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Hugo a Gogo
15,395 posts
103 months
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I know what he means though with that troublesome vestibule, someone in my area has a very lacklustre portico, whilst another local has really let his pergola go
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PGM
1,549 posts
119 months
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Some houses in our village don't even have one.
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Doofus
2,502 posts
43 months
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Allaloneatron said: Wow.. that is a high horse you are on there. Financial situations can be affected by anything, job loss, illness, Children (like me) so it was meant as a general catch all. If someone moved in next to you and made the house a pigsty, can you tell me you wouldn’t be pissed off? Well firstly the house that is the subject of this thread isn't actually next to the OP, and secondly, whether or not I would be pissed off is irrelevant. My point is that I wouldn't automatically assume their house was untidy because they were poor. It's not a high horse, it's just an incredulous one. Edit: I'd better get my spelling correct. I don't want anyone to think that I can't afford a decent keyboard
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Ahhh Moneypenny
3,732 posts
92 months
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I would suggest stop perring in peoples windows like some sad stalker, live your life, there could be a whole mulitude of things going on there, depression, money worries, people do tend to give up, or they could be just scruffy f  kers, what concern is it of yours, if that is all you have to worry about you are a lucky guy
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Merlin28
653 posts
18 months
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I could be described as scruffy a lot of the time, I don't care and I don't seem to have a lot of time left outside work. I am usually running around doing errands for my youthgroup, family or GF. When I was younger and single I used to wax my car without fail every week and do proper cleans but now I am lucky to fit in a wash more than twice a month. Although next week I am removing stinging nettles and tarting up my garden but that's because I have booked holiday for it.
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markcoznottz
1,980 posts
94 months
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EDLT said: markcoznottz said: Some Gump said: I'm suprised as to why this thread has gone so awry for the OP.
I live in a place I consider to be nice. nothing special, but nice enough. Down the road (past mine in a cul de sac, so I only see it when turning cars around), some pleb never cuts his grass - and I mean never. It's currently about a foot long, and if I lived nearer, it'd piss me off rotten.
Why is it "ok" to relax and be a scruffy bugger? I relaise that every man's home is his castle, but you should always show some consideration for others, especially your neighbours. It's not ok mate. No one wants to live in a s t tip. it only takes one family to not give a f k, and it devalues the properties adjacent. I'd be in favour of some kind of legislation to enforce people maintained maintain thier properties. Go to some northern towns and the place is a dump, noone ever cleans or puts a lick of paint on anything. Doesn't happen in Germany or Switzerland why do we have to put up with it?. As for People saying get a life etc, if it wasn't for the older generation doing DIY the housing stock would have fell apart years ago. Saddening. Because we live in a free country. No we don't. There are laws concerning how we dress, decency, where we smoke, litter, dog mess, drinking alcohol in , even what we say in public. about time some of these s who blight whole streets were bought to book. Stop press new legislation coming in to force people to tidy thier pads http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147814/As...
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obob
3,037 posts
64 months
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markcoznottz said: No we don't. There are laws concerning how we dress, decency, where we smoke, litter, dog mess, drinking alcohol in , even what we say in public. about time some of these s who blight whole streets were bought to book. Stop press new legislation coming in to force people to tidy thier pads http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147814/As...That's all well and good, but the poor bloke in the OP wasn't throwing litter in his harden he had left his ironing board out inside the house. I mean how dare he!
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cal216610
7,555 posts
40 months
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OP, i'm with you on this, f king scruffy neighbours.  Lets get em.
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skinley
1,083 posts
30 months
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Oh no, it's a multicultural angry mob.
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Hugo a Gogo
15,395 posts
103 months
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I wondered why the white bearded black bloke on the right had a rolling pin for a hand
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Riknos
3,639 posts
74 months
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My neighbour once mowed my back lawn for me (It's tiny compared to you people in your mansions) I guess because he works from home a lot, and obviously has more time than me / the sight of my slightly over grown lawn had annoyed him (I was due to mow it the following day).
