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Original poster

To steal next doors wheelie bin because they have ours <very childish emoticon>?

126 replies

DooinMeCleanin · 03/03/2011 09:38

DH says he feels bad about it. I don't. They still have a bin, our bin. It is not my problem they love my bin so much they daren't put it out to emptied incase we take it back.

We paid for an extra wheelie bin. I have two dogs, a cat with ibs (who poos a lot) two children and very many visiting children. We go through a lot of poop bags and sweet wrappers.

We always had bin bags in the yard that we couldn't fit into our bin, so we bought the extra bin off the council.

Last fortnight our extra bin went walk about. Last night DH saw it in next doors yard. They must have been hiding it behind our extension, where we couldn't see it and moved it last night closer to the back door, ready to go out first thing in the morning I presume, incase we spotted it last night and took it back. Only it seems like they have slept in as our bin is not out, their bin is. They put their bin out when they moved ours in their yard.

So I have taken their instead. DH feels guilty. I paid for an extra bin, I pay extra to have my extra bin collected, if they want an extra bin, they can pay for one of their own.

And yes, I do realise how petty I am being.

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HecateQueenOfWitches · 04/03/2011 16:30

They are about 7 foot wide MrsK, so if you make that connection, may I politely suggest lots of pelvic floor exercises, and maybe a set of those cones...

Grin

Exit. Please stop arguing with me. I am right. The rest of the world is wrong. it is jennel.

however, I have been having a think back to my childhood and you are right in that a jennel is the covered bit between two houses and a jitty is a footpath between two rows of houses. Although I think the two were pretty much used interchangeably where I grew up.

And the next person who argues with me about pronunciation will get my boot up their arse.

nagynolonger · 04/03/2011 17:28

That's OK because where I came from some used to refer to it as their 'back passage'.

MrsKwazii · 04/03/2011 18:19

They do have different sized speculums for smear tests now, I wonder if they have a Jennel fittingGrin

ExitPursuedByABear · 04/03/2011 18:30

If the cap fits.

Hecate - which bizarre part of the world did you grow up then eh, with your jennels and your jitties?

MrsGuyOfGisbourne · 04/03/2011 18:48

I'm sure thy refer to ther 'ginnel' in Corrie.
We had a bin stolen, or put back on the wrong place by the binment and for weeks DH stalked about on bin-out day to find it. I bought anotehr one, panieted our hosu number on it in fluor paint on every surface. its very unsightly, but never been stolen or misplaced Grin

PaperView · 04/03/2011 18:58

That pic is not a ginnel - it's an Alley (Manchester)

Did you get your bin back?

Original poster
DooinMeCleanin · 04/03/2011 19:10

All this talk of Ginnels, jitties, back passages etc and I had almost forgotten about my bin Grin

They still have my bin. We still have theirs. There is now a stool against their wall. DH thinks they have been trying to peek over wall to see if we have their bin. It is hidden behind our extension.

He is now worried they are going to break in and try and steal their bin back.

They are still not answering their door Hmm. They never do, when my parcels get delivered there I have to wait for them to bring them back.

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LaWeasel · 04/03/2011 19:24

When are you going to rip up a magazine to make the hostage note?

You could suggest a handover in the back passage at midnight. No cops or else the bin gets it.

HecateQueenOfWitches · 04/03/2011 20:06

why have you not put a note through the door?

and I grew up in derbyshire, Exit.

BitOfFun · 04/03/2011 20:09

So have we established that snicket is the new MN euphemism for a baggy vagina surrounded by generous foliage?

HecateQueenOfWitches · 04/03/2011 20:10

I prefer jennel.

Grin
sethstarkaddersmackerel · 04/03/2011 21:26

I think we have BoF

GwendolineMaryLacey · 04/03/2011 21:41

Bloody hell, are you lot still debating this?

I'm sorry your bin thread has been hijacked stolen, Dooin. :)

CoffeeDodger · 04/03/2011 21:45

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

ExitPursuedByABear · 04/03/2011 23:30

Derbyshire ...

ApocalypseCheeseToastie · 05/03/2011 00:40

It's a back street, every bugger knows that

HecateQueenOfWitches · 05/03/2011 10:36

Says it all?

ApocalypseCheeseToastie · 05/03/2011 11:24

BACK STREET

BACK STREET

BACK STREET

nickelbabe · 05/03/2011 11:25

Twitchel

and don't shout.

AmazingBouncingFerret · 05/03/2011 11:26

Backstreet's back. ALRIGHT!

PaperView · 05/03/2011 12:47

Lol @ Backstreets Back Grin

Original poster
DooinMeCleanin · 05/03/2011 13:51

I think I'm liking back passage, acksherly Grin.

(we say back street)

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HecateTheCrone · 05/03/2011 14:22

It's not a street if it is just a footpath between two rows of houses.

For the love of god, what's wrong with you people?

Grin
Ponders · 05/03/2011 15:48

it's a back street.
or just a back.
(rural Lancs)

Ponders · 05/03/2011 15:50

Dooin

'They still have my bin. We still have theirs. There is now a stool against their wall. DH thinks they have been trying to peek over wall to see if we have their bin. It is hidden behind our extension.

He is now worried they are going to break in and try and steal their bin back.'

is it wrong that this has made me ROFL? (esp the image of them peeking & then craning over the wall. & them knowing that you will have hidden your bin just the same way they hid it when they had it?)