neighbours offended that I suggested hiring a skip

[marrqkashg]

My neighbours front garden is an eye saw, they habe a old kitchen unit next to the bin, an overgrown bush messy, grass that's barely cut twice a week. Some weeds poping up through the concrete.

I've joked many times about it but it really does bring the street down. Other day I suggested hiring a skip, since then they've ignored me. They are just being precious right?

[notquiteruralbliss]

Gosh, we have an old bathroom suite, various bits of wood and a couple of dead cars in our front garden. And we live in a detached house in a nice village. Our neighbours haven't complained. Largely because it is fuck all to do with them.

[KERALA1]

I don't think you need to want to live in an ultra conservative "ticky tacky suburb" to not like living next to a depressing eyesore. I am far from Hycinth Bouquet and obviously up to a point don't care what my neighbours do nothing to do with me but daily confronting rubbish is not great for anyone. Theres a balance which most people IRL can appreciate. Its hard to get across online though!

[PuppyMonkey]

Eye saw

[ilovesooty]

Oh for goodness sake...

[PuppyMonkey]

I'm sorry, it just made me titter. I like it tbh, wasn't criticising honest.

[silveroldie2]

Do you own the house in which your NDNs live? Do you pay their rent or mortgage? If as I suspect the answer is no, butt out and get on with your own life. I do not understand this obsession with other people's lives. How does any of this in any way impact on you? It doesn't so mind your own business.

[firesidechat]

grass that's barely cut twice a week

Only got as far as this to know that you're having us on op.

[ilovesooty]

Oh no Puppy, not you.

[BabyFeets]

The council will take all that for around £20.
Sometimes when you apply in a joky manner people won't think you are giving hints so just say it to them.
We had an old man who used to live next door, had a terrible overgrown garden but we cleared it out for him, sadly he passed shortly after.

[PuppyMonkey]

I've let myself down, sooty, I'm ashamed.

[ilovesooty]

[ThatBloodyWoman]

Stop being a busybody op and mind yer own.

[Pipbin]

One of the good things about having council tenants as neighbours is the every so often the council remind you that you need to keep your front garden tidy as part of your tenancy.

[Raveismyera]

I've just paid £270 for my skip

OP I can't quite believe you called the power company to report an overgrown bush. That's incredibly busybody, plus electricity doesn't quite work like that

[IUseAnyName]

The kitchen would be annoying, but the rest wouldnt be an issue for me.

[Notgrumpyjustquiet]

Are you for real?

You'd seriously go round and ask ALL the other neighbours to chip in for a skip to take one kitchen unit away..? That probably wouldn't make them feel completely ganged up on, would it, love? Christ, I'm glad you don't live anywhere near me because I would have been far ruder to you than they were about it.

[Pipbin]

Do you have any stuff of your own that needs to go in a skip? Could you hire one for yourself then offer to put the offending kitchen unit in it?

[FujimotosElixir]

who cuts grass twice a week?

[LuisSuarezTeeth]

Hire a skip and fill it with your judgy pants

[WhatALoadOfOldBollocks]

The OP has already said the "twice a week" was a typo and was supposed to say "twice a YEAR"!

Marr, are your neighbours struggling to cope? Maybe they have difficulty cutting the grass which is why it's done so rarely. A few weeds, an overgrown bush and one kitchen unit (how long has it been there?) wouldn't bother me too much. Is there a back story to this?

[SocksRock]

A skip on a drive may well only cost £85. If it goes on the road, you need a license from the council which is £100+ on top of the skip hire.

£220 inc VAT for a road skip is the norm round here, about £90 for a driveway one.

[GGabcd]

FFS I personally don't give a fuck about my front garden and only keep it up as its part of our tenancy agreement.

Not everyone gives a toss.