Neighbours complaining about reindeer food

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Elder dc bought a bag of porridge on Xmas Eve to mix with glitter with their younger siblings and put out for the “reindeer”
As dc do on Xmas Eve they got carried away and as well as putting the food in our front garden they sprinkled it on the public road.
A neighbour who we do not know by name but to smile at had posted on the local FB page complaining about the mess which went over our heads but he then confronted dh in the street today when he was getting in his car.
Because of the old dry weather the porridge is still laying in the street.
Dh being his usual non diplomatic self wasn’t exactly friendly towards neighbour.
Ive no intentions of going out with a brush and shovel for what is a few handfuls of oats and it’s to rain in the next few days anyway but am wondering if this is something that others would be upset about in their street?

I think people are just pointing out that sprinkling oats and glitter in the road may be their Christmas fun, but it is anti social and if it annoys the neighbour you might just sweep it up, or keep it on your own property in the first place. The OP thought it was a big enough deal to post about it or no one on here would have commented.

Oats and Glitter were my favourite American country duo in the 70s coincidentally. Oats sadly passing away recently, after a long battle with stampeding reindeer.

Rain and oats may end up with porridge mess rather than washing it away, bit of a cold night would mean slippery porridge mess …. So just sweep it into the gutter if nothing else

I think that the point that @DancingNotDrowningis making is that it’s been fully explained already in the three hundred posts. The op has asked a question and it’s been answered. If you asked what time number 63 bus was then a hundred people told you the same thing would you say ‘well, I did ask’.

Yes, but it's a discussion thread. There's no discussion to be had about what time a bus is supposed to arrive.
There's discussion to be had about this, and the negative relationship with the neighbours and the DH attitude.

Tragic. He looked so good in that stone washed denim and the mullet hair style.

Exactly 💯

Picture? And yeah if it’s enough for people to notice it probably needs clearing.

I’m not really sure it matters whether it went onto a public pavement intentionally or it was an accidental “overspill”… at the end of the day, it’s there.
I would have no objection to children doing this (assuming the glitter isn’t harmful to wildlife?) but I would then hope it would get cleaned up, as I don’t think rain is going to magically make oats disappear?
I think your husbands shitty attitude wouldn’t go down too well either, considering it was his family who made the mess.

Also would it not have made sense to go and sweep up after they’d gone to bed, so that they think the reindeers came? Is leaving it there not a bit shit for your kids? Kind of like leaving a mince pie and carrot out for Santa but then leaving it there all night so it’s still there in the morning… surely that would disappoint the children?

The bus might not arrive, as it’s crashed, skidding on the glittery porridge.

A small amount shouldn’t take you more than a few minutes to clean it up. Please just take responsibility and sort it out. I’m all for making memories with young children, but that doesn’t mean your neighbours should have to put up with inconsiderate behaviour, not to mention in impact on wildlife if you used plastic glitter.

Oh my god.... There won't be a replacement for 2 hours.

Clean your mess up and stop adding glitter to food that will be eaten by wildlife. I thought that shit stopped years ago.

Neighbours would be straight back on Facebook.

@BlackCat14 not sure why you are assuming the glitter isn't harmful to wildlife? Of course it is! Wildlife charities have been warning about this for years.

Go and sweep it up! Glitter is toxic to wildlife.

And what's going on with all the sparkling porridge on the road? I got it stuck to my Skechers.

He'd be first. He'd be the easiest to find!

Even easier now, not just a big red hooter, but sparkly shit as well.

You can get some that is wildlife friendly though- and OP didn’t specify. I said I was assuming hers wasn’t harmful as I hate to think anyone nowadays would put general
glitter out, knowing the dangers.

No issue with oats. But mixed with glitter?!

😂
Serves him right. Narcissist.

Porridge mixed with fucking glitter

That OP is adamant she won’t be cleaning up! If it isn’t edible glitter, this is really obnoxious.

OP will be headline news later after having the front door clattered in with the big red key, tasered and arrested by 10 coppers.