Do you like your neighbours or not?
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Only got three houses I could call neighbours.
Nearest ones are a fantastic just-retired couple. They couldn't do enough for us, love em. When my TV died, he rang me up about something, I mentioned the fact and he turned up on the doorstep with a spare TV minutes later!
House the other way is a 2nd home. Perfectly charming couple but rarely there - when they are their child is noisy as f
k but it's not often enough to be annoying.
Guy across is virtually a hermit - perfectly nice guy, just keeps himself to himself behind high walls and hedges. Has three very nice classic cars, mind.
Nearest ones are a fantastic just-retired couple. They couldn't do enough for us, love em. When my TV died, he rang me up about something, I mentioned the fact and he turned up on the doorstep with a spare TV minutes later!
House the other way is a 2nd home. Perfectly charming couple but rarely there - when they are their child is noisy as f
k but it's not often enough to be annoying. Guy across is virtually a hermit - perfectly nice guy, just keeps himself to himself behind high walls and hedges. Has three very nice classic cars, mind.
Used too.
The neighbour now starts working on his car at 9pm at night running a compressor etc, right outside our house (not his house because his kids are in bed.. Don't worry about our kid then!) And it's not as if its essential work, last time I asked he was polishing his brake discs, I asked why and he said because they need doing, and by polishing I mean rubbing them with wire wool.
Also features in buying scrap cars and leaving them all over the estate, again not anything good, latest is a Peugeot 307 with 3 wheels, why oh why.
The neighbour now starts working on his car at 9pm at night running a compressor etc, right outside our house (not his house because his kids are in bed.. Don't worry about our kid then!) And it's not as if its essential work, last time I asked he was polishing his brake discs, I asked why and he said because they need doing, and by polishing I mean rubbing them with wire wool.
Also features in buying scrap cars and leaving them all over the estate, again not anything good, latest is a Peugeot 307 with 3 wheels, why oh why.
Aaah neighbours. I could write a book about our old ones (we moved last year)
Lived next door to a retired cop who was the streets resident uncle knob head who had fallen out with everyone at some time or other. One of these guys with big plans always gonna do this that and the other. Wife was a nosey bh of the highest order used to catch her hiding round the back of the house listening to our conversations. This happened many times and there was no embarrassment on her part! Add in two odd daughters with no friends that never leave the house and that builds up a picture.
A shocking amount of the other neighbours died! We had 3 go in 11 years. Other neighbours were lovely and include a PHer. We do miss the nice neighbours as the new place isn't set up for them. We have seen people that live in the properties next to us a total of 3 times in 9 months. Bliss.
Lived next door to a retired cop who was the streets resident uncle knob head who had fallen out with everyone at some time or other. One of these guys with big plans always gonna do this that and the other. Wife was a nosey b
h of the highest order used to catch her hiding round the back of the house listening to our conversations. This happened many times and there was no embarrassment on her part! Add in two odd daughters with no friends that never leave the house and that builds up a picture.A shocking amount of the other neighbours died! We had 3 go in 11 years. Other neighbours were lovely and include a PHer. We do miss the nice neighbours as the new place isn't set up for them. We have seen people that live in the properties next to us a total of 3 times in 9 months. Bliss.
Most of the people in my road keep themselves to themselves and I'm perfectly happy with that. We do too.
Immediate neighbours are no bother really. One side, an elderly pair of busy bodies but perfectly harmless. Don't think the woman likes us but not sure we've ever given her any reason not to. Never had any disputes etc. Think she's always bitter because couriers always chose them when the leave with a neighbour...
Other side is an elderly couple but their 50 year old daughter and grandson live with them too. Again, no issues at all. The 50 year old is a miserable trout but never causes any fuss. The people previous to us living here had a massive problem with them and warned us about them but really, we've no idea why. We get on better with them than the other side.
Immediate neighbours are no bother really. One side, an elderly pair of busy bodies but perfectly harmless. Don't think the woman likes us but not sure we've ever given her any reason not to. Never had any disputes etc. Think she's always bitter because couriers always chose them when the leave with a neighbour...
Other side is an elderly couple but their 50 year old daughter and grandson live with them too. Again, no issues at all. The 50 year old is a miserable trout but never causes any fuss. The people previous to us living here had a massive problem with them and warned us about them but really, we've no idea why. We get on better with them than the other side.
Nope.
We bought some land at the back of our house - as well as backing on to our garden, it also backs onto their garden.
They have always wanted some of it so they can extend their garden - so when they found out we had submitted planning to extend our house - they came round and told us that if we didn't sell them part - they would object to our planning application.
We told them to get fked (although a bit more politely), so they objected.
The planning officer in his authorisation write up dismissed their objection - and basically called them hypocrites citing the fact that they had massively extended their own home a few years earlier.
