Odd things your neighbours do?
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He's passed away now, but a few years back we had a neighbour who'd use his astra once a week to go shopping then use the bus for anything else
Every morning around 7 he'd get the astra out of the garage, reverse up the large drive and park it on the road out side his house. Then around night fall he'd go out and put it away.
If you had friends arrive after dark, if he spotted it, he'd often get the car back out and park as close as he could to their bumper, if they were parked outside his house
Was a lovely guy, just seemed to like his spot. I was always hoping someone would abandon a car in his spot to see how he'd react
He's passed away now, but a few years back we had a neighbour who'd use his astra once a week to go shopping then use the bus for anything else
Every morning around 7 he'd get the astra out of the garage, reverse up the large drive and park it on the road out side his house. Then around night fall he'd go out and put it away.
If you had friends arrive after dark, if he spotted it, he'd often get the car back out and park as close as he could to their bumper, if they were parked outside his house
Was a lovely guy, just seemed to like his spot. I was always hoping someone would abandon a car in his spot to see how he'd react
Lemmonie said:
Start burning garden waste on a Saturday afternoon despite being at home all week to do it and living next door to a busy pub with a nice pub garden full of people eating and also next door to my house with windows, doors open and washing on the line.
To make matters worse I live next door to my parents. FFS
some outstanding disagreement with the pub?To make matters worse I live next door to my parents. FFS
CDB1983 said:
Our neighbours are constantly drilling, Usually for at least 9 hours a day (We work from home) I've no idea what they are doing that requires 9 hours of drilling a day but its been going on for at least 4 months.
Also in swimming pool when i go down to do my length swim theres a chap that get in the pool and swims diagonally from corner to corner cutting everyone else up. (I suspect its the same guy who shat in the pool the other week closing it for nearly a month)
One of our other neighbours (Parks next to us in the shared garage) seems to recycle cat litter. There's a tarp laid out over their whole parking space covered in cat litter with what looks like small cat turds in it. Every other day it disappears and is replaced by wetter looking cat litter, When that dries it again disappears. Cat litter isn't even that expensive! And no its not to soak up leaking oil as they don't have a car!
pics of the tarp!Also in swimming pool when i go down to do my length swim theres a chap that get in the pool and swims diagonally from corner to corner cutting everyone else up. (I suspect its the same guy who shat in the pool the other week closing it for nearly a month)
One of our other neighbours (Parks next to us in the shared garage) seems to recycle cat litter. There's a tarp laid out over their whole parking space covered in cat litter with what looks like small cat turds in it. Every other day it disappears and is replaced by wetter looking cat litter, When that dries it again disappears. Cat litter isn't even that expensive! And no its not to soak up leaking oil as they don't have a car!
TwistingMyMelon said:
Please PHERS help me solve a past odd neighbour situation
When I lived in Swindon 6+ years ago , it was on a street that was about 2 miles long of terraced houses facing out to a small yard then a road, the road was fairly busy cut through, not a busy road but a fair amount of people passing through
One of the houses had 2, yes TWO clocks facing the street from their lounge front window with the correct time??
This has bothered me for years, I could maybe for a second understand having one clock facing the street, maybe the person who lived their was a postie, who walked past several times a day. But TWO clocks facing the street????? WTF?
Here is a street view that captures the clocks in their full glory:
im a swindon lad originally, i'm afraid if you have to ask what its about, we cant tell youWhen I lived in Swindon 6+ years ago , it was on a street that was about 2 miles long of terraced houses facing out to a small yard then a road, the road was fairly busy cut through, not a busy road but a fair amount of people passing through
One of the houses had 2, yes TWO clocks facing the street from their lounge front window with the correct time??
This has bothered me for years, I could maybe for a second understand having one clock facing the street, maybe the person who lived their was a postie, who walked past several times a day. But TWO clocks facing the street????? WTF?
Here is a street view that captures the clocks in their full glory:
Hackney said:
Our downstairs neighbour is really annoying.
We live in a block of 24 flats, each floor has an open landing, but there's a metal gate out to the back and bins. This is frequently left open.
The main door has had various attmpts made to break the lock simply so people don't have to bother with keys as far as I can make out. We've had 2 or 3 locks in the last couple of years but they just get unscrewed, levered off etc.
Anyway, our neighbour has lots of visitors and is prone to having shouted conversations with people in the street who attract his attention by either shouting up to him, or whistling. And it's a great "secret code" whistle, that no-one in the neighbourhood knows. Usually late at night. God knows why they don't use the intercom.
