Strange old retired neighbor

[sc0tt]

The Mad Monk said:

hornmeister said:

I've first hand experience of old folks going a bit odd with silly little things like this. Can be a side affect of things like early parkinsons. Stuff that you would normally think nothing of, can suddenly be very important to them and they find it difficult to comprehend common sense. I've learned to cut them a little slack.

And of course, it can't possibly be the younger person that is acting in a somewhat irrational fashion.

Can it?

Not sure I can be called irrational for posting a thread about a neighbor coming over, cutting my bush and then throwing the clippings in the garden.

I just thought it was odd, that is all.

[Thats What She Said]

bimsb6 said:

That is a strange place for a tree .

I reckon thats deliberate, to stop people reversing onto 'his' pavement.

[Lazermilk]

sc0tt said:

shady lee said:

DonkeyApple said:

The other way to look at it is that for as long as the old boy is alive and kicking he’s going to maintaining your shrubbery and all you ever need to is dispose of the waste. That is a bit of a bargain.

This!

He hasn't maintained it though. As suggested, I think they were warning shots. 2, 6" bit of branch.

Weirdo

[sc0tt]

Thats What She Said said:

bimsb6 said:

That is a strange place for a tree .

I reckon thats deliberate, to stop people reversing onto 'his' pavement.

When we moved in we had a multitude of deliveries. Without fail, he would come out the front and stand at the edge of his rockery to ensure the drivers came nowhere near

I also caught him shouting at a takeaway leaflet guy for walking across his grass because he had just watered it.

[MDMA .]

NDA said:

Is shooting people in the face still illegal?

Depends what type of film you're making.

[AC43]

sc0tt said:

Here we go.

https://mapstreetview.com/#unlgn_6oav_1l.a_-7f40

My bush infront of the estate car. His house is that opposite.

I own the strip of land down the side of the fence.

FWIW it looks to me like a shrub that has been well tended over the years but is now 2 months past a proper trim and which is starting to sprout madly.

If it was mine I'd lop off the new growth as I'd personally try to keep the shape and the density.

[Taglioni]

sc0tt said:

I’ll be honest it’s a little bigger that the image now suggests but the drive is probably 1.75 cars wide.

I’d rather the old git had a chat with me TBH, i’m knee deep in doing the house up and if he thinks i’m worried about a bit of greenery over hanging by 3 inches he can suck a fat one.

Reading the thread and your numerous angles on this major situation really does confirm how utterly not worried you are. You really don’t give a st do you? Not a bit, no siree

[skeggysteve]

sc0tt said:

...There is a lot of birds nests in the bush for Sparrows which seem to live there...

I think is a crime to cut bushes/hedges etc.when birds are nesting.

[dickymint]

Lazermilk said:

sc0tt said:

shady lee said:

DonkeyApple said:

The other way to look at it is that for as long as the old boy is alive and kicking he’s going to maintaining your shrubbery and all you ever need to is dispose of the waste. That is a bit of a bargain.

This!

He hasn't maintained it though. As suggested, I think they were warning shots. 2, 6" bit of branch.

Weirdo

Yeh but who?

[sc0tt]

AC43 said:

sc0tt said:

Here we go.

https://mapstreetview.com/#unlgn_6oav_1l.a_-7f40

My bush infront of the estate car. His house is that opposite.

I own the strip of land down the side of the fence.

FWIW it looks to me like a shrub that has been well tended over the years but is now 2 months past a proper trim and which is starting to sprout madly.

If it was mine I'd lop off the new growth as I'd personally try to keep the shape and the density.

That is a 4 year old pic

[shady lee]

sc0tt said:

He hasn't maintained it though. As suggested, I think they were warning shots. 2, 6" bit of branch.

Exactly.....after warning shots comes full blown trimming....

Keep your nerve and don't do a thing....

[AC43]

sc0tt said:

AC43 said:

sc0tt said:

Here we go.

https://mapstreetview.com/#unlgn_6oav_1l.a_-7f40

My bush infront of the estate car. His house is that opposite.

I own the strip of land down the side of the fence.

FWIW it looks to me like a shrub that has been well tended over the years but is now 2 months past a proper trim and which is starting to sprout madly.

If it was mine I'd lop off the new growth as I'd personally try to keep the shape and the density.

That is a 4 year old pic

Fair enough. Maybe point that out next time you post an ancient photo asking for opinions.

[sc0tt]

AC43 said:

sc0tt said:

AC43 said:

sc0tt said:

Here we go.

https://mapstreetview.com/#unlgn_6oav_1l.a_-7f40

My bush infront of the estate car. His house is that opposite.

I own the strip of land down the side of the fence.

FWIW it looks to me like a shrub that has been well tended over the years but is now 2 months past a proper trim and which is starting to sprout madly.

If it was mine I'd lop off the new growth as I'd personally try to keep the shape and the density.

That is a 4 year old pic

Fair enough. Maybe point that out next time you post an ancient photo asking for opinions.

Fortunately i wasn’t asking for opions on the bush size, merelt demonstrating the lay of the land with the street view image.

[DonkeyApple]

JuniorD said:

You need to disarm him with hyper-friendliness. Assume the role of his best mate; make him feel that he's the best. Ask him his opinion on the relative merits of the Humber Super Snipe and the Ford Zephyr. Invite him to dinner, maybe offer him to come visit your shed and see your porn collection.

And then smash his head in after making him dig up the patio? I’ve been to Essex. This is how they roll. Someone’s Manor has been dissed.

[S100HP]

sc0tt said:

Fortunately i wasn’t asking for opions on the bush size, merelt demonstrating the lay of the land with the street view image.

I'm sure we'd all appreciate a picture of the bush in its current state.

[DonkeyApple]

S100HP said:

I'm sure we'd all appreciate a picture of the bush in its current state.

No one wants to see a badly kept bush.

[Bullet-Proof_Biscuit]

Put on a suit, don some gloves, politely rap on his front door, wait until he opens, say 'good afternoon sir, then unleash the biggest canned-air blow horn you can possibly find, as seen on YouTube. Hopefully his heart will explode, then merely close his door back on the latch.

Or get loads of cats. Wait, definitely get loads of cats, ones that like to sh*t on grass! Yeees..

[WhiskyDisco]

The bush is getting out of control. Is it taller than 6 foot? Trim the damn bush man!

[PositronicRay]

Bullet-Proof_Biscuit said:

Or get loads of cats. Wait, definitely get loads of cats, ones that like to sh*t on grass! Yeees..

I know a lady with cats and an overgrown bush, I didn't realise it was a strategy.

[CAPP0]

AC43 said:

FWIW it looks to me like a shrub that has been well tended over the years but is now 2 months past a proper trim and which is starting to sprout madly.

If it was mine I'd lop off the new growth as I'd personally try to keep the shape and the density.

Stop making sense!