Laughing at what the neighbours said

[Listentogold]

In the last few weeks we have had a new driveway and garage doors.
(All needed as in bad condition)

It was DHs birthday a big one.
Our grandchildren (or their parents)designed a very large plaque for the top of the garage doors.
It's of DHs favourite football team. Plus stick figures and their names.
We love it. And it fits in the space.
We have a long drive and to see this sign you need to come by the gates which are at least 5m from the footpath and another 6m to the doors.

Next door neighbours have told us that even though we have spent a lot of money on the new things this plaque lowers the tone of what we want to achieve.

Don't know what we wanted to achieve just a driveway that wasn't full of wobbly flagstones and doors that will not fall off when opened.

Pity we couldn't get an even bigger sign.

Absolutely this. Some absolutely miserable people on this post as well. I don't like my neighbours massive new car which looks ridiculous and barely fits in the driveway but as I'm not a horrible person I admired it and said the usual stuff. I'd be inclined to stick up
a flagpole like a PP suggested

Ndn are miserable people. In the 20 houses in the street there is only us and the lady across the road who speak to them.

I'm angry on behalf of the lady with the 'free' scooter and them saying everyone hates her as a result. How do they know she hasn't paid for it? Are people jealous because they want one?
They sound like a right pair of nobs, I'd laugh at them and flip the bird, but then I really don't give a shit.

A flag pole for your garden and some very naughty underwear flying at full mast would do the trick😄

When I repainted the garage door I decided it was boring to do one colour, so it has a nice pattern. You wouldn't spot from a distance, but there's the London skyline at the bottom and Mary Poppins flying away, but there's other things that are more obvious and you can't miss from the road.

Dh was not impressed. He said no one has a patterned garage door. I told him he was repainting it if he didn't like it; which I knew he wouldn't.

We live in a house no one can find without giving extra details. He's admitted it's actually very useful for giving directions.

Something not being cheap does not prevent it from being chavvy, just an FYI.

Why on earth^ would you put anyone's^ full name inc. surname on the exterior of your property?!?! That means that anyone who sees it in person not only has your address but also your family member's full names. All you need to do is put your children/grandchildren's dates of birth on your Facebook bio and you're only missing your mother's maiden name.

I have to say, irrespective of whether anyone likes the sign, that I agree with this post.

It’s just a bit daft to display so much personal information that could be used for malicious purposes. Doesn’t matter if it can’t be seen from a distance - fraudsters can conjure up all sorts of reasons to pay a visit to your property.

It’s akin to putting photos of your kids online publicly - it would probably be fine, but why take the risk?!

I’d put it on the garden shed. And then find something else to annoy your unpleasant neighbours with that doesn’t compromise your security.

I certainly wouldn't have it on my house/garage. Definitely not my style at all. And certainly not if it included identifying personal information! 😬 But you can do what you want (within local planning/covenants). There are probably things about my house that aren't to other people's tastes.

I'm with the neighbours. It sounds hideous. I'm not sure why you would want your family's full names emblazoned on your garage in any case.

The silliest post I’ve seen on here so far…keeping up appearances comes to mind.

They must have had the impression, that you were gentrifying the frontage of your home, and were perhaps feeling a bit jealous, so an opportunity to puncture your perceived complacency was irresistible to them. You do well to laugh, and leave them to enjoy their gaudy lights🤣

Sounds incredibly naff

Ahh the miserable people on this thread ....yawn

Keep it up OP

Get one for the front too without names on just to really rub salt into the wound 😃

Whether they're nice or horrible, think they are perfectly entitled to express an opinion. As people are here.

What you do is up to you, ignoring and getting on with life, seems best.

Probably not my personal taste, but if you and dh like, then just ignore everyone else. Especially here, where no one has actually seen it!

I think it sounds great!

Yes agree, sounds naff. If it looked good, neighbours like it as it elevates the neighbourhood. They are hardly jealous if a sign with names on, it’s not a Bentley.

I'd honestly tell them to mind their own business,the sign will not be moving
Blood cheek of some people is actually breathtaking
Also ask them as to why they entered your property to look and you're having cctv install 🙄🤣😜

The thing is, if they were proper posh people they wouldn’t have been so rude as to mention it. They’re obviously those new money types with something to prove.

I'm guessing you're Wolves fans based on the colour of your sign, my dh is a West Brom fan and would probably say something similar to you as a joke.

I think it's gone over your head, it sounds like usual banter between rival local football fans.

Years ago, we had shitty neighbours living across the road from us. When it snowed very heavily one year my ex made a big snowman with an arm and a middle finger prominently facing them. Oh how we laughed…😂

The ‘lowering the tone’ types of neighbours are so bloody annoying, especially when it’s something like your plaque that has no impact on them at all - it’s not noisy, it doesn’t have lights, it doesn’t cross the boundary.

Its like some people forget we are just specks on a rock here for a short time.

@Listentogold

it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. It's something on your garage, the affects NO ONE.

your neighbours are rude, you didn't ask their opinion. I'd be telling them to keep the fuck off MY driveway.

Well it’s a lovely gesture and if you like it that’s the main thing. If it’s not visible from the road then it’s nobody’s business

However I must confess I too am utterly confused by the full names thing. I’m assuming it says something like JOSHUA SMITH, ARLO SMITH, ARIA SMITH etc. each name under a stick figure.
But…why do you need the surnames? You know what their surnames are. Presumably they know what their surnames are. It’s not like you need a qualifier in case you get them mixed up with another Joshua, Arlo, and Aria.

The only possibly explanation I can think of is that you’ve got five grandchildren named Dave and they’ve all got different surnames.

And you sound hideously rude