Odd things your neighbours do?
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maxrider1 said:
Next door didn't drive for years then the husband passed his test and bought a rust bucket Escort. The first day he got it the whole family (wife and 3 kids) sat in it parked on his front for over an hour.
Retired bloke a few doors down hoovers his driveway.
Not a neighbour, but a house I drive past every day. An old bloke who seems to hose his drive down every day. Probably 5 days out of 7 I see him hosing it and it's not even a routine. I drive past at random times.Retired bloke a few doors down hoovers his driveway.
TwistingMyMelon said:
Please PHERS help me solve a past odd neighbour situation
When I lived in Swindon 6+ years ago , it was on a street that was about 2 miles long of terraced houses facing out to a small yard then a road, the road was fairly busy cut through, not a busy road but a fair amount of people passing through
One of the houses had 2, yes TWO clocks facing the street from their lounge front window with the correct time??
This has bothered me for years, I could maybe for a second understand having one clock facing the street, maybe the person who lived their was a postie, who walked past several times a day. But TWO clocks facing the street????? WTF?
Here is a street view that captures the clocks in their full glory:
I think they are two faced.....When I lived in Swindon 6+ years ago , it was on a street that was about 2 miles long of terraced houses facing out to a small yard then a road, the road was fairly busy cut through, not a busy road but a fair amount of people passing through
One of the houses had 2, yes TWO clocks facing the street from their lounge front window with the correct time??
This has bothered me for years, I could maybe for a second understand having one clock facing the street, maybe the person who lived their was a postie, who walked past several times a day. But TWO clocks facing the street????? WTF?
Here is a street view that captures the clocks in their full glory:
Drive flat out into his parking space, braking hard to a stop.
Drive flat out over speed bump outside his house.
Drive flat out past concealed driveways where 5mph would be more appropriate.
Disperses the gravel on the road by ripping it up then complains about the surface.
How's that for odd?
Drive flat out over speed bump outside his house.
Drive flat out past concealed driveways where 5mph would be more appropriate.
Disperses the gravel on the road by ripping it up then complains about the surface.
How's that for odd?
sanguinary said:
The couple who live behind my house regularly use the bathroom, safe in the knowledge the frosted glass hides their modesty.
Except it doesn't. At all. Especially in Winter when they have the light on.
He also shaves his balls, whilst standing in front of the sink. Next to the window.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc46Gk-6qrAExcept it doesn't. At all. Especially in Winter when they have the light on.
He also shaves his balls, whilst standing in front of the sink. Next to the window.
We live in a semi-detached in a small cul-de-sac of ten houses, in a far-flung suburb of Greater London. Most of our neighbours are absolutely lovely - the older couple two doors down look after the place when we're away, take packages for us etc. The people next door who aren't attached to our house are friendly and always say hello whether we bump into each other in the street or anywhere else around. It's nice. Most of the neighbours we don't have a huge amount to do with, but they seem pleasant enough.
Across the road are a young family. She's the textbook "yummy mummy" type and she seems very p***ed off with the world in general. I get the impression she resents living here and would rather be in a trendy inner suburb but can't afford it. She's probably about the same age as me, but with two kids (we've got none) and absolutely will not acknowledge me. At all. I tried to say hello a few times, especially when she was new to the street, but no dice. Her husband is friendly and always says hello - EXCEPT when he's with his wife, then he completely blanks us. Weird, but whatever.
A few doors down, there was what looked like a drug bust a few weeks ago. That house has now been vacated and sold. They were some interesting people, having loud screaming matches with people in their driveway at 1am.
But the worst are the people we share a party wall with. Of all the people in the street to dislike... Well, we gave them plenty of chances. Firstly, they were renovating and came to introduce themselves and get us to sign off on the plans. We said fine, as long as they work reasonable hours and keep to the laws.
They didn't. We complained to them, at first gently, and then more and more firmly - Sunday mornings before 8am was the worst. They continued to claim they weren't doing anything when they were clearly using power tools and sledgehammers! But no dice. Anyway, we were just about at the point of complaining to the council when they finished. Since then, we have heard them arguing loudly almost every day. He goes out to his car in the front yard to smoke cigarettes. They won't speak to us, in fact they hide when they see us. We weren't nasty to them at all... just wanted what was legal and fair.
But on the whole, this street's all right.
Across the road are a young family. She's the textbook "yummy mummy" type and she seems very p***ed off with the world in general. I get the impression she resents living here and would rather be in a trendy inner suburb but can't afford it. She's probably about the same age as me, but with two kids (we've got none) and absolutely will not acknowledge me. At all. I tried to say hello a few times, especially when she was new to the street, but no dice. Her husband is friendly and always says hello - EXCEPT when he's with his wife, then he completely blanks us. Weird, but whatever.
A few doors down, there was what looked like a drug bust a few weeks ago. That house has now been vacated and sold. They were some interesting people, having loud screaming matches with people in their driveway at 1am.
But the worst are the people we share a party wall with. Of all the people in the street to dislike... Well, we gave them plenty of chances. Firstly, they were renovating and came to introduce themselves and get us to sign off on the plans. We said fine, as long as they work reasonable hours and keep to the laws.
They didn't. We complained to them, at first gently, and then more and more firmly - Sunday mornings before 8am was the worst. They continued to claim they weren't doing anything when they were clearly using power tools and sledgehammers! But no dice. Anyway, we were just about at the point of complaining to the council when they finished. Since then, we have heard them arguing loudly almost every day. He goes out to his car in the front yard to smoke cigarettes. They won't speak to us, in fact they hide when they see us. We weren't nasty to them at all... just wanted what was legal and fair.
