Our scaffolding blocking neighbours sky dish

[WaxyBean]

We had scaffolding put up in front of our house today ahead of building works starting Friday and likely lasting 6-8 weeks.

Unfortunately this has blocked the neighbours sky signal - not something we had anticipated happening. I became aware of this late this afternoon after the neighbour insisted that our nanny call me at work to sort this.

Since then I have have had the scaffolders back out to see if anything can be moved to improve the signal - it can't. And I have arranged for her dish to be moved onto our scaffolding for the duration of the works - this will be done late Friday/early Saturday as this is the earliest the recommended engineer can be available.

Neighbour says this is unacceptable and her sky needs to be back by tomorrow. Whilst I sympathise I feel have done everything I can to solve this. Her lack of sky is not my biggest priority and I have spent a considerable amount of time today trying to solve this.

So MNers - who is being unreasonable here?

Why would she put something from AIBU in writing to her neighbor Apple -

"Dear Neighbor, I Am Not Being Unreasonable because User12345 on MN told me I have the legal right to muck up your TV signal under (insert pseudo legal jargon), Kind Regards WaxyBean"

I don't think that's going to happen any more than I think all the Dials who've asked about MIL problems and had them armchair diagnosed with as narcissistic personality disorder are going to march to the nearest psych ward or write to their GP and ask to have them sectioned ...

*Dails = DILs

You really can't see that happening? Neighbour threatens to take action because her signal is being blocked (where it crosses someone else's land ) - of course there'd be a temptation to respond with legalese.

Legal issues are a very different beast to arguments with family or emotional or mental health issues, which are much more subjective and can't be googled (incorrectly) with such ease!

(But I certainly think some of the MILs that get posted about on here would benefit from a trip to a psych ward!)

Interesting that tree foliage can block Sky or satellite signals so if there's a lawyer in the house would you be obliged, by law, to cut the offending tree down on your land that's interfering with neighbors signals?.?.

No, as I and other lawyers posting on this thread have said countless times.

Collaborate As in RL people don't want to understand good legal advice which is also bad news!

Collabarate
There have been a large number of people claiming OP is BU because the neighbour has a right to a Sky signal. Did you miss those?

I must have missed them too 😆 ... I've skim read the thread again and I can only see a couple of posters who have said anything like that. Are there really a 'large number of posters' saying that?? 🤔

Chased Internet comes through the phone line..........

allthebestnamesareused started the fake pronouncement of the law nonsense.

Boomboomscousin corrected that, but not directly.

pissedoffhousewife chimed in that her builder husband thought it is the builder's responsibility.

I then chimed in, followed by Koaladownunder, also with a rebuttal to the effect that a Sky signal is not a legal right.

Fluffyears also posted about what actual rights were.

As did Andrewofgg

As did Strifae64
Also oblada and honeyroar
Then southall
Then Applebite actually linked to a House of Lords judgment that should have removed all doubt.

FrancisCrawford chimed in too, but Allthebestnamesareused still refused to accept the glaringly obvious legal truth.

So yes, there have been a large number of posters pointing out what the law is.

Collaberate

Blimey, that reply must have taken you ages. However you have just listed everyone who 'mentioned' the legal situation rather than
...large number of people claiming OP is BU because the neighbour has a right to a Sky signal.

I can only see a couple of people who have claimed that and whatever the exact number is is NOT a l'large number'. (Sorry but I don't care enough to go back through the thread and quote people 😂😉

Oops I forgot my face

Where do people get these ideas from? You can't feel yourself entitled to rights over your neighbours property simply because you choose to point a satellite dish over their garden. You sound like an utter moron

Collaborate maybe you're under some stress at work or home? because otherwise, I can't see any reason for responding to my post with such intemperate and offensive language.

I was not offering a legal opinion. I am not a lawyer. I was answering the OP's question about whether she was unreasonable, by offering my personal opinion.

You, on the other hand, have revealed rather more about yourself.

I'm surprised, as I've mostly seen you posting helpful advice, and advocating for non-confrontational mediation in family law (I believe that's what you practice). Your post rather undermines your username and reputation here.

Of course this is not a forum for legal advice. I don't know why you behave as though it were.

Colloborate*

I really hope that the PP is wrong and that you don't practice any type of mediation. Do you really think it's ok tell another poster they sound like a 'moron'

I was replying to a UptheChimne's comment of "You sound like a very selfish neighbour." I thought they wouldn't mind the insult, seeing as they are quite OK to dish it out.

Apparently not.

stickywick - I think sometimes it is indeed ok to say that others sound like morons, especially when they do... I would not have necessarily phrased it like this but cant disagree with the sentiment I have to say.. What we all do professionally is not relevant. As others have pointed out it is an anonymous forum for people to express their "off the cuff" opinions so surely no "reputation" issue here...

Moron is a revolting word. It's in the same category as 'retard' etc. There is nothing wrong with disagreeing with people on Mumsnet but using words like that isn't ok.

I'm glad that MNHQ have deleted the post.

There's a difference between answering an OP who's asking if she's being unreasonable, and calling a poster a "moron" for giving their opinion. The opinion was asked for, remember.

OP was asking whether her actions were reasonable. Telling her she's a very selfish neighbour is attacking her character, not her actions.

So poster 2 gives an opinion that the OP [Poster 1] in AIBU "sounds like" a selfish neighbour, and you call poster 2 a "moron'" and you think that's comparable and acceptable?

hmmmmm, says a lot about you, Collaborate. So I guess you'll call me a moron now.