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Original poster

to be pissed off that my neighbour is pinching all my ideas for home improvements

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stoppinattwo · 10/05/2007 18:32

She "borrowed" my plans and now is miraculously doing everything i had planned that doesnt require planning permission.

Thos plans cost me £550 to get drawn up!!!

Oh i am so not happy

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stoppinattwo · 10/05/2007 18:55

twig.............now see I would share them with you my sticky mate you make me smile

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stoppinattwo · 10/05/2007 18:55

am bothered Daff because of the cost to get the plans drawn up!! £550 is a lot to me.

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stoppinattwo · 10/05/2007 18:54

TBH, she caught me out a bit, was talking about making some changes and was going to recommend the architect to her, she siad ooh can i have a quick look at your plans??

I stupidly passed them to her because i felt a bit rough saying "oh no they are secret" but forgot to take them back, think she copied them. our houses are identical you see. She did know though that they cost me a bomb to get done.

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Twiglett · 10/05/2007 18:50

can you tell me what ideas she's nicked?

DeviousDaffodil · 10/05/2007 18:50

Why so bothered?
At least her house will look nice too, better than living next door to a dive.

Twiglett · 10/05/2007 18:50

ask her for half the money seeing she's nicked half the ideas

do it jokingly but pointedly

SuGaRCoAteDPoiSOn · 10/05/2007 18:49

is there not some kind of copyright restriction you could quote at her?

it is very annoying when this sort of thng happens

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stoppinattwo · 10/05/2007 18:48

Will you go and tell her DT..............please

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DimpledThighs · 10/05/2007 18:46

that kind of thing really really really pisses me off.

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stoppinattwo · 10/05/2007 18:42

Well I did think of that Laurie. she must lack imagination, she's started her work too, we cant quite afford to do ours yet, not enoug equity!!. But i suppose i can get a preview, and maybe learn from the stuff that doent quite work

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Lauriefairycake · 10/05/2007 18:40

I'd be pissed off too but also flattered........

cos you clearly have great taste

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stoppinattwo · 10/05/2007 18:39

Im jusy annoyed becaus i have put a lot of thought into what we want to do, it is quite individual, and the plans cost a lot to do. they were done by an architect for approval.

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coweyes · 10/05/2007 18:37

I'd watch for whatever else she's doin. Used to have aneighbour like that and once called round to hers for something to discover a very cheap and nasty looking version of our house - decor and everything!!!

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