06-09-2018, 09:21 PM
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Re: New Neighbours.
Originally Posted by shropshiregirl
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Hi ruthio, and thanks. It's not something I am proud of with the language used, but must admit it felt rather satisfying at the time. 
With regard to Swimmy and his neighbour, My goodness, I'm certainly not advocating any violence on the part of Swimmy. He is a Salopian like myself. He is also retired from his form of work where he was well able to look after himself. There are many other ways to sort out bad neighbours who are intent on making a pest of themselves, i.e. sheer skullduggery and craftiness.
How about a spot of lateral thinking?
He could quietly (at night under cover of darkness) collect up any empty beer cans that have inadvertently arrived in his garden.
Then, when there are enough, again under cover of darkness, he could sneak into next door's garden and build a nice high tower of cans for the first person who comes out of the house to topple with a tremendous clatter!!!
Or better still...tie them all together and fix them to the rear bumper of their car (like at weddings in the old days!)...
Or, each time it happens, superglue them to the outside of their dustbin
But he must never be caught!
07-09-2018, 05:13 PM
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Re: New Neighbours.
HiThanks for all the comments and advice.
The last thing I want is to start a battle with a neighbour, so decided on a hearts and minds approach.
Gave him and one of his hoodie mates £20 to move some heavy slabs for me into the back garden for a shed base and plied them with Polish Village vodka, the homemade stuff, which is like rocket fuel.
I got my slabs moved, they left richer and absolutely ratted.
Both sides are happy, at least for the moment.
07-09-2018, 06:14 PM
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Re: New Neighbours.
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiThanks for all the comments and advice.
The last thing I want is to start a battle with a neighbour, so decided on a hearts and minds approach.
Gave him and one of his hoodie mates £20 to move some heavy slabs for me into the back garden for a shed base and plied them with Polish Village vodka, the homemade stuff, which is like rocket fuel.
I got my slabs moved, they left richer and absolutely ratted.
Both sides are happy, at least for the moment.
07-09-2018, 07:30 PM
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Re: New Neighbours.
Originally Posted by ruthio
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Oh yes! Skulduggery and Craftiness!How about a spot of lateral thinking?
He could quietly (at night under cover of darkness) collect up any empty beer cans that have inadvertently arrived in his garden.
Then, when there are enough, again under cover of darkness, he could sneak into next door's garden and build a nice high tower of cans for the first person who comes out of the house to topple with a tremendous clatter!!!
Or better still...tie them all together and fix them to the rear bumper of their car (like at weddings in the old days!)...
Or, each time it happens, superglue them to the outside of their dustbin
But he must never be caught!
07-09-2018, 07:32 PM
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Re: New Neighbours.
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiThanks for all the comments and advice.
The last thing I want is to start a battle with a neighbour, so decided on a hearts and minds approach.
Gave him and one of his hoodie mates £20 to move some heavy slabs for me into the back garden for a shed base and plied them with Polish Village vodka, the homemade stuff, which is like rocket fuel.
I got my slabs moved, they left richer and absolutely ratted.
Both sides are happy, at least for the moment.
Nice one Swimmy, how could he ever be a neighbour from hell after such kindness! 
07-09-2018, 07:36 PM
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Re: New Neighbours.
Re the parking across the drive, same problem here, there's a school 30 yards up the road and I've lost count of the number of times I was late for work because some eejit parked across me while they dropped their kids off. The only way I could stop it was to park across it myself which defeats the object of having a drive.
07-09-2018, 08:29 PM
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Re: New Neighbours.
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiThanks for all the comments and advice.
The last thing I want is to start a battle with a neighbour, so decided on a hearts and minds approach.
Gave him and one of his hoodie mates £20 to move some heavy slabs for me into the back garden for a shed base and plied them with Polish Village vodka, the homemade stuff, which is like rocket fuel.
I got my slabs moved, they left richer and absolutely ratted.
Both sides are happy, at least for the moment.
I was going to suggest something that would've cost nowt....
(Hug a Hoodie)
07-09-2018, 09:50 PM
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Re: New Neighbours.
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiThanks for all the comments and advice.
The last thing I want is to start a battle with a neighbour, so decided on a hearts and minds approach.
Gave him and one of his hoodie mates £20 to move some heavy slabs for me into the back garden for a shed base and plied them with Polish Village vodka, the homemade stuff, which is like rocket fuel.
I got my slabs moved, they left richer and absolutely ratted.
Both sides are happy, at least for the moment.
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