Odd things your neighbours do?
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Robbo 27 said:
Arrived at the supermarket, neighbour was just going through the doors with her 5 year old daughter, said Hi and got on with my shopping. Saw her a few times round the store, the little girl was very much in control and making all the choices, the large shopping trolley was piled high.
I bagged up my shopping and saw them walking out empty handed. 'No shopping?' I asked.
'Emily just likes to play at shopping, and it passes an hour.'
Neighbour is mental!I bagged up my shopping and saw them walking out empty handed. 'No shopping?' I asked.
'Emily just likes to play at shopping, and it passes an hour.'
Just flicked through the past few pages, many on here are quite happy to report issues to authorities before even consulting the neighbours! That seems very odd!
You have no idea why they may be acting a certain way, maybe show a bit of decency and compassion and actually speak to them and find out whats going on!
You have no idea why they may be acting a certain way, maybe show a bit of decency and compassion and actually speak to them and find out whats going on!
[quote=Robbo 27]Arrived at the supermarket, neighbour was just going through the doors with her 5 year old daughter, said Hi and got on with my shopping. Saw her a few times round the store, the little girl was very much in control and making all the choices, the large shopping trolley was piled high.
I bagged up my shopping and saw them walking out empty handed. 'No shopping?' I asked.
'Emily just likes to play at shopping, and it passes an hour.'[/quote
Thee is another poster on here who hangs round the checkouts at Lidl or Aldi. He likes supermarkets and appears to be single
This woman could be ideal for him
I bagged up my shopping and saw them walking out empty handed. 'No shopping?' I asked.
'Emily just likes to play at shopping, and it passes an hour.'[/quote
Thee is another poster on here who hangs round the checkouts at Lidl or Aldi. He likes supermarkets and appears to be single
This woman could be ideal for him
Similar tales as the Neighbour guy and New Build guys
Mate lives on a NB Estate, parking for 2 cars on the drive (they have 2 and park them both on the drive)
Entry to the estate is some automatic gates (you just pull up and they open, no code or anything) and there are 2 visitors spaces right by them
I park up and no sooner have I opened the drivers door a bellow comes from the house opposite "What are you doing?"
"Parking"
"These are for visitors only"
"Well that's handy, I am visiting someone"
"Who?"
"That's not your business"
"I'll report you"
"For what and to whom?"
"The police and the council for parking here when you aren't allowed"
"Go for it"
"You'll be in trouble"
"I really won't"
"It can all be avoided if you just tell me who you are visiting"
"How about, you just f
k off?"
He then proceeded to come close but rather than me, got right up in my wifes face "He NEEDS to tell me"
She advised him to back away or she'd be calling the police
He asked her "Or what" at which point i lost my rag I told him to back the fk away and walk back to his house quickly or he'd really have something to call the Police about
We walked away to my mates house and I immediately felt awful as I don't have to live there but my mate does, explained and he said "Ahh don't worry, if one of the other neighbours doesn't do the busy in soon we will"
It transpires that this guy bought the house by the entrance, deemed it to be the biggest and most expensive (its neither) and crowned himself Estate King/Police, everyone hates him, the thing is my appearance can be quite intimidating (powerfully built, tattoos etc). Since my visit he has been a bit less frantic in his efforts and is much politer to people, I've apparently got a nice bottle of drink waiting for me from my mates neighbours
ETA the thing that shocked me most was this guy was late 30's/Early 40's max, I'd have expected from an old biffer with nothing to do. Prick
Mate lives on a NB Estate, parking for 2 cars on the drive (they have 2 and park them both on the drive)
Entry to the estate is some automatic gates (you just pull up and they open, no code or anything) and there are 2 visitors spaces right by them
I park up and no sooner have I opened the drivers door a bellow comes from the house opposite "What are you doing?"
"Parking"
"These are for visitors only"
"Well that's handy, I am visiting someone"
"Who?"
"That's not your business"
"I'll report you"
"For what and to whom?"
"The police and the council for parking here when you aren't allowed"
"Go for it"
"You'll be in trouble"
"I really won't"
"It can all be avoided if you just tell me who you are visiting"
"How about, you just f
k off?"He then proceeded to come close but rather than me, got right up in my wifes face "He NEEDS to tell me"
She advised him to back away or she'd be calling the police
He asked her "Or what" at which point i lost my rag I told him to back the f
k away and walk back to his house quickly or he'd really have something to call the Police aboutWe walked away to my mates house and I immediately felt awful as I don't have to live there but my mate does, explained and he said "Ahh don't worry, if one of the other neighbours doesn't do the busy
in soon we will"It transpires that this guy bought the house by the entrance, deemed it to be the biggest and most expensive (its neither) and crowned himself Estate King/Police, everyone hates him, the thing is my appearance can be quite intimidating (powerfully built, tattoos etc). Since my visit he has been a bit less frantic in his efforts and is much politer to people, I've apparently got a nice bottle of drink waiting for me from my mates neighbours
ETA the thing that shocked me most was this guy was late 30's/Early 40's max, I'd have expected from an old biffer with nothing to do. Prick
techiedave said:
Robbo 27 said:
Arrived at the supermarket, neighbour was just going through the doors with her 5 year old daughter, said Hi and got on with my shopping. Saw her a few times round the store, the little girl was very much in control and making all the choices, the large shopping trolley was piled high.
