There are two strangers sat in my garden eating their dinner

[Scrowy]

I've told them it's private property and not part of the footpath that passes next to it. Apparently they will be on their way soon.

I've now chickened out of saying anything else but I'm passive aggressively watering the hanging baskets about 5m away from them and they are very deliberately not making eye contact with me.

Tell them that part of the garden is used as a dog's toilet.

We used to have a private path from the road up to the stile that led into our garden - I remember many times finding random people in there. We fenced it off many years ago.

A friend of mine rented a picturesque cottage for several months while she was writing up her doctorate. It was on the edge of a pretty village with a ROW which went past the room where she was working. There was only a low dry stone wall between her house and the path. As it was only a temporary rental there was no question of her putting up a fence. She learned to keep the curtains on that side of the house closed.

She also found the village people could be quite nosy about coming around to see who was living there and "dropping in" while she was trying to write. She tried ignoring the door but CF people used to come around to the back and tap on the window because they "saw the car". She pretended to be profoundly deaf which made for an uncomfortable time for her random unwanted visitors. None of them ever returned.

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/mum-stunned-couple-sit-down-20920001?fbclid=IwAR195QxQkUaox2VKTOR2fGCS-w3epys0myv7CZWri44fktAFRSFFhchTd3M

Oh no, they've quoted me too. Fame at last. At least it's not the Fail/Heil, I suppose.

Maybe I should change my username to stunned mum.

I wonder what gave them the impression I was either of those things?

Or a woman for that matter.

Must be a slow news day in Liverpool.

Homeowner stunned as couple sit down and 'eat their dinner' in her garden

A HOMEOWNER was disgusted to find strangers having a picnic in her garden.

By GEMMA JALEEL AND BRADLEY JOLLY
11:27, Wed, Jun 30, 2021

www.express.co.uk/life-style/property/1456410/Homeowner-strangers-eat-picnic-garden-Mumsnet-row

I'm not disgusted either

Also not a homeowner

Tsk

@Scrowy

Very shocked to hear about this in main stream media. I hope this now sets a precedent to prevent this type of activity happening again whether unintentional or indifferent as a direct breach of your rights to quiet undisturbed enjoyment to your private property. This disrespectful nonsensical behaviour beggars belief! Much empathy and sympathy for you original poster. Don’t let the buggers get you down. Onwards and upwards and good luck!

Lazy journalism.

Put up a large sign saying "beware tick infestation" that should deter them!