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Petty neighbour moaning about me getting water on his fence

37 replies

Andrea18 · 17/03/2025 14:31

I was washing out my greenhouse yesterday and some other things and my neighbour, who was out front washing his car suddenly decided that his little fairy lights along the to of the dividing fence needed attention in the middle of washing his car.

All you could see was the top of his head above the fence, it looked hilarious.

Then he decided to speak to me, "make sure you don't fucking get water on my fence."
I just said "pathetic" and wandered into my greenhouse.

Of course, after winter the fence around my garden needs painting, which I will be doing but I won't be painting my side of his fence, which I normally do and he expects it.

Would you?

OP posts:
purplehair1 · 17/03/2025 20:53

I don’t understand - he sprayed the top of his fence and then told you not to?

Northernladdette · 17/03/2025 20:39

Obviously a back story here…..

chocmalt · 17/03/2025 15:04

It does seem you'll only be punishing yourself, if you don't paint all of the fencing facing your garden. If you don't paint the section he owns, do you expect him to do it instead? Do you want him (or whoever he hires) trampling around in your garden?

Nanny0gg · 17/03/2025 14:58

Why would you want one fence in your garden to look awful?

BobbyBiscuits · 17/03/2025 14:48

He sounds rude but you really need to be the bigger person and just do a rictus grin if he said something like that.
Is there a reason why he sees to dislike you so much? Just ignore him from now on. He might be having all sorts of issues. Not that they're your fault. Hope he leaves you alone!

Londonrach1 · 17/03/2025 14:45

Lol...I raise your water on a fence to one leaf from our cherry tree landing in neighbours garden and her cat might eat it....cat poos in our garden and free ranges so plenty of chance of eating leaves. .the cherry tree doesn't over hang their garden....wind at fault for the one leaf ..

toomuchfaff · 17/03/2025 14:40

make sure you don't fucking get water on my fence."

hosepipe on... drench the thing

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 17/03/2025 14:35

Can you fix a bird feeder near his precious fence?

TheChosenTwo · 17/03/2025 14:34

I don’t understand why you won’t paint your side of his fence - who benefits from that?

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 17/03/2025 14:33

He probably has a meltdown whenever it rains.

Anyotherdude · 17/03/2025 14:32

“Good job it never fucking rains” would have been my response…

Chuchoter · 17/03/2025 14:31

I wouldn't cut off my nose to spite my face, no.