I bagged up my shopping and saw them walking out empty handed. 'No shopping?' I asked.
'Emily just likes to play at shopping, and it passes an hour.'[/quote
Thee is another poster on here who hangs round the checkouts at Lidl or Aldi. He likes supermarkets and appears to be single
This woman could be ideal for him
This was my first thought... Or maybe its the checkouts he enjoys going of the last post about always making them laugh. I bagged up my shopping and saw them walking out empty handed. 'No shopping?' I asked.
'Emily just likes to play at shopping, and it passes an hour.'[/quote
Thee is another poster on here who hangs round the checkouts at Lidl or Aldi. He likes supermarkets and appears to be single
This woman could be ideal for him
anonymous said:
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Kind of reminds me of some commotion i caused when i was an electrician working on the boots contract about 15 years ago..Got an emergency call out (2hr response) for a branch in Rayleigh, Essex. job was 'light fitting fallen from ceiling, unstable ceiling tiles, live wires exposed at head height'. Got there as quick as i could, no parking other than in a taxi rank right outside the store. Pulled up in my transit connect, put my default "engineer on emergency call out' clipboard and put it on the dash (you're picturing the midwife on call from only fools, arn't you..?) - this also had my mobile number on it, just in case.
I rush into the store, make the area safe - takes about 20 minutes. Store manager comes up to me and points out the window, "er, there's a crowd gathering round your van .."
go outside and there are 10+ cabbies, all out their cars round my van. Soon as they realise its my van they start surrounding me.
"you're not allowed to park here, its a taxi rank" - yes, i know that, i'm sorry but it was an emergency, and i started to explain the job. I got interrupted by a few of them saying its their livelihood and i am stopping them earning a living - i understand this so i try and explain that the sooner they leave me alone, the sooner i'll be gone...
then one says.."well, we'd like to see you try and leave, we've blocked you in!!" - he delivered it like it was their ace up the sleeve..
Really? you're all angry that I've parked somewhere which is stopping you earning a living. and your solution is to STOP ME FROM MOVING FROM THAT SPOT?!
i then noticed one of the taxi drivers was standing on my toes, like some kind of passive aggressive attack.. i further explained i had steel toe caps on and he should probably give up that line of protest.
Just to add, they were perfectly within their rights to have the hump with me, just their chosen form of protest was most odd.
PixelpeepS3 said:
Kind of reminds me of some commotion i caused when i was an electrician working on the boots contract about 15 years ago..
Got an emergency call out (2hr response) for a branch in Rayleigh, Essex. job was 'light fitting fallen from ceiling, unstable ceiling tiles, live wires exposed at head height'. Got there as quick as i could, no parking other than in a taxi rank right outside the store. Pulled up in my transit connect, put my default "engineer on emergency call out' clipboard and put it on the dash (you're picturing the midwife on call from only fools, arn't you..?) - this also had my mobile number on it, just in case.
I rush into the store, make the area safe - takes about 20 minutes. Store manager comes up to me and points out the window, "er, there's a crowd gathering round your van .."
go outside and there are 10+ cabbies, all out their cars round my van. Soon as they realise its my van they start surrounding me.
"you're not allowed to park here, its a taxi rank" - yes, i know that, i'm sorry but it was an emergency, and i started to explain the job. I got interrupted by a few of them saying its their livelihood and i am stopping them earning a living - i understand this so i try and explain that the sooner they leave me alone, the sooner i'll be gone...
then one says.."well, we'd like to see you try and leave, we've blocked you in!!" - he delivered it like it was their ace up the sleeve..
Really? you're all angry that I've parked somewhere which is stopping you earning a living. and your solution is to STOP ME FROM MOVING FROM THAT SPOT?!
i then noticed one of the taxi drivers was standing on my toes, like some kind of passive aggressive attack.. i further explained i had steel toe caps on and he should probably give up that line of protest.
Just to add, they were perfectly within their rights to have the hump with me, just their chosen form of protest was most odd.
Got an emergency call out (2hr response) for a branch in Rayleigh, Essex. job was 'light fitting fallen from ceiling, unstable ceiling tiles, live wires exposed at head height'. Got there as quick as i could, no parking other than in a taxi rank right outside the store. Pulled up in my transit connect, put my default "engineer on emergency call out' clipboard and put it on the dash (you're picturing the midwife on call from only fools, arn't you..?) - this also had my mobile number on it, just in case.
