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I've parked outside someone's house and they are not happy

53 replies

PointlessPigeon · 21/12/2018 14:24

Waiting to go and visit friends. Hadn't written their cards. Pulled up a few streets away to sort them and just about to leave. House I'm parked (perfectly legally) opposite doesn't appear happy.

Been here 15 mins.

They keep peering out the windows. Have opened and shut the front door twice on some kind of errand. That appeared like they just wanted a nosey.

OP posts:

RippleEffects · 21/12/2018 15:01

If its not a main thorough fair then maybe its unusual for someone to be parked up outside.

I don't think its odd for people to be curious about unusual behaviour. Doesn't sound like they've been rude, told you not to park, asked you to move on.

Sounds like they are just slightly unsettled by a stranger sitting in a car for an extended period outside their homes. I would find it odd too.

Not that you are in any way doing anything wrong but nor are they for being curious.

Isleepinahedgefund · 21/12/2018 15:04

I think you’re parked outside my mum and dad’s house. They have a drive, and they park on that at all times. But my dad still gets Very Upset if anyone parks outside their house, on the public road. He has been known to ring me and complain about it too! Apparently it ruins The View. They live on a perfectly ordinary street with houses on both sides! And yes, he definitely needs to get out more.

FlamingJuno · 21/12/2018 15:06

Definitely check out the village FB page. If it's anything like ours, it'll have all your details uploaded with a "watch out" warning before you can say knife. Ours the other day had people being warned to look out for a man on a bicycle- why? - because he was "wearing a funny hat" . DH and I saw him, and his hat was indeed a bit strange but still... We didn't accost him or report him because y'know not my business.

greendale17 · 21/12/2018 15:07

**I don't think its odd for people to be curious about unusual behaviour. Doesn't sound like they've been rude, told you not to park, asked you to move on.

Sounds like they are just slightly unsettled by a stranger sitting in a car for an extended period outside their homes. I would find it odd too.**

^I completely agree. Someone sat in their car for 15 minutes would arose suspicion in my street.

TheSecondMrsAshwell · 21/12/2018 15:10

Had that once when I was out for a walk with a friend in a fairly wealthy area (in London and it rhymes with “samstead”). I stopped to tie up my shoelaces and someone came out of the house I was standing in front of and stood there at the end of his drive with his hands on his hips glaring at me. I just carried on with my laces.

I thought of asking him whether he realised that while he was standing at the end of his drive, someone could be sneaking in his back door.

Santaisonthesherry · 21/12/2018 15:12

Post them a card!!

KeepServingTheFestiveSnogs · 21/12/2018 15:19

Is it a local road for local people, OP?

Shootingstar20 That sounds really scary and intimidating (and I'm not easily scared or intimidated). What happened? Did they talk to you? How long did it take for them to 'release' you?

Santaisonthesherry - brilliant idea! If you have a spare card or two, PointlessPigeon I think you should do this. Write something really effusive about how sad you are you haven't seen much of each other this year and say you can't wait to have a proper catch up in 2019. Sign it with lots of hugs and kisses. And put something really left-field in it. Like "so sorry to hear about Susan's death" or "We're doing fine now Peter's finally got a job" or "so relieved that Terry has at last quit the drug habit" or something!

DioVelazquez · 21/12/2018 15:24

Maybe they're behaving perfectly normally and you're paranoid?

WTFpeople · 21/12/2018 15:25

Is it a local road for local people, OP? Lol

SilverySurfer · 21/12/2018 15:30

Very odd behaviour. Next time you see them, stare at them intently and then scribble something on a piece of paper. That should give them something to worry about.

Deathraystare · 21/12/2018 15:40

I bet their wheelie bins have never been so shiny! Next time they come out and dust the hedge/sweep the driveway etc, can you not get out the car and dust it??!!

Dimsumlosesum · 21/12/2018 15:41

They're totally ringing each other about the non-local parked up outside, scoping out their houses ready for burglarising later

PinaColada1 · 21/12/2018 15:50

Have you switched off your engine? That drives me a bit irrationally bonkers I admit.

Also writing cards, you look like a detective!

@shootingstar wow that sounds terrifying!

eggsandwich · 21/12/2018 16:07

I had this many years ago, parked a few streets away to my final destination sorting a birthday present out (wrapping it) and an elderly woman who’s house was on the other side of the road I was parked on, I wasn’t outside her house or blocking any driveway.

