Odd things your neighbours do?
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Blayney said:
kowalski655 said:
Forgetting the odd neighbours for a sec,WTF is that about the council warning you for not recycling? Since when did it become compulsory?
That was my feeling too. I was momentarily tempted to dump the contents of the composter on the curbside... but they'd not collect it if it wasn't in the correct bag! 
Blayney said:
kowalski655 said:
Forgetting the odd neighbours for a sec,WTF is that about the council warning you for not recycling? Since when did it become compulsory?
That was my feeling too. I was momentarily tempted to dump the contents of the composter on the curbside... but they'd not collect it if it wasn't in the correct bag! Whilst its not compulsory, where I am if its not segregated into the apropriate bins or boxes it doesnt get collected. Even when you go to the local tip if you have tied up bags you have to open them to show the opo's the contents does not contain items that cant be recyled or taken out and put in to the apropriate bins. The way around it is to make sure that the last item to go in the bag is either a load of e.g garden sweepings or my favourite...shredded paper.
SlipStream77 said:
Blown2CV said:
letting an engine warm up whilst sat on the drive is not even a good idea either.
Depends on the engine.
RizzoTheRat said:
SlipStream77 said:
Blown2CV said:
letting an engine warm up whilst sat on the drive is not even a good idea either.
Depends on the engine.I live in a block of 8 Victorian workingmans cottages. They are all quite narrow and as a result we share the garden. I used to sit out quite a lot in the summer, as did most of my neighbours did, often sharing drinks, BBQ's, etc.
That was until a new neighbour moved in. She is Indonesian, can't communicate at a reasonable sound level, and generally has managed to piss every one off. In a household of 3, they manage to produce as much crap as the other 7 households combined. Initially she had no problem filling everybody's bins up, until she was tackled about it. We spoke to her a few times about this to no avail. I then gave her a warning of what would happen if she did it again. Lo and behold the police tried to contact us 3 times to say how un-neighbourly it was to dump rubbish on someones doorstep. Like they haven't got enough to do!!
I have been lucky enough to have been ignored by her for a few years now, the most recent communication was when she pulled the race card on me and my wife. I was quite pissed off about this, but not half as embarrassed as her husband, normally a spineless div, who almost dragged her by the arm indoors to give her a proper bollicking.
Anyway, that's a bit of background into not the most favoured neighbour one could hope for. This is what generally greets us at 6.00 am most mornings
No idea why, but come rain or shine, the auditorium is formed
That was until a new neighbour moved in. She is Indonesian, can't communicate at a reasonable sound level, and generally has managed to piss every one off. In a household of 3, they manage to produce as much crap as the other 7 households combined. Initially she had no problem filling everybody's bins up, until she was tackled about it. We spoke to her a few times about this to no avail. I then gave her a warning of what would happen if she did it again. Lo and behold the police tried to contact us 3 times to say how un-neighbourly it was to dump rubbish on someones doorstep. Like they haven't got enough to do!!
I have been lucky enough to have been ignored by her for a few years now, the most recent communication was when she pulled the race card on me and my wife. I was quite pissed off about this, but not half as embarrassed as her husband, normally a spineless div, who almost dragged her by the arm indoors to give her a proper bollicking.
Anyway, that's a bit of background into not the most favoured neighbour one could hope for. This is what generally greets us at 6.00 am most mornings
No idea why, but come rain or shine, the auditorium is formed
Blown2CV said:
RizzoTheRat said:
SlipStream77 said:
Blown2CV said:
letting an engine warm up whilst sat on the drive is not even a good idea either.
Depends on the engine.Fleegle said:
That was until a new neighbour moved in. She is Indonesian, can't communicate at a reasonable sound level, and generally has managed to piss every one off.
MartG said:
Blown2CV said:
RizzoTheRat said:
SlipStream77 said:
Blown2CV said:
letting an engine warm up whilst sat on the drive is not even a good idea either.
Depends on the engine.Of course, it's not going to help if it's your typical GSXR!
Edited by Fastchas on Wednesday 29th June 11:16
Blown2CV said:
OK maybe i didn't say what i meant correctly... warming at a standstill isn't bad in itself, but treating the engine as if it is fully warmed after doing so is probably the bad bit. There will still be components which are not warmed due to the vehicle being at idle and not on the move.
Think we're getting too much in to the technical details now I was just pointing out there can be a good reason for letting the engine warm up a bit before pulling away Johnnytheboy said:
Fleegle said:
Anyway, that's a bit of background into not the most favoured neighbour one could hope for. This is what generally greets us at 6.00 am most mornings
No idea why, but come rain or shine, the auditorium is formed
No idea why, but come rain or shine, the auditorium is formed
CO2000 said:
Johnnytheboy said:
Fleegle said:
Anyway, that's a bit of background into not the most favoured neighbour one could hope for. This is what generally greets us at 6.00 am most mornings
No idea why, but come rain or shine, the auditorium is formed
No idea why, but come rain or shine, the auditorium is formed
When they tell you to grow up, simply reply, "You f
king started it!" 5potTurbo said:
CO2000 said:
Johnnytheboy said:
Fleegle said:
Anyway, that's a bit of background into not the most favoured neighbour one could hope for. This is what generally greets us at 6.00 am most mornings
No idea why, but come rain or shine, the auditorium is formed
No idea why, but come rain or shine, the auditorium is formed
When they tell you to grow up, simply reply, "You f
king started it!" My neighbour on bin day.
Every collection day we put out the appropriate wheelie bin with bags,box and or caddy in the same spot at the end of the drive. I come home from work to find the wheelie bin (emptied) but bags, box and or caddy missing.
I no longer bother hunting up and down the street looking for them thinking they'd blown down the road or the the collection men had left them somewhere else, as our neighbour for what ever reason keeps picking up their own box,bag and caddy along with ours and locks them away behind their gate.
I usually leave it a couple of hours and low and behold if by magic they all re appear at the end of the drive.
Every collection day we put out the appropriate wheelie bin with bags,box and or caddy in the same spot at the end of the drive. I come home from work to find the wheelie bin (emptied) but bags, box and or caddy missing.
I no longer bother hunting up and down the street looking for them thinking they'd blown down the road or the the collection men had left them somewhere else, as our neighbour for what ever reason keeps picking up their own box,bag and caddy along with ours and locks them away behind their gate.
I usually leave it a couple of hours and low and behold if by magic they all re appear at the end of the drive.
BristolRich said:
I no longer bother hunting up and down the street looking for them thinking they'd blown down the road, as our neighbour has very kindly been picking up their own box,bag and caddy along with ours and locks them away behind their gate for safe keeping.
Once I am home they go to the effort of putting them back out at the end of the drive for us to collect at our leisure.
Once I am home they go to the effort of putting them back out at the end of the drive for us to collect at our leisure.
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