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AIBU?

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to endanger the lives of every child in the village, apparently?

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FlippinCheekOfIt · 31/05/2012 17:35

Because I'm pissed that the council (not UK) have put the school bus stop outside my house and put double yellows on either side to make it 'safer'.

Which makes be sound unreasonable, right?

Except they've conveniently forgotten that I own that bit of 'road', not them. Our boundary wall was ancient and I had to apply for planning permission to move it back 1.5m to create parking for us out front. Our property is older than the others in the street and their actual property boundary is in line with the now moved wall. So the council own the rest of the street upto the walls except with ours.

There was a clear distinction between their tarmac and our gravel until they retarmaced it last year, and did our bit as well. I didn't make an issue because I thought it was a genuine mistake and looked better that way. But now the cheeky buggers have effectively banned me from parking on my own 'drive'.

The neighbours think I'm being unreasonable to go apeshit complain 'because all the children use it and it's safer because their protected from traffic'. Protected from traffic? I live in the arse end of nowhere, the school bus coming twice a day is as busy as the traffic gets.

And breathe.

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HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 05/06/2012 19:28

Holy Moses alistair that does give me the creeps.

OP YADNBU. Either get them to lease the space from you or reclaim it - lawyers, gnomes or both!

eurochick · 05/06/2012 19:53

YANBU. And beware adverse possession - if you permit the council to use the land for 12 years they could acquire a right over it (I think - not a property lawyer).

SaggyCeratops · 05/06/2012 19:58

Oh bum! I was going to link to this little lovely, but Alistair got there first! Sad

beanandspud · 05/06/2012 20:03

I know nothing about planning permission or boundaries but will gladly donate a gnome to the cause (as long as there are photos).

I was thinking of this one Grin

Debs75 · 05/06/2012 20:11

So if the council didn't put the lines in was it the highways department?

AlistairSim · 05/06/2012 20:33

I was there on Sunday, Hearts. In. The. Rain.

The ninth circle of hell has nothing on it, I tell you.
I will never be the same again.

Oppsididitagain · 05/06/2012 22:07

not,
i would get wound up

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 05/06/2012 22:34
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