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Lord above some people are just... unbelievable!

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DuIcieDomum · 25/03/2024 14:29

There's an Apache MK1 final flypast today [yawn] which DP and DS (autistic, this comes under one of his special interests) have been banging on about for days. They made flasks of cocoa and set up deckchairs in one of our fields (we live on a farm) to sit and watch it. Anyway it was delayed by 45 mins so they came in to eat lunch and then went back out...to find two men sitting on the deckchairs eating sandwiches waiting for the flypast Hmm. There was a third man with a dog with them, who actually asked DP to put our dog on a lead because his dog is nervous of other dogs!!

Now, this was in our field which is private land. The field is visible from a footpath but the footpath just goes past the gate and doesn't enter the field. They just saw our deckchairs and though it looked like a nice place to go and sit.

DP said sorry but no, they'd have to take the dog out of the field if it wasn't ok with other dogs, and that he and DS wanted their deckchairs back. A bit of harrumphing and the men left but... WTF?!?

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IntermittentFarting · 25/03/2024 16:34

Someone I know owns a large woodland with a small lake in it. There are good paths, and friend doesn’t mind people taking a walk there.
One day friend went to forest and there was a couple skinny dipping in the lake. On seeing my friend, the man gets out awkwardly, covers himself then starts aggressively shouting at my friend, “Don’t you know this is private property? There is a sign!”
“Um yes,” says friend, “it’s MY private property!”

He reckons shouty man was probably just trying to impress lady friend!

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DuIcieDomum · 25/03/2024 16:24

peakygold · 25/03/2024 16:17

Cocoa? Are you living in an Enid Blyton novel!

What's wrong with cocoa???

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Vladandnikki · 25/03/2024 16:21

Oh this gives me a chance to share one of my favourite stories. I grew up on a farm, lived with my grandparents. One balmy summer evening my gran went for a walk through the silage fields, see how the grass was getting on and spotted a motorbike next to the gate. Thinking it rather strange went to get a closer look and on her way stumbled upon, quite literally, the occupants of the bike getting amorous in the long grass.

JennyfromtheBlok · 25/03/2024 16:19

We used to live next to a stream (about 2 metres wide but shallow)
We once had a family come over the stream and set up a picnic on our lawn outside our lounge window 🤣

peakygold · 25/03/2024 16:17

Cocoa? Are you living in an Enid Blyton novel!

dottiedodah · 25/03/2024 16:16

It doesn't surprise me sadly.people are so entitled now.surely they know it's private property,they always think it doesn't apply to them! Couple of CFs for sure!

VesperLind · 25/03/2024 16:14

We live in an old, interesting building converted into apartments. There’s a sort of secret garden inside the building, and the building itself can’t be accessed unless you live in it or are buzzed in.
I found a woman in the garden one day who had pretended to have a legitimate reason to come in, and who, when challenged about why she was there just sitting in this very private space, said “does it really matter? It should be open to the public”. 🤷‍♀️ Er, no…

sueelleker · 25/03/2024 16:13

As a child, my DH lived in a small village. It was in a park, that used to be a private estate (the village was originally where the estate workers lived)
Every fine day in summer, they had people walking up their garden path and peering into the house windows; as if the whole place was built as a tourist attraction.

Needathickskin · 25/03/2024 16:08

Sadly very plausible behaviour these days. We put signs on fencing to clearly warn walkers along the footpath that it’s private land - but have people moaning about there being signs. Can’t win with the entitled bunch!

elliejjtiny · 25/03/2024 16:05

Yanbu. We get this kind of thing happening every so often.

BobbyBiscuits · 25/03/2024 16:04

Next time set up a bunch of deck chairs and start charging for them. Haha. Unless the two who were seated were mobility impaired it seems bizarre. There must be a wall or something on public land they could sit on, or just sit on the grass! I get they may not have known the field was private when they sat, but they must have suspected the chairs were there for a reason!

CheapThrillsMeanNothing · 25/03/2024 16:00

I saw them fly over NW London just before 10am. Didn't realise it was their last flight.

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DuIcieDomum · 25/03/2024 15:58

shearwater2 · 25/03/2024 15:26

They seem to think they are in a tourist attraction not on private land.

Exactly this. People just assume the whole world is there for their personal entertainment and convenience. Bizarre.

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shearwater2 · 25/03/2024 15:26

They seem to think they are in a tourist attraction not on private land.

80skid · 25/03/2024 15:24

How rude!!!!

RichardsGear · 25/03/2024 14:33

Your husband needed to be more explicit that it was private land and they shouldn't be there in the first place!

MiltonNorthern · 25/03/2024 14:29

😆 the brass neck of them!!!

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