On Mon, 28 May 2012 08:22:59 +0100, PeterC wrote:

Plastic pegs go brittle even when they are brought in.

+1

Pegs kept in cloth bag with coat hanger type hook on the top hang it
on the line when pegging out/bringing in. I prefer wooden pegs they
seem to grip better that plastic the galvanised spring doesn't rust.
Well it didn't on the ones me Mum used to use some probably dating
back to the early 1950's, what modern ones are like I don't know. The
washer woman prefers the weaker springs of plastic.

Basket and pegs are bought in to keep them clean, either from bird
crap or general atmospheric fall out. I bet TMH didn't wipe the line
before hanging out either... That's not so much of a problem up here,
the air is very clean but in St Albans it was filthy and you *had* to
wipe the line before using it.

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Cheers
Dave.