Odd things your neighbours do?
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CO2000 said:
Blown2CV said:
The irony is that you'll almost never have forgotten to turn the gas/iron/oven off, lock the door etc. it's just a task you're so familiar with that your brain economises and allows you to use your attention on other things whilst you're doing it. If you stored memories of everything you'd run out of room for the sake of pointless s
t. Clever really.
There is just that one time though...............t. Clever really. MartG said:
Johnnytheboy said:
Our neighbours on one side have always been civil rather than friendly, but generally only initiate contact when they want something.
Now - weeks before we move out - they've made a great fanfare of inviting us round for coffee this morning.
My and my OH are convinced they'll be after something big. I'll report back!
They want to know if you're leaving your WiFi, which they have been stealing for years Now - weeks before we move out - they've made a great fanfare of inviting us round for coffee this morning.
My and my OH are convinced they'll be after something big. I'll report back!
Didn't see that coming lol
rsv696 said:
DaveGoddard said:
I remember once on one of the rare occasions that I wash my car, one of my neighbours pulled up in her Fiesta and trotted out the "you can do mine next" line. I wasn't in the best of moods at the time and fired back "That joke has been around since cars were invented and hasn't got any funnier since." She never spoke to me again until her and her family moved out.
WD39 said:
rsv696 said:
DaveGoddard said:
I remember once on one of the rare occasions that I wash my car, one of my neighbours pulled up in her Fiesta and trotted out the "you can do mine next" line. I wasn't in the best of moods at the time and fired back "That joke has been around since cars were invented and hasn't got any funnier since." She never spoke to me again until her and her family moved out.
Blown2CV said:
CO2000 said:
Blown2CV said:
The irony is that you'll almost never have forgotten to turn the gas/iron/oven off, lock the door etc. it's just a task you're so familiar with that your brain economises and allows you to use your attention on other things whilst you're doing it. If you stored memories of everything you'd run out of room for the sake of pointless st. Clever really.
There is just that one time though...............t. Clever really. Oakey said:
Blown2CV said:
CO2000 said:
Blown2CV said:
The irony is that you'll almost never have forgotten to turn the gas/iron/oven off, lock the door etc. it's just a task you're so familiar with that your brain economises and allows you to use your attention on other things whilst you're doing it. If you stored memories of everything you'd run out of room for the sake of pointless st. Clever really.
There is just that one time though...............t. Clever really. 
Hoover. said:
Oakey said:
Blown2CV said:
CO2000 said:
Blown2CV said:
The irony is that you'll almost never have forgotten to turn the gas/iron/oven off, lock the door etc. it's just a task you're so familiar with that your brain economises and allows you to use your attention on other things whilst you're doing it. If you stored memories of everything you'd run out of room for the sake of pointless st. Clever really.
There is just that one time though...............t. Clever really. One of my neighbours is worried someone steals his bin.
God knows why. Everytime he puts bins out he checks every 15minutes to see if they have been emptied. Goes in a strop when they havent.
Worst is if he is out checking when the bin motor comes he stands tapping his watch at them.
Ragingly ginger family though. I suspect this is the problem.
God knows why. Everytime he puts bins out he checks every 15minutes to see if they have been emptied. Goes in a strop when they havent.
Worst is if he is out checking when the bin motor comes he stands tapping his watch at them.
Ragingly ginger family though. I suspect this is the problem.
St John Smythe said:
bencollins said:
yo kidz, get a timer plug for the iron. minimise background stress.
Our iron switches itself off after a while if left.
(FYI I'm not a slob, i just wash, dry and store my clothes in a way that prevents the requirment of an Iron on all but the most special of occasions! Domestic goddess and all that
)AngryPartsBloke said:
I got around this problem when i first purchased my iron, by keeping it in it's box and never using it
(FYI I'm not a slob, i just wash, dry and store my clothes in a way that prevents the requirment of an Iron on all but the most special of occasions! Domestic goddess and all that)
Ditto. Life is far too short for ironing. It's belongs back in the Stone Age...or whatever.(FYI I'm not a slob, i just wash, dry and store my clothes in a way that prevents the requirment of an Iron on all but the most special of occasions! Domestic goddess and all that
)We had neighbours object to planning permission to extend our bungalow into the roof space on the basis that "there aren't enough affordable homes in the village".
Our house at the time was valued in excess of £500k and before the work is carried out has the floor area equivalent to a modern 4 or 5 bed new build - not a mansion by any stretch - but hardly what would be considered a typical "affordable home" either.