Our planning application sailed though - and we haven't spoken to them since. tts 
We bought some land at the back of our house - as well as backing on to our garden, it also backs onto their garden.
They have always wanted some of it so they can extend their garden - so when they found out we had submitted planning to extend our house - they came round and told us that if we didn't sell them part - they would object to our planning application.
We told them to get f
ked (although a bit more politely), so they objected.The planning officer in his authorisation write up dismissed their objection - and basically called them hypocrites citing the fact that they had massively extended their own home a few years earlier.
Our planning application sailed though - and we haven't spoken to them since. t
ts 
My neighbours in our cul-de-sac are one of the reasons we've never moved. That and location (Tescos 2 minutes walk away, 1 mile walk into town and 2 mins drive and you're on the motorway and 30 mins drive from J11 Eurotunnel). I think that's mainly why no-one else has moved. Everyone has grown up together over the last 16 years and knows each other. Most of the kids have moved out and as people have retired the number of cars has decreased whilst my car collection has increased! I now get requests to park my cars on their drives when people go on holiday.
Next door neighbour is a retired lady. I take her bins in/out and cut her lawn and trim her hedge/bush (Phnarr phnarr!) In return she is happy to take in numerous parcels. Neighbour on t'other side has two mid twenties daughters who like sunbathing topless in their garden... what's not to like?!
Next door neighbour is a retired lady. I take her bins in/out and cut her lawn and trim her hedge/bush (Phnarr phnarr!) In return she is happy to take in numerous parcels. Neighbour on t'other side has two mid twenties daughters who like sunbathing topless in their garden... what's not to like?!
Our direct neighbours are all great, not as great as at the previous house where on each side was the kindest 80 something year old chap. we could have had a rave till 5am and they would never have noticed.
Currently the chap over the road likes to put traffic comes out to ‘reserve’ his space in the road as they don’t have a dropped kerb/drive and everyone else does. Most odd.
Currently the chap over the road likes to put traffic comes out to ‘reserve’ his space in the road as they don’t have a dropped kerb/drive and everyone else does. Most odd.
Not entirely sure yet, only been here 6 months.
One lot drew me daggers when I first moved in, thought it may have been my engine/exhaust. Estate agent phoned me up about some other matter and apologised, as he forgot to mention the allocated parking, after some investigation I found my "space". In that scenario I wouldn't have minded them mentioning it, provided they weren't cheeky about it. However, they've been perfectly pleasant since I started parking elsewhere.
Old chap next door gets meals on wheels/home help. Apparently used to be an editor of some climbing magazine, had a bad fall. Doesn't seem too steady on his feet, a combination of injury and water of life to me. Been away since just before Christmas, he had a sister that used to visit regularly, must be there. Pleasant enough.
Other side are odd; one house i'm not sure anyone lives there regularly, it looks inhabited, although never see lights or people, occasionally a car is right at the door or in their space. Other house there is a woman there occasionally, odd hours, odd days appears to like male and female company, looking at her I think she takes what she can get. Only complaint I have is when she is there she talks loudly on the phone in bed for hours until she falls alseep, this is through the wall from my bedroom, unless I've managed to KO before she starts I struggle to sleep while she drones on.
There's another dizzy bint, does one of those dog walking business, didn't mind her, even after I witnessed her trying to park her vauxhall 4x4 and hit the other rarely there neighbours car, though she did fess up. I didn't mind her, until she also got a van for her business, and now takes up a vacant space next to where I park, I'm just waiting on the chap on the door with her inane grin.
There's another family, dear God headed by a heffalumpal matriarch, again didn't mind her until I arrived home on Friday, to find my space occupied, she was out as quick as she could bless her, to get her visitor to shift it. The big sign stating the house it belongs to and to kindly not park there was obviously not enough. Now you may think I'm being petty, and you'd be right, however, this is a "two-space" family, pointedly her visitor didn't take up the other space they use. While I was waiting on the visitor sorting themselves out, her man arrives home and straight into his space. Quite.
One lot drew me daggers when I first moved in, thought it may have been my engine/exhaust. Estate agent phoned me up about some other matter and apologised, as he forgot to mention the allocated parking, after some investigation I found my "space". In that scenario I wouldn't have minded them mentioning it, provided they weren't cheeky about it. However, they've been perfectly pleasant since I started parking elsewhere.
Old chap next door gets meals on wheels/home help. Apparently used to be an editor of some climbing magazine, had a bad fall. Doesn't seem too steady on his feet, a combination of injury and water of life to me. Been away since just before Christmas, he had a sister that used to visit regularly, must be there. Pleasant enough.