I rush into the store, make the area safe - takes about 20 minutes. Store manager comes up to me and points out the window, "er, there's a crowd gathering round your van .."
go outside and there are 10+ cabbies, all out their cars round my van. Soon as they realise its my van they start surrounding me.
"you're not allowed to park here, its a taxi rank" - yes, i know that, i'm sorry but it was an emergency, and i started to explain the job. I got interrupted by a few of them saying its their livelihood and i am stopping them earning a living - i understand this so i try and explain that the sooner they leave me alone, the sooner i'll be gone...
then one says.."well, we'd like to see you try and leave, we've blocked you in!!" - he delivered it like it was their ace up the sleeve..
Really? you're all angry that I've parked somewhere which is stopping you earning a living. and your solution is to STOP ME FROM MOVING FROM THAT SPOT?!
i then noticed one of the taxi drivers was standing on my toes, like some kind of passive aggressive attack.. i further explained i had steel toe caps on and he should probably give up that line of protest.
Just to add, they were perfectly within their rights to have the hump with me, just their chosen form of protest was most odd.
For my sins, I was a delivery driver in my previous job, one day I mistook a taxi rank for a loading bay (there were no taxis in it when I got there), all of five minutes after parking in it and doing the job I came back to find my van blocked in by three taxis, when I asked them politely could they let me out I also had the livelihood stuff and because I shouldn't have parked there they weren't moving until they had a fare...
....My reply to this was to walk into the wetherspoons around the corner for breakfast.
March last year we bought a plot of land that was the side garden of a house with around 4 acres. They design their dream house that they were going to build, but decided not and sold 1/3 an acre with planning to me. For £350k
During the land purchase they were a nightmare. The build has been fine thus far and they’ve been friendly, polite and even helpful to the builders and us with parking etc. They ended up employing the builder to do their driveway and front entrance.
Two weeks ago I pulled up to site to check on progress. Change to my boots and head inside. I find my two neighbours standing in my kitchen, when I questioned them they were just looking for Ben the site manager. He came back (he was in his van having lunch!), chatted and left.
I have a time lapse camera setup to capture the build. When I pulled the footage they had been everywhere. Checking out all the bedrooms, presumably done a tour downstairs as well. Been in the house for over 40 minutes!
Strange folk and it’s kind of creeping me out thinking we are going to live next door to someone who thinks it’s ok to wander around your house uninvited!
During the land purchase they were a nightmare. The build has been fine thus far and they’ve been friendly, polite and even helpful to the builders and us with parking etc. They ended up employing the builder to do their driveway and front entrance.
Two weeks ago I pulled up to site to check on progress. Change to my boots and head inside. I find my two neighbours standing in my kitchen, when I questioned them they were just looking for Ben the site manager. He came back (he was in his van having lunch!), chatted and left.
I have a time lapse camera setup to capture the build. When I pulled the footage they had been everywhere. Checking out all the bedrooms, presumably done a tour downstairs as well. Been in the house for over 40 minutes!
Strange folk and it’s kind of creeping me out thinking we are going to live next door to someone who thinks it’s ok to wander around your house uninvited!
eltax91 said:
March last year we bought a plot of land that was the side garden of a house with around 4 acres. They design their dream house that they were going to build, but decided not and sold 1/3 an acre with planning to me. For £350k
During the land purchase they were a nightmare. The build has been fine thus far and they’ve been friendly, polite and even helpful to the builders and us with parking etc. They ended up employing the builder to do their driveway and front entrance.
Two weeks ago I pulled up to site to check on progress. Change to my boots and head inside. I find my two neighbours standing in my kitchen, when I questioned them they were just looking for Ben the site manager. He came back (he was in his van having lunch!), chatted and left.
I have a time lapse camera setup to capture the build. When I pulled the footage they had been everywhere. Checking out all the bedrooms, presumably done a tour downstairs as well. Been in the house for over 40 minutes!
Strange folk and it’s kind of creeping me out thinking we are going to live next door to someone who thinks it’s ok to wander around your house uninvited!
I wouldn’t be happy.During the land purchase they were a nightmare. The build has been fine thus far and they’ve been friendly, polite and even helpful to the builders and us with parking etc. They ended up employing the builder to do their driveway and front entrance.
Two weeks ago I pulled up to site to check on progress. Change to my boots and head inside. I find my two neighbours standing in my kitchen, when I questioned them they were just looking for Ben the site manager. He came back (he was in his van having lunch!), chatted and left.
I have a time lapse camera setup to capture the build. When I pulled the footage they had been everywhere. Checking out all the bedrooms, presumably done a tour downstairs as well. Been in the house for over 40 minutes!
Strange folk and it’s kind of creeping me out thinking we are going to live next door to someone who thinks it’s ok to wander around your house uninvited!
I’d be informing them “for information” that they tripped a series of intruder/anti materials theft alarms to make them know you know they went wandering
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