They have just had some work done to convert their integrated garage into at least one additional room - so it seems their concern over "affordable homes" in the village seems to have evaporated - funny that.
Our house at the time was valued in excess of £500k and before the work is carried out has the floor area equivalent to a modern 4 or 5 bed new build - not a mansion by any stretch - but hardly what would be considered a typical "affordable home" either.
They have just had some work done to convert their integrated garage into at least one additional room - so it seems their concern over "affordable homes" in the village seems to have evaporated - funny that.
Edited by Moonhawk on Monday 6th July 13:15
The one across the street from me will come over and knock my door if our cat is sat outside the door, she also refuses to use his real name, Mickey, given to him by the OH's Son as Mickey is his cat. She even sends the cat, Easter, Valentines, Christmas and random gifts with "Michela" on the card!! she has also "fell out with" my next door neighbour over the fact MY CAT spends most of his time in there.
1. He's a cat, out doors is his domain!
2. He's is the wee man's cat and he named him Mickey.
3. HE is a HE, Michela!!! F OFF ya crazy bint!!
4. He goes into Dot's because he can smell the crazy off you!!
we call her Crazy Cat Lady as every street needs one.
1. He's a cat, out doors is his domain!
2. He's is the wee man's cat and he named him Mickey.
3. HE is a HE, Michela!!! F OFF ya crazy bint!!
4. He goes into Dot's because he can smell the crazy off you!!
we call her Crazy Cat Lady as every street needs one.
J4CKO said:
Ours are generally great, but
Spend huge amounts of money on various things, then not want to contribute £150 to getting the hedge trimmed ?
I had a neighbour that would get a bigger and bigger caravan every 3 or 4 years, they even ran another big 4x4 just for the caravan, but it would never be used at all. Finally, just before they moved away, they got one so long it would only just fit across the front of their property. When they came to move it, they failed to realise how far the rear would swing out on a turn, and demolished their front wall and the 'vans taillights/side as they left. And they didn't even bother to fix the wall for the new people. Spend huge amounts of money on various things, then not want to contribute £150 to getting the hedge trimmed ?
Moonhawk said:
We had neighbours object to planning permission to extend our bungalow into the roof space on the basis that "there aren't enough affordable homes in the village".
Our house at the time was valued in excess of £500k and before the work is carried out has the floor area equivalent to a modern 4 or 5 bed new build - not a mansion by any stretch - but hardly what would be considered a typical "affordable home" either.
They have just had some work done to convert their integrated garage into at least one additional room - so it seems their concern over "affordable homes" in the village seems to have evaporated - funny that.
You are perhaps missing the obvious - the lack of affordable housing means that they are possibly being forced into converting the garage into more living space for the children that should have moved out to use....Our house at the time was valued in excess of £500k and before the work is carried out has the floor area equivalent to a modern 4 or 5 bed new build - not a mansion by any stretch - but hardly what would be considered a typical "affordable home" either.
They have just had some work done to convert their integrated garage into at least one additional room - so it seems their concern over "affordable homes" in the village seems to have evaporated - funny that.
Edited by Moonhawk on Monday 6th July 13:15
which is exactly what happened in the 4 bedroom house we've just bought - the previous owners put a 5th bedroom into the garage space for eldest daughter.
TTmonkey said:
Moonhawk said:
We had neighbours object to planning permission to extend our bungalow into the roof space on the basis that "there aren't enough affordable homes in the village".
Our house at the time was valued in excess of £500k and before the work is carried out has the floor area equivalent to a modern 4 or 5 bed new build - not a mansion by any stretch - but hardly what would be considered a typical "affordable home" either.
They have just had some work done to convert their integrated garage into at least one additional room - so it seems their concern over "affordable homes" in the village seems to have evaporated - funny that.
You are perhaps missing the obvious - the lack of affordable housing means that they are possibly being forced into converting the garage into more living space for the children that should have moved out to use....Our house at the time was valued in excess of £500k and before the work is carried out has the floor area equivalent to a modern 4 or 5 bed new build - not a mansion by any stretch - but hardly what would be considered a typical "affordable home" either.
They have just had some work done to convert their integrated garage into at least one additional room - so it seems their concern over "affordable homes" in the village seems to have evaporated - funny that.
Edited by Moonhawk on Monday 6th July 13:15
which is exactly what happened in the 4 bedroom house we've just bought - the previous owners put a 5th bedroom into the garage space for eldest daughter.
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