Nothing else to contribute to this thread really.
I'm going for ice cream.
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Merlin28
653 posts
18 months
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Riknos said: My neighbour once mowed my back lawn for me (It's tiny compared to you people in your mansions) I guess because he works from home a lot, and obviously has more time than me / the sight of my slightly over grown lawn had annoyed him (I was due to mow it the following day).
Nothing else to contribute to this thread really.
I'm going for ice cream. Bonus! I take it you keep leaving it until he get's annoyed and does it for you?
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Cotty
25,077 posts
154 months
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Pig Skill said: So, instead of typing silly things, what would you lot do to sort it? Have a word, leave a note or offer to help? s. I let the people who run the estate sort that sort of thing. Its a requirement that all houses have to be in a good state of repair and they send out letters reminding people. How enforsable it is I don't know.
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Tonsko
2,651 posts
85 months
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Cotty said: Pig Skill said: So, instead of typing silly things, what would you lot do to sort it? Have a word, leave a note or offer to help? s. I let the people who run the estate sort that sort of thing. Its a requirement that all houses have to be in a good state of repair and they send out letters reminding people. How enforsable it is I don't know. Your estate manager you mean? :P
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HeatonNorris
1,649 posts
18 months
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skinley said: Oh no, it's a multicultural angry mob. Am I the only one looking for a 'shop of John Terry in that mob?
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garyhun
14,116 posts
98 months
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cal216610 said: OP, i'm with you on this, f king scruffy neighbours. Lets get em. Me too! Having no money is no excuse for letting your standards slide.
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EDLT
14,593 posts
76 months
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markcoznottz said: EDLT said: markcoznottz said: Some Gump said: I'm suprised as to why this thread has gone so awry for the OP.
I live in a place I consider to be nice. nothing special, but nice enough. Down the road (past mine in a cul de sac, so I only see it when turning cars around), some pleb never cuts his grass - and I mean never. It's currently about a foot long, and if I lived nearer, it'd piss me off rotten.
Why is it "ok" to relax and be a scruffy bugger? I relaise that every man's home is his castle, but you should always show some consideration for others, especially your neighbours. It's not ok mate. No one wants to live in a s t tip. it only takes one family to not give a f k, and it devalues the properties adjacent. I'd be in favour of some kind of legislation to enforce people maintained maintain thier properties. Go to some northern towns and the place is a dump, noone ever cleans or puts a lick of paint on anything. Doesn't happen in Germany or Switzerland why do we have to put up with it?. As for People saying get a life etc, if it wasn't for the older generation doing DIY the housing stock would have fell apart years ago. Saddening. Because we live in a free country. No we don't. There are laws concerning how we dress, decency, where we smoke, litter, dog mess, drinking alcohol in , even what we say in public. about time some of these s who blight whole streets were bought to book. Stop press new legislation coming in to force people to tidy thier pads http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147814/As... Germany and Switzerland have similar laws, plus (according to you) some others telling how your house must look and when you can (or can't in Switzerland's case) wash your car. Therefore we are freer. It doesn't matter what the Daily Mail says (both on this subject and generally). Switzerland in particular allows far less freedom than the UK.
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KardioKate
1,584 posts
24 months
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What we should really do, is have estates owned by the rich, who can keep them looking all nice and consistent, and then the plebs can just rent. Oh wait, haven't we tried that already?
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garyhun
14,116 posts
98 months
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KardioKate said: What we should really do, is have estates owned by the rich, who can keep them looking all nice and consistent, and then the plebs can just rent. Oh wait, haven't we tried that already? Standards are never a reflection of wealth. It's all about attitude and respect - respect for yourself and your neighbour.
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KardioKate
1,584 posts
24 months
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garyhun said: Standards are never a reflection of wealth. It's all about attitude and respect - respect for yourself and your neighbour. Point missed. I was more making the point that perhaps (and it would seem as some developments are doing) if people are that worried about the appearance of someone elses house the onus should be on the management organisation, not the homeowners / tenants.
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