But on the whole, this street's all right.
Dr Murdoch said:
petrolsniffer said:
What does the solid white line infront mean?
Just a way of highlighting an access.Basically it means 'please don't park here', however its just an advisory line and thus unenforceable.
A white line running parallel to the kerb outside a domestic property indicates a resident likely to be detained in hospital under Section 2 of the 2007 Mental Health Act.
TonyRPH said:
Hudson said:
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- Took a parcel in for the guy next door. Knocked to drop it off at about 7pm and he answers the door in a silk dressing gown that barely covered anything. There was loads of candles lit and music playing, and as far as i could tell no one else in there. Super-posh w
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No, he was expecting YOU!!! - Took a parcel in for the guy next door. Knocked to drop it off at about 7pm and he answers the door in a silk dressing gown that barely covered anything. There was loads of candles lit and music playing, and as far as i could tell no one else in there. Super-posh w
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wiggy001 said:
Knocked on my neighbour's door to discuss a new fence I was having put in on our boundary. The wife answers (mid 30s) and says she'll need to discuss it with her husband, but can't at the moment as he is asleep in the car. And he was.
Now it's possible that he'd fallen asleep during a long journey and she had just left him there, except that he was in the driver's seat, and had a cup of tea/coffee on the dash. And since then I've regularly seen one or both of them sitting in the car, drinking tea, reading a paper and often with their 2 year old in the back.
Their house can't be that unpleasant surely?
2 year asleep as well? Driven round to get them to sleep, don't want to move them because they wake up, can't leave them alone outside in the car. Now it's possible that he'd fallen asleep during a long journey and she had just left him there, except that he was in the driver's seat, and had a cup of tea/coffee on the dash. And since then I've regularly seen one or both of them sitting in the car, drinking tea, reading a paper and often with their 2 year old in the back.
Their house can't be that unpleasant surely?
Do you live near me?
HorneyMX5 said:
Really noisey sex in the middle of the day with all the windows open.
Some of my neighbours do this, they live diagonally above me, (if that makes sense) and always assumed they could only be heard by us, but it transpired when talking to some other neighbours last year, they can be heard throughout the whole block.On the sex theme...
We live in terraces with 'paper-thin' walls and have had 2 sets of neighbours on the one side over the last few years.
First couple had loud, very vocal sex, to the point it was like prawn. She liked to tell him what to do and give commentary so we got a graphic description of what was happening throughout. They also had regular arguments at the same volume, which wasn't quite as funny.
Now, the couple that lives there at the moment has the quietist, quickest sex I have ever heard to the point we feel a bit sorry for her
We live in terraces with 'paper-thin' walls and have had 2 sets of neighbours on the one side over the last few years.
First couple had loud, very vocal sex, to the point it was like prawn. She liked to tell him what to do and give commentary so we got a graphic description of what was happening throughout. They also had regular arguments at the same volume, which wasn't quite as funny.
Now, the couple that lives there at the moment has the quietist, quickest sex I have ever heard to the point we feel a bit sorry for her
snobetter said:
wiggy001 said:
Knocked on my neighbour's door to discuss a new fence I was having put in on our boundary. The wife answers (mid 30s) and says she'll need to discuss it with her husband, but can't at the moment as he is asleep in the car. And he was.
Now it's possible that he'd fallen asleep during a long journey and she had just left him there, except that he was in the driver's seat, and had a cup of tea/coffee on the dash. And since then I've regularly seen one or both of them sitting in the car, drinking tea, reading a paper and often with their 2 year old in the back.
Their house can't be that unpleasant surely?
2 year asleep as well? Driven round to get them to sleep, don't want to move them because they wake up, can't leave them alone outside in the car. Now it's possible that he'd fallen asleep during a long journey and she had just left him there, except that he was in the driver's seat, and had a cup of tea/coffee on the dash. And since then I've regularly seen one or both of them sitting in the car, drinking tea, reading a paper and often with their 2 year old in the back.
Their house can't be that unpleasant surely?
Do you live near me?
I've done this lots - usually my daughter (when she was 18 months - 2 1/2 years) would fall asleep in the car within 10 mins, less if she'd been at a party / outdoors playing. So we'd ofter arrive home with her snoring away in the back. She was never best pleased if you woke her up (gets that from her Mum) so I'd often just wait in the car in the drive for a while letting her nap. I'd sometimes ask the Mrs to bring me a cappa, and sometimes I'd nod off. Mostly just surf PH as the wifi reached the drive. Once, the neighbour brought me a cuppa.
snobetter said:
Still no tarp picture...!
Still none. Oakey said:
HorneyMX5 said:
Having the windows open knowing full well the rest of the flats can hear them.
Next time they're at it, when they finish why don't you shout "NO!!! NO!!! Don't stop, I've not finished yet, keep going!"One side revs the guts out of the car when driving off the driveway. I hate to think how many clutches he has burnt out.
The other ones are really odd. They lock the door every time someone goes out, even if they are just getting something from the car on the drive or speaking to someone on the doorstep.
Then they have to knock and acknowledge who they are before someone inside unlocks and allows re-entry. Maybe they work for the KGB?
I just imagine this "Halt! Who goes there, friend of foe?"
CDB1983 said:
One of our other neighbours (Parks next to us in the shared garage) seems to recycle cat litter. There's a tarp laid out over their whole parking space covered in cat litter with what looks like small cat turds in it.
snobetter said:
Still no tarp picture...!
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