Anyway she actually came over to my car and tapped on the window and told me to move as when she reverses out her drive I was in her way, I said don’t be ridiculous I’m parked no where near your driveway.
She then said well my dh is ill and if I had to call an ambulance then it wouldn’t be able to get by.

I told her she was again being ridiculous and either take a refresher coarse in reversing and parking on your driveway or get a taxi, she then preceded to tell me she was going to call the police so I said you do that I fancy a good laugh I’m sure they’re be thrilled at you for wasting police time.

Shootingstar20 · 21/12/2018 16:12

KeepServingTheFestiveSnogs , PinaColada1,

My friend let me park outside her house for the weekend, she lives in a really nice area but is surrounded by the older generation in retirement (Hence why I left my car there, safer than a car park!) As soon as I clicked to unlock my car they all came out hurling abuse, I just simply got in my car and proceeded to sit on my horn until they all moved. I was bloody terrified but now I just look back and laugh, they were bored and retired, I’d probably do the same at that age for the shits and gigs

KittenEsque · 21/12/2018 16:12

We need a diagram.

PinaColada1 · 21/12/2018 16:25

So a lot of retired people surrounded you and wouldn’t let you move?! Christ you couldn’t make it up. Did you say
I don’t believe it!!!

Twitwooo · 21/12/2018 16:33

I live in a place like this. I have become one of these people. In the very rare occasion of anything passing by that my neighbour who has lived here for 50 odd years does not recognise sentences like 'that's not x's car' or 'who the hell is that man' shoot out instantly. I like it. Like a group of watchdogs. Even noticed my bunnies escaping the garden before I did!

I do remember feeling all the eyes peeking and curtains twitching when we were viewing the house. Once I got over it I thought oh what a nice quiet place to live

ALongHardWinter · 21/12/2018 17:04

Do they own the road?

ApocalypseNowt · 21/12/2018 17:11

My road's a bit like this. My living room is on the first floor too which is ace for noseying at Unusual Activity

Shootingstar20 · 21/12/2018 17:21

PinaColada1 you couldn’t make it up, my boyfriend actually didn’t believe me at first but my boss was with me as well, we were both so angry but thought getting out of the car and hurling abuse back wouldn’t get us anywhere, instead we just got lectured through the windows about how I’ve parked on a respectable street and it isn’t an airport car park (I parked outside my bloody friends house, they all have massive drives, I was just simply up against the kerb in no ones way) they even had the cheek to ask my friend where I lived and that they were going report me, I don’t know how she lives there

danni0509 · 21/12/2018 17:32

Oh @PointlessPigeon I get this every single fucking day taking my disabled son to & from school.

I have a blue badge for ds and sometimes park on single yellows (totally legal) near to the school to get him in quickly and the amounts of glares out the windows & curtain twitching is unreal. I genuinely thought I was doing something wrong parking there as I seem to piss everyone off? so phoned the council to check and they said it was perfectly legal to park with the badge.

I'm not blocking anyone's drive or causing anyone any issues.

I'm finding now they are parking there own cars were I usually would but I'm not sure it's legal for them without a badge? so feel like reporting!

I've parked outside someone's house before (no yellows & not using my badge) and he came out knocked on my window I opened the window and he said my wife is arriving from shopping shortly she will need this space? I said great stuff I'll be gone in 10. They had a double drive aswell!

Arse wipes!

KeepServingTheFestiveSnogs · 21/12/2018 18:30

People are so weird!

Shootingstar20 - appreciate the update. Wow! That would freak me out completely. I think I'd have been really shaky afterwards.

AmandaBuffamonteezi · 21/12/2018 21:34

You could be outside my PIL's house. MIL is such a curtain twitcher whenever anybody so much as walks past their house. FIL will give us detailed accounts of what no.5 were doing in their garden and also how wrong their method was.

There was once a car parked opposite for two days. MIL and the lady opposite her were on the phone to each other every hour to discuss how the car was still there and retell who they had seen getting out and speculate where they had gone. It was when we lived far away enough to have to stay a night when we visited so I was there for the bulk of these phone calls.

lynnepot · 21/12/2018 21:37

Make a Delboy style sign midwife on call

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