is due to the popularity of the Hills Hoist style of clothes line, which has an adjustable height feature. Besides this type, most others seem to be installed at a height that would preclude all but the tallest of people being able to accidentally, or deliberately (we all have days like that sometimes) bashing their head against the line. This ensures that only the longest of items (typically beach towels) come any where near the ground.

Being from Australia I don't have problems with shirt sleeves touching the ground. I think this is due to the popularity of the Hills Hoist style of clothes line, which has an adjustable height feature. Besides this type, most others seem to be installed at a height that would preclude all but the tallest of people being able to accidentally, or deliberately (we all have days like that sometimes) bashing their head against the line. This ensures that only the longest of items (typically beach towels) come any where near the ground.

Other than that little clarification, it seems that your hanging style is top notch.

Being from the UK my washing line is simply attached to the side of the house on one end and to the top of a fixed pole at the bottom of the garden at the other. The main drawback being that without going to a lot of trouble to adjust the tension the more clothes that are added to the line the lower everything hangs. Being a lazy washer and waiting until everything needs doing at the same time only adds to the problem....