General Chat

Tempting.......might put off unwanted cold callers too !

No one expects all neighbours to be best mates, but I'm happy keeping my head down being quiet but polite with the neighbours. Kids know they can come in if no key and no one home, take in parcels for each other etc.......except this lot...they'd take the parcel you'd never see it again !....they'd probably also manage to get into your home for you if no key too :-D......

Wouldn't it be funny if

all the neighbor displayed that photo i their front windows x ;-) ;-)

we had some problems at the house next door a number of years ago ................ the owners lived there for about 6 years and then built a house in another part of town, but kept this one and rented it out. They'd been good neighbours.

The first lot of renters seemed to be 2 couples (a 2 bedroom house), possibly 2 brothers. However it turned out that there must have been a split from a 3rd woman, as we soon had shouting (shrieking) outside at all hours, insults flying back and forth etc. There was a path down the outside of the house to the back that went about 3' from our bedroom window. Almost every night at about 3 am, we'd hear feet thumping down that path, a car engine start up, and be left running as the feet thumped back to the front. The car engine would then run for about 30 minutes or so, before the feet thumped to the back again, and the car was driven away. The final straw for ourselves and the neighbour on the other side was when there was the woman shrieking outside, and an ashtray came flying oout through the front window, glass flying every which wayl

Vic, neighbour, phoned and asked if we had been bothered, and then said we should at least tell the owner that damage was being done. So it was arranged that he would phone, and then I would phone later.

Vic almost immediately phoned back, and said not to do anything. He'd been accused of being racist, and called some very unpleasant names.

Vic was from the Caribbean, married to a Filipeno lady, renters were from the Middle East with western wives, the owners of the house were from Hong Kong.

Vic was one of the least racist people I'd ever met!!

So the renters stayed until the 12 month lease was up, although I never heard the shrieker again, then the owner raised their rent by the maximum allowed ..... so they left.

That turned out to be his pattern ............. he always raised the rent at the 12 month mark. The trouble was that he seemed to alternate between choosing good tneants and bad tenants ....... although those first ones were the only ones that bothered the neighbours. The other bad ones were a bother to him .............. doing damage that took 6 months to repair, doing a mid-afternoon flit after 6 months and owing 3 month rent, etc. I actually saw them packing a trailer but didn't go out to say "what are you doing??"

The good tenants always moved because they weren't willing to pay the amount of increase.

That was until the last ones who were excellent tenants, there for about 10 years ......... husband bargained no rent increase in return for him doing work around the house.

Now that house has been demolished because it was in such bad state, a new one built, and the owner's son is living in it with his young family of 2 girls and twin boys due later this month.

All my other neighbours are nice normal people .....they all want a picture of his butt to embarrass him !!

Those lights are very dangerous for your eyes and it's only a matter of time before they start aiming at planes or cars, they need stopping now.

I have new neighbors
So far they are lovely a single mum with two Kids
They are very Friendly :-D :-D

if it persists, get a mirror, and reflect it back at them........
Bob

Besides anything else laser lights are so dangerous. If it happens again I would ring the police.

There are very few loud parties in our street.
They happen very occasionally and as they're not a weekly, or even regular event, we wouldn't normally complain

However, last night, we experienced nuisance of a different sort.
Our living room is at the back of the house and overlooks a park .
The floodlights in the park turn off mid evening and it's dark out there

About 10pm, I got the fright of my life.
Suddenly, there was a bright green ball of light dancing around the room, bouncing from wall to wall.
OH and I both jumped!
The vertical blinds were closed tight but OH went the widow and spotted 2 young lads with a laser pen in the park.
The laser had passed straight through the vertical blind and into the room
It went on for about 30 mins and the ugly light continually came through the living room as well as the glass panel on the back door
Luckily, for them, it could not pass through the venetian blind at the kitchen window.

If they come back tonight... heaven help them!

We had noisy neighbours in our first house, final straw was playing Pink Floyd's "The Wall" at full volume 3am in the morning, neither I or the neighbour the other side could get an answer at the door.
We put the house on the market the next day, it was years before I could listen to that song again! :-P :-P :-P

if you complain to the environmental health they will monitor and issue them with a order to cease the noise,should they choose to carry on the council can put a order on them,private or council rental they can be removed and the property,this is a new thing ,I think they can be removed for 6 months even if they own the property.

I'm thinking of printing it up and giving to the neighbours etc

I would put the mooning pic on my facebook wall
pretending I didn't recognize who it was :-D :-D :-D

Let everybody see it ;-) ;-)

Mr Magoo....good idea if I wasn't always getting to bed early to get up early.....but next party I have you're welcome :-)

Rollo......actually sounds like fun and this is one of those rare occasions we actually agree :-D

Can mine move in with yours then, please :-D

Probably :-(

I swear you have my neighbours cousins !!

I 'overheard' (not difficult as they tend to shout rather than talk) my neighbour on the phone, in the garden, complaining that they never know whether I'm in or out, as I'm so quiet :-S
I found out why they were in 'angst'.
They had a party when I was away on holiday.
The police were called,
It wasn't me :-D

They know I know the double insulated breeze block construction in their garden hasn't got planning permission - it may have wood on the outside to make it look like a shed, but it isn't. Also, in this area, if you're going to build something with foundations, you need an archaeological survey.
They've tried to 'counteract' this by saying my neighbours don't like my (slightly overtall) leylandii - actually, neither do I, but my response was - 'Well, they haven't told me'.
I'll also cut them down when it suits me - not them.
I've lived here for over 25 years - and we don't pull punches. If it upsets Tim over the road - he'd tell me.
I also worked at the local school, so, to be honest, no-one tangles with 'Miss',
They move in and verbally abuse people for parking in the bit of road outside their house, as though it's theirs. They're in a no-win situation with that attitude!!
:-D :-D

Maybe one more 'It couldn't have been me, I wasn't there' phone call, and one more comment from them, and, if I can be bothered, I may report their illegal structure. :-D :-D :-D

Don't get me wrong I'm not anti-party just anti loud parties most nights within approx 5 feet of my and my kids bedroom windows. Speaking to the neighbours today they all heard this one for streets around not too many happy people.....if they do one tonight might be a lynch mob happening...not me I'll be asleep with ear plugs in.....

We also have parties a few times a year, but ensure there is no-one nearby who would be disturbed. The campsite we (regularly) take over is very remote.......
Food and booze is free - well you bring something to share, and someone else eats/drinks it - it's free to them :-D
Live music is also 'on the books' - you should hear us singing when we're p*ssed! :-D
As for someone famous - there's always my brother, (name by request) or Les - he's regularly in the local newspaper :-D