He or his guests seem to have a knack of finishing their fast food meals on the stairs. Either they leave his flat with 4 chips left and dump the packaging, or they're almost home and can't carry it those extra few steps to his flat. They also smoke in the lift. And frequently spit in it.
They leave bikes in the hallway, knowing they won't be nicked because they're the scrotes who nick bikes. There was even a boris bike there for 3 or 4 days once.
He plays one song repetetively and loudly for hours.
We frequently get the smell of dope wafting up to our bedroom.
are they housing association? if so get onto them, they will ignore you. Then tell them you will contact them through twitter, as their / your email system must be broken. Things will happen quickly. If not, i cant helpWe live in a block of 24 flats, each floor has an open landing, but there's a metal gate out to the back and bins. This is frequently left open.
The main door has had various attmpts made to break the lock simply so people don't have to bother with keys as far as I can make out. We've had 2 or 3 locks in the last couple of years but they just get unscrewed, levered off etc.
Anyway, our neighbour has lots of visitors and is prone to having shouted conversations with people in the street who attract his attention by either shouting up to him, or whistling. And it's a great "secret code" whistle, that no-one in the neighbourhood knows. Usually late at night. God knows why they don't use the intercom.
He or his guests seem to have a knack of finishing their fast food meals on the stairs. Either they leave his flat with 4 chips left and dump the packaging, or they're almost home and can't carry it those extra few steps to his flat. They also smoke in the lift. And frequently spit in it.
They leave bikes in the hallway, knowing they won't be nicked because they're the scrotes who nick bikes. There was even a boris bike there for 3 or 4 days once.
He plays one song repetetively and loudly for hours.
We frequently get the smell of dope wafting up to our bedroom.
paul.deitch said:
All very nice neighbours but one of them always, always has to line up all the rubbish bins perfectly for the truck to lift and if one bin is a bit full with the lid open he will helpfully transfer rubbish from the overfilled bin to an empty one just so it looks tidy. He keeps an eye on all the houses for you when the residents are away.
The other day when I jet-blasted the weeds out of the pavement in front of the house (long overdue), he turned up with a brush and dustpan and cleared the rubbish away without asking. Just a bit odd.
how old, a lot of pensioners are bored and lonely, some people just get pleasure out of being nice The other day when I jet-blasted the weeds out of the pavement in front of the house (long overdue), he turned up with a brush and dustpan and cleared the rubbish away without asking. Just a bit odd.
a311 said:
Probably quite common as a lot of people are strange about parking.....
We live on a road that used to be a main A road, a bypass was put in 20+ years a go so the road is a dead end at each end. It's not access only so as it's just off a main road people seem to park up for car sharing etc.
Neighbours like to have their cars like ducks in a row, if anyone dares takes one or more of 'their' places and moves they'll come out and move one of their cars into 'their' now vacated space. Really it's quite funny they'll do it with a minute of another car vacating 'their' space. Anytime of day, regardless of the weather they'll move sometimes the total distance of a couple of feet just to reclaim 'their' space.
I couldn't be arsed.
for stuff like this i really wish you didnt have to tax insure and mot cars in the uk - i could then start playing pranksWe live on a road that used to be a main A road, a bypass was put in 20+ years a go so the road is a dead end at each end. It's not access only so as it's just off a main road people seem to park up for car sharing etc.
Neighbours like to have their cars like ducks in a row, if anyone dares takes one or more of 'their' places and moves they'll come out and move one of their cars into 'their' now vacated space. Really it's quite funny they'll do it with a minute of another car vacating 'their' space. Anytime of day, regardless of the weather they'll move sometimes the total distance of a couple of feet just to reclaim 'their' space.
I couldn't be arsed.
