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to get fed up with people knocking on my door for drugs when it is next door they should be going to

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charmed185 · 30/04/2011 22:58

I live in a block of flats and my next door neighbour (although a lovely fella and actually quite cute) has many many people knocking on his door. There are many a time when someone will ring my bell and I answer it and say "xxxx off you are ringing the wrong number please ring xxx.

Some are quite polite, some are obviously a little peeved that I have told them to "go away".

Anything for a peaceful life me, but I am sure one day they will knock on my door and not just ring the intercom

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FabbyChic · 30/04/2011 22:59

Im sure too that at some point you will get the raid by the police at 5am and not your neighbour.

Southcoastsarah · 30/04/2011 22:59

charming to tell people to xxxx off

HalfPastWine · 30/04/2011 23:01

I'm with 'Fabby on this one. Worse still it may be some gang rival drug dealer. Believe me, this happens, I know from experience !!!!

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charmed185 · 30/04/2011 23:01

sorry South: what do you decipher as xxxx off. Does not always mean what you are thinking :)

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RitaMorgan · 30/04/2011 23:04

We had some drug dealers downstairs for a while and got so irritated by this! Do you have the same landlord? In the end the landlord/police took them to court and evicted them, the flat had to stay empty for 3 months after and we've had no trouble since.

HalfPastWine · 30/04/2011 23:05

Actually Charmed you would be well within your right to tell them to f**k (and also very brave!). Who the hell wants druggies knocking on their doors.

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charmed185 · 30/04/2011 23:06

Thanks Fabby and Half, luckily we have a very good security guard and also the fact that I used to work for the local HA, they know me and know what flat I live in. So will hopefully never get problems but I get so peeved at stupid people ringing my bell at night that I do tell them to xxxx off and it is actually fish off ring number x, that way I keep it sweet cos as i said he is actually quite a pleasant fella. Has sorted out my heating, stopped my smoke alarm going off etc

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BeerTricksPotter · 30/04/2011 23:08

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FabbyChic · 30/04/2011 23:10

Keeps you sweet so you don't shop him to the old bill.

Well I would.

HalfPastWine · 30/04/2011 23:13

We had a drug dealer in the street once. He was a lovely chap too. It was the people who he attracted that were the problem.

WhiteBumOfTheMountain · 30/04/2011 23:17

Put a sign on the door "No salemen or people wanting to buy drugs"

honeybehappy · 30/04/2011 23:17

YANBU my old next door neighbour was a drug dealer.....lovely old lady,, she had visitors day and fucking night.... i couldnt risk phoning the police just incase she knew it was us. The police did search one day but found nothing.

squeakytoy · 30/04/2011 23:22

If you live in a block of more than two, then presumably there are others who get the same problem too.

Could be anyone who has reported him for dealing really...... couldnt it.

It shouldnt matter if he looks like fecking Brad Pitt, he is helping to fuck up peoples lives with what he is doing, and you are condoning it by allowing it to go on.

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charmed185 · 30/04/2011 23:23

I live in a sort of nice block of flats, never in a million years thought i would end up here but circumstances brought me here. I said he is "nice and cute" because he is. That does not mean that I condone what he does. In fact i am totally against it, but for a quiet life I keep my mouth shut. I do not live in London etc where drugs are rife I actually live in Herts (i think it is a nice area). I am like a lot of people a victim of circumstance. My DS was into drugs (not hard drugs) a long time ago and thankfully does not do them anymore, but I have to turn a blind eye to the next door neighbour but is does annoy me when people ring my bell and I know that it is actually for next door

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charmed185 · 30/04/2011 23:26

I also put my bell on silent after ten :)

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missbusiness · 30/04/2011 23:30

consider reporting him anonymously via crimestoppers or something...I had similar with flat upstairs, and had people break down our door by mistake, (terrifying) and usual day and night buzzer probs.along with fights, parties etc.

I wish i had been stronger and had reported them but I was scared they would find out it was me. I guess thats how dealers get away with this sort of thing, people are scared to report it.

I think, keep a log of visitors, noise, everything.Also speak to a council officer or copper about your concerns, and about anonymity before making an official complaint, so you know what might happen if there was repercussions and you can decide what to do for the best.

sorry i cant be more help all i can say is i have been there and its scary

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charmed185 · 30/04/2011 23:30

yes they are, I am assuming that it is not hard drugs but I am in a situation that he is a well known dealer (after chatting to local people), so i am in a no win situation really. Just wanted a moan after having my bell going tonight like a million times :)

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Ishani · 30/04/2011 23:31

Oh god this happened to me, one night the door bell went and I answered it at 8pm so not really late, the door flew open and somebody shoved the door shut behind them, grabbed my phone and called for the police whilst some rival gang was kicking the door down next door thinking he'd gone in there.
The police were already in helicopters and on foot outside the block.
It was horrendous, I went mental when the police arrived telling me I'd saved this twats life, I didn't want to, DD was asleep 12 foot away and imagine if they'd seen it was my flat he'd got into.
I moved very soon after that night, literally went without food to save a deposit for a private rental.

breatheslowly · 30/04/2011 23:36

Could you put a note on the bell. Obviously not "please buzz flat X for drugs", but even just get your neighbour to label his bell with his name. He might be losing custom if you have your bell on silent at night, so it would be in his interest to have some sort of label. I think you can get "we do not buy or sell at this door" stickers which wouldn't be too specific.

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charmed185 · 30/04/2011 23:38

I will never ever condone what he is doing and it really pisses me off sometimes but there is no way I will ever report him. Not because I thought he was cute "flippant remark" but cos I have to live here, because I have done the ds and like I said earlier he has moved on. I just wanted a moan really. If it gets bad then course i will speak to the local HA and I know most of them so that will be a help but at the mo it is just a inconvenience

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charmed185 · 30/04/2011 23:55

If I had my way I would report him believe me, but my circumstances do not allow that. I have seen what it did to my DS (not hard drugs but enough to make me throw him out). The security guard is a friend of his and does not condolne it either just puts up with it for a easy life I guess. This is the last place that I would want to live and the funny thing is that years ago I remember saying to a friend "god you have hit rock bottom when you move there". When I close my door I love my flat it is just the bloody neighbour that annoys me :)

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charmed185 · 30/04/2011 23:56

bad typing eyes are tired :)

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