In article >,
says...
>
> On 12/7/2016 7:37 PM, Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
>
> >> The winds in Sutherland don't let any pollen or schmutz sit on the
> >> laundry (I have to use _lots_ of clothes pegs to keep my sheets from
> >> flying off to Orkney), there aren't many cars and my drying green is a
> >> fair distance from the road. _Very_ rarely a bird will drop a bomb on my
> >> laundry - the last time was about 6 years ago.
> >
> > +1.
> >
> > Sheila, I use these pegs for very windy exposed washing line in
> > Scotland
> >
> > http://www.exquisitescotland.com/merchandise/k-pegs/
> >
> > Expensive but worth every penny, they never break, rust or let go.
> >
> Thank you! When my current batch need replacing, I'll try some of those.
> Do they get pitted from salt spray?

No; and we get a lot of salt spray here. I've had mine over a decade
(they live outside all the time) and they are still as new.

Janet UK