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Antisocial new neighbour

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DaisyDonut53 · 26/12/2025 16:14

Our new neighbours who don't celebrate Christmas have decided it's ok to start jet washing the front of their house on Boxing Day! My family does celebrate Christmas and think this is really disrespectful.. does anyone agree?

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CautiousLurker2 · 26/12/2025 17:27

BackToLurk · 26/12/2025 17:25

That’s Old Testament though. I believe Jesus said “Blessed are the jet washers for they will be called children of God”

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🤣

BackToLurk · 26/12/2025 17:25

CautiousLurker2 · 26/12/2025 17:21

Commandment 11: Thou shalt not jetwash on days near a sabbath or holy day or whatever.

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That’s Old Testament though. I believe Jesus said “Blessed are the jet washers for they will be called children of God”

dunroamingfornow · 26/12/2025 17:24

I’m sure baby Jesus doesn’t mind

Toottooot · 26/12/2025 17:23

REPORT REPORT REPORT! To whom I da ken.

Isayitasitis · 26/12/2025 17:22

CautiousLurker2 · 26/12/2025 17:21

Commandment 11: Thou shalt not jetwash on days near a sabbath or holy day or whatever.

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Love it!

ChungkingAshes · 26/12/2025 17:21

rainbowstardrops · 26/12/2025 16:45

There’s a big difference between being quiet and jet washing. You can use your brain and be respectful. Just like I wouldn’t go and mow my grass if I knew next door had family around for a BBQ.
I assume the OP is referring to immediate neighbours, so if I knew my next door neighbour was celebrating a special date, yeah, I’d be respectful.
Maybe the world needs more of that?

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I just don’t see jet washing as being disrespectful to anyone. It’s not that noisy and unless it’s the middle of the night I really couldn’t get worked up. It’s not even like they did it on Christmas Day either.

CautiousLurker2 · 26/12/2025 17:21

Boomer55 · 26/12/2025 16:22

Does any religion or religious festival have a problem with jet washing? New one on me if it does. 🙄

Commandment 11: Thou shalt not jetwash on days near a sabbath or holy day or whatever.

RedTagAlan · 26/12/2025 17:15

BackToLurk · 26/12/2025 17:13

You don’t want to be stoned with dirty masonry.

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Are there any women here ?

BackToLurk · 26/12/2025 17:13

tarheelbaby · 26/12/2025 16:45

TBH, your comment made me laugh ...

but of all the saints not to like masonry, I think St Stephen would be one since he was stoned to death ...

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You don’t want to be stoned with dirty masonry.

Isayitasitis · 26/12/2025 17:12

ThereAreOnlyShadesOfGrey · 26/12/2025 17:10

No it isn’t. Christmas was yesterday. Boxing Day isn’t a religious holiday, they don’t have Boxing Day in other countries…

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Exactly, the Victorians pretty much made boxing day a thing.

Happyjoe · 26/12/2025 17:12

I don't get jet washing the front of a house. Do you mean paving? Surely not the house itself.

ThereAreOnlyShadesOfGrey · 26/12/2025 17:10

rainbowstardrops · 26/12/2025 16:29

I’m going to go against the grain and agree that it’s a bit disrespectful and shit. It’s Christmas, not a random Bank Holiday. Even if the neighbours don’t celebrate Christmas, they presumably know that their neighbours are likely to.
Jet washing is bloody noisy!

No it isn’t. Christmas was yesterday. Boxing Day isn’t a religious holiday, they don’t have Boxing Day in other countries…

Isayitasitis · 26/12/2025 17:09

DaisyDonut53 · 26/12/2025 16:14

Our new neighbours who don't celebrate Christmas have decided it's ok to start jet washing the front of their house on Boxing Day! My family does celebrate Christmas and think this is really disrespectful.. does anyone agree?

Get a goddamn grip! I nearly eye rolled into another universe.

Ncforthis2244 · 26/12/2025 17:09

DaisyDonut53 · 26/12/2025 16:18

It's a bank holiday, we gave family visiting and its really noisy!

Do you live nextdoor to a bank? If not then you're def being unreasonable. Hth.

RedTagAlan · 26/12/2025 17:08

ChocolateCinderToffee · 26/12/2025 17:04

Good lord. I took some rubbish out to the bins in full view of all my neighbours this morning.

Will there be a backlash?

You know such a post is going to get a barrage of questions :-)

I will start.

Did you make sure the empty bottles went in the correct bin ?

kαλοκαλοκαιρι · 26/12/2025 17:06

the responses on here have been really funny, couldnt get home for christmas this year and am unwell, and they cheered my ill self right up, thank you

ChocolateCinderToffee · 26/12/2025 17:04

Good lord. I took some rubbish out to the bins in full view of all my neighbours this morning.

Will there be a backlash?

RedTagAlan · 26/12/2025 16:58

BadgernTheGarden · 26/12/2025 16:56

Don't know what our neighbours were doing but it sounded like a sledge hammer! And as far as I'm aware they are nominally Christians.

Flagellation ?

BadgernTheGarden · 26/12/2025 16:56

Don't know what our neighbours were doing but it sounded like a sledge hammer! And as far as I'm aware they are nominally Christians.

Stravaig · 26/12/2025 16:55

If you've got a houseful of guests, then you're probably being pretty rowdy yourselves! Christmas was yesterday, it's done now, move on.

I'm so bleeping sick of Christmas being ever more drawn out, from multitudes of consumer-industry-invented present events in the run up, to days and weeks of special food and drinks, all because some people think they're entitled to have exactly what they want at all times. It's been utterly stripped of any real meaning, not just religious, but even the secular welcoming and thankfulness for family and community. MN threads are an absolute shocker.

How lovely that your neighbours have a day off to catch up with caring for their hearth and home. Why not invite them to have a break and visit with you and your wider family?

Fundays12 · 26/12/2025 16:54

If the worst my neighbours had ever done was jet wash ona bank holiday I would be delighted. Live next door to the entitled twats I am stuck beside then you will realise how luck you are.

Brefugee · 26/12/2025 16:54

DaisyDonut53 · 26/12/2025 16:18

It's a bank holiday, we gave family visiting and its really noisy!

You need to move to Grmany. No noise allowed on Bank holidays

RedToothBrush · 26/12/2025 16:52

St Stephen was one of the first Christian Martyrs.

So maybe it's appropriate to be suffering from jet wash envy today.

MummyWillow1 · 26/12/2025 16:50

DaisyDonut53 · 26/12/2025 16:18

It's a bank holiday, we gave family visiting and its really noisy!

You’ve just said it yourself - it’s a bank holiday. Any other bank holiday and would you be so bothered?

RedTagAlan · 26/12/2025 16:48

I would be putting my oven pans on the drive and ask them to give them a good jet wash too,

God works in mysterious ways.

He maybe heard you as you struggled to get your turkey pan gleaming after soaking in fairy all night.

:-)