Other side are odd; one house i'm not sure anyone lives there regularly, it looks inhabited, although never see lights or people, occasionally a car is right at the door or in their space. Other house there is a woman there occasionally, odd hours, odd days appears to like male and female company, looking at her I think she takes what she can get. Only complaint I have is when she is there she talks loudly on the phone in bed for hours until she falls alseep, this is through the wall from my bedroom, unless I've managed to KO before she starts I struggle to sleep while she drones on.
There's another dizzy bint, does one of those dog walking business, didn't mind her, even after I witnessed her trying to park her vauxhall 4x4 and hit the other rarely there neighbours car, though she did fess up. I didn't mind her, until she also got a van for her business, and now takes up a vacant space next to where I park, I'm just waiting on the chap on the door with her inane grin.
There's another family, dear God headed by a heffalumpal matriarch, again didn't mind her until I arrived home on Friday, to find my space occupied, she was out as quick as she could bless her, to get her visitor to shift it. The big sign stating the house it belongs to and to kindly not park there was obviously not enough. Now you may think I'm being petty, and you'd be right, however, this is a "two-space" family, pointedly her visitor didn't take up the other space they use. While I was waiting on the visitor sorting themselves out, her man arrives home and straight into his space. Quite.
Been here 20 years and get on fine with left and right; they have been in their places even longer.
The old woman on the right just talks and talks, so I do my best not to acknowledge her when in a rush, her son still lives with her; in his 40's, bit rough around the edges, kids with different women bit of a mess but harmless enough and I know if I popped round asking for him to help me with something he would.
Couple on the left, are fine, I actually went to school with one of their sons, they are retired, she is disabled, I don't see them much, but if I do, I'll always stop for a chat and vice versa.
Cock over the road thinks he owns a certain space to park in, he'll shuffle cars as much as he can to make sure one of the cars from his household is parked there, if it is free one of us will usually park in it as we know it really winds him up (he saw the wife park there once and shouted something at a her about it being "his space", this was whilst he was mid car shuffle so even funnier), he will then park right up to our car in a passive agressive way, it doesn't matter as there is a dropped kerb the other side of the space so we are never blocked in, funny thing is he's late 20's and already that angry! We know people who know him, none of them have favourable things to say about him.
The old woman on the right just talks and talks, so I do my best not to acknowledge her when in a rush, her son still lives with her; in his 40's, bit rough around the edges, kids with different women bit of a mess but harmless enough and I know if I popped round asking for him to help me with something he would.
Couple on the left, are fine, I actually went to school with one of their sons, they are retired, she is disabled, I don't see them much, but if I do, I'll always stop for a chat and vice versa.
Cock over the road thinks he owns a certain space to park in, he'll shuffle cars as much as he can to make sure one of the cars from his household is parked there, if it is free one of us will usually park in it as we know it really winds him up (he saw the wife park there once and shouted something at a her about it being "his space", this was whilst he was mid car shuffle so even funnier), he will then park right up to our car in a passive agressive way, it doesn't matter as there is a dropped kerb the other side of the space so we are never blocked in, funny thing is he's late 20's and already that angry! We know people who know him, none of them have favourable things to say about him.
Nope.
To our left (whom we share a drive with) are an older couple. The bloke is alright, except he often parks his van blocking our drive and we have to get him to move it. The woman doesn't work so spends her time gossiping with a few other neighbours. Sounds harmless, but when my father was diagnosed with cancer, she took it upon herself to tell the rest of the street. Seems minor, but when my father is out walking the dog and people who he hasn't spoken to in years already know it's a bit much.
She also took it upon herself to tell me in the street that the bloke opposite had terminal cancer, but admitted to telling me before he had a chance to tell his teenage kids.
On our other side (attached house) we have people seemingly up all night playing loud music and having the TV at full volume. It got to the point last year where we couldn't sleep with the windows open because of the noise! Asked them nicely to keep it down and got told to f-- off. It's a council property so we're going to look into making a complaint.
To our left (whom we share a drive with) are an older couple. The bloke is alright, except he often parks his van blocking our drive and we have to get him to move it. The woman doesn't work so spends her time gossiping with a few other neighbours. Sounds harmless, but when my father was diagnosed with cancer, she took it upon herself to tell the rest of the street. Seems minor, but when my father is out walking the dog and people who he hasn't spoken to in years already know it's a bit much.
She also took it upon herself to tell me in the street that the bloke opposite had terminal cancer, but admitted to telling me before he had a chance to tell his teenage kids.
On our other side (attached house) we have people seemingly up all night playing loud music and having the TV at full volume. It got to the point last year where we couldn't sleep with the windows open because of the noise! Asked them nicely to keep it down and got told to f-- off. It's a council property so we're going to look into making a complaint.
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