My inlaws are like this, if a car stayed in their spot for a couple of days they'd go into meltdown
I'd forgotten about "notepad"
20 years ago when I was still in junior school, on our street was a football pitch area purpose built for locals like me to play on. Notepad was about 60 at the time and lived next to it and didn't like anyone stepping foot on it
He'd come out and ask what your business was, we'd reply football
He'd get his little book out with 'reports' written on the front and write stuff down, asking for names which we did supply. Once he'd exhausted the name thing, he started taking notes of the models of bikes etc
He told us he had a direct line to the cops and would come out holding part of an old cb radio, lead going into his pocket
We Never really bothered him other than being there and the cops would come and go but basically just humoured him and ignored us kids
Fast forward 20 years I visit the area and see the old goat in his window with binoculars! Must be getting on for 80
I see he has now installed a burglar alarm, which is about 7ft high and consists of a nice cream tub with a jam jar lid stuck to it, with little stickers stuck on it to spell alarm
I guess he is just lonely, which is truly terrible
20 years ago when I was still in junior school, on our street was a football pitch area purpose built for locals like me to play on. Notepad was about 60 at the time and lived next to it and didn't like anyone stepping foot on it
He'd come out and ask what your business was, we'd reply football
He'd get his little book out with 'reports' written on the front and write stuff down, asking for names which we did supply. Once he'd exhausted the name thing, he started taking notes of the models of bikes etc
He told us he had a direct line to the cops and would come out holding part of an old cb radio, lead going into his pocket
We Never really bothered him other than being there and the cops would come and go but basically just humoured him and ignored us kids
Fast forward 20 years I visit the area and see the old goat in his window with binoculars! Must be getting on for 80
I see he has now installed a burglar alarm, which is about 7ft high and consists of a nice cream tub with a jam jar lid stuck to it, with little stickers stuck on it to spell alarm
I guess he is just lonely, which is truly terrible
new people have moved in about 10 doors away
our houses have really big windows - the guy has taken to standing in it when dark with the light on behind him
when you get near his car he puffs up like a angry cat. I tested this theory by turning round and picking up some litter. Very strange - always seems to be there, maybe their TV delivery has been delayed
our houses have really big windows - the guy has taken to standing in it when dark with the light on behind him
when you get near his car he puffs up like a angry cat. I tested this theory by turning round and picking up some litter. Very strange - always seems to be there, maybe their TV delivery has been delayed
Where we live a lot of people have to park on the street, everyone has always just parked down one side
One of my neighbours has got himself a new second hand car and has started to park it on the other side of the road
Nothing illegal but just odd. I can only assume he wants to be able to see it from his sofa or something
Only a trivial thing but it's lost the street 4 or 5 spaces as other people now have to leave a gap incase a lorry or similar comes
Most odd
One of my neighbours has got himself a new second hand car and has started to park it on the other side of the road
Nothing illegal but just odd. I can only assume he wants to be able to see it from his sofa or something
Only a trivial thing but it's lost the street 4 or 5 spaces as other people now have to leave a gap incase a lorry or similar comes
Most odd
St John Smythe said:
Nobody totally weird but we do have 'bin man' that lives down the road. It's a terraced street but there is enough space for everyone to park generally. However, bin man always puts his bins out in 'his' parking spot whenever they go out, regardless if there are loads of spaces around or not. The other week a neighbour had parked outside his house (must have moved his bins or he forgot on that occasion). Instead of him using a nearby space he parked in the middle of the road and left his car there until the other neighbour moved. I'm really considering on moving his bins miles away one night after the pub for a laugh 
this sounds really petty, but i had bin man living next door to me.We had an alleyway behind our properties. every one else on the alley way would put their bins in their back garden or by their front doors
Bin man would just leave his in the alley way, not wide enough to squeeze past, got very annoying when you wanted to get some diy / bike / your bins in and out - you'd have to move his to the end of the alley way, move your own stuff past then put his bins back (not fare moving it outside someone else's house)
anyway i was doing a new kitchen with my dad, lots of coming and goings from the back door up the alley way to my car etc - every time he'd hear his bin move he'd come and move em back - id ask him if i could put them in my garden temporarily or whatever and he just made some excuse.
anyway - very petty but just bloody annoying - mentioned it to some friends at the time and every time they came home late at night from a night out, they'd lift his bins and put em somewhere else. eventually bin man gave up and put them in his garden
of course, now when his bins were out for collection he'd get very touchy about them being out by the kerbside, would wait for school kids to walk past then would stand in the window making sure his bins didnt move
Felt sorry for the guy, but he was a lazy little turd who only thought about himself.
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Have some new ish neighbours a couple of doors up, they keep going to about 4 houses either side of them asking if they have their parcels
I say I've not seen any delivery vans yet and if I do take it in I'll bring it round asap
They just look at you as if you've stolen their parcel
So they come back an hour or so later asking, and you ask what the card says, they just look at you confused and say there is no card, this can repeat for days.
I'm tempted to start sending them spot cards!
I say I've not seen any delivery vans yet and if I do take it in I'll bring it round asap
They just look at you as if you've stolen their parcel
So they come back an hour or so later asking, and you ask what the card says, they just look at you confused and say there is no card, this can repeat for days.
I'm tempted to start sending them spot cards!
5potTurbo said:
It's a requirement in our deeds on the new development. I can't see the point of paying so much for a smart new-build house then leaving the garden to look s
t. It's not as if it would take >10 mins to do the front, to be honest.
Any social housing on your estate? If so their grass will be the least of your worries, just you wait!t. It's not as if it would take >10 mins to do the front, to be honest.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff