Strange old retired neighbor
Discussion
JT111 said:
sc0tt said:
This was just meant to be a light hearted thread.
Apart from pavement tree
Chop the bush down completely and replace with weed. Tell him it's exotic, very difficult to cultivate (only known one in Essex) and you'd be grateful for his help to cultivate it. Then once he has included in his maintenance routine, ring Plod and dob him in.Apart from pavement tree
Muzzer79 said:
Controversial idea - instead of winding busybody up, knock on his door, ask if there is an issue with the bush, spend 3 minutes trimming it if it’s overgrown. Or invite him to.
You should heed this sensible advice - no need to start a turf war - the guy has plenty of time on his hands and will relish a war to fill it. 
Alternately, get a packet of weedkiller and spell out 'w
kER' on his manicured lawn 
Bubbs999 said:
Muzzer79 said:
Controversial idea - instead of winding busybody up, knock on his door, ask if there is an issue with the bush, spend 3 minutes trimming it if it’s overgrown. Or invite him to.
You should heed this sensible advice - no need to start a turf war - the guy has plenty of time on his hands and will relish a war to fill it. Alternately, get a packet of weedkiller and spell out 'w
kER' on his manicured lawn It's a tree war
LiquidGnome said:
Regretting not planting pyracantha . LiquidGnome said:
He should grow a pair. Literally. Chaps are going to be less inclined to dry hump a lady hedge if there’s an enormous cock and balls on display. He’s back.
So around 6 weeks ago my BIL lopped a load of said bush to make it into a nice little rectangle.
Birds still nest there and we like it so it wasn’t coming down.
Today I come home and the crazy old guy has again lopped off 2 small branches (maybe 12” in length) and thrown them over the fence. Having had a tiring day at work I decided to do the neighbourly thing and pop over for a chat, except, he won’t open the door. The wife saw them hiding upstairs peeping through the blinds.
I gave them a while to answer but the wife now thinks I’m a wuss for not waiting there all night. What would you do?
So around 6 weeks ago my BIL lopped a load of said bush to make it into a nice little rectangle.
Birds still nest there and we like it so it wasn’t coming down.
Today I come home and the crazy old guy has again lopped off 2 small branches (maybe 12” in length) and thrown them over the fence. Having had a tiring day at work I decided to do the neighbourly thing and pop over for a chat, except, he won’t open the door. The wife saw them hiding upstairs peeping through the blinds.
I gave them a while to answer but the wife now thinks I’m a wuss for not waiting there all night. What would you do?
Did you get him on camera doing it? If so post up the pics so we can laugh at him
Go over when he is outside or looking out the window and cut two equal sized branches off pavement bush while making eye contact the whole time, ‘mic drop’ them on his path and maintain eye contact until he leaves. Only way he will learn.
Go over when he is outside or looking out the window and cut two equal sized branches off pavement bush while making eye contact the whole time, ‘mic drop’ them on his path and maintain eye contact until he leaves. Only way he will learn.
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