to have nicked their plate

[MaryPoppinPills]

Basically i live on quiet cul-de-sac made up of six houses with a row of garages opposite 3 of the houses including mine have small children.

One of the houses (couple mid 30's no kids) is really starting to piss me off. i say couple but they look very much alike so may be brother and sister.

Anyway the problem is that they seem to obsessed with feeding all the stray cats and foxes that hang around the area. To the point i regually see the man sat on the curb late at night hand feeding the foxes (i shit you not). He leaves plates of meat out at least twice a day which i believe is no attracting vermin as ive had a mouse in my house and so has another neighbour.

Most of the house have conservatories so the door are open most sunny days, and quite frankly i dont want to find a fox sat on my sofa

so.... I NICKED HIS PLATE HAHA

I also believe he has also pulled down the fence next to the train lines at the side of my neighbours house as he was spotted hanging around there and next day quite a few fence panels had been quite obviously yanked off

PS. i cant really approach him as everytime we've tried to say hello he turns and walks away

[vestandknickers]

Wouldn't it be easier just to talk to him.

[rinabean]

Threads like this baffle me. "Can you believe the nerve of my weird mental neighbours? Well I've [weird mental neighbour thing which I'm now bragging about], haha how do you think they'll like that!!!"

[MaryPoppinPills]

I guessing six going on the average dinner service hopefully I'll clear him out by easter

[lizzzyyliveson]

The railway police will be interested to hear about him breaking the fence, especially during school holidays.

[inthemidlands]

Yabu - was it a bobble plate?

[99redbafoons]

Just maybe ask him to stop feeding the foxes?

And maybe avoid mentioning you think he's shacked up with his sister, destroying fence panels.

Odd post.

[BrianTheMole]

I'm sure he can get himself some more plates. And what did you do with his plate? Did you take it from his garden? Do you regularly steal from your neighbors?

[MaryPoppinPills]

99red i dont believe he's shacked up with his sister its a man and a woman possibly a couple possibly related they dont speak to anyone on the street even though most of us have tried

usual im hoping they will get the hint i guess. the foxes are a huge issue around here at the moment as they are here ALL the time not just at night, i've regually seen them sat on the road outside mid afternoon

lizzzy network rail have been informed by my neighbour who's land it is next to the fence. it very obvious its been vandalised and not caused by gust of wind due to how the panels that have been pulled off being laid so neatly on the ground

[MaryPoppinPills]

Brian there is no garden the front door of all the house leads straight onto the pavement

[vestandknickers]

OP are you an actual adult?

[Quinteszilla]

He should be giving the foxes jam sandwiches. They prefer that.

[BrianTheMole]

My mum hand feeds the foxes in her garden. I think its great. Anyway, if he's feeding the foxes I doubt they'll be calling round to yours. Why would they when they know they can get dinner elsewhere. Although I'd be careful about that plate, they might sniff it out and head over to your place to get it back

[BrianTheMole]

Anyway marypoppins, did you take that plate off of his doorstep?

[MaryPoppinPills]

ok i get it iabu it just pisses me off when i cant let my child play outside because there is a fox wondering around again waiting for his next meal

[MaryPoppinPills]

brian it was on the pavement i promise

[Jolleigh]

Short version of the OP:

My neighbour feeds the foxes and I'm sure the meat attracts vermin. I also suspect he breaks fence panels. I nicked his plate. AIBU

OP - not so much unreasonable but I don't see what nicking the plate will do

[vestandknickers]

They are foxes OP, not grizzly bears.

[MaryPoppinPills]

true vest but after seeing fox attacks in the news im rather wary of them.

thanks jolleigh i tend to ramble

[AgaPanthers]

Poison the foxes maybe? Is that legal?

[vestandknickers]

OK, so stealing his plate will stop the foxes savaging your poor innocent children. Will it also restore the fence panel and make this couple look less siblingy?

If so, well done OP.

[Cataline]

Are you for real Agapanthers?

[IMurderedStampyLongnose]

Nick the plate and poison the foxes.Animals are annoying