Odd things your neighbours do?
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ChemicalChaos said:
One of our sets of neighbours are quite, well, petty.
They don't like us and we don't like them, which all stemmed from them trying to take the piss (and still doing so to this day) with parking in the communal garage area at our development.
Anyway, so - a year and a bit ago, mum trades her Fiat 500 for an Abarth 500. 2 weeks Later, the woman neighbour's old Volvo C30 has become a nearly new V40.
Now, within a week of Dad taking back the old BMW company car and returning with a private Jag XJ, the bloke has swapped his 10 year old Lexus IS for a 1 year old Audi TT.
They would appear to have a serious case of "keeping up appearances" and none of the other neighbours believe it is a coincidence either....
Hire a Ferrari for a week and see what they doThey don't like us and we don't like them, which all stemmed from them trying to take the piss (and still doing so to this day) with parking in the communal garage area at our development.
Anyway, so - a year and a bit ago, mum trades her Fiat 500 for an Abarth 500. 2 weeks Later, the woman neighbour's old Volvo C30 has become a nearly new V40.
Now, within a week of Dad taking back the old BMW company car and returning with a private Jag XJ, the bloke has swapped his 10 year old Lexus IS for a 1 year old Audi TT.
They would appear to have a serious case of "keeping up appearances" and none of the other neighbours believe it is a coincidence either....
All that jazz said:
Chunkymonkey71 said:
I used to live next door to the Clyde Tunnel.
My neighbours used to let traffic drive under the river and back out at the other end.
I suppose that's a bit odd when you think of it.
My neighbours used to let traffic drive under the river and back out at the other end.
I suppose that's a bit odd when you think of it.
MartG said:
Not odd, but amusing ( to me anyway )
With the recent warm weather both myself and my ( Scottish ) neighbours have our windows open, and I can often hear them talking when they are in their kitchen. Last week they had a bit of a row, and I thought it was funny that as they got angrier their accents became stronger until they eventually became totally incomprehensible
Im from way further north than Glasgow but every time i get angry or shout i seem to slip onto a Glaswegian accent. WeirdWith the recent warm weather both myself and my ( Scottish ) neighbours have our windows open, and I can often hear them talking when they are in their kitchen. Last week they had a bit of a row, and I thought it was funny that as they got angrier their accents became stronger until they eventually became totally incomprehensible
Some Gump said:
ChemicalChaos said:
It's the fact they they very deliberately do so immediately after we change our cars, as if they cannot stand to be outdone. As I've said, other neighbours in the development have commented on the highly co-incidental nature of it too
You can easily test this theory.
Buy yourself a new Stetson. If he buys a new flat cap, then he's definately running his life based on yours.
Does the tt have a winch?
Some Gump said:
You can easily test this theory.
Buy yourself a new Stetson. If he buys a new flat cap, then he's definately running his life based on yours.
Does the tt have a winch?
ChemicalChaos said:
One of our sets of neighbours are quite, well, petty.
They don't like us and we don't like them, which all stemmed from them trying to take the piss (and still doing so to this day) with parking in the communal garage area at our development.
Anyway, so - a year and a bit ago, mum trades her Fiat 500 for an Abarth 500. 2 weeks Later, the woman neighbour's old Volvo C30 has become a nearly new V40.
Now, within a week of Dad taking back the old BMW company car and returning with a private Jag XJ, the bloke has swapped his 10 year old Lexus IS for a 1 year old Audi TT.
They would appear to have a serious case of "keeping up appearances" and none of the other neighbours believe it is a coincidence either....
You are the sort of person people aspire to be so you can't blame them. They don't like us and we don't like them, which all stemmed from them trying to take the piss (and still doing so to this day) with parking in the communal garage area at our development.
Anyway, so - a year and a bit ago, mum trades her Fiat 500 for an Abarth 500. 2 weeks Later, the woman neighbour's old Volvo C30 has become a nearly new V40.
Now, within a week of Dad taking back the old BMW company car and returning with a private Jag XJ, the bloke has swapped his 10 year old Lexus IS for a 1 year old Audi TT.
They would appear to have a serious case of "keeping up appearances" and none of the other neighbours believe it is a coincidence either....
StuTheGrouch said:
Hire a Ferrari for a week and see what they do
My boss let me borrow his M3 while he went on holiday, my younger brother told our older brother I'd bought it. He was livid.p I went along with it until I went round to take him for a spin and he said to me "I've been on to BMW this morning to see about upgrading to one". I had to tell him we were winding him up.I honestly don't understand people like that. Buy something for your own enjoyment, not because you feel you have something to prove.
Oakey said:
Buy something for your own enjoyment, not because you feel you have something to prove.
Guilty confession. I was the uncool kid at school. Geek/nerd/whatever the word. Not sporty. No cool clothes, etc - you know, the stuff that kids judge each other on.One day the cool and smart kid, the one with all the girls after him, the one who had all the parties, big house, rich parents, etc. The thing is he bullied me. For no particular reason than he enjoyed it and it reinforced his big man status.
One day he bought a very distinctive jacket/fleece (they were cool at the time). Very distinctive.
So I bought the exact same one after school. The funny thing is that he was then shameless mocked for wearing the same as me, rather than vice versa and oddly he left me alone after that...
Edited by Vaud on Saturday 9th July 09:15
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
Oakey said:
My boss let me borrow his M3 while he went on holiday, my younger brother told our older brother I'd bought it. He was livid.p I went along with it until I went round to take him for a spin and he said to me "I've been on to BMW this morning to see about upgrading to one". I had to tell him we were winding him up.
I honestly don't understand people like that. Buy something for your own enjoyment, not because you feel you have something to prove.
Why did you say you were winding him up?I honestly don't understand people like that. Buy something for your own enjoyment, not because you feel you have something to prove.
Should have let him get into debt getting a new one then let him realise himself he's an idiot. Obviously a life lesson he sorely needs.
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