Potential row over washing line?

Frank99

My neighbour has looped their washing line over my concrete post of my fence, my other half wants to throw it off as she has seen their grandkids hanging on it whilst playing sometimes and she is concerned about the fence coming down. They don't have a metal washing line post and the council has not put one in for them.
I have been in situations like this before and i have ended up regretting these petty things with previous neighbours when you get on okay with them, i don't really want to upset the apple cart for the sake of something like this. Should i let this go over my head or do the other half's bidding.
Anyone know how strong 9 foot posts on fences are if 2 foot into the ground?

grumbler

I think the washing line will brake first, but I also think it won't be a problem if you ask the neighbour to stop the kids hanging on the line.

princeofpounds

They are pretty strong, but what matters is how they are fixed into the ground. 

If it's your fence (and you say it is) then they should not be attaching anything to it without permission. But in the first instance I would simply go to them and say that you don't think it's a good idea, that you've seen the children hanging on it and your fence posts are not built to support that kind of load or, for example, heavy damp sheets, so it may be better if they find a different solution.

Then leave it a couple of weeks. If they don't get the hint, then you can consider throwing it off.

frogglet

I drilled a vine eye into my concrete posts for my washing line.
 As long as your post has been put in properly it should be fine.

twopenny

As princeofpounds says, conversation about the weight on the line but say you are concerned for the children as the post isn't designed for heavy/sudden weights and they may get hurt.

Give a reason that she will be concerned by helps - though she possibily won't.

Or do you have an old whirly gig dryier that you can suggest she might like. Offer to put the spike in even. It's easy enough.

I'd be inclinded to slip it off when the washing is on it if it comes to that.

I have a nice neighbour but found when I tied a bit of garden twine to their fence trellis to hold up a light cane it was cut and the cane went down. Also cut a small twig that went through their trellis from my tiny new tree. The act let me know that nothing must come onto their side.Its the fence only, quite happy to cut the shoots from the raspberry canes that pop up their side.

Davesnave

Call me naive, but I don't think even a fat kid hanging on a washing line would exert half as much force on a fence post as the winds we've had this winter, pushing against a fence. If it's stood up to them....

"Ye cannae change the laws of physics, captain!"

welshmoneylover

Dave are! That made me rofl and snort my coffee! Thank you, always love a fat kid joke 

MACKEM99

They are not fat just "big boned"
However, I have never seen a fat skeleton.